CFB
Model

North Dakota

MVFC · 3 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

8.3 projected wins · most likely seed 6
Field
96%
Seeded
56%
Quarters
50%
Semis
25%
Final
12%
Title
6%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 15% of runs.

Schedule

6 played · 5 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1vs#231Long Island UniversityW42–21
1vs#214St. Thomas (MN)W62–26
2at#226Portland StateW47–23
4at#183Indiana StateW42–35
5vs#242Murray StateW55–28
6at#158Northern IowaL17–24
7vs#75South Dakota StateWin chance 49% · Margin -0.5—
8at#112South DakotaWin chance 42% · Margin -3.2—
9at#82Youngstown StateWin chance 33% · Margin -7.1—
10vs#117Illinois StateWin chance 59% · Margin 3.9—
12vs#136Southern IllinoisWin chance 67% · Margin 7.3—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 74.9 · Offense 75.2 · Defense 74.5

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 86.3

#14 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 76.6

#27 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 70.0

#55 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 78.6

#10 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 74.9

#4 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 76.6

#17 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 71.3

#63 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 74.7

#22 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • QBJerry Kaminski86.3
  • QBJavance Tupou'ata-Johnson84.6
  • OLAyden Teeter82.3
  • TEMason South78.6
  • RBGriffin Broderick76.8
  • RBColton Brunell76.4
  • OLTrace Thaden74.4
  • OLTyler Thaden74.0

defense · overall grade

  • DLBraden Mohr83.1
  • DBBen Kamara79.2
  • DLKylyn Macklin78.6
  • LBNate Appleget75.2
  • DBOwen Thielges74.7
  • DBJonnie Wiltshire74.6
  • DLBrody Thornton73.2
  • DBMarquis Edmond72.9

Past seasons

Year by year
+7.6 points since 2022
304050607048.6202252.4202344.4202456.22025
2022 48.62023 52.42024 44.42025 56.2

2025

8-6
D-I rank
#88
Rating
56.2

2024

5-7
D-I rank
#151
Rating
44.4

2023

7-4
D-I rank
#108
Rating
52.4

2022

7-5
D-I rank
#137
Rating
48.6