2025
1-11- D-I rank
- #260
- Rating
- 16.7
Northwestern State
Southland · 10 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.
Playoff projection
0.7 projected winsField
0%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
0%
Semis
0%
Final
0%
Title
0%
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 0% of runs.
Schedule
4 played · 6 to comeOpponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | at #227East Texas A&M | L14–38 | -18.1 | 14% |
| 3 | at #197Weber State | L20–49 | -18.3 | 13% |
| 4 | vs #172SE Louisiana | L21–52 | -26.7 | 5% |
| 5 | at #152Lamar | L14–42 | -30.8 | 3% |
| 7 | vs #194McNeeseWin chance 18% · Margin -14.9 | — | -14.9 | 18% |
| 8 | vs #251NichollsWin chance 19% · Margin -14.5 | — | -14.5 | 19% |
| 9 | at #179Incarnate WordWin chance 4% · Margin -28.3 | — | -28.3 | 4% |
| 10 | vs #162UT Rio Grande ValleyWin chance 9% · Margin -22.2 | — | -22.2 | 9% |
| 11 | vs #213Houston ChristianWin chance 32% · Margin -7.9 | — | -7.9 | 32% |
| 12 | at #105Stephen F. AustinWin chance 1% · Margin -39.9 | — | -39.9 | 1% |
Roster and position units
Roster mean 66.8 · Offense 63.8 · Defense 69.7
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 63.2
#98 of 125 · 1/1 players
RB 68.7
#83 of 126 · 2/2 players
WR 61.7
#121 of 126 · 3/3 players
TE 67.2
#48 of 124 · 1/1 players
OL 62.6
#87 of 125 · 5/5 players
DL 75.5
#23 of 126 · 4/4 players
LB 64.6
#116 of 126 · 3/3 players
DB 68.2
#105 of 126 · 5/5 players
offense · overall grade
- KPayne Williams III73.9
- RBZay Davis71.4
- OLLogan Brady69.0
- TEBlaine Duncan67.2
- OLTyrone McDuffie III66.4
- RBSage Ingram65.9
- QBZach Wilcke63.2
- WRDylan Rhodes63.1
defense · overall grade
- DLMikel Hines82.3
- DBJa'Marion Bonner77.6
- DLKemarion Ivory74.0
- DLGeoffrey Ojeh73.9
- DLTyler Lewis71.8
- DLAlex Larry71.0
- DBJoe Natali70.8
- DBJamal Cooper Jr.70.3
Past seasons
Year by year
-9.9 points since 2022
2022 26.52023 28.72024 12.42025 16.7
2024
0-12- D-I rank
- #262
- Rating
- 12.4
2023
0-11- D-I rank
- #229
- Rating
- 28.7
2022
4-7- D-I rank
- #237
- Rating
- 26.5