CFB
Model

San Diego

Pioneer · 5 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

5.4 projected wins
Field
3%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
<1%
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 3% of runs.

Schedule

6 played · 5 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1vs#156UC DavisL17–49
2at#143Idaho StateL17–59
3at#173Cal PolyW38–35
4at#214St. Thomas (MN)L17–50
5vs#266DavidsonW63–14
6at#192ButlerL10–41
7vs#247ValparaisoWin chance 78% · Margin 12.5—
8at#210DaytonWin chance 33% · Margin -7.4—
9vs#229MaristWin chance 55% · Margin 2.3—
10at#252DrakeWin chance 32% · Margin -7.6—
12vs#264StetsonWin chance 94% · Margin 24.9—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 71.0 · Offense 70.7 · Defense 71.4

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 89.3

#9 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 67.7

#92 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 69.9

#56 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 67.4

#46 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 69.4

#24 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 68.5

#93 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 79.9

#8 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 68.5

#101 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • QBDom Nankil89.3
  • KCarter Shupper79.3
  • KEmiliano Salazar79.1
  • OLFalesalafai Gatoloai75.0
  • WRElijah Taylor73.2
  • OLSione Vailea71.3
  • OLMaicah Talavou70.2
  • WRChristopher Hall68.9

defense · overall grade

  • LBGlenn Baranoski91.1
  • DBMichael Roni78.6
  • LBTim Hays76.6
  • DLRiver Abenroth74.6
  • DBRuben Lopez72.1
  • LBNolan Story72.0
  • DLSean Scheck70.4
  • LBCade Smith69.5

Past seasons

Year by year
+9.6 points since 2022
102030405026.6202224.6202335.9202436.22025
2022 26.62023 24.62024 35.92025 36.2

2025

8-4
D-I rank
#208
Rating
36.2

2024

7-3
D-I rank
#205
Rating
35.9

2023

4-6
D-I rank
#245
Rating
24.6

2022

4-5
D-I rank
#236
Rating
26.6