CFB
Model

South Carolina State

MEAC · 1 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

7.1 projected wins · most likely seed 8
Field
7%
Seeded
<1%
Quarters
1%
Semis
<1%
Final
<1%
Title
<1%

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

5 played · 5 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1vs#255Florida A&MW31–13
3at#185FurmanW20–17
4at#253Bethune-CookmanW31–21
5vs#218The CitadelL31–34
6at#195Charleston SouthernL39–49
8vs#238Norfolk StateWin chance 81% · Margin 14.6—
9at#207Morgan StateWin chance 53% · Margin 1.3—
10at#233HowardWin chance 59% · Margin 3.9—
11vs#230North Carolina CentralWin chance 70% · Margin 8.7—
12vs#228Delaware StateWin chance 70% · Margin 8.6—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 76.4 · Offense 74.6 · Defense 78.2

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 80.9

#33 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 89.6

#1 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 76.1

#7 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 65.4

#59 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 68.3

#30 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 84.6

#1 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 74.3

#37 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 75.4

#16 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • RBRicorian Brown91.5
  • RBMason Pickett-Hicks87.7
  • WRElijah Baesa82.9
  • QBKeely Watson80.9
  • RBJosh Shaw79.7
  • RBJulian Milligan77.2
  • KJett Jackson77.1
  • WRShamontae Burgess74.9

defense · overall grade

  • DLJoshua Barker90.5
  • DLKa Von Chisolm85.7
  • DLJayden Fuller83.0
  • DLMyles Dixon79.1
  • DLJordan Dollard78.2
  • LBMarquis Lane-Owens77.9
  • DBCaleb Williams76.9
  • DBMatthew Joines75.9

Past seasons

Year by year
+8.8 points since 2022
203040506031.2202230.1202347.3202440.12025
2022 31.22023 30.12024 47.32025 40.1

2025

8-3
D-I rank
#182
Rating
40.1

2024

8-2
D-I rank
#133
Rating
47.3

2023

4-6
D-I rank
#224
Rating
30.1

2022

2-8
D-I rank
#219
Rating
31.2