CFB
Model

South Dakota State

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

Playoff projection

9.6 projected wins · most likely seed 1
Field
99%
Seeded
85%
Quarters
71%
Semis
43%
Final
25%
Title
14%

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 55% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 6 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1vs#264StetsonW70–7
2vs#248New HavenW57–14
3vs#82Youngstown StateW27–20
4vs#215Eastern IllinoisW42–7
5at#117Illinois StateW31–14
7at#110North DakotaWin chance 51% · Margin 0.5—
8vs#242Murray StateWin chance 98% · Margin 33.2—
9vs#112South DakotaWin chance 69% · Margin 8.0—
10at#158Northern IowaWin chance 76% · Margin 11.7—
11at#136Southern IllinoisWin chance 60% · Margin 4.2—
12vs#183Indiana StateWin chance 94% · Margin 25.3—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 77.3 · Offense 78.4 · Defense 76.1

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 81.1

#32 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 86.2

#2 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 74.7

#15 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 78.3

#11 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 77.0

#2 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 75.3

#24 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 73.7

#40 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 78.3

#4 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • RBRamon McKinney Jr.89.9
  • OLJohn Pica83.6
  • RBJosiah Johnson82.6
  • OLJae'Shaun Thomas82.5
  • RBJames Basinger82.0
  • KMax Pelham81.5
  • QBChase Mason81.1
  • RBJosh Myers79.8

defense · overall grade

  • DBPaul Kim87.5
  • DLBergan Tetzlaff78.3
  • DBMyles Green78.1
  • DLLuke Krempges76.6
  • DBNoah St-Juste76.3
  • LBJoe Ollman76.1
  • DBDontay Johnson74.9
  • DBMax Stanard74.7

Past seasons

Year by year
-12.2 points since 2022
405365789063.0202273.8202363.9202450.82025
2022 63.02023 73.82024 63.92025 50.8

2025

9-5
D-I rank
#106
Rating
50.8

2024

11-2
D-I rank
#57
Rating
63.9

2023

10-0
D-I rank
#19
Rating
73.8

2022

12-1
D-I rank
#59
Rating
63.0