CFB
Model

Valparaiso

Pioneer · 6 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

2.7 projected wins
Field
<1%
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 <1% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 5 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
2at#242Murray StateL18–27
3at#183Indiana StateL16–39
4vs#192ButlerL28–33
5at#265Morehead StateW37–3
6vs#252DrakeW21–13
7at#243San DiegoWin chance 23% · Margin -12.5—
8vs#261PresbyterianWin chance 35% · Margin -6.4—
10at#210DaytonWin chance 16% · Margin -16.3—
11at#264StetsonWin chance 71% · Margin 8.9—
12vs#214St. Thomas (MN)Win chance 22% · Margin -12.7—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 70.2 · Offense 68.9 · Defense 71.5

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 68.5

#78 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 67.0

#100 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 69.7

#59 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 68.5

#40 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 69.4

#25 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 71.0

#59 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 74.8

#31 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 69.8

#87 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRMicah Mackay76.0
  • OLMason Knoch74.9
  • KLuke Scoma74.1
  • KHayden Hourany70.8
  • OLMarco Morales70.3
  • OLLamont Miller70.3
  • WRBryson Winbush69.4
  • QBRowan Keefe68.5

defense · overall grade

  • LBMax Samuel82.2
  • DLMac McCormick79.9
  • DBNick Beidl73.0
  • DBDonovan Brown72.5
  • LBAdrian Williams Jr.71.4
  • LBMicah Markley70.8
  • LBEaston Hill70.7
  • DBMark Johnson69.5

Past seasons

Year by year
-3.0 points since 2022
01020304018.6202220.3202318.7202415.62025
2022 18.62023 20.32024 18.72025 15.6

2025

1-9
D-I rank
#261
Rating
15.6

2024

2-7
D-I rank
#257
Rating
18.7

2023

2-7
D-I rank
#251
Rating
20.3

2022

4-7
D-I rank
#255
Rating
18.6