CFB
Model

Villanova

Patriot · 3 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

5.9 projected wins · most likely seed 8
Field
22%
Seeded
1%
Quarters
3%
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 1% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 6 to come

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

WkOpponentResult
1vs#237William & MaryL32–35
1at#232BucknellW17–16
3at#231Long Island UniversityW20–16
4vs#147ColgateL21–28
5vs#207Morgan StateL35–38
7at#234FordhamWin chance 72% · Margin 9.6—
8vs#114LehighWin chance 36% · Margin -5.9—
9at#217LafayetteWin chance 54% · Margin 1.7—
10vs#202RichmondWin chance 72% · Margin 9.4—
11at#216Holy CrossWin chance 59% · Margin 3.9—
12vs#250GeorgetownWin chance 88% · Margin 19.2—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 69.8 · Offense 66.3 · Defense 73.3

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 83.6

#23 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 66.2

#108 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 68.0

#72 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 63.3

#70 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 62.5

#90 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 77.2

#15 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 77.8

#15 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 67.5

#112 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • QBPat McQuaide83.6
  • KDominic LeBlanc73.9
  • KThomas Colello71.0
  • RBJa'briel Mace70.5
  • WRBraden Reed70.1
  • WRBrandon Binkowski67.3
  • WRRalee Stephens66.6
  • OLRyan Cregan66.1

defense · overall grade

  • LBOmari Bursey90.2
  • DLRatu Delano Navoti85.5
  • DLDrake Dawson77.5
  • LBColin Gurley75.1
  • DLJackson Kraemer73.9
  • DBNewton Essiem71.9
  • DLUgo Nwotite71.9
  • DLCapri Martin70.7

Past seasons

Year by year
+9.4 points since 2022
304050607040.4202256.4202344.5202449.82025
2022 40.42023 56.42024 44.52025 49.8

2025

12-2
D-I rank
#114
Rating
49.8

2024

10-4
D-I rank
#149
Rating
44.5

2023

9-2
D-I rank
#81
Rating
56.4

2022

6-5
D-I rank
#179
Rating
40.4