2025
7-5- D-I rank
- #173
- Rating
- 40.9
Western Carolina
Southern · 6 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.
Playoff projection
7.1 projected wins · most likely seed 8Field
33%
Seeded
2%
Quarters
5%
Semis
2%
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 7% of runs.
Schedule
6 played · 5 to comeOpponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs #196Eastern Kentucky | W45–21 | +5.4 | 61% |
| 1 | at #174Campbell | L19–28 | +6.9 | 64% |
| 3 | vs #261Presbyterian | W58–14 | +12.2 | 77% |
| 4 | at #168East Tennessee State | L31–58 | -0.9 | 48% |
| 5 | vs #146Tennessee Tech | W44–20 | -6.6 | 34% |
| 6 | at #151Mercer | L14–17 | -9.1 | 29% |
| 8 | vs #167ChattanoogaWin chance 71% · Margin 9.0 | — | +9.0 | 71% |
| 9 | at #185FurmanWin chance 65% · Margin 6.2 | — | +6.2 | 65% |
| 10 | vs #166WoffordWin chance 68% · Margin 7.6 | — | +7.6 | 68% |
| 11 | at #222SamfordWin chance 82% · Margin 15.3 | — | +15.3 | 82% |
| 12 | vs #218The CitadelWin chance 86% · Margin 17.6 | — | +17.6 | 86% |
Roster and position units
Roster mean 70.7 · Offense 70.4 · Defense 71.0
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 77.4
#43 of 125 · 1/1 players
RB 70.7
#71 of 126 · 2/2 players
WR 66.8
#88 of 126 · 3/3 players
TE 61.7
#78 of 124 · 1/1 players
OL 72.8
#9 of 125 · 5/5 players
DL 69.7
#75 of 126 · 4/4 players
LB 69.4
#83 of 126 · 3/3 players
DB 73.1
#39 of 126 · 5/5 players
offense · overall grade
- OLSawyer Nelson78.8
- QBLex Thomas77.4
- OLVito Moriana-Sigel75.2
- QBPatrick Harding71.5
- WRAJ Colombo71.2
- OLJohn Hammond71.1
- RBJoshua Balloon70.9
- RBAnthony Benjamin70.5
defense · overall grade
- DBAndre Jackson Jr.78.8
- LBMarco Patierno73.3
- DLCaleb Turner-Allen73.2
- DBMarseille Taylor72.7
- DBNassor Ashenafi72.1
- DBJayden Cornelius71.9
- DLJeremy Johnson II71.9
- DBBraylon Jones69.9
Past seasons
Year by year
+2.0 points since 2022
2022 38.82023 45.72024 44.42025 40.9
2024
7-5- D-I rank
- #150
- Rating
- 44.4
2023
7-4- D-I rank
- #152
- Rating
- 45.7
2022
6-5- D-I rank
- #185
- Rating
- 38.8