2025
9-3- D-I rank
- #150
- Rating
- 45.2
Yale
Ivy · 2 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.
Playoff projection
6.7 projected wins · most likely seed 8Field
57%
Seeded
8%
Quarters
12%
Semis
5%
Final
2%
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 16% of runs.
Schedule
4 played · 6 to comeOpponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at #216Holy Cross | W38–28 | +12.9 | 78% |
| 4 | at #169Cornell | L25–38 | +11.6 | 76% |
| 5 | vs #221Merrimack | W41–24 | +21.8 | 91% |
| 6 | vs #177Dartmouth | W28–7 | +8.8 | 70% |
| 7 | vs #186Rhode IslandWin chance 67% · Margin 7.1 | — | +7.1 | 67% |
| 8 | at #199PennsylvaniaWin chance 62% · Margin 5.1 | — | +5.1 | 62% |
| 9 | at #200ColumbiaWin chance 78% · Margin 12.4 | — | +12.4 | 78% |
| 10 | vs #160BrownWin chance 76% · Margin 11.4 | — | +11.4 | 76% |
| 11 | vs #155PrincetonWin chance 71% · Margin 9.1 | — | +9.1 | 71% |
| 12 | vs #132HarvardWin chance 44% · Margin -2.7 | — | -2.7 | 44% |
Roster and position units
Roster mean 69.1 · Offense 66.5 · Defense 71.8
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 80.6
#35 of 125 · 1/1 players
RB 63.0
#116 of 126 · 2/2 players
WR 70.9
#42 of 126 · 3/3 players
TE 66.5
#52 of 124 · 1/1 players
OL 62.4
#91 of 125 · 5/5 players
DL 71.1
#56 of 126 · 4/4 players
LB 68.5
#93 of 126 · 3/3 players
DB 74.3
#29 of 126 · 5/5 players
offense · overall grade
- QBDante Reno80.6
- WRJaxton Santiago80.5
- WRLucius Anderson72.2
- OLGray McGown71.8
- TEGraham Smith66.5
- RBCuttler Adams65.6
- KColby Connell65.5
- KNoah Piper64.6
defense · overall grade
- DBJP Schmidt78.5
- DBBrandon Webster78.3
- DBOsize Daniyan75.0
- DLJevidi Hutton74.1
- LBPhoenix Grant72.6
- DLZairion Jackson-Bass72.3
- DBBrandon Banks71.1
- DLJaylin Tate70.4
Past seasons
Year by year
-0.5 points since 2022
2022 45.72023 48.42024 42.62025 45.2
2024
7-3- D-I rank
- #161
- Rating
- 42.6
2023
7-3- D-I rank
- #133
- Rating
- 48.4
2022
8-2- D-I rank
- #155
- Rating
- 45.7