Looking at the schools in the SoCon, who are the top teams in the conference going into Week 7 of the college football season? In this week’s power rankings, which can be found below, we break down each team and how they stack up.

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SoCon Power Rankings

Projected records reflect games against only FCS opponents.

No. 1: East Tennessee State

• Current Record: 3-3 | Projected 2024 Record: 7-3
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 4th
• Last Game Result: L 17-10 vs Chattanooga

Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: Samford
• Game Time: 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
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• Live Stream: ESPN+

No. 2: Mercer

• Current Record: 5-0 | Projected 2024 Record: 11-0
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 81st
• Last Game Result: W 22-3 vs Wofford

Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: Princeton
• Game Time: 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: ESPN+

No. 3: Chattanooga

• Current Record: 2-3 | Projected 2024 Record: 9-1
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 7th
• Last Game Result: W 17-10 vs East Tennessee State

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Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: @ Furman
• Game Time: 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: ESPN+

No. 4: Western Carolina

• Current Record: 2-3 | Projected 2024 Record: 6-5
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 48th
• Last Game Result: W 21-17 vs Wofford

Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: The Citadel
• Game Time: 2:30 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: ESPN+

No. 5: Wofford

• Current Record: 2-3 | Projected 2024 Record: 6-5
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 33rd
• Last Game Result: L 21-17 vs Western Carolina

Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: VMI
• Game Time: 1:30 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: ESPN+

No. 6: The Citadel

• Current Record: 2-4 | Projected 2024 Record: 3-7
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 25th
• Last Game Result: L 17-16 vs Furman

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Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: @ Western Carolina
• Game Time: 2:30 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: ESPN+

No. 7: Furman

• Current Record: 2-3 | Projected 2024 Record: 3-7
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 110th
• Last Game Result: W 17-16 vs The Citadel

Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: Chattanooga
• Game Time: 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: ESPN+

No. 8: Samford

• Current Record: 2-2 | Projected 2024 Record: 2-8
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 125th
• Last Game Result: W 27-3 vs VMI

Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: @ East Tennessee State
• Game Time: 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: ESPN+

No. 9: VMI

• Current Record: 0-5 | Projected 2024 Record: 0-11
• Strength of Schedule Ranking (FCS): 100th
• Last Game Result: L 27-3 vs Samford

Next Game

• Week 7 Opponent: @ Wofford
• Game Time: 1:30 PM ET on Saturday, Oct. 12
• TV Channel: ESPN+
• Live Stream: ESPN+

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