NCAA Division III Football Power Rankings 2026

Every NCAA Division III team, ranked by the Cooper Predictor's power rating — 246 teams. Tap a team for its full 2026 schedule, game-by-game predictions, results and Playoff Odds.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Other divisions: FBS · FCS · D-II · NAIA

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#	Team	Conference	2026	Playoff Odds	Power
1	Wisconsin Platteville	Wisconsin	8-0	98.9%	+50.2
2	North Central College	CCIW	7-1	89.7%	+48.6
3	Wisconsin Whitewater	Wisconsin	9-0	95.6%	+46.6
4	Saint John's (MN)	Minnesota	8-0	98.9%	+43.8
5	Wisconsin River Falls	Wisconsin	6-2	54.2%	+42.5
6	Bethel (MN)	Minnesota	6-2	42.3%	+41
7	Wheaton (IL)	CCIW	8-0	98.9%	+40.1
8	Hardin Simmons	American Southwest	7-0	92.2%	+39.4
9	SUNY Cortland	Empire 8	8-0	94.6%	+38.7
10	Baldwin Wallace	Ohio	8-0	95.2%	+36.5
11	Hope	Michigan	8-0	82.9%	+36.3
12	Mount Union	Ohio	6-2	46.3%	+36.2
13	Wartburg	American Rivers	6-2	76.2%	+35.3
14	Washington & Jefferson	Presidents'	7-1	87.2%	+35.1
15	Washington St. Louis	North Coast	8-0	96.7%	+35
16	DePauw	North Coast	7-1	74.3%	+34.7
17	John Carroll	Ohio	6-2	37.0%	+33.7
18	Wisconsin La Crosse	Wisconsin	3-5	0.8%	+33
19	Mary Hardin Baylor	American Southwest	7-1	46.3%	+32.9
20	Linfield	Northwest	6-1	91.2%	+32.3
21	Endicott	Commonwealth Coast	8-0	98.9%	+31.8
22	Wisconsin Stout	Wisconsin	4-4	0.8%	+30.2
23	Utica	Empire 8	7-1	89.7%	+30
24	Susquehanna	Landmark Conference	7-1	98.9%	+29.5
25	Christopher Newport	New Jersey	8-0	80.9%	+27.1
26	Trinity (TX)	Southern Athletic	7-1	95.9%	+27.1
27	Brockport	Empire 8	7-1	41.3%	+27
28	Ithaca	Liberty League	7-1	53.8%	+26.3
29	CCalvin	Michigan	8-0	58.3%	+25.9
30	Salisbury	New Jersey	6-2	0.8%	+25.6
31	Heidelberg	Ohio	6-2	13.2%	+25.2
32	Concordia (MN)	Minnesota	6-2	0.8%	+24.6
33	Carnegie Mellon	Presidents'	5-3	0.8%	+24.2
34	Berry	Southern Athletic	6-2	15.4%	+24.2
35	Rensselaer	Liberty League	6-2	36.5%	+23.2
36	Randolph Macon	Old Dominion	6-2	45.3%	+23.1
37	Franklin & Marshall	Centennial	7-1	35.1%	+22.6
38	Rowan	New Jersey	6-2	12.4%	+22.4
39	Springfield	NEWMAC	7-1	92.4%	+21.8
40	Adrian	Michigan	3-5	0.8%	+21.8
41	Wisconsin Oshkosh	Wisconsin	2-6	0.8%	+21.6
42	Wisconsin Eau Claire	Wisconsin	6-2	8.4%	+21.3
43	Dickinson	Centennial	6-2	48.1%	+20.4
44	Chapman	So. Cal.	7-1	98.9%	+20.3
45	Trinity (CT)	NESCAC	7-0	76.9%	+20.2
46	Mount St Joseph	Heartland	7-1	51.2%	+20.1
47	Lake Forest	Midwest	8-0	63.6%	+19.7
48	Grove City	Presidents'	5-3	1.0%	+19
49	Hampden Sydney	Old Dominion	7-1	44.6%	+18.7
50	Johns Hopkins	Centennial	3-5	0.8%	+18.5
51	Monmouth (IL)	Midwest	6-2	27.9%	+17.7
52	Wabash	North Coast	4-4	0.8%	+17.5
53	Merchant Marine	NEWMAC	7-1	69.2%	+17.4
54	Marietta	Ohio	5-3	0.8%	+17.4
55	Hanover	Heartland	6-2	32.6%	+17.2
56	Trine	Michigan	6-2	2.0%	+17.2
57	Millsaps	Southern Athletic	6-2	1.0%	+17.1
58	Coe	American Rivers	6-2	16.1%	+16.7
59	Hobart	Liberty League	5-3	0.8%	+16.6
60	Alma	Michigan	2-6	0.8%	+16.6
61	Lewis & Clark	Northwest	6-1	56.5%	+16.6
62	Illinois Wesleyan	CCIW	6-2	0.8%	+16.4
63	Augustana (IL)	CCIW	4-4	0.8%	+16.4
64	Gustavus Adolphus	Minnesota	5-3	0.8%	+15.7
65	Ohio Northern	Ohio	4-4	0.8%	+15.4
66	Ursinus	Centennial	7-1	36.8%	+15.3
67	Centre	Southern Athletic	4-4	2.2%	+15.2
68	Howard Payne	American Southwest	4-2	0.8%	+15.1
69	Wesleyan (CT)	NESCAC	6-1	30.5%	+14.5
70	Muhlenberg	Centennial	4-4	0.8%	+14.4
71	EEastern	Mid Atlantic	6-2	56.9%	+14.3
72	Dubuque	American Rivers	5-3	6.9%	+14.2
73	Montclair State	New Jersey	6-2	9.8%	+14
74	Delaware Valley	Mid Atlantic	6-2	31.5%	+14
75	Case Western Reserve	Presidents'	7-1	31.0%	+13.5
76	Union	Liberty League	4-4	0.8%	+13.2
77	Whitworth	Northwest	4-3	0.8%	+13.1
78	McMurry	American Southwest	3-4	0.8%	+13.1
79	Maryville (TN)	USA South	4-4	0.8%	+11.9
80	LaGrange	USA South	7-2	34.3%	+11.4
81	Central College	American Rivers	5-3	0.8%	+11.3
82	Lycoming	Landmark Conference	5-4	0.8%	+11
83	Denison	North Coast	5-3	0.8%	+10.6
84	Cal Lutheran	So. Cal.	5-3	0.8%	+10.4
85	Texas Lutheran	Southern Collegiate Athletic	7-1	98.9%	+10.3
86	Aurora	NACC	4-4	0.8%	+10.1
87	George Fox	Northwest	4-3	0.8%	+9.7
88	St. John Fisher	Empire 8	5-3	0.8%	+9.6
89	Ohio Wesleyan	North Coast	5-3	0.8%	+9.6
90	Washington and Lee	Old Dominion	5-3	0.8%	+8.1
91	Shenandoah	Old Dominion	5-3	0.8%	+7.5
92	Salve Regina	NEWMAC	5-3	0.8%	+7.5
93	Stevenson	Mid Atlantic	6-2	13.4%	+7.3
94	Brevard	USA South	6-2	6.8%	+6.8
95	Wilkes	Landmark Conference	4-4	0.8%	+6.5
96	East Texas Baptist	American Southwest	3-5	0.8%	+6.2
97	Claremont Mudd Scripps	So. Cal.	6-2	0.8%	+5.9
98	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	3-5	0.8%	+5.7
99	Middlebury	NESCAC	3-4	0.8%	+5.5
100	Westminster (PA)	Presidents'	4-4	0.8%	+5.3
101	Rose Hulman	Heartland	6-2	22.6%	+5.1
102	MIT	NEWMAC	5-2	0.8%	+5.1
103	Amherst	NESCAC	7-0	48.0%	+5
104	Lebanon Valley	Mid Atlantic	2-6	0.8%	+4.9
105	Western New England	Commonwealth Coast	4-4	0.8%	+4.3
106	Huntingdon	USA South	6-2	55.6%	+4.2
107	Williams	NESCAC	5-2	0.8%	+4.2
108	Redlands	So. Cal.	3-5	0.8%	+3.6
109	Benedictine (IL)	NACC	8-0	52.4%	+3.1
110	Chicago	Midwest	6-2	0.8%	+3.1
111	RCRoanoke College		4-3	0.8%	+3.1
112	NENew England	Commonwealth Coast	3-5	0.8%	+3
113	Misericordia	Mid Atlantic	5-3	0.8%	+1.9
114	Carroll (WI)	CCIW	4-5	0.8%	+1.7
115	Concordia (WI)	NACC	8-0	69.7%	+1.7
116	Pomona Pitzer	So. Cal.	5-3	0.8%	+1.4
117	Simpson (IA)	American Rivers	3-5	0.8%	+1.2
118	Pacific Lutheran	Northwest	3-5	0.8%	+1
119	Wisconsin Stevens Point	Wisconsin	2-6	0.8%	+0.9
120	Kean	New Jersey	3-5	0.8%	+0.1
121	North Park	CCIW	2-6	0.8%	0
122	Alfred	Empire 8	2-6	0.8%	-0.1
123	Capital	Ohio	5-3	0.8%	-0.3
124	King's	Mid Atlantic	3-5	0.8%	-0.5
125	Wittenberg	North Coast	0-8	0.8%	-0.8
126	Franklin	Heartland	4-4	0.8%	-1
127	WPI	NEWMAC	5-3	0.8%	-1.1
128	Coast Guard	NEWMAC	4-4	0.8%	-1.2
129	Tufts	NESCAC	4-3	0.8%	-1.5
130	Hendrix	Southern Athletic	5-3	0.8%	-1.5
131	Alfred State	Empire 8	5-3	0.8%	-1.9
132	Western Connecticut State	Landmark Conference	3-5	0.8%	-3.1
133	North Carolina Wesleyan	USA South	4-4	0.8%	-3.2
134	Southwestern U	Southern Athletic	2-6	0.8%	-3.3
135	Carleton	Minnesota	5-3	0.8%	-4
136	Wooster	North Coast	3-5	0.8%	-4
137	Albright	Mid Atlantic	3-5	0.8%	-4
138	Allegheny	Presidents'	7-1	17.5%	-4.3
139	Gettysburg	Centennial	2-6	0.8%	-4.6
140	Rochester (NY)	Liberty League	3-5	0.8%	-4.7
141	Hamilton	NESCAC	2-5	0.8%	-5
142	Geneva	Presidents'	3-5	0.8%	-5.2
143	UMass Dartmouth	MSCAC	3-4	0.8%	-5.5
144	Carthage	CCIW	3-5	0.8%	-5.5
145	Millikin	CCIW	4-5	0.8%	-5.6
146	Colby	NESCAC	1-6	0.8%	-5.8
147	Bridgewater State	MSCAC	7-1	44.5%	-5.8
148	Albion	Michigan	1-7	0.8%	-5.9
149	Kenyon	North Coast	3-5	0.8%	-5.9
150	Belhaven	USA South	4-4	0.8%	-6.1
151	Bridgewater	Old Dominion	3-5	0.8%	-6.2
152	AAlvernia	Mid Atlantic	5-3	1.4%	-6.7
153	St. Norbert	NACC	5-4	0.8%	-6.7
154	Greensboro	USA South	2-6	0.8%	-7.2
155	Loras	American Rivers	2-6	0.8%	-7.8
156	Husson	Commonwealth Coast	3-5	0.8%	-8
157	Mass Maritime	MSCAC	6-2	40.0%	-8.1
158	Augsburg	Minnesota	2-6	0.8%	-8.5
159	Bowdoin	NESCAC	0-7	0.8%	-8.6
160	Nebraska Wesleyan	American Rivers	1-7	0.8%	-8.8
161	Widener	Mid Atlantic	2-6	0.8%	-9.6
162	Catholic	Landmark Conference	1-8	0.8%	-9.7
163	La Verne	So. Cal.	2-6	0.8%	-9.7
164	Illinois College	Midwest	3-5	0.8%	-10.5
165	AMAnna Maria	Eastern Collegiate Football Conference	0-0	0.0%	-10.5
166	Southern Virginia	USA South	3-5	0.8%	-10.7
167	Wisconsin Lutheran	NACC	4-4	0.8%	-10.9
168	Kalamazoo	Michigan	3-5	0.8%	-11.3
169	Muskingum	Ohio	0-8	0.8%	-11.7
170	Bates	NESCAC	0-7	0.8%	-11.8
171	Northwestern (MN)	Upper Midwest	5-3	89.9%	-11.8
172	Saint Vincent	Presidents'	4-3	0.8%	-11.9
173	Pacific (OR)	Northwest	2-6	0.8%	-12.1
174	Hartwick	Empire 8	2-6	0.8%	-12.3
175	Wilmington (OH)	Ohio	2-6	0.8%	-12.5
176	SUNY Morrisville	Empire 8	1-7	0.8%	-12.5
177	Moravian	Landmark Conference	2-6	0.8%	-12.7
178	DDefiance	HCAC	3-6	0.0%	-12.9
179	APAzusa Pacific	So. Cal.	2-5	0.0%	-13.7
180	Macalester	Minnesota	3-5	0.8%	-13.8
181	Worcester State	MSCAC	4-4	0.8%	-13.8
182	Curry	Commonwealth Coast	4-4	0.8%	-13.8
183	Otterbein	Ohio	2-6	0.8%	-14.2
184	Olivet	Michigan	3-5	0.8%	-15.2
185	Puget Sound	Northwest	2-5	0.8%	-15.4
186	Framingham State	MSCAC	5-3	21.8%	-15.5
187	SUNY Maritime	NEWMAC	2-7	0.8%	-16.6
188	St. Lawrence	Liberty League	2-6	0.8%	-16.6
189	Concordia Chicago	NACC	5-3	0.8%	-16.7
190	FDU Florham	Mid Atlantic	0-8	0.8%	-16.7
191	St. Olaf	Minnesota	3-5	0.8%	-17.1
192	Waynesburg	Presidents'	2-6	0.8%	-17.2
193	Luther	Midwest	6-3	0.8%	-17.5
194	Bethany (WV)	Presidents'	3-5	0.8%	-17.5
195	Lakeland	NACC	3-6	0.8%	-17.6
196	McDaniel	Centennial	1-7	0.8%	-17.6
197	Sewanee	Southern Athletic	1-7	0.8%	-17.6
198	Juniata	Landmark Conference	2-6	0.8%	-18.2
199	Bluffton	Heartland	2-7	0.8%	-18.7
200	St. Scholastica	Minnesota	1-7	0.8%	-19.1
201	William Paterson	New Jersey	0-8	0.8%	-19.6
202	Hiram	Presidents'	4-4	0.8%	-20
203	ASApprentice School	Independent DIII	1-3	0.0%	-21.6
204	Westminster (MO)	Upper Midwest	5-3	7.0%	-21.8
205	Rhodes	Southern Athletic	1-7	0.8%	-22.2
206	Norwich	NEWMAC	3-5	0.8%	-22.3
207	Westfield State	MSCAC	3-5	0.8%	-22.3
208	Averett	Old Dominion	2-6	0.8%	-22.3
209	Plymouth State	MSCAC	3-5	0.8%	-22.6
210	KKeystone	Independent DIII	1-6	0.0%	-23.9
211	Willamette	Northwest	1-7	0.8%	-24
212	Buena Vista	American Rivers	1-7	0.8%	-24.4
213	CCentenary (LA)	Southern Collegiate Athletic	2-5	0.8%	-24.4
214	Austin	Southern Collegiate Athletic	1-8	0.8%	-24.5
215	Vermont State Castleton	New Jersey	2-6	0.8%	-24.6
216	Cornell (IA)	Midwest	4-5	0.8%	-24.8
217	Grinnell	Midwest	6-3	0.8%	-24.8
218	Ripon	Midwest	1-7	0.8%	-25.4
219	LLyon	Southern Collegiate Athletic	3-5	0.8%	-25.5
220	Methodist	USA South	1-7	0.8%	-25.8
221	Elmhurst	CCIW	1-7	0.8%	-26.2
222	Martin Luther	Upper Midwest	3-5	0.8%	-26.5
223	Saint Francis (PA)	Presidents'	0-6	0.0%	-26.7
224	Manchester	Heartland	1-7	0.8%	-27.2
225	Whittier	So. Cal.	1-7	0.8%	-29.7
226	Nichols	Commonwealth Coast	2-6	0.8%	-30.2
227	Greenville	Upper Midwest	3-5	0.8%	-30.2
228	Buffalo State	Liberty League	1-7	0.8%	-30.8
229	Hamline	Minnesota	1-7	0.8%	-30.9
230	Guilford	Old Dominion	1-7	0.8%	-31.3
231	Minnesota Morris	Upper Midwest	2-6	0.8%	-31.5
232	Fitchburg State	MSCAC	1-6	0.8%	-31.9
233	Anderson (IN)	Heartland	1-7	0.8%	-31.9
234	Crown	Upper Midwest	2-6	0.8%	-33.9
235	Rockford	NACC	0-8	0.8%	-36.6
236	Beloit	Midwest	2-6	0.8%	-37.4
237	Thiel	Presidents'	0-8	0.8%	-38.4
238	Gallaudet	Southern Collegiate Athletic	0-5	0.8%	-43.2
239	Knox	Midwest	1-7	0.8%	-43.7
240	Oberlin	North Coast	0-8	0.8%	-45.2
241	NENew England College		2-6	0.8%	-46.4
242	DDean	MSCAC	1-7	0.8%	-47.9
243	Lawrence	Midwest	1-7	0.8%	-48.2
244	HHilbert	Empire 8	0-8	0.8%	-49.2
245	MMMaine Maritime	Commonwealth Coast	0-8	0.8%	-50.9
246	Eureka	NACC	0-8	0.8%	-52