Division II

Black Hills State

Yellow Jackets · Rocky Mountain

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division II rank

#89

Among 170 teams · ▼8 since Week 7

Record

4-3

4-3 vs. Division II

Power rating

−2.43

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−2.08

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Black Hills State is 4-3 and ranks No. 89 of 170 Division II teams, down 8 spots from Week 7. Its −2.4 power rating is 23.2 points behind No. 1 Slippery Rock.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in Division II, 94th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division II team would have about 4.9 wins against it; Black Hills State is 0.9 behind, 54th in résumé rank.

Best win: 24–21 over Sioux Falls. Season-high rank: No. 25, after Week 2.

Next: at CSU Pueblo on Sat, Oct 31. Black Hills State is a 28.1-point underdog with a 7% chance to win.

Next game

at CSU Pueblo
Away

CSU Pueblo by 28.1

Black Hills State 7% · CSU Pueblo 93%

Rank by week

Division II rank after each week
Division II rank by week: from No. 28 after Week 1 to No. 89 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#89
Week 8: No. 89 · −2.43 power
Division II rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 128+5.19
Week 225+6.59
Week 361+1.51
Week 468+1.45
Week 590−2.59
Week 690−2.73
Week 781−0.76
Week 889−2.43

Game results

7 games · 2026
Black Hills State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L10–4223%+13.80
W21–13Upset24%−0.35
L13–3840%+6.58
W28–2071%−7.90
L36–4455%−9.41
W44–8—−23.12
W24–21—+2.25
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
6unchanged8-0
+14.69
#7−3.62+29.4
8up 28-0
+13.80
#10−5.80+29.0
30up 45-2-1
+6.58
#31+1.54+5.5
56up 104-4
+1.94
#56+1.10+3.1
77down 45-3
−0.35
#74−6.04+7.3
82up 173-5
−1.29
#90+0.01+3.4
89down 84-3
−2.43
#54−2.08-1.4
116up 111-5-1
−7.90
#111+3.04-15.9
130down 203-5
−9.41
#107−1.73-14.0
160unchanged0-8
−23.12
#155−0.51-42.5