FCS

Brown

Bears · Ivy

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#28

Among 128 teams · ▲2 since Week 7

Record

3-3

3-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

+3.33

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.54

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Brown is 3-3 and ranks No. 28 of 128 FCS teams, up 2 spots from Week 7. Its +3.3 power rating is 11.0 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FCS, 18th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 3.4 wins against it; Brown is 0.4 behind, 40th in résumé rank.

Best win: 38–31 over Cornell.

Next: at home against Pennsylvania on Sat, Oct 31. Brown is a 11.6-point favorite with a 73% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Pennsylvania
Home

Brown by 11.6

Brown 73% · Pennsylvania 27%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 40 after Week 3 to No. 28 after Week 8.1204060Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#28
Week 8: No. 28 · +3.33 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 340+0.10
Week 449−0.97
Week 552−1.57
Week 631+2.38
Week 730+3.15
Week 828+3.33

Game results

6 games · 2026
Brown results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W38–3150%+3.97
at Princeton #23
L10–1626%+5.00
Bryant #63
W28–1345%−2.61
L10–1348%−1.09
L10–14—+13.16
at New Haven #108
W17–10—−9.82
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Ivy
Ivy power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
3up 36-0
+13.16
#2+0.29+15.7
23down 144-2
+5.00
#18−0.01+6.0
25down 83-3
+3.97
#31+3.42+2.0
28up 23-3
+3.33
#40+1.54+2.7
49down 83-3
−0.18
#54−2.15+2.3
53up 193-3
−0.67
#50−1.27+0.3
62unchanged3-3
−2.31
#59−2.24+0.3
67down 324-2
−3.36
#30−2.25-4.2