Division II

Catawba

Indians · South Atlantic

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division II rank

#59

Among 170 teams · ▲2 since Week 7

Record

4-4

4-4 vs. Division II

Power rating

+1.78

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+0.74

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Catawba is 4-4 and ranks No. 59 of 170 Division II teams, up 2 spots from Week 7. Its +1.8 power rating is 19.0 points behind No. 1 Slippery Rock.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in Division II, 51st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division II team would have about 5.6 wins against it; Catawba is 1.6 behind, 75th in résumé rank.

Best win: 35–24 over Wingate. Worst loss: 17–28 to Newberry as a 73% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 48, after Week 5.

Next: at home against Carson Newman on Sat, Oct 31. Catawba is a 6.2-point underdog with a 37% chance to win.

Next game

Carson Newman by 6.2

Catawba 37% · Carson Newman 63%

Rank by week

Division II rank after each week
Division II rank by week: from No. 84 after Week 1 to No. 59 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#59
Week 8: No. 59 · +1.78 power
Division II rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 184−1.94
Week 290−2.07
Week 355+2.39
Week 475+0.45
Week 548+3.15
Week 668+0.53
Week 761+1.52
Week 859+1.78

Game results

8 games · 2026
Catawba results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W37–3338%+0.69
L17–28Upset73%+4.37
W35–2457%+4.28
at Tusculum #87
L22–2758%−2.19
W24–1049%−2.08
at Mars Hill #53
L16–22—+2.40
L38–40—+6.94
at Ferrum #126
W13–7—−9.11
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

South Atlantic
South Atlantic power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
22up 16-1
+8.61
#16+0.93+10.7
43unchanged4-2
+4.37
#39−0.16+4.0
45up 24-4
+4.28
#67+0.88+4.3
53up 25-2
+2.40
#35+0.04+2.3
58unchanged3-5
+1.89
#97+2.13+3.8
59up 24-4
+1.78
#75+0.74+1.4
69down 23-4
+0.69
#87−0.12+0.7
85up 43-5
−2.08
#92+2.12-3.6
87up 34-4
−2.19
#78−2.53-1.4
124down 21-7
−9.05
#146+1.27-13.0
—0-0
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