FCS

Columbia

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  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#67

Among 128 teams · ▼32 since Week 7

Record

4-2

4-2 vs. FCS

Power rating

−3.36

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−2.25

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Columbia is 4-2 and ranks No. 67 of 128 FCS teams, down 32 spots from Week 7. Its −3.4 power rating is 17.7 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 62nd by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 4.1 wins against it; Columbia is 0.1 behind, 30th in résumé rank.

Best win: 28–27 over Pennsylvania. Worst loss: 18–38 to Dartmouth as a 71% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 35, after Week 7.

Next: at home against Yale on Sat, Oct 31. Columbia is a 1.0-point underdog with a 48% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Yale
Home

Yale by 1.0

Columbia 48% · Yale 52%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 38 after Week 3 to No. 67 after Week 8.150Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#67
Week 8: No. 67 · −3.36 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 338+0.49
Week 442−0.11
Week 578−5.00
Week 648−1.13
Week 735+0.96
Week 867−3.36

Game results

6 games · 2026
Columbia results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L18–38Upset71%−0.67
W28–2744%−2.31
at Marist #76
W41–28Upset28%−5.12
L7–3545%+5.00
at Georgetown #81
W20–17—−5.34
W40–34—−5.42
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