FBS

East Carolina

Pirates · American Athletic

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#102

Among 138 teams · ▲5 since Week 7

Record

3-4

2-4 vs. FBS

Power rating

−0.75

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.47

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

East Carolina is 3-4 and ranks No. 102 of 138 FBS teams, up 5 spots from Week 7. Its −0.8 power rating is 23.1 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 98th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.3 wins against it; East Carolina is 2.3 behind, 103rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 28–12 over Rice. Season-high rank: No. 86, after Week 6.

Next: at home against Temple on Sat, Oct 31. East Carolina is a 5.5-point favorite with a 61% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Temple
Home

East Carolina by 5.5

East Carolina 61% · Temple 39%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 126 after Week 1 to No. 102 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#102
Week 8: No. 102 · −0.75 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 1126−8.25
Week 2125−4.32
Week 3106−1.47
Week 496+0.16
Week 594+0.66
Week 686+2.06
Week 7107−1.52
Week 8102−0.75

Game results

7 games · 2026
East Carolina results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Memphis #53
L34–4117%+7.72
at UAB #99
L17–3057%−0.58
Rice #126
W28–1264%−5.30
W42–979%−8.13
at Old Dominion #129
W20–17Upset32%−7.04
L24–27—+0.58
at Alabama #5
L10–48—+19.82
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

American Athletic
American Athletic power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
40up 35-2
+9.46
#38+3.09+12.6
42up 177-1
+9.15
#16+3.13+7.5
51unchanged5-2
+8.14
#53+2.07+13.1
53down 86-2
+7.72
#46+0.41+12.4
57up 35-2
+6.92
#56+0.41+11.4
78down 74-4
+3.55
#100+2.29+5.4
92down 62-5
+0.74
#121+3.48+0.6
94down 123-4
+0.57
#95+4.91-4.3
95down 45-2
+0.51
#54−0.09+3.3
99up 44-3
−0.58
#82+1.12-1.3
102up 53-4
−0.75
#103+1.47-1.3
111up 12-5
−2.11
#122+3.57-2.3
126down 11-7
−5.30
#135+5.37-10.8
132down 11-6
−8.84
#128+4.76-21.4