CFB Power Board

FCS

Grambling

Tigers · SWAC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#55

Among 128 teams · Unchanged since Week 7

Record

4-3

2-2 vs. FCS

Power rating

−1.63

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+0.68

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Grambling is 4-3 and ranks No. 55 of 128 FCS teams, unchanged from Week 7. Its −1.6 power rating is 15.9 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FCS, 23rd by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 4.3 wins against it; Grambling is 0.3 behind, 36th in résumé rank.

Best win: 45–38 over Jackson State as a 25% underdog. Worst loss: 14–21 to Prairie View A&M as a 65% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 16, after Week 1.

Next: at Texas Southern on Sat, Oct 31. Grambling is a 13.5-point favorite with a 76% chance to win.

Next game

Grambling by 13.5

Grambling 76% · Texas Southern 24%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 16 after Week 1 to No. 55 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#55
Week 8: No. 55 · −1.63 power

Game results

7 games · 2026
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L31–6125%+9.75
W45–38Upset25%+5.03
W63–5969%−6.10
vs. Prairie View A&M #70
Neutral site
L14–21Upset65%−4.36
at TCU
L7–63—+8.02
W48–26—+1.53
W49–7—−12.81
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

SWAC
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
7
6-2
+9.75
#24−2.92+20.1
22
6-2
+5.03
#14−1.80+13.6
42
4-3
+0.42
#43−2.82+1.7
51
4-3
−0.27
#62−6.65+7.9
55
4-3
−1.63
#36+0.68-2.6
57
4-3
−1.78
#32−1.44-8.7
70
4-5
−4.36
#71−3.12-4.1
80
2-6
−5.29
#88+3.13-13.6
85
3-4
−6.10
#79−4.81-2.4
90
2-5
−7.05
#78−0.74-14.7
117
2-5
−13.56
#114−7.86-18.1
120
3-5
−15.49
#113−7.41-16.4