Division II

Grand Valley State

Lakers · GLIAC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division II rank

#19

Among 170 teams · ▼5 since Week 7

Record

4-3

4-3 vs. Division II

Power rating

+9.69

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+2.40

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Grand Valley State is 4-3 and ranks No. 19 of 170 Division II teams, down 5 spots from Week 7. Its +9.7 power rating is 11.1 points behind No. 1 Slippery Rock.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in Division II, 26th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division II team would have about 4.3 wins against it; Grand Valley State is 0.3 behind, 44th in résumé rank.

Best win: 20–10 over Ashland. Season-high rank: No. 7, after Week 3.

Next: at Roosevelt on Sat, Oct 31. Grand Valley State is a 16.7-point favorite with an 81% chance to win.

Next game

at Roosevelt
Away

Grand Valley State by 16.7

Grand Valley State 81% · Roosevelt 19%

Rank by week

Division II rank after each week
Division II rank by week: from No. 11 after Week 1 to No. 19 after Week 8.1510152025Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#19
Week 8: No. 19 · +9.69 power
Division II rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 111+9.21
Week 29+10.13
Week 37+13.18
Week 47+13.35
Week 58+13.23
Week 611+11.60
Week 714+11.00
Week 819+9.69

Game results

7 games · 2026
Grand Valley State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L20–2763%+5.27
L34–4136%+20.54
L35–4157%+9.80
W69–399%−17.83
at Ashland #50
W20–10—+3.27
W56–14—−3.15
W38–10—−4.09
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

GLIAC
GLIAC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
2down 17-0
+20.54
#1+4.29+26.9
9unchanged8-0
+13.34
#9−3.99+24.4
18up 26-2
+9.80
#15+4.24+7.6
19down 54-3
+9.69
#44+2.40+18.0
37up 94-4
+5.27
#50+4.11+2.3
103down 205-3
−4.48
#57−3.53-2.0
117up 191-7
−7.90
#110+8.88-25.6
151up 10-8
−17.83
#145+5.04-41.5