Division III

Hanover

Panthers · Heartland

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division III rank

#77

Among 246 teams · ▼18 since Week 7

Record

5-2

5-2 vs. Division III

Power rating

+6.40

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.30

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Hanover is 5-2 and ranks No. 77 of 246 Division III teams, down 18 spots from Week 7. Its +6.4 power rating is 22.2 points behind No. 1 Wisconsin Platteville.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in Division III, 89th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division III team would have about 5.5 wins against it; Hanover is 0.5 behind, 62nd in résumé rank.

Best win: 40–38 over Mount St Joseph. Worst loss: 20–27 to Rose Hulman as a 73% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 47, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Bluffton on Sat, Oct 31. Hanover is a 25.4-point favorite with a 91% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Bluffton
Home

Hanover by 25.4

Hanover 91% · Bluffton 9%

Rank by week

Division III rank after each week
Division III rank by week: from No. 65 after Week 1 to No. 77 after Week 8.150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#77
Week 8: No. 77 · +6.40 power
Division III rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 165+4.95
Week 247+7.45
Week 382+4.11
Week 461+6.88
Week 551+8.53
Week 661+7.04
Week 759+8.67
Week 877+6.40

Game results

7 games · 2026
Hanover results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L20–27Upset73%+5.77
W44–793%−17.32
W21–1493%−11.42
W40–3839%+12.04
Hope #16
L10–2742%+17.58
W43–26—+2.46
Centre #106
W17–0—+2.31
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Heartland
Heartland power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
37down 96-1
+12.04
#44−2.54+20.1
77down 185-2
+6.40
#62+1.30+8.0
81up 185-2
+5.77
#60+1.16+6.1
120up 163-4
+0.28
#134+1.27-8.3
184down 172-4
−8.87
#149−0.56-20.2
207unchanged1-6
−13.20
#229−2.40-13.6
227up 11-6
−17.32
#225−3.39-19.6