CFB Power Board

FCS

Holy Cross

Crusaders · Patriot

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#68

Among 128 teams · ▲17 since Week 7

Record

3-5

3-4 vs. FCS

Power rating

−3.99

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−1.35

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Holy Cross is 3-5 and ranks No. 68 of 128 FCS teams, up 17 spots from Week 7. Its −4.0 power rating is 18.3 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 46th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 4.8 wins against it; Holy Cross is 1.8 behind, 73rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 38–30 over Lafayette as a 24% underdog.

Next: at home against Richmond on Sat, Oct 31. Holy Cross is a 1.8-point underdog with a 46% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Richmond
Home

Richmond by 1.8

Holy Cross 46% · Richmond 54%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 106 after Week 1 to No. 68 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#68
Week 8: No. 68 · −3.99 power

Game results

8 games · 2026
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W34–376%−14.54
at Harvard #3
L7–309%+13.16
W41–1440%−10.87
at Lafayette #82
W38–30Upset24%−5.42
Yale #49
L28–38—−0.18
L7–45—+0.85
at Colgate #30
L10–35—+2.39
Lehigh #13
L10–35—+6.52
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Patriot
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
13
6-2
+6.52
#19−4.06+14.4
30
4-4
+2.39
#53−0.88+4.0
50
6-2
−0.22
#23−4.81-3.5
66
4-4
−3.32
#66−4.31-3.4
68
3-5
−3.99
#73−1.35-6.9
81
3-4
−5.34
#68−2.59-5.7
82
3-4
−5.42
#80−5.77-5.9
113
3-5
−10.87
#95−3.75-14.9
114
2-7
−11.01
#116−0.91-15.4
119
1-7
−14.54
#121−4.80-16.8