FCS

Incarnate Word

Cardinals · Southland

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#20

Among 128 teams · ▲7 since Week 7

Record

3-4

3-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

+5.42

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+2.51

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Incarnate Word is 3-4 and ranks No. 20 of 128 FCS teams, up 7 spots from Week 7. Its +5.4 power rating is 8.9 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FCS, 14th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 3.6 wins against it; Incarnate Word is 0.6 behind, 44th in résumé rank.

Best win: 41–16 over UT Rio Grande Valley.

Next: at home against Northwestern State on Sat, Oct 31. Incarnate Word is a 37.2-point favorite with a 97% chance to win.

Next game

Incarnate Word by 37.2

Incarnate Word 97% · Northwestern State 3%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 66 after Week 2 to No. 20 after Week 8.150Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#20
Week 8: No. 20 · +5.42 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 266−4.23
Week 352−1.62
Week 485−6.74
Week 551−1.40
Week 647−0.89
Week 727+3.39
Week 820+5.42

Game results

7 games · 2026
Incarnate Word results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W38–680%−7.34
W41–1651%−1.65
at Lamar #17
L35–3827%+5.86
L26–284%+14.30
L10–6341%+6.98
W30–23—−3.01
L28–38—+5.55
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Southland
Southland power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
1unchanged8-0
+14.30
#1−2.93+27.0
17up 66-2
+5.86
#13−3.19+8.3
20up 73-4
+5.42
#44+2.51-0.6
56up 34-4
−1.65
#60−3.07+1.8
61down 34-4
−2.13
#52−0.58-2.5
64down 133-4
−3.01
#57−1.23-10.0
93down 112-5
−7.34
#67+1.53-15.1
102down 132-6
−8.75
#106−2.09-11.6
110unchanged3-5
−10.16
#89−2.70-23.4
122unchanged0-7
−18.05
#124−2.98-27.6