FCS

Indiana State

Sycamores · MVFC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#65

Among 128 teams · ▲9 since Week 7

Record

2-6

2-5 vs. FCS

Power rating

−3.08

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+4.13

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Indiana State is 2-6 and ranks No. 65 of 128 FCS teams, up 9 spots from Week 7. Its −3.1 power rating is 17.4 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FCS, 2nd by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 4.0 wins against it; Indiana State is 1.9 behind, 77th in résumé rank.

Best win: 39–16 over Valparaiso. Season-high rank: No. 47, after Week 3.

Next: at Northern Iowa on Sat, Oct 31. Indiana State is a 11.8-point underdog with a 27% chance to win.

Next game

Northern Iowa by 11.8

Indiana State 27% · Northern Iowa 73%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 95 after Week 1 to No. 65 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#65
Week 8: No. 65 · −3.08 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 195−7.11
Week 260−3.72
Week 347−1.01
Week 457−2.05
Week 569−3.59
Week 669−3.63
Week 774−4.13
Week 865−3.08

Game results

8 games · 2026
Indiana State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L10–1716%+6.61
L24–5719%+13.40
L14–4422%+11.24
L35–4233%+9.18
W39–16—−8.12
W42–35Upset27%−8.34
L19–44—+6.17
L21–23—+1.42
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

MVFC
MVFC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
2unchanged6-2
+13.40
#7+1.62+16.0
5down 26-2
+11.40
#10−1.60+21.4
6down 17-2
+11.24
#6+0.62+13.4
9down 16-3
+9.18
#11+0.63+9.9
12up 35-2
+6.61
#17−0.74+10.7
29down 53-4
+2.65
#42+3.42-3.6
48up 84-5
−0.17
#46+2.68-3.8
65up 92-6
−3.08
#77+4.13-9.3
116up 31-7
−13.39
#109+3.60-27.0