Division III

Macalester

Scots · Minnesota

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division III rank

#169

Among 246 teams · ▼6 since Week 7

Record

3-4

3-4 vs. Division III

Power rating

−7.13

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−2.90

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Macalester is 3-4 and ranks No. 169 of 246 Division III teams, down 6 spots from Week 7. Its −7.1 power rating is 35.7 points behind No. 1 Wisconsin Platteville.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in Division III, 183rd by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division III team would have about 5.9 wins against it; Macalester is 2.9 behind, 157th in résumé rank.

Best win: 34–21 over Hamline. Season-high rank: No. 63, after Week 1.

Next: at St. Olaf on Sat, Oct 31. Macalester is a 5.4-point favorite with a 61% chance to win.

Next game

at St. Olaf
Away

Macalester by 5.4

Macalester 61% · St. Olaf 39%

Rank by week

Division III rank after each week
Division III rank by week: from No. 63 after Week 1 to No. 169 after Week 8.150100150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#169
Week 8: No. 169 · −7.13 power
Division III rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 163+5.18
Week 275+3.71
Week 3142−2.67
Week 4135−1.84
Week 5132−1.42
Week 6154−4.13
Week 7163−5.78
Week 8169−7.13

Game results

7 games · 2026
Macalester results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L3–4713%+13.58
at Augsburg #163
L17–2754%−6.15
L6–6212%+19.12
at Hamline #209
W34–2163%−13.30
W24–1483%−17.08
L45–48—−4.80
W34–21—−15.70
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Minnesota
Minnesota power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
8unchanged7-0
+19.12
#8+0.74+40.4
28up 55-2
+13.58
#51+0.41+36.0
32down 16-1
+13.50
#36−4.08+31.4
69up 125-2
+7.43
#74−3.27+17.3
157down 44-3
−4.80
#102−0.96-14.6
163up 52-5
−6.15
#172+0.66-17.9
169down 63-4
−7.13
#157−2.90-11.0
209down 61-6
−13.30
#189+3.54-37.0
211up 42-5
−13.37
#184−0.08-28.4
225up 20-7
−17.08
#241−2.41-23.1