Division III

Merchant Marine

Mariners · NEWMAC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division III rank

#26

Among 246 teams · ▼16 since Week 7

Record

6-1

6-1 vs. Division III

Power rating

+14.32

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.13

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Merchant Marine is 6-1 and ranks No. 26 of 246 Division III teams, down 16 spots from Week 7. Its +14.3 power rating is 14.3 points behind No. 1 Wisconsin Platteville.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in Division III, 95th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division III team would have about 5.5 wins against it; Merchant Marine is 0.6 ahead, 25th in résumé rank.

Best win: 41–24 over Montclair State. Worst loss: 12–30 to Springfield as a 74% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 6, after Week 5.

Next: at WPI on Sat, Oct 31. Merchant Marine is a 11.0-point favorite with a 72% chance to win.

Next game

at WPI
Away

Merchant Marine by 11.0

Merchant Marine 72% · WPI 28%

Rank by week

Division III rank after each week
Division III rank by week: from No. 50 after Week 1 to No. 26 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#26
Week 8: No. 26 · +14.32 power
Division III rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 150+6.05
Week 217+11.26
Week 328+10.58
Week 417+14.28
Week 56+17.83
Week 66+18.45
Week 710+17.70
Week 826+14.32

Game results

7 games · 2026
Merchant Marine results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L12–30Upset74%+15.27
W28–2185%+5.62
W55–698%−12.66
at MIT #61
W43–771%+8.20
Norwich #193
W44–987%−10.78
Nichols #191
W63–14—−10.23
W41–24—+11.07
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

NEWMAC
NEWMAC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
22up 166-1
+15.27
#9+8.34+11.7
26down 166-1
+14.32
#25+1.13+25.0
61up 233-2
+8.20
#61+5.46+3.4
83down 164-3
+5.62
#95+2.44+7.6
93up 135-2
+4.17
#65−0.63+4.3
115up 154-3
+1.08
#123−4.14+6.6
193down 143-4
−10.78
#162−5.28-9.6
205down 52-6
−12.66
#217+0.92-21.6