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FCS

Mississippi Valley State

Delta Devils · SWAC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#120

Among 128 teams · Unchanged since Week 7

Record

3-5

2-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

−15.49

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−7.41

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Mississippi Valley State is 3-5 and ranks No. 120 of 128 FCS teams, unchanged from Week 7. Its −15.5 power rating is 29.8 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FCS, 119th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 6.4 wins against it; Mississippi Valley State is 3.4 behind, 113th in résumé rank.

Best win: 28–27 over Prairie View A&M as a 13% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 112, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Alcorn State on Sat, Oct 31. Mississippi Valley State is a 9.9-point underdog with a 30% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Alcorn State
Home

Alcorn State by 9.9

Mississippi Valley State 30% · Alcorn State 70%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 118 after Week 1 to No. 120 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#120
Week 8: No. 120 · −15.49 power

Game results

8 games · 2026
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L14–3432%−1.78
W38–3436%−13.56
W28–27Upset13%−4.36
L15–415%−0.27
L6–2165%−4.07
vs. Lincoln (PA)
Neutral site
W31–20—−16.57
L0–52—−16.34
at Nicholls #110
L10–44—−10.16
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

SWAC
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
7
6-2
+9.75
#24−2.92+20.1
22
6-2
+5.03
#14−1.80+13.6
42
4-3
+0.42
#43−2.82+1.7
51
4-3
−0.27
#62−6.65+7.9
55
4-3
−1.63
#36+0.68-2.6
57
4-3
−1.78
#32−1.44-8.7
70
4-5
−4.36
#71−3.12-4.1
80
2-6
−5.29
#88+3.13-13.6
85
3-4
−6.10
#79−4.81-2.4
90
2-5
−7.05
#78−0.74-14.7
117
2-5
−13.56
#114−7.86-18.1
120
3-5
−15.49
#113−7.41-16.4