FBS

Missouri State

Bears · Conference USA

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#133

Among 138 teams · ▼3 since Week 7

Record

2-5

1-5 vs. FBS

Power rating

−9.06

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−0.04

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Missouri State is 2-5 and ranks No. 133 of 138 FBS teams, down 3 spots from Week 7. Its −9.1 power rating is 31.4 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FBS, 114th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.5 wins against it; Missouri State is 3.5 behind, 123rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 48–14 over Lindenwood. Season-high rank: No. 102, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Sam Houston on Tue, Oct 27. Missouri State is a 2.3-point favorite with a 55% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Sam Houston
Home

Missouri State by 2.3

Missouri State 55% · Sam Houston 45%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 133 after Week 1 to No. 133 after Week 8.150100150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#133
Week 8: No. 133 · −9.06 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 1133−8.96
Week 2102−0.77
Week 3121−4.96
Week 4126−6.01
Week 5126−5.40
Week 6134−10.13
Week 7130−7.55
Week 8133−9.06

Game results

7 games · 2026
Missouri State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Delaware #109
L38–6136%−2.05
W24–2136%−5.98
L13–3455%−3.95
at SMU #33
L24–3413%+11.09
L24–3064%−4.11
W48–14—−5.23
at Texas A&M #41
L0–50—+9.20
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Conference USA
Conference USA power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
29up 56-1
+11.98
#31−2.45+17.6
81unchanged5-2
+2.83
#55+1.04+4.6
88down 93-4
+1.52
#117+0.05+3.9
106up 164-3
−1.75
#88−0.24-4.3
109up 143-4
−2.05
#116−0.29-0.1
117up 13-4
−2.98
#112−0.44-0.9
119down 43-4
−3.95
#94+1.59-9.3
128down 111-6
−5.98
#131+2.79-5.0
131down 31-6
−8.14
#132+2.03-5.1
133down 32-5
−9.06
#123−0.04-10.4