FCS

North Alabama

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  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#46

Among 128 teams · ▲1 since Week 7

Record

4-4

4-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

+0.12

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−0.83

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

North Alabama is 4-4 and ranks No. 46 of 128 FCS teams, up 1 spot from Week 7. Its +0.1 power rating is 14.2 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 39th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.1 wins against it; North Alabama is 1.1 behind, 58th in résumé rank.

Best win: 23–20 over Western Illinois. Worst loss: 25–30 to SE Louisiana as a 69% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 32, after Week 4.

Next: at Central Arkansas on Sat, Oct 31. North Alabama is a 3.7-point favorite with a 58% chance to win.

Next game

North Alabama by 3.7

North Alabama 58% · Central Arkansas 42%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 41 after Week 1 to No. 46 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#46
Week 8: No. 46 · +0.12 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 141+0.74
Week 263−4.16
Week 344−0.46
Week 432+1.53
Week 532+1.05
Week 634+0.86
Week 747−0.34
Week 846+0.12

Game results

8 games · 2026
North Alabama results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L21–2734%+7.60
L28–3160%+1.72
W20–1665%−5.17
W23–2062%−0.46
W38–2051%−6.10
L25–30Upset69%−2.13
L14–31—+3.48
vs. Samford #79
Neutral site
W22–10—−5.24
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

UAC
UAC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
8up 38-0
+9.36
#4−6.78+19.3
11up 27-2
+7.60
#16−4.53+15.2
34down 34-4
+1.72
#27+3.35-3.4
46up 14-4
+0.12
#58−0.83+0.8
47down 134-3
−0.06
#35−0.10+2.1
73down 52-6
−4.92
#93+1.51-5.6
77up 103-5
−5.17
#69+1.27-10.5
109down 71-7
−10.08
#115+2.52-17.4