Division II

Northern Michigan

Wildcats · GLIAC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division II rank

#117

Among 170 teams · ▲19 since Week 7

Record

1-7

1-6 vs. Division II

Power rating

−7.90

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+8.88

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Northern Michigan is 1-7 and ranks No. 117 of 170 Division II teams, up 19 spots from Week 7. Its −7.9 power rating is 28.7 points behind No. 1 Slippery Rock.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in Division II, 1st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division II team would have about 3.8 wins against it; Northern Michigan is 2.8 behind, 110th in résumé rank.

Best win: 27–10 over Roosevelt as a 29% underdog.

Next: at Wayne State (MI) on Sat, Oct 31. Northern Michigan is a 10.7-point favorite with a 71% chance to win.

Next game

Northern Michigan by 10.7

Northern Michigan 71% · Wayne State (MI) 29%

Rank by week

Division II rank after each week
Division II rank by week: from No. 141 after Week 1 to No. 117 after Week 8.150100150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#117
Week 8: No. 117 · −7.90 power
Division II rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 1141−9.78
Week 2150−13.67
Week 3153−15.91
Week 4149−14.77
Week 5146−13.73
Week 6142−12.84
Week 7136−11.37
Week 8117−7.90

Game results

8 games · 2026
Northern Michigan results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W27–10Upset29%−4.48
L33–563%+9.80
at Davenport #9
L0–303%+13.34
L0–422%+20.54
L7–4214%+13.34
L14–5631%+1.27
Tiffin #20
L7–35—+9.28
L19–41—+5.13
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

GLIAC
GLIAC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
2down 17-0
+20.54
#1+4.29+26.9
9unchanged8-0
+13.34
#9−3.99+24.4
18up 26-2
+9.80
#15+4.24+7.6
19down 54-3
+9.69
#44+2.40+18.0
37up 94-4
+5.27
#50+4.11+2.3
103down 205-3
−4.48
#57−3.53-2.0
117up 191-7
−7.90
#110+8.88-25.6
151up 10-8
−17.83
#145+5.04-41.5