Division III

Ohio Northern

Polar Bears · Ohio

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division III rank

#76

Among 246 teams · ▼20 since Week 7

Record

4-3

4-3 vs. Division III

Power rating

+6.49

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+3.28

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Ohio Northern is 4-3 and ranks No. 76 of 246 Division III teams, down 20 spots from Week 7. Its +6.5 power rating is 22.1 points behind No. 1 Wisconsin Platteville.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in Division III, 49th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division III team would have about 4.8 wins against it; Ohio Northern is 0.8 behind, 75th in résumé rank.

Best win: 20–13 over Marietta. Season-high rank: No. 47, after Week 4.

Next: at home against Mount Union on Sat, Oct 31. Ohio Northern is a 6.5-point underdog with a 37% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Mount Union
Home

Mount Union by 6.5

Ohio Northern 37% · Mount Union 63%

Rank by week

Division III rank after each week
Division III rank by week: from No. 124 after Week 1 to No. 76 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#76
Week 8: No. 76 · +6.49 power
Division III rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 1124−2.18
Week 280+3.29
Week 353+7.18
Week 447+8.51
Week 558+7.92
Week 674+6.07
Week 756+8.90
Week 876+6.49

Game results

7 games · 2026
Ohio Northern results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Heidelberg #13
L3–3424%+17.87
W62–2487%−8.04
L10–3815%+22.46
W42–094%−11.42
W41–13—−12.71
at Marietta #74
W20–13—+6.78
at Adrian #80
L10–17—+5.99
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Ohio
Ohio power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
2unchanged7-0
+22.46
#7+2.48+33.7
13up 46-1
+17.87
#16+4.51+24.0
18up 26-1
+16.52
#22+2.21+26.4
29up 15-2
+13.54
#46+3.83+18.4
74down 14-3
+6.78
#97+2.95+7.3
76down 204-3
+6.49
#75+3.28+7.0
123down 14-3
+0.08
#101−1.41+0.1
177up 52-5
−8.04
#144+6.72-24.0
200down 52-5
−11.42
#186+0.03-18.3
206down 20-7
−12.71
#222+6.16-30.7