Division II

Pittsburg State

Gorillas · Mid America

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division II rank

#63

Among 170 teams · ▲28 since Week 7

Record

3-5

3-5 vs. Division II

Power rating

+1.08

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+3.76

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Pittsburg State is 3-5 and ranks No. 63 of 170 Division II teams, up 28 spots from Week 7. Its +1.1 power rating is 19.7 points behind No. 1 Slippery Rock.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in Division II, 15th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division II team would have about 4.8 wins against it; Pittsburg State is 1.8 behind, 81st in résumé rank.

Best win: 52–14 over Central Oklahoma as a 34% underdog.

Next: at Missouri Southern State on Sat, Oct 31. Pittsburg State is a 3.8-point favorite with a 58% chance to win.

Next game

Pittsburg State by 3.8

Pittsburg State 58% · Missouri Southern State 42%

Rank by week

Division II rank after each week
Division II rank by week: from No. 127 after Week 1 to No. 63 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#63
Week 8: No. 63 · +1.08 power
Division II rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 1127−7.60
Week 288−2.00
Week 3111−5.32
Week 4123−6.92
Week 5104−4.65
Week 699−3.53
Week 791−2.25
Week 863+1.08

Game results

8 games · 2026
Pittsburg State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W52–14Upset34%+0.97
W45–4246%−2.78
at Washburn #25
L9–1615%+7.96
W34–2743%−5.78
at Fort Hays #57
L17–4225%+1.89
L23–246%−1.21
L10–21—+11.30
L14–42—+20.54
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Mid America
Mid America power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
10down 36-1
+13.21
#14+0.89+21.3
15up 28-0
+11.30
#6+0.28+11.8
25up 35-2-1
+7.96
#22+3.35+6.0
34down 125-3
+6.02
#28+4.89+5.6
57down 73-5
+1.89
#88+3.95+0.5
63up 283-5
+1.08
#81+3.76-3.0
65down 272-5
+0.97
#80+5.91-9.1
90down 183-5
−2.78
#96+0.91-5.5
100up 172-6
−4.06
#112+3.19-11.8
111up 11-7
−5.78
#136+3.81-10.0