FCS

Princeton

Tigers · Ivy

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#23

Among 128 teams · ▼14 since Week 7

Record

4-2

4-2 vs. FCS

Power rating

+5.00

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−0.01

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Princeton is 4-2 and ranks No. 23 of 128 FCS teams, down 14 spots from Week 7. Its +5.0 power rating is 9.3 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 29th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 3.5 wins against it; Princeton is 0.5 ahead, 18th in résumé rank.

Best win: 22–0 over UAlbany. Season-high rank: No. 9, after Week 6.

Next: at home against Cornell on Sat, Oct 31. Princeton is a 5.0-point favorite with a 60% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Cornell
Home

Princeton by 5.0

Princeton 60% · Cornell 40%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 50 after Week 3 to No. 23 after Week 8.1204060Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#23
Week 8: No. 23 · +5.00 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 350−1.47
Week 423+4.11
Week 510+8.34
Week 69+8.43
Week 79+8.89
Week 823+5.00

Game results

6 games · 2026
Princeton results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Harvard #3
L7–3537%+13.16
Brown #28
W16–1074%+3.33
at Wagner #121
W28–1392%−16.64
at Columbia #67
W35–755%−3.36
W22–0—+5.11
at Bryant #63
L14–21—−2.61
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Ivy
Ivy power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
3up 36-0
+13.16
#2+0.29+15.7
23down 144-2
+5.00
#18−0.01+6.0
25down 83-3
+3.97
#31+3.42+2.0
28up 23-3
+3.33
#40+1.54+2.7
49down 83-3
−0.18
#54−2.15+2.3
53up 193-3
−0.67
#50−1.27+0.3
62unchanged3-3
−2.31
#59−2.24+0.3
67down 324-2
−3.36
#30−2.25-4.2