Division III

Rensselaer

Engineers · Liberty League

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division III rank

#51

Among 246 teams · ▲20 since Week 7

Record

5-2

5-2 vs. Division III

Power rating

+9.70

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−1.04

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Rensselaer is 5-2 and ranks No. 51 of 246 Division III teams, up 20 spots from Week 7. Its +9.7 power rating is 18.9 points behind No. 1 Wisconsin Platteville.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in Division III, 135th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division III team would have about 5.4 wins against it; Rensselaer is 0.4 behind, 57th in résumé rank.

Best win: 33–7 over Hobart as a 25% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 35, after Week 1.

Next: at home against St. Lawrence on Sat, Oct 31. Rensselaer is a 33.7-point favorite with a 96% chance to win.

Next game

vs. St. Lawrence
Home

Rensselaer by 33.7

Rensselaer 96% · St. Lawrence 4%

Rank by week

Division III rank after each week
Division III rank by week: from No. 35 after Week 1 to No. 51 after Week 8.150100150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#51
Week 8: No. 51 · +9.70 power
Division III rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 135+7.09
Week 294+1.46
Week 3156−3.84
Week 476+4.60
Week 575+5.75
Week 667+6.54
Week 771+6.77
Week 851+9.70

Game results

7 games · 2026
Rensselaer results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W41–771%−4.58
W56–094%−17.40
Hilbert #239
W83–098%−23.85
Hobart #73
W33–7Upset25%+6.88
at Brockport #31
L10–4543%+13.51
Utica #10
L14–38—+18.23
WPI #93
W35–7—+4.17
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Liberty League
Liberty League power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
36up 76-1
+12.42
#49−4.25+30.7
51up 205-2
+9.70
#57−1.04+24.0
73up 184-3
+6.88
#78+5.96+3.9
96down 133-4
+3.42
#128+1.89+7.6
153down 93-4
−4.58
#141−1.58-3.6
197down 82-5
−11.31
#188−1.05-18.4
230up 51-6
−17.40
#215−1.60-34.3