Division III

SUNY Cortland

Red Dragons · Empire 8

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division III rank

#6

Among 246 teams · ▼3 since Week 7

Record

7-0

7-0 vs. Division III

Power rating

+19.76

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+2.81

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

SUNY Cortland is 7-0 and ranks No. 6 of 246 Division III teams, down 3 spots from Week 7. Its +19.8 power rating is 8.8 points behind No. 1 Wisconsin Platteville.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in Division III, 58th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division III team would have about 5.2 wins against it; SUNY Cortland is 1.8 ahead, 3rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 31–21 over Utica. It is unbeaten. Season-high rank: No. 3, after Week 5.

Next: at home against Alfred State on Sat, Oct 31. SUNY Cortland is a 28.4-point favorite with a 93% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Alfred State
Home

SUNY Cortland by 28.4

SUNY Cortland 93% · Alfred State 7%

Rank by week

Division III rank after each week
Division III rank by week: from No. 75 after Week 1 to No. 6 after Week 8.150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#6
Week 8: No. 6 · +19.76 power
Division III rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 175+4.45
Week 230+9.44
Week 36+15.49
Week 45+17.55
Week 53+19.81
Week 63+19.61
Week 73+21.21
Week 86+19.76

Game results

7 games · 2026
SUNY Cortland results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W28–2091%+6.34
at Alfred #134
W45–790%−1.92
at Utica #10
W31–2140%+18.23
W62–695%−8.73
W55–387%−8.56
at Union #96
W26–0—+3.42
at Grove City #42
W28–18—+10.80
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Empire 8
Empire 8 power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
6down 37-0
+19.76
#3+2.81+28.6
10up 26-1
+18.23
#14+6.15+20.3
31up 56-1
+13.51
#39−1.30+27.4
78unchanged5-2
+6.34
#59−0.60+9.3
105up 35-2
+2.44
#79−6.19+14.9
134down 52-5
−1.92
#146+6.60-11.1
182up 21-6
−8.56
#202+3.74-16.1
183down 61-6
−8.73
#187+7.78-25.6
239up 20-7
−23.85
#237−2.01-51.7