Division II

Western Colorado

Mountaineers · Rocky Mountain

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

Division II rank

#8

Among 170 teams · ▲2 since Week 7

Record

8-0

8-0 vs. Division II

Power rating

+13.80

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−5.80

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Western Colorado is 8-0 and ranks No. 8 of 170 Division II teams, up 2 spots from Week 7. Its +13.8 power rating is 7.0 points behind No. 1 Slippery Rock.

It has played one of the softest schedules in Division II, 136th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 Division II team would have about 6.4 wins against it; Western Colorado is 1.6 ahead, 10th in résumé rank.

Best win: 31–17 over Colorado Mesa. It is unbeaten.

Next: at home against South Dakota Mines on Sat, Oct 31. Western Colorado is a 23.8-point favorite with an 89% chance to win.

Next game

Western Colorado by 23.8

Western Colorado 89% · South Dakota Mines 11%

Rank by week

Division II rank after each week
Division II rank by week: from No. 55 after Week 1 to No. 8 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#8
Week 8: No. 8 · +13.80 power
Division II rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 155+2.97
Week 228+5.94
Week 314+9.18
Week 416+8.60
Week 512+10.40
Week 613+10.73
Week 710+11.80
Week 88+13.80

Game results

8 games · 2026
Western Colorado results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W42–1078%−2.43
W55–094%−7.90
W52–2473%−9.41
W70–2199%−23.12
W31–1745%+1.94
W30–976%−1.29
W23–21—+0.06
at West Texas #95
W52–21—−3.15
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Rocky Mountain
Rocky Mountain power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
6unchanged8-0
+14.69
#7−3.62+29.4
8up 28-0
+13.80
#10−5.80+29.0
30up 45-2-1
+6.58
#31+1.54+5.5
56up 104-4
+1.94
#56+1.10+3.1
77down 45-3
−0.35
#74−6.04+7.3
82up 173-5
−1.29
#90+0.01+3.4
89down 84-3
−2.43
#54−2.08-1.4
116up 111-5-1
−7.90
#111+3.04-15.9
130down 203-5
−9.41
#107−1.73-14.0
160unchanged0-8
−23.12
#155−0.51-42.5