DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON
The weekly grind · 2026
The Carolinas Conference is a smaller DII league serving programs in North and South Carolina — Barton, Belmont Abbey, Catawba, Erskine, King, and Wingate (now in the SAC) competing in the Charlotte and Piedmont corridor. The conference serves programs that compete between the South Atlantic Conference's depth and the CIAA's HBCU identity, providing DII football access to programs with limited scholarship resources but genuine football traditions in the most competitive prep football region in the country.
Conference standings · Carolinas · 2026
| # | Team | Conf |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chowan | 3-0 |
| 2 | North Greenville | 3-1 |
| 3 | UNC Pembroke | 3-1 |
| 4 | Ferrum | 2-1 |
| 5 | Shorter | 1-3 |
| 6 | Erskine | 0-3 |
| 7 | Barton | 0-3 |
Conference record determines Super Region seeding. Power = neutral-field pts vs. all-level average.
Projected standings · Carolinas · 2026
Odds of winning at least N conference games from current power ratings — full slate played out, not locked to results. Avg = expected wins; W-L = most-likely record.
| # | Team | W-L | Pwr | Avg | ≥6 | ≥5 | ≥4 | ≥3 | ≥2 | ≥1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favorites | ||||||||||
| 1 | UNC Pembroke | 4-2 | +5.6 | 3.9 | 7 | 31 | 65 | 88 | 98 | ✓ |
| Challengers | ||||||||||
| 2 | North Greenville | 4-2 | +4.4 | 3.7 | 5 | 25 | 58 | 85 | 97 | ✓ |
| 3 | Chowan | 3-3 | +2.3 | 3.4 | 3 | 16 | 46 | 77 | 95 | 99 |
| 4 | Shorter | 3-3 | −1.1 | 2.8 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 60 | 87 | 98 |
| The field | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ferrum | 3-3 | −2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 52 | 81 | 97 |
| 6 | Erskine | 2-4 | −3.9 | 2.4 | 3 | 17 | 46 | 78 | 96 | |
| Rebuilding | ||||||||||
| 7 | Barton | 2-4 | −4.8 | 2.2 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 73 | 94 | |
Conference power · Division II
| # | Conference | Avg power |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLIAC | |
| 2 | Mid America | |
| 3 | South Atlantic | |
| 4 | Northern Sun | |
| 5 | Great Midwest Athletic | |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain | |
| 7 | Great American | |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State Athletic | |
| 9 | Lone Star | |
| 10 | SIAC | |
| 11 | Great Lakes | |
| 12 | CIAA | |
| 13 | Northeast 10 | |
| 14 | Mountain East | |
| 15 | CarolinasYou are here |
Round-robin power = strength of schedule-adjusted conference average, points vs. all-level average team. Record = Carolinas's record vs. that conference across all games this season.
The Carolinas Conference is a smaller DII league serving programs in North and South Carolina — Barton, Belmont Abbey, Catawba, Erskine, King, and Wingate (now in the SAC) competing in the Charlotte and Piedmont corridor. The conference serves programs that compete between the South Atlantic Conference's depth and the CIAA's HBCU identity, providing DII football access to programs with limited scholarship resources but genuine football traditions in the most competitive prep football region in the country.
The league stack, sorted by predictive strength. Power is shown as neutral-field points versus the all-level average team, while resume is shown on a 0-100 season score.
| Rank | Team | Record | Power | Resume | ATS | Wins vs Market | Recent Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #293 | UNC Pembroke | 6-2 | −0.5 | 68 | -- | +0.00 | 3-1 over the last 4 (W3 L5 W6 W7) |
| #310 | North Greenville | 6-1 | −1.7 | 79 | -- | +0.00 | 3-1 over the last 4 (W4 W5 L6 W7) |
| #351 | Chowan | 4-3 | −3.8 | 50 | -- | +0.00 | 3-1 over the last 4 (W3 L5 W6 W7) |
| #408 | Shorter | 2-5 | −7.3 | 22 | -- | +0.00 | 1-3 over the last 4 (W4 L5 L6 L7) |
| #420 | Ferrum | 2-5 | −8.7 | 35 | -- | +0.00 | 2-2 over the last 4 (L4 W5 W6 L7) |
| #437 | Erskine | 2-5 | −10.1 | 19 | -- | +0.00 | 0-4 over the last 4 (L4 L5 L6 L7) |
| #456 | Barton | 1-6 | −10.9 | 9 | -- | +0.00 | 0-4 over the last 4 (L3 L4 L5 L7) |
