DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Great Midwest Athletic

#34 overall#9 in DIIRR50 -3.5Upper strength -2.210 teamsTop 25 teams 0

VERDICT BEGINS · 2026

Ohio Valley Football

The G-MAC is a smaller DII conference based in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia — programs like Findlay, Malone, Ohio Valley, Central State (HBCU), and Rio Grande competing in a region that produces football players at a rate disproportionate to its DII enrollment. Central State University in Wilberforce is the conference's most historically significant HBCU member, and their football program carries a cultural weight that the G-MAC's small footprint understates.

Division II10 teamsRace: Super RegionLeader: Findlay

Great Midwest Athletic · 2026 Season

Three Things to Watch

The AnchorFindlay: Northwest Ohio's DII Standard

The University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio has been the G-MAC's most consistent winner — multiple conference titles and Super Region appearances from a private university in northwest Ohio. Their program culture is built on development and retention, keeping players through four years in a system that produces NFL undrafted free agents at a rate that exceeds their recruiting profile.

The Cultural Anchor

Central State: HBCU Football in the G-MAC

Central State University is Ohio's only public HBCU and the G-MAC's most culturally significant program. Their Wilberforce, Ohio campus carries a historical weight that predates the conference by a century. Their football program — rebuilding consistently from a limited recruiting base — represents the HBCU mission of competing with fewer resources while maintaining academic and cultural priorities that scholarship-first programs don't always share.

Wild Card

Malone and the Ohio Pipeline

Malone University in Canton, Ohio — in the shadow of Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Massillon-McKinley rivalry corridor — has access to northeast Ohio football players who choose a Christian liberal arts education over scholarship offers. Their program competes with a specific identity and draws from a recruitment base that the G-MAC's larger programs often overlook. In a good year, Malone challenges for the conference title.

Conference Standings · Great Midwest Athletic · 2026

Standings

# Team Conf Overall Pwr Last 5
1Findlay1–03–0-1.8
2Northwood1–03–0-2.7
3Walsh1–03–0-3.1
4Tiffin1–02–1-2.5
5Ashland1–01–2-1.8
6Hillsdale0–12–1-3.1
7Lake Erie0–12–1-4.9
8Ohio Dominican0–11–2-3.4
9Thomas More0–10–3-4.5
10Kentucky Wesleyan0–10–3-6.9

Conference record determines Super Region seeding. Power = neutral-field pts vs. all-level average.

Projected Standings · Great Midwest Athletic · 2026

Win Projection

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 ≥9≥8≥7≥6≥5≥4≥3≥2≥1
Favorites
1Findlay5–4+1.74.83133359829499✓
2Ashland5–4+1.64.83133359819499✓
Challengers
3Tiffin5–4+0.94.83123257809499✓
4Northwood5–4+0.84.62102853779398✓
5Walsh5–4+0.44.5292651769298✓
The Field
6Hillsdale5–4+0.44.62102854789398✓
7Ohio Dominican5–4+0.14.62102752779298✓
8Thomas More4–5-1.04.3172245718998✓
Rebuilding
9Lake Erie4–5-1.44.2162042688897✓
10Kentucky Wesleyan4–5-3.43.73102853789499

Conference Power · Division II

Where We Stand

# Conference Avg Power vs Focal Top Team
1GLIAC
-2.8
4–1Ferris State
2South Atlantic
-2.8
0–1Carson Newman
3Mid America
-3.0
—Central Oklahoma
4Northern Sun
-3.2
—Minnesota State
5Rocky Mountain
-3.3
—CSU Pueblo
6SIAC
-3.3
—Edward Waters
7Great Midwest AthleticYou are here
-3.5
—Findlay
8Lone Star
-3.6
—Western Oregon
9Great Lakes
-3.6
2–1Indianapolis
10Great American
-3.8
—Harding
11Pennsylvania State Athletic
-3.9
0–2Kutztown
12CIAA
-4.0
—Virginia State
13Northeast 10
-4.0
1–0Franklin Pierce
14Carolinas
-4.3
—UNC Pembroke
15Mountain East
-4.5
4–1Charleston (WV)

Round-robin power = strength of schedule-adjusted conference average, points vs. all-level average team. Record = Great Midwest Athletic's record vs. that conference across all games this season.

The G-MAC is a smaller DII conference based in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia — programs like Findlay, Malone, Ohio Valley, Central State (HBCU), and Rio Grande competing in a region that produces football players at a rate disproportionate to its DII enrollment. Central State University in Wilberforce is the conference's most historically significant HBCU member, and their football program carries a cultural weight that the G-MAC's small footprint understates.

Conference Snapshot

RR50-3.5
Upper Strength-2.2
Median Power-3.2
Resume Pulse53.5
Avg ATS--
Wins vs Market+0.00
Top-to-Middle Gap1.3
Combined Record17-13

`RR50`, `Upper Strength`, and `Median Power` are shown on the same public power scale as the rest of the site: points on a neutral field versus the average all-level NCAA team. Very small affiliations are gently regressed toward their subdivision baseline so a one-team outlier does not hijack the entire conference board.

Great Midwest Athletic Team Board

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
#298 Findlay 3-0 -1.8 91 -- +0.00 3-0 over the last 3 (W1 W2 W3)
#300 Ashland 1-2 -1.8 29 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (L1 L2 W3)
#319 Tiffin 2-1 -2.5 71 -- +0.00 2-1 over the last 3 (L1 W1 W3)
#324 Northwood 3-0 -2.7 77 -- +0.00 3-0 over the last 3 (W1 W2 W3)
#331 Walsh 3-0 -3.1 72 -- +0.00 3-0 over the last 3 (W1 W1 W3)
#334 Hillsdale 2-1 -3.1 69 -- +0.00 2-1 over the last 3 (W1 W2 L3)
#343 Ohio Dominican 1-2 -3.4 43 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (W1 L1 L3)
#379 Thomas More 0-3 -4.5 9 -- +0.00 0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L2 L3)
#392 Lake Erie 2-1 -4.9 55 -- +0.00 2-1 over the last 3 (W1 W2 L3)
#417 Kentucky Wesleyan 0-3 -6.9 20 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L2 L3)