DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Northeast 10

#40 overall#15 in DIIRR50 -4.0Upper strength -2.58 teamsTop 25 teams 0

VERDICT BEGINS · 2026

New England's DII Circuit

The Northeast-10 is a DII conference serving New England and the mid-Atlantic — programs like Southern Connecticut, New Haven, American International, and Assumption competing in football markets where the sport is not the dominant athletic identity. The conference has lost several programs to Division I transitions — Merrimack, LeMoyne, Stonehill — which reflects both the NE-10's competitive quality and the challenge of retaining programs in markets where DII football has limited commercial infrastructure.

Division II8 teamsRace: Super RegionLeader: Franklin Pierce

Northeast 10 · 2026 Season

Three Things to Watch

The Standard

Southern Connecticut: New Haven's DII Program

Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven has been the NE-10's most consistent program over the last decade — multiple conference titles and Super Region appearances from a state university in Connecticut's largest city. Their program draws from the Connecticut and western Massachusetts pipeline, developing players who chose DII development over lower-level FCS scholarship programs. They enter 2026 as the conference's highest-rated program.

The RivalNew Haven's Consistent Challenge

The University of New Haven — private, in West Haven, Connecticut — has matched Southern Connecticut for the NE-10 title in multiple years and appeared in Super Region games. Their program draws from the same Connecticut pipeline as SCSU and competes with a slightly different identity: more pass-oriented, with a quarterback development emphasis that reflects their New Haven location and proximity to the Boston and New York skill-player markets.

Wild CardAmerican International: AIC's Springfield Standard

American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts plays in one of New England's most competitive football markets — the Pioneer Valley, between the Pioneer Football League's non-scholarship programs and the New England small-college corridor. AIC's football program competes with scholarship aid in a region where that distinction matters, and they have won NE-10 titles when their physical identity and Springfield pipeline have been at full strength.

Conference Standings · Northeast 10 · 2026

Standings

# Team Conf Overall Pwr Last 5
1Bentley2–02–1-2.9
2Franklin Pierce1–01–1-1.6
3Southern Connecticut State1–01–1-5.0
4Assumption1–01–2-3.5
5American International0–12–1-4.1
6Pace0–11–2-4.4
7Post0–10–3-7.0
8Saint Anselm0–20–3-6.1

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

Projected Standings · Northeast 10 · 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 ≥8≥7≥6≥5≥4≥3≥2≥1
Favorites
1Franklin Pierce5–3+2.74.6182653799399✓
2Bentley4–4+1.44.3162046739198✓
Challengers
3Assumption4–4+0.84.2141741688897✓
4American International4–4+0.24.141538658797✓
The Field
5Pace4–4-0.14.031435638596✓
6Southern Connecticut State4–4-0.63.931232608396✓
Rebuilding
7Saint Anselm4–4-1.83.72102956809599
8Post3–5-2.63.4172247749299

Conference Power · Division II

Where We Stand

# Conference Avg Power vs Focal Top Team
1GLIAC
-2.8
0–1Ferris State
2South Atlantic
-2.8
—Carson 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 Athletic
-3.5
0–1Findlay
8Lone Star
-3.6
—Western Oregon
9Great Lakes
-3.6
—Indianapolis
10Great American
-3.8
—Harding
11Pennsylvania State Athletic
-3.9
1–2Kutztown
12CIAA
-4.0
—Virginia State
13Northeast 10You are here
-4.0
—Franklin Pierce
14Carolinas
-4.3
—UNC Pembroke
15Mountain East
-4.5
0–3Charleston (WV)

Round-robin power = strength of schedule-adjusted conference average, points vs. all-level average team. Record = Northeast 10's record vs. that conference across all games this season.

The Northeast-10 is a DII conference serving New England and the mid-Atlantic — programs like Southern Connecticut, New Haven, American International, and Assumption competing in football markets where the sport is not the dominant athletic identity. The conference has lost several programs to Division I transitions — Merrimack, LeMoyne, Stonehill — which reflects both the NE-10's competitive quality and the challenge of retaining programs in markets where DII football has limited commercial infrastructure.

Conference Snapshot

RR50-4.0
Upper Strength-2.5
Median Power-4.0
Resume Pulse41.4
Avg ATS--
Wins vs Market+0.00
Top-to-Middle Gap2.7
Combined Record8-14

`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.

Northeast 10 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
#293 Franklin Pierce 1-1 -1.6 81 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (L1 W3)
#327 Bentley 2-1 -2.9 55 -- +0.00 2-1 over the last 3 (L1 W2 W3)
#351 Assumption 1-2 -3.5 23 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (L1 L2 W3)
#370 American International 2-1 -4.1 53 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (W1 L3)
#376 Pace 1-2 -4.4 51 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L3)
#394 Southern Connecticut State 1-1 -5.0 64 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (L1 W3)
#409 Saint Anselm 0-3 -6.1 2 -- +0.00 0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L2 L3)
#418 Post 0-3 -7.0 2 -- +0.00 0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L2 L3)