FCS CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Coastal Athletic

#18 overall#7 in FCSRR50 +9.9Upper strength +11.813 teamsTop 25 teams 0

VERDICT BEGINS · 2026

Coastal Athletic

The Coastal Athletic season is underway. FCS Playoff picture is still open.

FCS13 teamsRace: FCS PlayoffLeader: Rhode Island

Coastal Athletic · 2026 Season

Three Things to Watch

The FrontrunnerRhode Island's Title Defense

Rhode Island sit atop the Coastal Athletic midway through 2026 (+15.3), going 2–1 in 2026. Until someone closes the gap, every other team in this conference is chasing them.

The ChallengerMonmouth: Closing the Gap

At +11.6, Monmouth sit at 1–2 — the most realistic challenger in the Coastal Athletic. The gap to the frontrunner is 3.7 power points, a margin that one strong head-to-head result can erase.

Wild CardCan Stony Brook Break Through?

Stony Brook sit at 1–2 and rank outside the top two in Coastal Athletic power — but their offensive efficiency numbers suggest a team capable of an upset. If they can improve on this season's inconsistency, the playoff run conversation changes.

Conference Standings · Coastal Athletic · 2026

Standings

#	Team	Conf	Overall	Pwr
1	Rhode Island	1–0	2–1	+15.3
2	Bryant	1–0	2–1	+10.6
3	UAlbany	1–0	2–1	+10.1
4	Monmouth	1–0	1–2	+11.6
5	Maine	1–0	1–2	+9.3
6	Campbell	0–0	2–1	+9.8
7	Stony Brook	0–0	1–2	+10.7
8	North Carolina A&T	0–0	0–3	+5.8
9	Elon	0–1	2–1	+10.5
10	New Hampshire	0–1	1–2	+9.6
11	Hampton	0–1	1–2	+6.6
12	Towson	0–1	0–3	+10.3
13	Sacred Heart	0–1	0–2	+9.1

Conference record determines standing. Power = neutral-field pts vs. all-level average. Last 5 = most recent game results.

Projected Standings · Coastal 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	≥8	≥7	≥6	≥5	≥4	≥3	≥2	≥1
Favorites
1	Rhode Island	5–3	+5.4	5.0	2	14	38	66	87	97	✓	✓
2	Monmouth	5–3	+1.7	4.5	1	7	24	50	76	92	99	✓
3	Stony Brook	4–4	+0.7	4.1		4	16	39	66	87	97	✓
Challengers
4	Elon	4–4	+0.6	4.2		4	17	42	69	89	98	✓
5	Bryant	4–4	+0.6	4.1		4	17	40	68	88	97	✓
6	Towson	4–4	+0.3	4.0		3	14	36	64	86	97	✓
The Field
7	Campbell	4–4	-0.2	4.1		4	16	38	66	87	97	✓
8	UAlbany	4–4	+0.2	4.0		3	13	35	63	85	96	✓
9	New Hampshire	4–4	-0.3	3.9		3	12	33	60	83	96	✓
10	Maine	4–4	-0.6	3.8		2	10	30	57	82	95	99
Rebuilding
11	Sacred Heart	4–4	-0.9	3.8		3	12	32	60	83	96	✓
12	Hampton	3–5	-3.4	3.4		1	7	21	47	74	92	99
13	North Carolina A&T	3–5	-4.2	3.1		1	4	16	38	67	89	98

Conference Power · FCS

Where We Stand

#	Conference	Avg Power	vs Focal	Top Team
1	MVFC	+11.6	—	Illinois State
2	Big Sky	+11.0	—	Montana State
3	UAC	+10.7	—	Tarleton State
4	Southland	+10.6	—	Stephen F. Austin
5	SWAC	+10.3	—	Prairie View A&M
6	MEAC	+10.2	0–3	South Carolina State
7	Coastal AthleticYou are here	+9.9	—	Rhode Island
8	Southern	+9.9	2–1	Tennessee Tech
9	Patriot	+9.7	—	Lehigh
10	OVC	+9.6	1–0	UT Martin
11	NEC	+9.0	3–0	Robert Morris
12	Pioneer	+8.9	1–0	San Diego
13	Ivy	+8.3	—	Harvard

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

Coastal Athletic is outperforming its raw power profile. The league body of work is stronger than the market would expect.

Conference Snapshot

RR50+9.9

Upper Strength+11.8

Median Power+10.0

Resume Pulse44.0

Avg ATS43.6%

Wins vs Market+0.02

Top-to-Middle Gap5.2

Combined Record15-23

League Drivers

Power leader Rhode Island #105 overall | +15.3 pts vs avg Resume leader Campbell #198 overall | 90 / 100 resume ATS leader UAlbany 100.0% cover rate Beat expectation Campbell +1.34 wins vs market

Coastal 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
#105	Rhode Island	2-1	+15.3	57	2-1	+0.17	2-1 over the last 3 (W1 L1 W2)
#157	Monmouth	1-2	+11.6	44	0-3	-0.08	1-2 over the last 3 (L1 W1 L2)
#174	Stony Brook	1-2	+10.7	22	0-2	-0.41	1-2 over the last 3 (L1 W1 L2)
#176	Bryant	2-1	+10.6	79	2-1	+0.76	2-1 over the last 3 (W1 L1 W2)
#179	Elon	2-1	+10.5	57	1-1	-0.24	2-1 over the last 3 (W1 W1 L2)
#184	Towson	0-3	+10.3	34	2-1	-0.59	0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L1 L2)
#188	UAlbany	2-1	+10.1	72	3-0	+1.14	2-1 over the last 3 (W1 L1 W2)
#198	Campbell	2-1	+9.8	90	3-0	+1.34	2-1 over the last 3 (W1 W1 L2)
#206	New Hampshire	1-2	+9.6	12	0-3	-0.65	1-2 over the last 3 (L1 L1 W2)
#210	Maine	1-2	+9.3	27	1-2	-0.33	1-2 over the last 3 (W1 L1 L2)
#216	Sacred Heart	0-2	+9.1	12	1-1	-0.21	0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#257	Hampton	1-2	+6.6	41	0-2	-0.39	0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#262	North Carolina A&T	0-3	+5.8	24	1-2	-0.32	0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L1 L2)