FCS CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON
The weekly grind · 2026
The Ivy League does not offer athletic scholarships and does not participate in the FCS playoff. It runs an eight-game round-robin and crowns a conference champion, then stops. Harvard and Yale have played every year since 1875 — The Game is the oldest continuous rivalry in college football. The conference's identity is entirely internal: the season exists to play each other, not to qualify for anything outside the league. It is the oldest model in college football and the only one that has never changed.
Conference standings · Ivy · 2026
| # | Team | Conf |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | 3-1 |
| 2 | Princeton | 3-1 |
| 3 | Dartmouth | 3-1 |
| 4 | Yale | 2-2 |
| 5 | Brown | 2-2 |
| 6 | Columbia | 1-3 |
| 7 | Cornell | 1-3 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | 1-3 |
Conference record determines standing. Power = neutral-field pts vs. all-level average. Last 5 = most recent game results.
Projected standings · Ivy · 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 | ≥7 | ≥6 | ≥5 | ≥4 | ≥3 | ≥2 | ≥1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favorites | |||||||||||
| 1 | Harvard | 4-3 | +3.6 | 4.1 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 69 | 89 | 98 | ✓ |
| 2 | Yale | 4-3 | +0.8 | 3.6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 53 | 80 | 95 | 99 |
| Challengers | |||||||||||
| 3 | Princeton | 4-3 | +0.5 | 3.7 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 95 | 99 |
| 4 | Brown | 4-3 | +0.5 | 3.6 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 55 | 81 | 95 | 99 |
| The field | |||||||||||
| 5 | Cornell | 4-3 | −0.2 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 50 | 78 | 94 | 99 |
| 6 | Dartmouth | 3-4 | +0.1 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 49 | 77 | 94 | 99 |
| Rebuilding | |||||||||||
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 3-4 | −2.2 | 3.0 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 65 | 88 | 98 | |
| 8 | Columbia | 3-4 | −3.1 | 3.0 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 64 | 88 | 98 | |
Conference power · FCS
| # | Conference | Avg power |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MVFC | |
| 2 | Big Sky | |
| 3 | UAC | |
| 4 | Southern | |
| 5 | SWAC | |
| 6 | Southland | |
| 7 | OVC | |
| 8 | IvyYou are here | |
| 9 | MEAC | |
| 10 | Coastal Athletic | |
| 11 | Patriot | |
| 12 | NEC | |
| 13 | Pioneer |
Round-robin power = strength of schedule-adjusted conference average, points vs. all-level average team. Record = Ivy's record vs. that conference across all games this season.
The Ivy League does not offer athletic scholarships and does not participate in the FCS playoff. It runs an eight-game round-robin and crowns a conference champion, then stops. Harvard and Yale have played every year since 1875 — The Game is the oldest continuous rivalry in college football. The conference's identity is entirely internal: the season exists to play each other, not to qualify for anything outside the league. It is the oldest model in college football and the only one that has never changed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #149 | Harvard | 6-1 | +13.2 | 78 | 4-3 | +0.42 | 3-1 over the last 4 (W6 W7 W8 L9) |
| #187 | Yale | 4-3 | +10.4 | 59 | 3-4 | -1.73 | 2-2 over the last 4 (W6 L7 L8 W9) |
| #191 | Princeton | 5-2 | +10.1 | 68 | 3-4 | +0.84 | 3-1 over the last 4 (W6 W7 L8 W9) |
| #192 | Brown | 4-3 | +10.1 | 79 | 5-2 | +0.40 | 3-1 over the last 4 (W6 L7 W8 W9) |
| #196 | Dartmouth | 4-3 | +9.7 | 74 | 3-4 | +0.50 | 3-1 over the last 4 (L6 W7 W8 W9) |
| #201 | Cornell | 3-4 | +9.4 | 72 | 4-3 | +0.17 | 1-3 over the last 4 (L6 W7 L8 L9) |
| #227 | Pennsylvania | 3-4 | +7.4 | 52 | 3-4 | -0.47 | 2-2 over the last 4 (W6 L7 W8 L9) |
| #242 | Columbia | 4-3 | +6.5 | 37 | 3-4 | +0.43 | 2-2 over the last 4 (W6 W7 L8 L9) |
