Next game
vs MIT
Sat Oct 24 · 12 pm ET
Toppa Field · series 3-1, last win 2024
Salve Regina University 60% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Salve Regina University
4-2NEWMAC · Toppa Field · 2,500 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
L 21-28 at Merchant Marine
Our model gave Salve Regina University 13% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Two real tests left: MIT 60%, Coast Guard 66%
Win out 26% · expect 2.9 of 4 more wins
Salve Regina University's chance to win each game left, from our model: MIT 60%, Norwich 91%, Coast Guard 66%, WPI 70%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs MIT · our model 60% Salve Regina University
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Salve Regina University · 2026 schedule and results4-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 47%.Our rank entering each game: #514 to #504
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | #514 | #495 | — | @UMass Dartmouth | W 21-13 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #512 | #458 | — | @Western New England | W 24-21 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #502 | #634 | — | William Paterson | W 41-6 | 3-0 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #501 | #569 | — | @SUNY Maritime | W 49-12 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #490 | #453 | — | Springfield | L 23-36 | 4-1 | 1-1 | |
| 6 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | #504 | #484 | — | @Merchant Marine | L 21-28 | 4-2 | 1-2 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #505 | #527 | MIT | 12 pm ET60% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #506 | #634 | Norwich | 12 pm ET91% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Coast Guard | 12 pm ET66% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | WPI | 12 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Salve Regina University, through 6 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Salve Regina University: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Salve Regina University has won three of its last five.
6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4
Range of outcomes · Salve Regina University · 2026
Range of outcomes · Salve Regina University · 2026Salve Regina University’s most likely regular season is 7-3. 94% of outcomes land from 6-4 to 8-2.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
5 wins 6%; 6 wins 25%; 7 wins 43%; 8 wins 26%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor6-6Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
Base8-4Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
Ceiling10-2Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 6 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-2
Game feel49even gamescombined pts / game5th highest-scoring of 8 in the NEWMAC
Heart rate2-1some dramain one-score games (3 of 6)3rd most one-score games of 8 in the NEWMAC
Margin+10.5competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 8 in the NEWMAC
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among NEWMAC teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
Salve Regina is the Rhode Island Seahawks — a stable NEWMAC program anchored by Kevin Gilmartin's 13-season tenure (70-33 record, winningest coach in program history), proving that patience and continuity build lasting football success.
Title DroughtSince 1975 · 51 yrs
Fans here believe no chip — Salve Regina plays for the satisfaction of consistent winning and for loyalty to Kevin Gilmartin, the program's greatest coach.
Game day
The experience
Salve Regina is the Rhode Island Seahawks — a stable NEWMAC program anchored by Kevin Gilmartin's 13-season tenure (70-33 record, winningest coach in program history), proving that patience and continuity build lasting football success.
Playoff path
Salve Regina University sits 4th in the NEWMAC and 65th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
NEWMAC · 2026
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merchant Marine | 4-0 | 6-0 | 72.9 |
| 2 | Springfield | 3-0 | 5-1 | 66.9 |
| 3 | WPI | 2-1 | 4-2 | 56.4 |
| 4 | Salve Regina | 1-2 | 4-2 | 58.8 |
| 5 | MIT | 1-2 | 3-2 | 54.8 |
| 6 | Coast Guard | 1-2 | 3-3 | 48.3 |
| 7 | Norwich | 1-2 | 3-3 | 48.0 |
| 8 | SUNY Maritime | 0-4 | 2-5 | 43.4 |
58.8 CFB Zeitgeist#65 of 245 D351.5 strength of schedule
Win the NEWMAC for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 4-2
Signature win 49-12 over SUNY Maritime; toughest day 23-36 against Springfield.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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