Next game
at SUNY Maritime
Sat Oct 24 · 2 pm ET
Reinhart Field · series 0-3, lost the last 3
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 84% to win · our ratings after 6 games
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
4-2NEWMAC · Alumni Stadium (Worcester, MA) · 2,000 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
L 13-19 at Springfield
Our model gave Worcester Polytechnic Institute 21% before kickoff
The rest of the season
Three real tests left: Merchant Marine 14%, Salve Regina 30%, MIT 45%
Win out 2% · expect 1.7 of 4 more wins
Worcester Polytechnic Institute's chance to win each game left, from our model: SUNY Maritime 84%, Merchant Marine 14%, MIT 45%, Salve Regina 30%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line at SUNY Maritime · our model 84% Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Worcester Polytechnic Institute · 2026 schedule and results4-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 50%.Our rank entering each game: #630 to #572
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #630 | #487 | — | @Rensselaer | L 7-35 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #624 | #480 | — | New England | W 22-21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #615 | #517 | — | Husson | W 13-7 | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 25 | #611 | #526 | — | @Coast Guard | W 24-17 | 3-1 | 1-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #594 | #655 | — | Norwich | W 45-19 | 4-1 | 2-0 | |
| 6 | Bye week | ||||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | #572 | #457 | — | @Springfield | L 13-19 | 4-2 | 2-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #556 | #611 | @SUNY Maritime | 2 pm ET84% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #556 | #483 | Merchant Marine | 12 pm ET14% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | MIT | 12 pm ET45% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Salve Regina | 12 pm ET | ||||||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute: 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
Worcester Polytechnic Institute has won four of its last five.
4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Streak L1Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 4-6
Range of outcomes · Worcester Polytechnic Institute · 2026
Range of outcomes · Worcester Polytechnic Institute · 2026Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s most likely regular season is 6-4. 93% of outcomes land from 5-5 to 7-3.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
4 wins 5%; 5 wins 35%; 6 wins 42%; 7 wins 16%; 8 wins 2%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 feel40rock fightscombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 8 in the NEWMAC
Heart rate3-1white-knucklein one-score games (4 of 6)1st most one-score games of 8 in the NEWMAC
Margin+1.0competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 8 in the NEWMAC
Measured from 6 games · ranks are among NEWMAC teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
The Engineers of WPI, one of the oldest football programs in the country (since 1887), a NEWMAC champion in 2019 who play tough, disciplined small-college football at Alumni Stadium in Worcester.
Title DroughtSince 2019 · 7 yrs
WPI has played football since 1887 and won the NEWMAC in 2019 — and gets dismissed as just an engineering school that happens to suit up on Saturdays.
Game day
The experience
The Engineers of WPI, one of the oldest football programs in the country (since 1887), a NEWMAC champion in 2019 who play tough, disciplined small-college football at Alumni Stadium in Worcester.
Playoff path
Worcester Polytechnic Institute sits 3rd in the NEWMAC and 82nd 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 |
56.4 CFB Zeitgeist#82 of 245 D350.7 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 45-19 over Norwich; toughest day 7-35 against Rensselaer.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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