Predicted Order of Conference Finish Saturday, August 1, 2026
Teams are ordered by projected conference winning percentage. “Projected Record” (e.g. 6.1–2.9) is a team’s expected wins and losses: the sum of its game-by-game win probabilities across the conference schedule.
American Rivers Conference (ARC)
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
Wartburg
1
6.1–0.9
2
1
Coe
2
5.6–1.4
1
2
Central IA
3
5.2–1.8
3
3
Dubuque
4
3.4–3.6
4
4
Simpson IA
5
2.9–4.1
6
5
Loras
6
2.0–5.0
5
7
Nebraska Wesleyan
7
1.7–5.3
7
6
Buena Vista
8
1.0–6.0
8
8
American Southwest Conference
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
Hardin-Simmons
1
4.3–0.7
1
2
Mary Hardin-Baylor
2
4.1–0.9
2
1
McMurry
3
1.9–3.1
5
3
East Texas Baptist
4
1.7–3.3
3
4
Schreiner
5
1.6–3.4
4
5
Howard Payne
6
1.4–3.6
6
6
Centennial Conference
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
Johns Hopkins
1
6.0–1.0
1
1
Carnegie Mellon
2
5.5–1.5
3
2
Muhlenberg
3
4.2–2.8
2
5
Franklin & Marshall
4
4.2–2.8
5
3
Ursinus
5
3.7–3.3
4
4
Dickinson
6
2.7–4.3
6
6
Gettysburg
7
1.2–5.8
7
8
McDaniel
8
0.5–6.5
8
7
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
North Central
1
7.8–0.2
1
1
Wheaton
2
6.8–1.2
2
2
Illinois Wesleyan
3
4.5–3.5
3
6
Augustana IL
4
4.5–3.5
4
4
Carroll WI
5
4.4–3.6
5
3
Carthage
6
2.8–5.2
7
5
North Park
7
2.8–5.2
6
7
Millikin
8
1.6–6.4
8
8
Elmhurst
9
0.8–7.2
9
9
Conference of New England (CNE)
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
Endicott
1
6.5–0.5
1
1
Western New England
2
5.4–1.6
2
2
Curry
3
4.4–2.6
4
4
U of New England
4
4.3–2.7
3
5
Husson
5
4.0–3.0
6
3
Nichols
6
2.2–4.8
5
7
New England Coll
7
0.7–6.3
7
6
Maine Maritime
8
0.5–6.5
8
8
Empire 8
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
Cortland St
1
6.2–0.8
1
1
Brockport St
2
5.6–1.4
2
2
Utica
3
5.2–1.8
3
3
St John Fisher
4
3.4–3.6
5
4
Alfred
5
2.8–4.2
4
6
Morrisville St
6
2.0–5.0
8
5
Alfred St
7
1.9–5.1
6
7
Hartwick
8
0.8–6.2
7
8
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
Hanover
1
5.6–0.4
2
1
Mt St Joseph
2
4.8–1.2
1
2
Franklin
3
3.4–2.6
3
4
Rose-Hulman
4
3.2–2.8
4
3
Bluffton
5
2.7–3.3
5
5
Anderson IN
6
0.8–5.2
7
6
Manchester
7
0.6–5.4
6
7
Landmark
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
Susquehanna
1
5.7–0.3
1
1
Wilkes
2
4.1–1.9
3
2
Western Conn St
3
3.3–2.7
2
5
Lycoming
4
3.2–2.8
4
3
Moravian
5
2.4–3.6
5
4
Catholic
6
1.6–4.4
6
6
Juniata
7
0.6–5.4
7
7
Liberty League
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
Ithaca
1
5.6–1.4
2
1
RPI
2
5.5–1.5
1
4
Hobart
3
5.0–2.0
3
2
Union NY
4
4.6–2.4
4
3
Rochester
5
3.4–3.6
5
5
St Lawrence
6
2.2–4.8
6
6
Buffalo St
7
1.4–5.6
7
7
Hilbert
8
0.3–6.7
8
8
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MSCAC)
Team
Order of FinishFinish
Projected RecordProj W–L
OffenseOff
DefenseDef
UMass-Dartmouth
1
6.7–1.3
1
2
Bridgewater St MA
2
5.3–2.7
3
6
Plymouth St
3
5.5–3.5
2
7
Framingham St
4
5.0–4.0
4
3
Mass Maritime
5
4.9–4.1
8
1
Westfield St
6
4.1–4.9
6
4
Worcester St
7
3.1–4.9
5
8
Fitchburg St
8
2.9–5.1
7
5
Dean
9
0.5–7.5
9
9
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA)
