DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Great American

#34 overall#9 in DIIRR50 −3.9Upper strength −1.612 teamsTop 25 teams 0

The weekly grind · 2026

The Arkansas Standard

The Great American Conference spans Arkansas and Oklahoma — two states with football traditions deeper than their DII profiles suggest. The conference has more national title appearances per team than any DII conference west of the Mississippi.

Division II12 teamsRace: Super RegionLeader: Harding

Great American · 2026 season

Three things to watch

The frontrunnerHarding's Title Defense

Harding sit atop the Great American midway through 2026 (+1.3), going 9-0 in 2026. Until someone closes the gap, every other team in this conference is chasing them.

The challengerOuachita Baptist: Closing the Gap

At -1.3, Ouachita Baptist sit at 7-2 — the most realistic challenger in the Great American. The gap to the frontrunner is 2.6 power points, a margin that one strong head-to-head result can erase.

Wild cardCan Southeastern Oklahoma State Break Through?

Southeastern Oklahoma State sit at 7-2 and rank outside the top two in Great American 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 · Great American · 2026

Standings

#	Team	Conf	Overall	Pwr
1	Harding	9-0	9-0	+1.3
2	Ouachita Baptist	7-2	7-2	-1.3
3	Southeastern Oklahoma State	7-2	7-2	-2.6
4	Henderson State	7-2	7-2	-2.9
5	East Central	6-3	6-3	-4.2
6	Southwestern Oklahoma State	4-4	4-4	-3.8
7	Arkansas Tech	4-5	4-5	-3.8
8	Southern Arkansas	3-6	3-6	-4.5
9	Oklahoma Baptist	3-6	3-6	-5.9
10	Southern Nazarene	2-6	2-6	-6.1
11	Arkansas Monticello	1-8	1-8	-6.3
12	Northwestern (OK)	0-9	0-9	-6.9

Conference record determines Super Region seeding. Power = neutral-field pts vs. all-level average.

Projected standings · Great American · 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	≥11	≥10	≥9	≥8	≥7	≥6	≥5	≥4	≥3	≥2	≥1
Favorites
1	Harding	7-4	+5.3	7.0	1	5	17	38	63	83	94	98	✓	✓	✓
2	Ouachita Baptist	6-5	+2.6	6.2		2	7	21	43	66	85	95	99	✓	✓
Challengers
3	Henderson State	6-5	+1.0	5.8		1	5	15	35	58	79	92	98	✓	✓
4	Southeastern Oklahoma State	6-5	+1.3	5.8		1	5	15	34	58	79	92	98	✓	✓
5	Southwestern Oklahoma State	6-5	+0.1	5.6		1	3	12	29	52	75	90	97	✓	✓
6	Arkansas Tech	5-6	+0.1	5.5		1	3	11	27	50	73	89	97	99	✓
The field
7	East Central	5-6	−0.3	5.5		1	3	11	27	49	72	89	97	99	✓
8	Southern Arkansas	5-6	−0.6	5.3			2	9	23	45	68	86	96	99	✓
9	Oklahoma Baptist	5-6	−2.0	5.0			2	6	18	38	61	82	94	99	✓
10	Southern Nazarene	5-6	−2.2	4.8			1	5	15	34	58	79	93	99	✓
Rebuilding
11	Arkansas Monticello	5-6	−2.4	4.9			1	5	16	35	59	80	93	99	✓
12	Northwestern (OK)	5-6	−3.0	4.6			1	4	12	29	52	75	91	98	✓

Conference power · Division II

Where we stand

#	Conference	Avg power	Record	Top team
1	GLIAC	-2.6	—	Ferris State
2	South Atlantic	-3.0	—	Carson Newman
3	Mid America	-3.1	—	Northwest Missouri State
4	Northern Sun	-3.3	—	Minnesota State
5	Great Midwest Athletic	-3.4	—	Findlay
6	Rocky Mountain	-3.6	—	Western Colorado
7	Great AmericanYou are here	-3.9	—	Harding
8	Pennsylvania State Athletic	-4.0	—	Slippery Rock
9	Lone Star	-4.1	—	Central Washington
10	SIAC	-4.3	—	Benedict
11	CIAA	-4.6	—	Virginia State
12	Great Lakes	-4.6	—	Truman State
13	Northeast 10	-4.8	—	Franklin Pierce
14	Mountain East	-5.0	—	Frostburg State
15	Carolinas	-5.4	—	UNC Pembroke

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

Conference Snapshot

RR50−3.9

Upper Strength−1.6

Median Power−3.9

Resume Pulse41.4

Avg ATS--

Wins vs Market+0.00

Top-to-Middle Gap5.3

Combined Record53-53

League Drivers

Power leader Harding #274 overall | +1.3 pts vs avg Resume leader Harding #274 overall | 93 / 100 resume

Great American 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
#274	Harding	9-0	+1.3	93	--	+0.00	4-0 over the last 4 (W6 W7 W8 W9)
#308	Ouachita Baptist	7-2	−1.3	77	--	+0.00	4-0 over the last 4 (W6 W7 W8 W9)
#325	Southeastern Oklahoma State	7-2	−2.6	77	--	+0.00	3-1 over the last 4 (L6 W7 W8 W9)
#333	Henderson State	7-2	−2.9	64	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (W6 L7 W8 L9)
#346	Southwestern Oklahoma State	4-4	−3.8	43	--	+0.00	3-0-1 over the last 4 (W6 T7 W8 W9)
#347	Arkansas Tech	4-5	−3.8	37	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (L6 W7 L8 W9)
#353	East Central	6-3	−4.2	43	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (W6 W7 L8 L9)
#359	Southern Arkansas	3-6	−4.5	12	--	+0.00	1-3 over the last 4 (L6 L7 L8 W9)
#383	Oklahoma Baptist	3-6	−5.9	21	--	+0.00	1-3 over the last 4 (W6 L7 L8 L9)
#386	Southern Nazarene	2-6	−6.1	13	--	+0.00	1-2-1 over the last 4 (L6 T7 W8 L9)
#388	Arkansas Monticello	1-8	−6.3	11	--	+0.00	0-4 over the last 4 (L6 L7 L8 L9)
#400	Northwestern (OK)	0-9	−6.9	5	--	+0.00	0-4 over the last 4 (L6 L7 L8 L9)