DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Mid America

#30 overall#5 in DIIRR50 −3.1Upper strength −1.110 teamsTop 25 teams 0

The weekly grind · 2026

The MIAA Is DII

Pittsburg State won two. Central Missouri and Washburn have made Super Region championship games. The MIAA is where DII football is most consistently excellent.

Division II10 teamsRace: Super RegionLeader: Northwest Missouri State

Mid America · 2026 season

Three things to watch

The frontrunnerNorthwest Missouri State's Title Defense

Northwest Missouri State sit atop the Mid America midway through 2026 (+0.7), going 7-1 in 2026. Until someone closes the gap, every other team in this conference is chasing them.

The challengerEmporia State: Closing the Gap

At -1.2, Emporia State sit at 8-1 — the most realistic challenger in the Mid America. The gap to the frontrunner is 1.8 power points, a margin that one strong head-to-head result can erase.

Wild cardCan Central Missouri Break Through?

Central Missouri sit at 6-3 and rank outside the top two in Mid America 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 · Mid America · 2026

Standings

#	Team	Conf	Overall	Pwr
1	Emporia State	6-1	8-1	-1.2
2	Northwest Missouri State	6-1	7-1	+0.7
3	Washburn	5-2	6-2	-2.7
4	Central Missouri	5-2	6-3	-1.9
5	Central Oklahoma	3-4	4-5	-2.2
6	Pittsburg State	3-4	3-6	-2.7
7	Fort Hays	2-5	3-6	-3.0
8	Missouri Southern State	2-5	3-6	-4.2
9	Missouri Western	2-5	3-6	-4.7
10	Nebraska Kearney	1-6	1-8	-5.4

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

Projected standings · Mid America · 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	≥9	≥8	≥7	≥6	≥5	≥4	≥3	≥2	≥1
Favorites
1	Northwest Missouri State	5-4	+3.4	5.3	1	6	22	47	72	89	97	✓	✓
2	Emporia State	5-4	+1.6	4.9		3	14	35	61	83	95	99	✓
Challengers
3	Central Missouri	5-4	+0.8	4.7		3	12	31	57	80	94	99	✓
4	Central Oklahoma	5-4	+0.5	4.6		2	9	26	52	76	92	98	✓
5	Pittsburg State	4-5	+0.1	4.5		2	8	24	49	74	91	98	✓
The field
6	Fort Hays	4-5	−0.2	4.5		2	9	25	50	75	91	98	✓
7	Washburn	4-5	+0.0	4.4		2	8	24	49	74	91	98	✓
8	Missouri Southern State	4-5	−1.5	4.1		1	5	17	39	65	86	96	✓
Rebuilding
9	Missouri Western	4-5	−2.0	4.0		1	4	15	36	63	84	96	✓
10	Nebraska Kearney	4-5	−2.6	3.9		1	4	15	35	61	84	96	99

Conference power · Division II

Where we stand

#	Conference	Avg power	Record	Top team
1	GLIAC	-2.6	1-1	Ferris State
2	South Atlantic	-3.0	—	Carson Newman
3	Mid AmericaYou are here	-3.1	—	Northwest Missouri State
4	Northern Sun	-3.3	1-2	Minnesota State
5	Great Midwest Athletic	-3.4	—	Findlay
6	Rocky Mountain	-3.6	0-4	Western Colorado
7	Great American	-3.9	—	Harding
8	Pennsylvania State Athletic	-4.0	—	Slippery Rock
9	Lone Star	-4.1	2-1	Central Washington
10	SIAC	-4.3	—	Benedict
11	CIAA	-4.6	—	Virginia State
12	Great Lakes	-4.6	3-0	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 = Mid America's record vs. that conference across all games this season.

Pittsburg State won two. Central Missouri and Washburn have made Super Region championship games. The MIAA is where DII football is most consistently excellent.

Conference Snapshot

RR50−3.1

Upper Strength−1.1

Median Power−3.0

Resume Pulse41.4

Avg ATS--

Wins vs Market+0.00

Top-to-Middle Gap3.4

Combined Record44-44

League Drivers

Power leader Northwest Missouri State #283 overall | +0.7 pts vs avg Resume leader Northwest Missouri State #283 overall | 78 / 100 resume

Mid America 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
#283	Northwest Missouri State	7-1	+0.7	78	--	+0.00	4-0 over the last 4 (W6 W7 W8 W9)
#307	Emporia State	8-1	−1.2	63	--	+0.00	3-1 over the last 4 (W6 W7 W8 L9)
#316	Central Missouri	6-3	−1.9	41	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (L6 W7 L8 W9)
#320	Central Oklahoma	4-5	−2.2	49	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (W6 L7 L8 W9)
#328	Pittsburg State	3-6	−2.7	18	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (L6 W7 W8 L9)
#330	Washburn	6-2	−2.7	76	--	+0.00	3-1 over the last 4 (W6 L7 W8 W9)
#334	Fort Hays	3-6	−3.0	23	--	+0.00	0-4 over the last 4 (L6 L7 L8 L9)
#354	Missouri Southern State	3-6	−4.2	26	--	+0.00	2-2 over the last 4 (L6 L7 W8 W9)
#363	Missouri Western	3-6	−4.7	28	--	+0.00	1-3 over the last 4 (W6 L7 L8 L9)
#375	Nebraska Kearney	1-8	−5.4	12	--	+0.00	1-3 over the last 4 (L6 W7 L8 L9)