DII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

SIAC

#33 overall#8 in DIIRR50 -3.3Upper strength -1.613 teamsTop 25 teams 0

VERDICT BEGINS · 2026

The HBCU Standard

The SIAC is an HBCU conference that has produced DII national championships and is the longest-running HBCU athletic conference in the country (founded 1913). Albany State, Miles College, and Fort Valley State have all won DII titles. The conference spans Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee with a fan culture built around HBCU homecoming traditions, band culture, and alumni networks that are often the largest institutional base in their communities. The SIAC is not just a football conference — it is an anchor institution for historically Black universities in the Deep South.

Division II13 teamsRace: Super RegionLeader: Kentucky State

SIAC · 2026 Season

Three Things to Watch

The Standard

Albany State: Southwest Georgia's DII Power

Albany State University in Albany, Georgia has been the SIAC's most consistent program — multiple conference titles and Super Region appearances from a southwest Georgia city with a deep football tradition. Their Golden Rams draw from the south Georgia and north Florida pipeline, developing players who have been overlooked by FBS programs but are genuinely DII Super Region-caliber. Their homecoming is the SIAC's largest single-game attendance event outside of the CIAA Tournament.

The TraditionMiles College: The HBCU Culture Standard

Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama — adjacent to Birmingham — has won DII national championships and operates within the most competitive HBCU recruiting market in the South. Their program draws from the Birmingham metro, recruiting players from the same pipeline that Alabama and Auburn use for walk-ons. Their homecoming is one of the SIAC's signature cultural events, drawing alumni from across the country for a game experience that goes far beyond football.

Wild CardFort Valley State and the Middle Georgia Pipeline

Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia draws from the middle Georgia corridor — between Macon and Columbus — that produces DII-caliber players in volume. They have won SIAC titles and national championships in the pre-playoff era, and their program culture — built on competing with significantly fewer resources than their geographic neighbors — is one of the SIAC's most compelling stories. When their defensive line is healthy, Fort Valley State can beat Albany State.

Conference Standings · SIAC · 2026

Standings

# Team Conf Overall Pwr Last 5
1Kentucky State2–02–1-0.5
2Edward Waters1–02–1-0.9
3Allen1–02–1-2.2
4Tuskegee1–01–1-3.9
5Albany State1–01–2-0.5
6Central State1–11–2-4.6
7Clark Atlanta1–11–2-5.2
8Benedict0–02–0-1.6
9Fort Valley State0–11–1-3.4
10Savannah State0–10–2-3.1
11Miles0–10–3-3.2
12Lane College0–10–3-5.8
13Morehouse0–20–3-7.2

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

Projected Standings · SIAC · 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 ≥8≥7≥6≥5≥4≥3≥2≥1
Favorites
1Kentucky State5–3+2.74.6182654799499✓
2Edward Waters5–3+2.44.5172450769298✓
3Albany State4–4+2.74.4162247749198✓
Challengers
4Benedict4–4+1.74.3151944719098✓
5Allen4–4+1.04.2151943708998✓
6Savannah State4–4+0.13.931233608496✓
The Field
7Fort Valley State4–4-0.24.141640678897✓
8Miles4–4+0.04.041537658797✓
9Tuskegee4–4-0.73.83123259839599
10Central State4–4-1.33.82113057829599
Rebuilding
11Lane College3–5-2.53.5182450779399
12Clark Atlanta3–5-2.03.5172349769399
13Morehouse3–5-3.93.4162146749299

Conference Power · Division II

Where We Stand

# Conference Avg Power vs Focal Top Team
1South Atlantic
-2.8
—Newberry
2GLIAC
-2.9
—Ferris State
3Mid America
-3.0
—Central Oklahoma
4Northern Sun
-3.2
—Minnesota State
5Rocky Mountain
-3.2
—Western Colorado
6SIACYou are here
-3.3
—Kentucky State
7Great Midwest Athletic
-3.5
—Ashland
8Lone Star
-3.5
—Central Washington
9Great Lakes
-3.5
—Indianapolis
10Great American
-3.7
—Harding
11CIAA
-3.9
3–1Virginia State
12Northeast 10
-4.0
—Franklin Pierce
13Pennsylvania State Athletic
-4.0
—Kutztown
14Carolinas
-4.2
1–0UNC Pembroke
15Mountain East
-4.3
—Charleston (WV)

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

The SIAC is an HBCU conference that has produced DII national championships and is the longest-running HBCU athletic conference in the country (founded 1913). Albany State, Miles College, and Fort Valley State have all won DII titles. The conference spans Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Tennessee with a fan culture built around HBCU homecoming traditions, band culture, and alumni networks that are often the largest institutional base in their communities. The SIAC is not just a football conference — it is an anchor institution for historically Black universities in the Deep South.

Conference Snapshot

RR50-3.3
Upper Strength-1.6
Median Power-3.2
Resume Pulse48.6
Avg ATS--
Wins vs Market+0.00
Top-to-Middle Gap2.7
Combined Record13-22

`RR50`, `Upper Strength`, and `Median Power` are shown on the same public power scale as the rest of the site: points on a neutral field versus the average all-level NCAA team. Very small affiliations are gently regressed toward their subdivision baseline so a one-team outlier does not hijack the entire conference board.

SIAC 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
#273 Kentucky State 2-1 -0.5 69 -- +0.00 2-1 over the last 3 (W1 L1 W2)
#274 Albany State 1-2 -0.5 48 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (L1 L1 W2)
#280 Edward Waters 2-1 -0.9 71 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (L1 W2)
#291 Benedict 2-0 -1.6 72 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W1)
#304 Allen 2-1 -2.2 82 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W2)
#338 Savannah State 0-2 -3.1 20 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#339 Miles 0-3 -3.2 33 -- +0.00 0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L1 L2)
#349 Fort Valley State 1-1 -3.4 44 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (W1 L1)
#366 Tuskegee 1-1 -3.9 36 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (L1 W1)
#383 Central State 1-2 -4.6 52 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (L1 L1 W2)
#400 Clark Atlanta 1-2 -5.2 38 -- +0.00 1-2 over the last 3 (L1 W1 L2)
#408 Lane College 0-3 -5.8 50 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#423 Morehouse 0-3 -7.2 16 -- +0.00 0-3 over the last 3 (L1 L1 L2)