DIII CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Presidents'

#52 overall#10 in DIIIRR50 -13.7Upper strength -10.913 teamsTop 25 teams 0

VERDICT BEGINS · 2026

Pittsburgh Corridor's Academic League

The Presidents' Athletic Conference is western Pennsylvania's small-college football league — Carnegie Mellon, Washington & Jefferson, Geneva, Grove City, Waynesburg, Westminster, Thiel, Saint Vincent, and Bethany — competing in a region where steel town football culture meets liberal arts education. Washington & Jefferson College in Washington won two DIII national championships. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is a global research institution where football players are simultaneously pursuing some of the most rigorous STEM programs in the country.

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Presidents' · 2026 Season

Three Things to Watch

The ChampionWashington & Jefferson: Two National Titles from Washington, PA

Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania won DIII national championships and has been the Presidents' Athletic Conference's most decorated program in the modern era. The Presidents recruit from the Pittsburgh suburbs and the Mon Valley corridor — a football culture that produced some of the game's most accomplished coaches and players at every level. W&J's academic profile, combined with the recruiting moat that western Pennsylvania provides, makes them the PAC's most consistently complete program.

The Wild CardCarnegie Mellon: Pittsburgh's Research University Plays Football

Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania may be the most intellectually intense football program in Division III — a global research institution ranked among the top universities in the world, competing in western Pennsylvania's football culture. The Tartans recruit students who are simultaneously pursuing computer science, engineering, and architecture degrees alongside their football careers. CMU's Pittsburgh campus gives them access to the region's football pipeline, and their roster's academic profile is unlike anything else in the PAC.

The Rival

Grove City: The Western PA Christian Standard

Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania competes in the PAC with a program rooted in Christian liberal arts education and western Pennsylvania's football tradition. Their Wolverines recruit from the same Beaver County and Lawrence County corridors as the region's FBS programs, drawing players who chose Grove City's affordable, academically rigorous environment over scholarship options elsewhere. When Grove City's offensive line — the measuring stick for any PAC contender — is dominant, they are the conference's most physically imposing opponent to W&J.

Conference Standings · Presidents' · 2026

Standings

# Team Conf Overall Pwr Last 5
1Case Western Reserve0–01–0-13.6
2Allegheny0–02–0-14.9
3Saint Vincent0–01–0-15.3
4Hiram0–02–0-15.4
5Washington & Jefferson0–01–1-12.4
6Carnegie Mellon0–01–1-12.7
7Geneva0–01–1-14.2
8Bethany (WV)0–01–1-16.0
9Saint Francis0–00–0-1.4—
10Grove City0–00–2-12.4
11Westminster (PA)0–00–2-13.4
12Waynesburg0–00–2-15.1
13Thiel0–00–2-15.8

Conference record determines standing. Power = neutral-field pts vs. all-level average. Last 5 = most recent game results.

Projected Standings · Presidents' · 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
1Saint Francis6–2+11.86.11241729198✓✓✓
2Washington & Jefferson4–4+0.94.141538668797✓
Challengers
3Grove City4–4+0.94.131539678897✓
4Westminster (PA)4–4-0.13.931232608396✓
5Case Western Reserve4–4-0.33.821131598396✓
6Geneva4–4-1.03.821131598396✓
The Field
7Allegheny4–4-1.64.031435638596✓
8Waynesburg4–4-1.83.931233608396✓
9Saint Vincent4–4-2.03.7292755809599
10Hiram3–5-2.13.5182451779499
Rebuilding
11Thiel4–4-2.53.72102855809599
12Bethany (WV)3–5-2.73.5162248769399

Conference Power · Division III

Where We Stand

# Conference Avg Power vs Focal Top Team
1Wisconsin
-12.1
—Wisconsin Whitewater
2American Southwest
-12.3
—Hardin Simmons
3USA South
-13.3
—LaGrange
4Old Dominion
-13.4
0–1Randolph Macon
5Southern Athletic
-13.6
1–0Berry
6Centennial
-13.6
0–2Johns Hopkins
7American Rivers
-13.6
—Wartburg
8Northwest
-13.6
—Whitworth
9Minnesota
-13.7
—Bethel (MN)
10Presidents'You are here
-13.7
—Saint Francis
11Commonwealth Coast
-13.7
—Endicott
12North Coast
-13.7
1–0DePauw
13CCIW
-13.7
—North Central College
14NEWMAC
-13.8
—Springfield
15Michigan
-13.8
0–1Hope
16So. Cal.
-13.8
—Whittier
17Ohio
-13.8
0–5John Carroll
18Liberty League
-13.9
1–0Ithaca
19Empire 8
-14.1
1–3SUNY Cortland
20Landmark Conference
-14.1
2–0Susquehanna
21Southern Collegiate Athletic
-14.2
—Texas Lutheran
22New Jersey
-14.2
—Salisbury
23Heartland
-14.2
2–0Hanover
24Mid Atlantic
-14.2
1–0Delaware Valley
25NACC
-14.2
—Aurora
26NESCAC
-14.3
—Trinity (CT)
27MSCAC
-14.4
—Plymouth State
28Midwest
-14.5
—Monmouth (IL)
29Upper Midwest
-14.6
—Northwestern (MN)

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

The Presidents' Athletic Conference is western Pennsylvania's small-college football league — Carnegie Mellon, Washington & Jefferson, Geneva, Grove City, Waynesburg, Westminster, Thiel, Saint Vincent, and Bethany — competing in a region where steel town football culture meets liberal arts education. Washington & Jefferson College in Washington won two DIII national championships. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh is a global research institution where football players are simultaneously pursuing some of the most rigorous STEM programs in the country.

Conference Snapshot

RR50-13.7
Upper Strength-10.9
Median Power-14.2
Resume Pulse41.3
Avg ATS--
Wins vs Market+0.00
Top-to-Middle Gap12.8
Combined Record10-12

`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.

Presidents' 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
#288 Saint Francis 0-0 -1.4 63 -- +0.00 Upcoming schedule still settling.
#476 Washington & Jefferson 1-1 -12.4 35 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (L1 W2)
#477 Grove City 0-2 -12.4 22 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#485 Carnegie Mellon 1-1 -12.7 31 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (L1 W2)
#512 Westminster (PA) 0-2 -13.4 9 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#524 Case Western Reserve 1-0 -13.6 88 -- +0.00 1-0 over the last 1 (W1)
#562 Geneva 1-1 -14.2 16 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (W1 L2)
#603 Allegheny 2-0 -14.9 83 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W2)
#612 Waynesburg 0-2 -15.1 5 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#619 Saint Vincent 1-0 -15.3 86 -- +0.00 1-0 over the last 1 (W1)
#623 Hiram 2-0 -15.4 76 -- +0.00 2-0 over the last 2 (W1 W2)
#641 Thiel 0-2 -15.8 2 -- +0.00 0-2 over the last 2 (L1 L2)
#648 Bethany (WV) 1-1 -16.0 21 -- +0.00 1-1 over the last 2 (W1 L2)