FCS CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON

Coastal Athletic

#21 overall#10 in FCSRR50 +9.2Upper strength +12.313 teamsTop 25 teams 0

The weekly grind · 2026

UAlbany Leads

UAlbany holds the Coastal Athletic lead heading into this week.

FCS13 teamsRace: FCS PlayoffLeader: UAlbany

Coastal Athletic · 2026 season

Three things to watch

The frontrunnerUAlbany's Title Defense

UAlbany sit atop the Coastal Athletic midway through 2026 (+13.8), going 6-3 in 2026. Until someone closes the gap, every other team in this conference is chasing them.

The challengerMonmouth: Closing the Gap

At +13.3, Monmouth sit at 7-2 — the most realistic challenger in the Coastal Athletic. The gap to the frontrunner is 0.5 power points, a margin that one strong head-to-head result can erase.

Wild cardCan Campbell Break Through?

Campbell sit at 7-2 and rank outside the top two in Coastal Athletic 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 · Coastal Athletic · 2026

Standings

#	Team	Conf	Overall	Pwr
1	Monmouth	6-0	7-2	+13.3
2	Campbell	4-1	7-2	+13.1
3	UAlbany	4-1	6-3	+13.8
4	Sacred Heart	4-2	4-4	+7.8
5	Stony Brook	3-2	5-4	+11.2
6	Bryant	3-2	5-4	+8.7
7	North Carolina A&T	3-2	4-5	+6.4
8	Rhode Island	2-3	5-4	+11.8
9	Elon	2-3	4-5	+7.3
10	New Hampshire	1-4	2-7	+6.8
11	Towson	1-4	1-8	+9.7
12	Maine	1-5	1-8	+5.7
13	Hampton	0-5	1-8	-0.5

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

Projected standings · Coastal Athletic · 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
1	Monmouth	5-3	+4.5	4.9	2	11	34	63	85	96	99	✓
2	Campbell	5-3	+4.2	4.9	2	11	33	61	84	96	99	✓
3	UAlbany	5-3	+5.0	4.8	1	10	30	58	82	95	99	✓
Challengers
4	Rhode Island	5-3	+2.9	4.6	1	8	25	53	78	93	99	✓
5	Stony Brook	4-4	+2.3	4.4	1	6	21	47	74	92	98	✓
6	Towson	4-4	+0.8	4.2		4	16	40	69	89	98	✓
The field
7	Bryant	4-4	−0.1	4.0		3	14	36	64	86	97	✓
8	Sacred Heart	4-4	−1.0	4.0		3	14	36	64	86	97	✓
9	Elon	4-4	−1.5	3.9		3	13	34	62	85	97	✓
10	New Hampshire	3-5	−2.0	3.5		1	7	23	49	76	93	99
Rebuilding
11	North Carolina A&T	3-5	−2.4	3.5		1	7	23	49	76	93	99
12	Maine	3-5	−3.2	3.2		1	5	18	42	70	90	99
13	Hampton	2-6	−9.3	2.2			1	4	15	39	70	93

Conference power · FCS

Where we stand

#	Conference	Avg power	Record	Top team
1	MVFC	+12.4	—	South Dakota State
2	Big Sky	+10.9	—	Montana State
3	UAC	+10.8	—	Tarleton State
4	Southern	+10.4	2-2	Tennessee Tech
5	SWAC	+10.0	—	Alabama A&M
6	Southland	+9.8	—	Stephen F. Austin
7	OVC	+9.7	1-0	Gardner-Webb
8	Ivy	+9.6	4-3	Harvard
9	MEAC	+9.4	2-7	South Carolina State
10	Coastal AthleticYou are here	+9.2	—	UAlbany
11	Patriot	+8.8	1-0	Lehigh
12	NEC	+8.2	3-1	Central Connecticut
13	Pioneer	+8.2	1-0	St. Thomas (MN)

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

Coastal Athletic is outperforming its raw power profile. The league body of work is stronger than the market would expect.

Conference Snapshot

RR50+9.2

Upper Strength+12.3

Median Power+8.9

Resume Pulse45.2

Avg ATS45.8%

Wins vs Market-0.29

Top-to-Middle Gap5.1

Combined Record52-64

League Drivers

Power leader UAlbany #134 overall | +13.8 pts vs avg Resume leader Campbell #152 overall | 88 / 100 resume ATS leader UAlbany 77.8% cover rate Beat expectation UAlbany +2.27 wins vs market

Coastal Athletic 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
#134	UAlbany	6-3	+13.8	83	7-2	+2.27	4-0 over the last 4 (W5 W7 W8 W9)
#146	Monmouth	7-2	+13.3	78	4-5	+1.42	4-0 over the last 4 (W5 W7 W8 W9)
#152	Campbell	7-2	+13.1	88	6-3	+1.37	3-1 over the last 4 (W5 W7 W8 L9)
#171	Rhode Island	5-4	+11.8	24	3-6	-0.93	3-1 over the last 4 (W5 W7 L8 W9)
#181	Stony Brook	5-4	+11.2	45	4-4	-0.25	2-2 over the last 4 (W6 L7 W8 L9)
#197	Towson	1-8	+9.7	43	5-4	-2.73	1-3 over the last 4 (L5 L6 L7 W9)
#207	Bryant	5-4	+8.7	51	5-4	+0.99	1-3 over the last 4 (L6 W7 L8 L9)
#220	Sacred Heart	4-4	+7.8	38	5-3	+0.56	3-1 over the last 4 (W5 L6 W7 W9)
#228	Elon	4-5	+7.3	35	3-5	-2.00	0-4 over the last 4 (L5 L6 L7 L9)
#237	New Hampshire	2-7	+6.8	14	1-8	-2.04	1-3 over the last 4 (W5 L6 L7 L8)
#244	North Carolina A&T	4-5	+6.4	51	5-4	+1.54	3-1 over the last 4 (L5 W6 W7 W9)
#248	Maine	1-8	+5.7	27	3-6	-2.42	0-4 over the last 4 (L5 L7 L8 L9)
#297	Hampton	1-8	−0.5	10	1-7	-1.53	0-4 over the last 4 (L5 L7 L8 L9)