SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE · 2026 SEASON
UT Rio Grande Valley
Rank #144
Team Mood Card
No conversation signal yet this week for UT Rio Grande Valley.
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Cohort Signal
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Fanbase Archetype
How this fanbase sorts in the Fan Intelligence taxonomy (N° 04 on the Hub).
Fanbase Archetype
The Quiet Professional
Primary: 72% confidence
Fanbases with no delusions. They know exactly who their team is: good enough to win 8-10 games, not good enough to win it all. They are at peace with this.
SIGNATURE PHRASE
“We know what we are”
MODIFIERS
· Entrenched
5-Season Migration
Performance Narrative
Season Rating Journey
One line tells the story. Hover or tap any marker to see the exact game and how many power points it moved the rating. Larger markers mean bigger swings.
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Little movement
Ring shows opponent level
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Week 2 · @ Nicholls
Week 1 · vs UT Permian Basin
Week 1 · @ UTSA
Betting Lens
Market context is a second read on the season: how often this team rewarded believers, disappointed them, or played into totals differently than expected.
Week 1 vs UTSA
No cover by -0.50 against a closing line of +28.5.
Week 2 vs Nicholls
No cover by -8.50. These are the losses bettors remember.
Week 2 vs Nicholls
Over versus 50.5 by +8.50 points.
Efficiency Dashboard
Opponent-adjusted efficiency cards organized as a premium team dashboard.
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Why The Model Has Them Here
A team page should explain the ranking, not just print it.
Power +12.6
Currently +12.6 versus the all-level average team on a neutral field. Offensive Efficiency currently grades around the 0th percentile.
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Resume 55
Body of work: best signal lost to Nicholls 28-31. Closest call beat UT Permian Basin 44-0. 55th percentile season.
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1-2 over the last 3 (W1 L1 L2)
Last four games: 1-2 over the last 3 (W1 L1 L2). Power is 24 points ahead of resume right now — the underlying strength rating outpaces what the body of work says.
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2026 Season
Biggest slice of the season so far: Regular Season at 1-2. Even if a bowl or playoff game lands in early 2027, it still belongs to this season page.
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Placement Context
This is where the team sits inside the all-level board, its own subdivision, and its own conference ecosystem.
Overall Board#144
Inside FCS#21 of 128
Inside Southland#3 of 10
Power+12.6pts vs avg NCAA team
Resume5555th percentile season
Cross-Level NeighborBuffalo
Use these shortcuts to jump from this team to the neighbors that best explain its place on the board, including the closest cross-level comparison.
Closest Neighbors
The quickest way to explain a ranking is often to show the teams immediately around it.
Overall Ahead
Power +0.1 | Resume -29
#143 Incarnate Word
FCS | Southland
Overall Behind
Power -0.1 | Resume -23
#145 Buffalo
FBS | Mid-American
FCS Ahead
Power +0.1 | Resume -29
#143 Incarnate Word
FCS | Southland
Southland Ahead
Power +0.1 | Resume -29
#143 Incarnate Word
FCS | Southland
Cross-Level Neighbor
Power -0.1 | Resume -23
#145 Buffalo
FBS | Mid-American
Historical Snapshot
Fans should be able to see the short version immediately: how big the loaded sample is, what this program's standard looks like, and where the current season sits inside that arc.
The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.
A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.
How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.
How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.
The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.
This is the program's best power season since 2025.
This is the program's best resume season since 2025.
The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.
The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.
Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.
A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?
The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.
Program Arc
Bars track win rate. The line tracks end-of-season power, so users can see whether the program is actually getting stronger or just stacking wins.
Bars: win rate
Line: public power vs average team
Season Phase Split
How this season breaks apart inside the same year-defined competitive cycle.
Regular Season 1-2 in 12 games
| Phase | Record | Games |
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| Regular Season | 1-2 | 12 |
Loaded History Signals
This is the fastest way to explain what the last few seasons say about the program, and why prior success should matter in the next preseason cycle.
2025 Season
Ended at power +14.4, record 9-3, and final loaded-board rank #121.
2025 Season
Resume 83 / 100 with 9 wins and a 75% win rate.
-1.9 power
From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +14.4 to +12.5.
9-3
The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2025, with a margin of +249.
Impact Cards
A card-based alternate view of the same rating swings for fans who want the season game by game.
Week 12
Regular Season
@ Houston Christian
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Week 11
Regular Season
vs Stephen F. Austin
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Week 10
Regular Season
@ Northwestern State
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Week 9
Regular Season
vs Lamar
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Week 8
Regular Season
@ Central Arkansas
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Week 7
Regular Season
@ Incarnate Word
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Week 6
Regular Season
vs SE Louisiana
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Week 5
Regular Season
@ East Texas A&M
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Week 3
Regular Season
vs McNeese
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Week 2
Regular Season
@ Nicholls
Result
Loss
Pregame
-6.24
Power
+0.77
Resume
-0.08
Postgame
-5.47
Week 1
Regular Season
@ UTSA
Result
Loss
Pregame
-6.28
Power
+0.04
Resume
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Postgame
-6.24
Week 1
Regular Season
vs UT Permian Basin
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Win
Pregame
-6.28
Power
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Resume
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Postgame
-6.24
2026 Season Schedule And Rating Movement
Every result, every phase, and how the rating changed because of it.
| Week | Date | Game | Phase | Result | Close | ATS | Total | Pregame | Power Change | Resume Change | Postgame |
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| 1 | Aug 30, 2026 | vs UT Permian Basin DII | Regular Season | W 44-0 | -- | -- | -- | -6.28 | +0.04 | +0.00 | -6.24 |
| 1 | Sep 5, 2026 | @ UTSA FBS | Regular Season | L 16-45 | +28.5 | No cover | 59.5 | Over | -6.28 | +0.04 | +0.00 | -6.24 |
| 2 | Sep 12, 2026 | @ Nicholls FCS | Regular Season | L 28-31 | -5.5 | No cover | 50.5 | Over | -6.24 | +0.77 | -0.08 | -5.47 |
| 3 | Sep 20, 2026 | vs McNeese FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 5 | Oct 3, 2026 | @ East Texas A&M FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 6 | Oct 11, 2026 | vs SE Louisiana FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 7 | Oct 17, 2026 | @ Incarnate Word FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 8 | Oct 24, 2026 | @ Central Arkansas FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 9 | Nov 1, 2026 | vs Lamar FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 10 | Nov 7, 2026 | @ Northwestern State FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 11 | Nov 14, 2026 | vs Stephen F. Austin FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 12 | Nov 21, 2026 | @ Houston Christian FCS | Regular Season | Scheduled | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Year-By-Year Results
The competitive story by season, kept cleanly tied to the year each season began.
| Season | Lens | Record | Final Rank | End Power | End Resume | Games | Points For | Points Against | Margin |
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| 2026 | CurrentThis season anchors the current board. | 1-2 | #145 | +12.5 | 56 | 3 | 88 | 76 | +12 |
| 2025 | Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. | 9-3 | #121 | +14.4 | 83 | 12 | 475 | 226 | +249 |