Empire 8
Nine current members, four former. Our membership records under this name start in 2014.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY Cortland | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1294 | WWWWW | vs. St. John Fisher Oct 24 | ||
| Brockport | 3–0 | 5–1 | 1186 | LWWWW | vs. SUNY Morrisville Oct 24 | ||
| Utica | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1214 | WWWLW | vs. Alfred Oct 24 | ||
| St. John Fisher | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1108 | WWWLW | at SUNY Cortland Oct 24 | ||
| Alfred State | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1021 | WWLWL | at Hartwick Oct 24 | ||
| Alfred | 1–1 | 2–3 | 989 | LLWLW | at Utica Oct 24 | ||
| Hartwick | 0–4 | 1–5 | 868 | WLLLL | vs. Alfred State Oct 24 | ||
| SUNY Morrisville | 0–3 | 1–5 | 846 | LLLLL | at Brockport Oct 24 | ||
| Hilbert | 0–1 | 0–6 | 709 | LLLLL | at Buffalo State Oct 24 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, week 7. Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2026
Empire 8 teams are 15–11 outside the conference so far.
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
Members
Every school and its years (13)
Members now
- Alfred 2014 on
- Brockport 2014 on
- Hartwick 2014 on
- St. John Fisher 2014 on
- Utica 2014 on
- SUNY Cortland 2015 on
- SUNY Morrisville 2015 on
- Hilbert 2024 on
- Alfred State 2025 on
Former members
- Buffalo State 2014–2018
- Ithaca 2014–2016
- Frostburg State 2014
- Salisbury 2014
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 2014; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 104 team-seasons from 2014. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.