East Carolina Pirates Football

East Carolina opens the 2026 season against Alabama on Saturday, Sep 5 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The Read

East Carolina opens a 27.5-point underdog. Our model gives East Carolina a 4% chance.

WIN PROBABILITY

ALA 96% ECU 4%

PROJECTED FINAL

Alabama

41

East Carolina

13

ECU win
4% One-score game
11%

What's driving the model

Ratings edge (Elo) ALA

Home-field edge ALA

Market lean ALA

Model projection ALA

Each game samples a margin around the market spread and a final total around the market total.

Sim the game East Carolina @ Alabama

Your sims:Sims: ECU 0, ALA 0

@#13

East Carolina @ Alabama

Sat, Sep 5 · 11:00 AM CDT

CFB VIBES MODELALA 96% to win

ABCSIM NOW →

@

App State @ East Carolina

Sat, Sep 12 · 12:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELECU 81% to win

ESPNUSIM NOW →

@

East Carolina @ Old Dominion

Sat, Sep 19 · 6:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELECU 51% to win

SIM NOW →

NCCU@

North Carolina Central @ East Carolina

Sat, Sep 26 · 4:00 PM EDT

CFB VIBES MODELECU 96% to win

SIM NOW →

Standings

Full standings →

Place	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
2	ARMYArmyARMY	0–0	0–0
3	CLTCharlotteCLT	0–0	0–0
4	ECUEast CarolinaECU	0–0	0–0
5	FAUFlorida AtlanticFAU	0–0	0–0
6	NAVYNavyNAVY	0–0	0–0

Rankings

All rankings →

Rank	AP TOP 25
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	NDNotre DameND
–	ECUEast CarolinaECU

Rank	COACHES
1	OSUOhio StateOSU
2	OREOregonORE
3	UGAGeorgiaUGA
4	TEXTexasTEX
–	ECUEast CarolinaECU