American Rivers Central College

Record5-3through 8 games
Nextvs WartburgSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#60 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Central College · 2026 schedule and results5-3Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 45%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Gustavus AdolphusL 3-290-10-0
2Sep 12@Northwestern (MN)W 51-271-10-0
3Sep 19@BelhavenW 31-172-10-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3DubuqueL 13-352-20-1
6Oct 10@CoeL 13-312-30-2
7Oct 17@Nebraska WesleyanW 44-113-31-2
8Oct 24Buena VistaW 56-214-32-2
9Oct 31@LorasW 40-285-33-2
10Nov 7Wartburg2 pm ET22% to win
11Nov 14@Simpson (IA)3 pm ET75% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Central College, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Wartburgvs Wartburg · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Central College has won three of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

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Worth watchingGames average 56 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3

Game feel56rock fightscombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 8 in the American Rivers
Heart rate0-0rarely closein one-score games (0 of 8)8th most one-score games of 8 in the American Rivers
Margin+6.5competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 8 in the American Rivers

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among American Rivers teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Central College is 5-3 and hosts Wartburg next.

Standard GapA national-champion program with decades of league titles, measured…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Central College is 5-3 and hosts Wartburg next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Central College sits 4th in the American Rivers Conference and 88th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

American Rivers · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wartburg5-06-262.7
2Coe5-06-257.0
3Dubuque4-15-357.6
4Central College3-25-356.0
5Simpson (IA)2-33-545.7
6Nebraska Wesleyan1-41-738.8
7Loras0-52-642.0
8Buena Vista0-51-737.0
56.0 CFB Zeitgeist#88 of 245 D348.8 strength of schedule

Win the American Rivers Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 5-3
L 3-29 at Gustavus Adolphus · Wk 1−26GustavusW 51-27 at Northwestern (MN) · Wk 2+24NorthwesW 31-17 at Belhaven · Wk 3+14BelhavenL 13-35 vs Dubuque · Wk 5−22DubuqueL 13-31 at Coe · Wk 6−18CoeW 44-11 at Nebraska Wesleyan · Wk 7+33NebraskaW 56-21 vs Buena Vista · Wk 8+35Buena ViW 40-28 at Loras · Wk 9+12Loras

Signature win 56-21 over Buena Vista; toughest day 3-29 against Gustavus Adolphus.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Dutch.”
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