So. Cal. Chapman University

Record7-1through 8 games
Nextat Cal LutheranSat Nov 7 · 10:03 pm ET
The model#15 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Chapman University · 2026 schedule and results7-1Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 53%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Hardin SimmonsL 24-440-10-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19LinfieldW 24-211-10-0
4Sep 26La VerneW 35-102-11-0
5Oct 3WhittierW 57-103-12-0
6Oct 10@RedlandsW 36-144-13-0
7Oct 17@Azusa PacificW 26-35-14-0
8Oct 24Claremont Mudd ScrippsW 49-286-15-0
9Oct 31Pomona PitzerW 35-27-16-0
10Nov 7@Cal Lutheran10:03 pm ET70% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Chapman University, 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: Cal Lutheranat Cal Lutheran · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Chapman University has won seven straight.

8-2 over the last 10, and won the last seven.

Streak W7Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 8-2

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Worth watchingGames average 52 combined points, shootouts

What it is like to watch them2026 · 7-1

Game feel52shootoutscombined pts / game2nd highest-scoring of 8 in the So. Cal.
Heart rate1-0some dramain one-score games (1 of 8)4th most one-score games of 8 in the So. Cal.
Margin+19.2comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 8 in the So. Cal.

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among So. Cal. teams the same season

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

Chapman University is 7-1 and plays at Cal Lutheran next.

Standard GapA private liberal arts school building athletic excellence to match…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Chapman University is 7-1 and plays at Cal Lutheran next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Chapman University sits 1st in the So. Cal. Conference and 25th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.

So. Cal. · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Chapman6-07-168.6
2Claremont Mudd Scripps5-16-260.6
3Pomona Pitzer4-25-354.0
4Cal Lutheran4-25-351.9
5Redlands3-33-546.1
6Azusa Pacific2-52-539.0
7La Verne1-62-639.8
8Whittier0-61-731.9
68.6 CFB Zeitgeist#25 of 245 D352.2 strength of schedule3 quality wins

Win the So. Cal. 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 · 7-1
L 24-44 at Hardin Simmons · Wk 1−20Hardin SW 24-21 vs Linfield · Wk 3+3LinfieldW 35-10 vs La Verne · Wk 4+25La VerneW 57-10 vs Whittier · Wk 5+47WhittierW 36-14 at Redlands · Wk 6+22RedlandsW 26-3 at Azusa Pacific · Wk 7+23Azusa PaW 49-28 vs Claremont Mudd Scripps · Wk 8+21ClaremonW 35-2 vs Pomona Pitzer · Wk 9+33Pomona P

Signature win 57-10 over Whittier; toughest day 24-44 against Hardin Simmons.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Panthers.”
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