Upper Midwest Crown College

Record2-6through 8 games
Nextvs Minnesota MorrisSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#227 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Crown College · 2026 schedule and results2-6Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 39%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5HamlineL 21-310-10-0
2Sep 12@Simpson (IA)L 0-520-20-0
3Sep 19Martin LutherW 13-91-21-0
4Bye week
5Oct 3@Minnesota MorrisW 24-232-22-0
6Oct 10Westminster (MO)L 14-302-32-1
7Oct 17@GreenvilleL 12-272-42-2
8Oct 24@Martin LutherL 29-372-52-3
9Oct 31Northwestern (MN)L 0-422-62-4
10Nov 7Minnesota Morris2 pm ET40% to win
11Nov 14@Westminster (MO)1 pm ET13% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Crown 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: Minnesota Morrisvs Minnesota Morris · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Crown College has won one of its last five.

3-7 over the last 10, and lost the last four.

Streak L4Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 3-7

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Worth watchingGames average 46 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-6

Game feel46rock fightscombined pts / game6th highest-scoring of 6 in the Upper Midwest
Heart rate2-1some dramain one-score games (3 of 8)3rd most one-score games of 6 in the Upper Midwest
Margin−17.2outgunnedavg scoring margin6th best margin of 6 in the Upper Midwest

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Upper Midwest teams the same season

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

Crown College is 2-6 and hosts Minnesota Morris next.

Standard GapA small faith-based program that finally reached the top of its…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Crown College is 2-6 and hosts Minnesota Morris next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Crown College sits 5th in the Upper Midwest Conference and 216th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Upper Midwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Northwestern (MN)5-05-352.5
2Westminster (MO)3-25-349.0
3Martin Luther3-33-542.1
4Greenville2-33-543.0
5Crown2-42-636.1
6Minnesota Morris1-42-636.9
7Finlandia University0-00-0—
36.1 CFB Zeitgeist#216 of 245 D343.5 strength of schedule

Win the Upper Midwest 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 · 2-6
L 21-31 vs Hamline · Wk 1−10HamlineL 0-52 at Simpson (IA) · Wk 2−52Simpson W 13-9 vs Martin Luther · Wk 3+4Martin LW 24-23 at Minnesota Morris · Wk 5+1MinnesotL 14-30 vs Westminster (MO) · Wk 6−16WestminsL 12-27 at Greenville · Wk 7−15GreenvilL 29-37 at Martin Luther · Wk 8−8Martin LL 0-42 vs Northwestern (MN) · Wk 9−42Northwes

Signature win 13-9 over Martin Luther; toughest day 0-52 against Simpson (IA).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Polars.”
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