CCIW Illinois Wesleyan University

Record6-2through 8 games
Nextvs North ParkSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
The model#96 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 8

Schedule and results

Illinois Wesleyan University · 2026 schedule and results6-2Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 47%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@AlbionW 24-101-00-0
2Sep 12TrineW 45-352-00-0
3Sep 19@Augustana (IL)W 17-103-01-0
4Sep 26Wheaton (IL)L 7-283-11-1
5Oct 3CarthageW 34-144-12-1
6Oct 10@Carroll (WI)W 44-75-13-1
7Oct 17@MillikinL 35-425-23-2
8Oct 24ElmhurstW 44-06-24-2
9Bye week
10Nov 7North Park2 pm ET84% to win
11Nov 14@North Central College1 pm ET11% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Illinois Wesleyan 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: North Parkvs North Park · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Illinois Wesleyan University has won three of its last five.

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

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

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Worth watchingGames average 50 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-2

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 9 in the CCIW
Heart rate1-1some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)5th most one-score games of 9 in the CCIW
Margin+13.0competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 9 in the CCIW

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

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

Illinois Wesleyan is the Bloomington CCIW program stepping into a new era after legendary coach Norm Eash, determined to honor the past while building the future.

Standard GapA competitive Illinois liberal-arts university that has a strong CCIW…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Illinois Wesleyan is the Bloomington CCIW program stepping into a new era after legendary coach Norm Eash, determined to honor the past while building the future.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Illinois Wesleyan University sits 3rd in the CCIW and 49th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.

CCIW · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Wheaton (IL)6-08-079.0
2North Central College5-17-169.6
3Illinois Wesleyan4-26-262.4
4Augustana (IL)3-34-453.4
5Carroll (WI)3-44-551.8
6Millikin3-44-548.9
7Carthage2-43-545.0
8North Park2-42-643.8
62.4 CFB Zeitgeist#49 of 245 D352.2 strength of schedule1 quality win

Win the CCIW 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 · 6-2
W 24-10 at Albion · Wk 1+14AlbionW 45-35 vs Trine · Wk 2+10TrineW 17-10 at Augustana (IL) · Wk 3+7AugustanL 7-28 vs Wheaton (IL) · Wk 4−21Wheaton W 34-14 vs Carthage · Wk 5+20CarthageW 44-7 at Carroll (WI) · Wk 6+37Carroll L 35-42 at Millikin · Wk 7−7MillikinW 44-0 vs Elmhurst · Wk 8+44Elmhurst

Signature win 44-0 over Elmhurst; toughest day 7-28 against Wheaton (IL).

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Titans.”
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