North Park University

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CCIW · Holmgren Athletic Complex · 3,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs North Central College · our model 33% North Park University · a number, not a pick

LastL 41–43 at Olivet · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs North Central College · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Holmgren Athletic Complex · series 0-4, lost the last 4

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

North Park University · 2026 schedule & results0-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 5#584#594@FranklinL 31–340-10-0
2Sep 12#589#648@OlivetL 41–430-20-0
3Sep 19#593#433North Central College
4Sep 26#592#635@Millikin
5Oct 3@Wheaton (IL)
7Oct 17@Carthage
8Oct 24Augustana (IL)
9Oct 31Carroll (WI)
10Nov 7@Illinois Wesleyan
11Nov 14Elmhurst

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · vs North Central College · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

North Park is the Chicago CCIW program that has built six consecutive winning seasons, proving institutional commitment to competitive Division III football.

Title DroughtSince 2010 · 16 yrs

Fans here believe no chip — North Park plays for the institution and the city.

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The season in chapters

Weeks 1–20-2, all on the roadL 31–34 at Franklin · Sat Sep 5
Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: North Central Collegevs North Central College · at home

What it is like to watch them2025 · 3-7 · last season

Game feel50even gamescombined pts / game8th highest-scoring of 10 in the CCIW
Heart rate1-2some dramain one-score games (3 of 10)4th most one-score games of 10 in the CCIW
Margin-15.1competitiveavg scoring margin8th best margin of 10 in the CCIW

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among CCIW teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

North Park University has won one of its last five.

Cold. 2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last four.

Streak L4Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs North Central College · at home

Outcome band · North Park University · 2026

North Park University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base0-12Mid-table finish.
Ceiling3-9Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

North Park is the Chicago CCIW program that has built six consecutive winning seasons, proving institutional commitment to competitive Division III football.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

North Park University sits 9th in the CCIW and 188th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

CCIW · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Carthage0-01-068.2
2North Central College0-02-067.2
3Wheaton (IL)0-02-066.6
4Illinois Wesleyan0-02-065.9
5Augustana (IL)0-01-151.9
6Carroll (WI)0-01-151.3
7Millikin0-01-149.7
9North Park0-00-235.7
35.7 CFB Zeitgeist#188 of 229 D359.5 strength of schedule

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
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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