Minnesota Saint John’s (MN)

Record8-0through 8 games
Nextat St. ScholasticaSat Nov 7 · 1 pm ET
The model#7 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Saint John's (MN) · 2026 schedule and results8-0Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 48%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5Wisconsin La CrosseW 24-211-00-0
2Bye week
3Sep 19HamlineW 77-02-01-0
4Sep 26@AugsburgW 72-03-02-0
5Oct 3Bethel (MN)W 42-164-03-0
6Oct 10@MacalesterW 62-65-04-0
7Oct 17Concordia (MN)W 33-236-05-0
8Oct 24@CarletonW 49-107-06-0
9Oct 31Gustavus AdolphusW 27-38-07-0
10Nov 7@St. Scholastica1 pm ET99% to win
11Nov 14@St. Olaf7 pm ET99% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Saint John's (MN), 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: St. Scholasticaat St. Scholastica · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Saint John's (MN) has won eight straight.

9-1 over the last 10, and won the last eight.

Streak W8Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1

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Worth watchingGames average 58 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 8-0

Game feel58even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 10 in the Minnesota
Heart rate1-0rarely closein one-score games (1 of 8)9th most one-score games of 10 in the Minnesota
Margin+38.4comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 10 in the Minnesota

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

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

Saint John's (MN) is 8-0 and plays at St. Scholastica next.

Standard GapA national-champion program built by a legend, where the bar is a deep…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Saint John's (MN) is 8-0 and plays at St. Scholastica next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Saint John’s (MN) sits 1st in the Minnesota Conference and 11th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

Minnesota · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Saint John's (MN)7-08-073.9
2Bethel (MN)6-16-262.4
3Concordia (MN)5-26-260.0
4Carleton5-25-356.7
5Gustavus Adolphus4-35-356.6
6St. Olaf3-43-544.6
7Macalester2-53-545.1
8Augsburg2-52-641.1
73.9 CFB Zeitgeist#11 of 245 D351.0 strength of schedule4 quality wins

Win the Minnesota 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 · 8-0
W 24-21 vs Wisconsin La Crosse · Wk 1+3WisconsiW 77-0 vs Hamline · Wk 3+77HamlineW 72-0 at Augsburg · Wk 4+72AugsburgW 42-16 vs Bethel (MN) · Wk 5+26Bethel (W 62-6 at Macalester · Wk 6+56MacalestW 33-23 vs Concordia (MN) · Wk 7+10ConcordiW 49-10 at Carleton · Wk 8+39CarletonW 27-3 vs Gustavus Adolphus · Wk 9+24Gustavus

Signature win 77-0 over Hamline; toughest day 24-21 against Wisconsin La Crosse.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Johnnies.”
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