Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | Mount Union | W 24-23 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Albion | W 45-3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | Millikin | W 82-10 | 3-0 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @Illinois Wesleyan | W 28-7 | 4-0 | 2-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | North Park | W 33-6 | 5-0 | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | @North Central College | W 13-10 | 6-0 | 4-0 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | Carroll (WI) | W 41-3 | 7-0 | 5-0 | |
| 8 | Bye week | |||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Augustana (IL) | W 26-13 | 8-0 | 6-0 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Elmhurst | 1 pm ET>99% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Carthage | 1 pm ET97% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Wheaton, 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.
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The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
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Wheaton has won eight straight.
9-1 over the last 10, and won the last eight.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 8-0
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among CCIW teams the same season
Team story
The Thunder of Wheaton, Illinois, a CCIW power that has lived in the Division III Top 25 for years on end and reached the 2008 national semifinals — a Christian-college program that wins with quiet relentlessness.
Game day
The Thunder of Wheaton, Illinois, a CCIW power that has lived in the Division III Top 25 for years on end and reached the 2008 national semifinals — a Christian-college program that wins with quiet relentlessness.
Playoff path
Wheaton sits 1st in the CCIW and 2nd of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wheaton (IL) | 6-0 | 8-0 | 79.0 |
| 2 | North Central College | 5-1 | 7-1 | 69.6 |
| 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 4-2 | 6-2 | 62.4 |
| 4 | Augustana (IL) | 3-3 | 4-4 | 53.4 |
| 5 | Carroll (WI) | 3-4 | 4-5 | 51.8 |
| 6 | Millikin | 3-4 | 4-5 | 48.9 |
| 7 | Carthage | 2-4 | 3-5 | 45.0 |
| 8 | North Park | 2-4 | 2-6 | 43.8 |
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.
Signature win 82-10 over Millikin; toughest day 24-23 against Mount Union.