NAPERVILLE — North Central is the unanimous #1 in Division III football, according to polls released by both D3football.com on Sunday and the America Football Coaches Association (AFCA) on Monday. It’s the first week in 2025 the Cardinals have collected every first-place vote from both national polls.
NCC remained one of eight undefeated teams in the polls last Saturday, earning a 64-7 over Carroll in Waukesha, Wis. The Cardinals have the maximum 625 points from D3football.com and the maximum 1,300 points from the coaches.
Wheaton was a 65-0 winner over Elmhurst on Saturday and climbed one spot to #18 in the D3football.com rankings. The Thunder, 6-2 overall and 5-1 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW), remained firm at #21 in the AFCA poll.
WashU received one point in the coaches’ poll. The Bears won at Millikin last Saturday, 38-7, to improve to 6-2 on the year.
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).