NAPERVILLE, Ill. - With only two days of matchups remaining in the conference season, intrigue abounds in College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin men’s soccer. While North Central College, North Park University, and Illinois Wesleyan University have all clinched spots in the CCIW Tournament, the final order of those three teams has yet to be determined and one of them will be denied a first-round bye and have to play a home quarterfinal on Oct. 31.
Meanwhile, in the midtable, teams are still hunting to either lock up a home quarterfinal date or qualify for the conference tournament as one of the CCIW’s top six teams. Wheaton College currently leads that chasing pack and is in fourth place overall, but ends the regular season on Saturday with a trip to face Illinois Wesleyan, a match that could propel the Thunder over IWU for seeding purposes if they win and finish level on points and own a head-to-head tiebreaker.
Below Wheaton, Millikin University and Augustana College are currently clinging to the fifth and sixth spots in the CCIW Tournament, with Carroll University nipping at both of their heels. Six conference matches remain to be played in the next seven days and all of them will have an effect on the final standings.
Upcoming Schedule
| Saturday, October 24, 2026 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Carroll |
Elmhurst |
3:30 P.M. |
Elmhurst, IL (Conf.) |
Stats Video |
| Wheaton |
Illinois Wesleyan |
3:30 P.M. |
Bloomington, Ill. (Conf.) |
Stats Video |
| North Park |
Millikin |
4:30 P.M. |
Decatur, IL (Conf.) |
Stats Video |
| Carthage |
Augustana |
5:00 P.M. |
Rock Island, Ill. (Conf.) |
Stats Video |
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| Tuesday, October 27, 2026 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| Millikin |
Beloit College |
3:00 P.M. |
Beloit, WI |
Stats Video |
| University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
Carthage |
7:00 P.M. |
Kenosha, Wis. |
Stats Video |
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| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 |
| Away |
Home |
Time |
Location |
Links |
| North Park |
Carroll |
7:00 P.M. |
Waukesha, WI (Conf.) |
Stats Video |
| Augustana |
North Central |
7:00 P.M. |
Naperville, IL (Conf.) |
Stats Video |
Standings
| SCHOOL |
CONF |
CONF POINTS |
OVERALL |
| North Central |
5-0-2 |
17 |
11-2-3 |
| North Park |
4-0-2 |
14 |
10-1-4 |
| Illinois Wesleyan |
4-1-2 |
14 |
8-2-3 |
| Wheaton |
3-2-2 |
11 |
5-8-3 |
| Millikin |
3-4 |
9 |
8-7-1 |
| Augustana |
2-2-2 |
8 |
6-3-4 |
| Carroll |
2-3-1 |
7 |
4-10-1 |
| Elmhurst |
1-5-1 |
4 |
4-8-3 |
| Carthage |
0-7 |
0 |
2-12-1 |
CCIW Weekly Award Winners
| Week |
Offensive |
Defensive |
| Week 1 |
Joseph Sargent, North Central
three goals in three matches; 13 shots, seven on goal; one game-winning goal |
Owen Malinowski, Carthage
15 saves, one shutout; 270 minutes in goal over three matches |
| Week 2 |
Bryce Davis, Millikin
three goals, one assist in three matches; contributed to four of Millikin's eight goals |
Arvid Skoglund, North Park
11 saves, three shutouts; 270 scoreless minutes; goalless streak over 300 minutes |
| Week 3 |
Faheem Mujahid, Illinois Wesleyan
three goals in two matches; one game-winning goal; scored in both matches |
David Tracewicz, North Park
two goals, two game-winners; helped North Park extend its shutout streak to five matches and nearly 500 scoreless minutes |
| Week 4 |
Gustav Finér, North Park
three goals in two matches; scored both goals in 2-1 win over UW-Whitewater |
Joshua Garrett, Millikin
two shutouts, eight saves; 180 scoreless minutes including win over Carthage |
| Week 5 |
Luke Vander Kolk, Wheaton
two goals in a span of eight minutes to help secure a 3-1 win over Millikin; had eight shots in the match |
Melker Regland, North Park
two wins in his first two career starts; six saves in a shutout against UW-Platteville and three more saves at Augustana |
| Week 6 |
Cooper Falling, Wheaton
Involved in three Wheaton goals; scored twice in a draw with Augustana and assisted the game-winning goal against Carthage |
Owen Boukalik, Illinois Wesleyan
In goal for the majority of two shutouts; Had three saves to preserve a 0-0 draw with No. 22 North Park |
| Week 7 |
Bastian Eikeland, North Park
Scored both North Park goals in a 2-2 draw at North Central; finished with six shots (five on goal) |
Elias Banke, Augustana
Had 12 saves in two matches, helping Augustana to two wins; fourth shutout of the season against Millikin |
Regional Rankings/Statistical Leaders
No change once again this week as North Park continues to be among the teams receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, while in the Region VIII rankings, things stay the same as the Vikings are ranked third, North Central in sixth, and Illinois Wesleyan in seventh.
In this week's stats analysis, we'll take a closer look at CCIW-only statistics with the regular season almost wrapped up. North Central has been the conference's highest-scoring team against CCIW foes, netting 17 goals in seven matches and scoring at least two goals in each of its last five games. Illinois Wesleyan has allowed a league-low four goals through seven matches, with three of those coming in a loss to Millikin. The Titans have put together shutouts in five of their six other contests.
North Central's Aleks Duncevic and Millikin's Bryce Davis are tied at the top of the CCIW for goals scored in all games this season with nine. However, in CCIW matches, Wheaton's Luke Vander Kolk leads the way with five goals through seven matches. Duncevic is one goal back of Vander Kolk with four scored against conference competition. Millikin's Olav Kaldahl is the CCIW's leader in assists in all matches played this season as well as CCIW matches, handing out six helpers in league and nine overall on the year.
As the last line in Illinois Wesleyan's sturdy defense, Owen Boukalik tops the CCIW in conference matches with a goals-against average of 0.58 and four shutouts to his credit. He is also second in save percentage at .818 to Elias Banke of Augustana, who currently leads the CCIW with an .840 save percentage with two matches to play for the Viking keeper. Banke also leads with an average of 7.00 saves per match in CCIW play.
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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.).