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Cal Lutheran

Superior

B Overall Grade 86

Brutal Schedule

Punchless

Dark Horse

13-13 Record

50% Win %

#139 D3 Rank#694 nat'l

75.5 Pts / Game

L 2 Streak

Next Up: TBD

Performance Rankings: D3 (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	86 B	139 (694)
Power	87 B+	131 (784)
Offensive	83 B-	164 (807)
Defensive	88 B+	113 (729)
Schedule (Current)	90 A-	91 (713)
Schedule (Future)	90 A-	91 (713)

Records

Overall	13-13 (50%)
Versus D3 Top 25	1-3 (25%)
Versus > .500 Teams	4-9 (30.8%)
Versus < .500 Teams	9-4 (69.2%)
Last 10 Games	5-5 (50%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#298 Redlands
Worst Loss	#806 Emerson
Largest MOV	28 pts, #801 Pomona-Pitzer
Largest MOD	35 pts, #298 Redlands

Other Statistics

Points per Game	75.5
Points Against	75.2
Opponent Record	329-337
Average Opponent Rank	658.2
Long Streak	L 5
Current Streak	L 2

Team Insights New

Cal Lutheran slid 113 spots in the Versus Division III rankings during the 2025-2026 season, falling from No. 26 to No. 139.
Cal Lutheran was 2-6 in games decided by 5 points or fewer in the 2025-2026 season.
Cal Lutheran's biggest upset in the 2025-2026 season: a win over Redlands, which finished No. 17 in Division III — 122 spots ahead of Cal Lutheran's own No. 139.

Cal Lutheran Program History

Cal Lutheran has been rated by Versus for 4 seasons, from 2022-23 through 2025-26.

Winning season .500 season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2024-25; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2022-23	13-13	50.0%	—
2023-24	23-5	82.1%	—
2024-25	22-7	75.9%	#26
2025-26	13-13	50.0%	#139

SCIAC

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
298	Redlands	24	6	1
339	Claremont M.S.	22	5
459	Chapman	18	9
529	Occidental	17	9	3
678	Whittier	11	12
694	Cal Lutheran	13	13	1
801	Pomona-Pitzer	9	15	2
952	La Verne	4	21
990	Caltech	2	21

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Wed Nov 12	at Oberlin (13-13) NCAC	W57-51
Fri Nov 14	Manchester (4-21) Heartland CAC	W107-93
Sat Nov 15	at Marietta (9-16) OAC	L82-83
Fri Nov 21	vs Whitman (7-16) Northwest	W71-59
Wed Nov 26	vs NYU (18-9) UAA	L63-78
Fri Nov 28	vs George Fox (3-22) Northwest	W99-86
Wed Dec 3	at Whittier (11-12) SCIAC	L65-70
Sat Dec 6	vs Caltech (2-21) SCIAC	W89-82
Fri Dec 19	vs Emerson (9-17) NEWMAC	L62-66
Tue Dec 30	vs Hardin-Simmons (16-10) ASC	W60-56
Wed Dec 31	vs Amherst (19-8) NESCAC	L63-71
Mon Jan 5	vs Chapman (18-9) SCIAC	W70-69
Wed Jan 7	at La Verne (4-21) SCIAC	W86-69
Sat Jan 10	at #17 Redlands (24-6) (#298 nationally) SCIAC	L62-97
Wed Jan 14	vs #25 Claremont M.S. (22-5) (#339 nationally) SCIAC	L66-75
Sat Jan 17	at Occidental (17-9) SCIAC	L65-79
Mon Jan 19	at Chapman (18-9) SCIAC	L55-67
Wed Jan 21	vs Pomona-Pitzer (9-15) SCIAC	L59-62
Wed Jan 28	vs Whittier (11-12) SCIAC	W95-89
Sat Jan 31	vs #17 Redlands (24-6) (#298 nationally) SCIAC	W82-70
Wed Feb 4	at #25 Claremont M.S. (22-5) (#339 nationally) SCIAC	L56-80
Sat Feb 7	at Caltech (2-21) SCIAC	W96-79
Wed Feb 11	vs La Verne (4-21) SCIAC	W87-80
Wed Feb 18	at Pomona-Pitzer (9-15) SCIAC	W99-71
Sat Feb 21	vs Occidental (17-9) SCIAC	L82-86
Wed Feb 25	at Occidental (17-9) SCIAC	L84-88

Ranking History

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Oct 30	376	0	0
1	Nov 9	497	0	1	121
2	Nov 16	516	2	2	19
3	Nov 23	505	3	2	11
4	Nov 30	598	4	3	93
5	Dec 7	750	5	3	152
6	Dec 14	771	5	3	21
7	Dec 21	792	5	4	21
13	Jan 25	766	8	10	26
14	Feb 1	681	10	10	85
15	Feb 8	684	11	11	3
17	Feb 15	685	12	11	1
18	Mar 1	694	13	13	9
19	Mar 8	698	13	13	4
20	Mar 15	694	13	13	4
21	Mar 22	695	13	13	1
22	Mar 29	696	13	13	1
23	Apr 5	693	13	13	3
24	Apr 7	694	13	13	1

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