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Superior

A Overall Grade 96

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Balanced Beast

Juggernaut

Brutal Schedule

Consistency King

4-1 Record

80% Win %

#17 D3 Rank#155 nat'l

32 Pts / Game

L 1 Streak

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Performance Rankings: D3 (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	96 A	17 (155)
Power	98 A+	6 (83)
Offensive	97 A+	15 (111)
Defensive	99 A+	2 (60)
Schedule (Current)	95 A	23 (289)
Schedule (Future)	93 A-	39 (345)

Records

Overall	4-1 (80%)
Versus D3 Top 25	0-1 (0%)
Versus > .500 Teams	3-1 (75%)
Versus < .500 Teams	1-0 (100%)
Last 5 Games	4-1 (80%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#302 Bethel MN
Worst Loss	#62 Wheaton
Largest MOV	35 pts, #635 North Park
Largest MOD	3 pts, #62 Wheaton

Other Statistics

Points per Game	32
Points Against	14.2
Opponent Record	15-12
Average Opponent Rank	348.6
Long Streak	W 4
Current Streak	L 1

North Central Cardinals Program History

North Central Cardinals has been rated by Versus for 19 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

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

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	9-3	75.0%	—
2008-09	11-1	91.7%	—
2009-10	8-2	80.0%	—
2010-11	12-1	92.3%	#3
2011-12	10-2	83.3%	#11
2012-13	9-3	75.0%	#20
2013-14	13-1	92.9%	#5
2014-15	8-2	80.0%	#32
2015-16	7-3	70.0%	#24
2016-17	11-1	91.7%	#8
2017-18	10-2	83.3%	#22
2018-19	10-2	83.3%	#9
2019-20	14-1	93.3%	#1
2021-22	13-1	92.9%	#4
2022-23	15-0	100.0%	#1
2023-24	14-1	93.3%	#3
2024-25	15-0	100.0%	#1
2025-26	14-1	93.3%	#2
2026-27	4-1	80.0%	#17

CCIW

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
62	Wheaton	6	0	42
128	Illinois Wesleyan	5	1	65
155	North Central	4	1	85
292	Carroll WI	4	2	49
355	Augustana IL	3	3	62
469	Carthage	2	3	33
504	Millikin	2	4	13
635	North Park	0	5	8
714	Elmhurst	1	4	3

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Sep 5	vs Bethel MN (3-2) MIAC	W44-21
Sat Sep 12	at Wartburg (3-2) ARC	W26-20
Sat Sep 19	at North Park (0-5) CCIW	W45-10
Sat Oct 3	vs Augustana IL (3-3) CCIW	W35-7
Sat Oct 10	vs #2 Wheaton (6-0) (#62 nationally) CCIW	L10-13