North Central College Cardinals Cardinals

1st in NCAA Division III

2025 Schedule

Cortland tops North Central, ends Cardinals' unbeaten run to win 1st D-III title

Cortland stopped a 2-point conversion attempt with 90 seconds remaining, and the Red Dragons beat defending champion North Central 38-37 for their first NCAA Division III championship.

North Central wraps up perfect season with 2nd Division III title

North Central beat Mount Union on Friday night to win the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl and claim the NCAA Division III championship, finishing off a perfect season for rookie coach Brad Spencer.

Collection

College football's 100 best games of 2019: 60-41

In our third installment, we look back at games that impacted the battle for the No. 4 spot in the College Football Playoff, including Baylor taking down TCU.

Willie James Barley Jr. barred from N.C. campuses after violating agent law

A Florida man working for a former NFL agent has been barred from several North Carolina university campuses after pleading guilty to violating the state's sports agent law nearly a decade ago.

2025 NCAA Division III Standings Standings

American Rivers Conference	OVR	CONF
Wartburg Colle..	-	1.000
Central Colleg..	1.5	0.833
Coe College	2.5	0.833
Simpson Colleg..	3.5	0.667
Dubuque	6	0.429
Loras College	6.5	0.333
Buena Vista	6.5	0.167
Nebraska Wesle..	7.5	0.167
Luther	8.5	0.000

American Southwest	OVR	CONF
Hardin-Simmons	-	1.000
Mary Hardin-Ba..	3	0.750
Howard Payne	5	0.250
East Texas Bap..	4	0.000

CCIW	OVR	CONF
North Central Co..	-	1.000
Wheaton	2	0.857
Augustana (IL)	2	0.714
Washington Unive..	2	0.714
Illinois Wesleya..	4	0.571
Carroll (WI)	5	0.429
North Park	5	0.286
Carthage	5	0.286
Millikin	6	0.143
Elmhurst	7	0.000

2024 Team Stats

Points For

41.0

Tied-8th