North Central Cardinals (9-3)

Naperville, Illinois (5-1 record in state)

Association: NCAA (9-3 record in association)

Association Subdivision: D3 (9-3 record in association subdivision)

Conference: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (6-1 record in conference)

Competitive Rank (Rating): Division III #40 (-0.229)

Schedule Strength (Rating): Division III #15 (0.022)

Point Margin Rank (Rating): Division III #39 (-0.081)

Scheduled Results
DATE OPPONENT OPP* RESULT GAME RATING
Sep 1, 2012 Wisconsin-La Crosse
(NCAA D3 #146)
 3-6 L 21-17 -0.978
Sep 8, 2012 Redlands
(NCAA D3 #76)
 6-2 W 42-16 +0.019
Sep 15, 2012 @ Wisconsin-Stout
(NCAA D3 #176)
 3-6 W 37-10 +0.019
Sep 29, 2012 Elmhurst
(NCAA D3 #15)
 10-1 W 44-10 +0.023
Oct 6, 2012 @ Millikin
(NCAA D3 #121)
 5-4 W 42-22 +0.022
Oct 13, 2012 @ North Park
(NCAA D3 #218)
 1-8 W 58-17 +0.020
Oct 20, 2012 @ Carthage
(NCAA D3 #168)
 3-6 W 42-10 +0.021
Oct 27, 2012 Illinois Wesleyan
(NCAA D3 #92)
 6-3 W 52-0 +0.020
Nov 3, 2012 Wheaton College
(NCAA D3 #29)
 7-2 L 35-21 -0.980
Nov 10, 2012 @ Augustana (IL)
(NCAA D3 #124)
 5-4 W 37-6 +0.020
Nov 17, 2012 @ Cal Lutheran
(NCAA D3 #33)
 8-1 W 41-21 +0.021
Nov 24, 2012 @ Linfield
(NCAA D3 #7)
 10-1 L 30-14 -0.976
*minus head-to-head play
Strength Scale
Conference Rankings
CCIW Competitive Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
15Elmhurst10-2-0.146
29Wheaton 8-2-0.182
40North Central9-3-0.229
92IL Wesleyan6-4-0.382
121Millikin5-5-0.480
124Augustana (IL)5-5-0.482
168Carthage3-7-0.681
218North Park1-9-0.883
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CCIW Schedule Strengths
RKPROGRAMOPP*RATING
12Elmhurst72-440.023
26Millikin55-390.022
15North Central67-440.022
43Carthage54-410.020
94Augustana (IL)49-450.018
114Wheaton 48-460.017
130North Park47-470.017
107IL Wesleyan48-460.017
*record minus head-to-head play
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CCIW Point Margin Rankings
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
7Wheaton 8-2-0.009
38Elmhurst10-2-0.079
39North Central9-3-0.081
71Millikin5-5-0.127
110IL Wesleyan6-4-0.183
143Augustana (IL)5-5-0.259
205Carthage3-7-0.497
231North Park1-9-0.613
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State Rankings
State of Illinois CFB Competitive Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Northwestern10-30.504
2Northern Illinois12-20.502
3Concordia (IL)10-1-0.073
4Illinois2-10-0.088
5Illinois State9-4-0.113
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State of Illinois CFB Schedule Strengths
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOPP RECORD*RATING
1Illinois78-600.798
2Northwestern74-760.714
3Northern Illinois73-870.593
4Western Illinois63-550.170
5Southern Illinois66-540.168
*minus head-to-head play
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State of Illinois CFB Point Margin Rankings
Top 5
RKPROGRAMOVERALLRATING
1Northern Illinois12-20.262
2Northwestern10-30.206
3Concordia (IL)10-10.002
4Wheaton College8-2-0.009
5Illinois2-10-0.034
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