College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)-(NCAA Division III)
Overview: The Wheaton College Thunder and North Central College Cardinals both dominated the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) in 2019, with the Thunder handing the Cardinals their lone loss in a 35-22 win on October 5 to help propel them to the CCIW title. Wheaton finished the regular season undefeated at 10-0 but lost a 34-33 heartbreaker to St. John's (Minn.) in the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division III playoffs to finish the season at 12-1 overall.
However, it was North Central that carried the CCIW banner throughout the postseason, as the Cardinals outscored their opponents 227-109 in winning their first-ever national championship. That included a stunning upset over then-No. 2 Mount Union in the second round on the road in the D-III playoffs on November 30. NCC crushed Wisconsin-Whitewater 41-14 for the title on December 20.
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 caused just four teams to play eight games combined during the spring of 2021. The Carthage College Firebirds finished the significantly abbreviated season undefeated at 2-0 to win the de-facto CCIW crown, while Illinois Wesleyan and Millikin finished at 1-1 overall, and North Park winless at 0-2.
Looking ahead to the traditional fall season of 2021, it'll be interesting to see if North Central can return to the form that won them a national title in 2019, while Wheaton hopes to provide a tremendous challenge to the Cardinals along the way.
2021 (Spring) College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Final Standings
2021 (Fall) Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)
NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2021 (fall) season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.
Augustana (Ill.)
Carroll (Wis.)
Carthage
Elmhurst
Illinois Wesleyan
Millikin
North Central
North Park
Washington (Mo.)
Wheaton
Follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball.
2021 (Fall) Schedules (Teams listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)
NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2021 (fall) season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.
Augustana (Ill.)
Carroll (Wis.)
Carthage
Elmhurst
Illinois Wesleyan
Millikin
North Central
North Park
Washington (Mo.)
Wheaton
Follow RFC on Twitter @realfootball.
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