KEY: Projected winners are marked in RED.
Featured games are in BOLD type.
Editor's Note: Unless otherwise noted, all games listed will be played on Saturday, October 17, 2026.
NCAA Division II
Findlay (5-1) at Hillsdale (5-1)
(The Chargers clash with the Oilers in a key G-MAC match-up, with the winner potentially controlling their own destiny for a possible playoff berth!)
Slippery Rock (6-0) at Indiana (Pa.) (5-1)
("The Rock" will look to stay undefeated on the road as it faces a Crimson Hawks squad coming off an upset loss to New Haven last weekend!)
Edward Waters (5-1) at Benedict (5-1)
(It's the "Battle of the Tigers" in the SIAC, as the Tigers from Columbia, South Carolina, host the Tigers from Jacksonville, Florida, in a contest that could decide who plays for the SIAC championship!)
Davenport (6-0) at Roosevelt (5-1)
Ferris State (6-0) at Grand Valley State (5-1)
(Both games mentioned above will have a huge impact on the GLIAC title race!)
Henderson State (6-0) at Harding (6-0)
(The Bisons battle the Reddies in a showdown between two unbeaten GAC teams!)
Washburn (4-1-1) at Central Missouri (4-2)
Virginia Union (5-1) at Bowie State (3-3)
Newberry (4-2) at Mars Hill (5-1)
Central Washington (4-2) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-2)
Black Hills State (4-2) at South Dakota Mines (5-1)
NCAA Division III
WPI (4-1) at Springfield (4-1)
(The Pride hosts the Engineers in a showdown of 2-0 teams from the NEWMAC!)
Heidelberg (4-1) at Rose-Hulman (4-1)
(The Student Princes travel to Terre Haute, Indiana, to take on another team of Engineers in a rare, non-conference, mid-season clash!)
Wabash (4-1) at John Carroll (4-1)
Denison (4-1) at DePauw (4-1)
(Only two of these teams will emerge from these critical NCAC contests at 5-1 overall, with the Blue Streaks battling the Little Giants, while the Tigers take on the Big Red!)
Washington and Jefferson (4-1) at Allegheny (5-0)
(The one-loss Presidents play the unbeaten Gators on the road in this tremendous Presidents' Athletic Conference match-up!)
Wisconsin-River Falls (4-1) at Wisconsin-Platteville (5-0)
(The Pioneers will put their undefeated season on the line against the defending D-III national champion Falcons in a critical WIAC clash!)
Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) (5-0) at St. John's (Minn.) (5-0)
(The Johnnies clash with the Cobbers in a showdown of unbeatens in the MIAC!)
Hiram (4-1) at Grove City (3-2)
Hendrix (4-1) at Texas Lutheran (4-1)
St. Norbert (4-2) at Benedictine (Ill.) (5-0)
Linfield (3-1) at Whitworth (3-1)
NAIA
Keiser (4-1) at St. Thomas (Fla.) (6-0)
(The one-loss Seahawks square off against the unbeaten Bobcats with first place in the Sun Conference on the line!)
Friends (6-0) at McPherson (6-0)
(The Falcons face the Bulldogs on the road in a battle of unbeatens in the KCAC!)
Olivet Nazarene (5-0) at Marian (5-1)
(The one-loss Knights host the undefeated Tigers in the Mid-States Football Association Midwest League opener for both teams!)
Evangel (Mo.) (4-2) at Ottawa (Kan.) (3-3)
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