RFC Weekly Predictions: Week Of October 24, 2026 Part 3 (Top Small College Games This Weekend)

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 24, 2026.

NCAA Division II

Michigan Tech (6-1) at Ferris State (7-0)

(After outlasting Grand Valley State in their annual "Anchor Bone Classic" clash last weekend, the two-time, back-to-back defending national champion Bulldogs will face another challenge in the one-loss Huskies this weekend!)

Tiffin (5-2) at Hillsdale (5-2)

(The Chargers from Michigan host the Dragons from Ohio in a critical contest that could decide the Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship!)

Wayne State (Neb.) (6-1) at Minnesota State (7-0)

(The unbeaten Mavericks host the one-loss Wildcats, with the winner moving one step closer towards winning the NSIC crown!)

Central Missouri (5-2) at Emporia State (7-0)

(The undefeated Hornets from Kansas hope to stay that way when they host the Mules in a major Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association matchup!)

UT-Permian Basin (5-2) at Central Washington (5-2) 

(The Lone Star Conference title will be on the line when the Wildcats face the Falcons from Texas!)

Shepherd (5-2) at East Stroudsburg (6-1)

South Dakota Mines(5-2) at Colorado Mines (4-2-1)

Western Colorado (7-0) at Black Hills State (5-2)

NCAA Division III

Springfield (5-1) at Merchant Marine (6-0)

(The undefeated Mariners host the one-loss Pride in another key NEWMAC matchup!)

St. John Fisher (5-1) at Cortland (6-0)

(The undefeated Red Dragons face another one-loss Cardinals in a clash for first place in the Empire 8 Conference!)

Trinity (Texas) (5-1) at Millsaps (5-1)

(The Majors take on the Tigers in a battle of one-loss teams in the Southern Athletic Association!)

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (5-1) at Chapman (5-1)

(Finally, it's the Panthers squaring off against the Stags in a significant SCIAC showdown in Southern California!)

Berry (5-1) at Maryville (4-3)

Case Western Reserve (5-1) at Hiram (4-2)

Wesleyan (5-0) at Amherst (5-0)

Montclair State (4-2) at Salisbury (5-1)

Hampden-Sydney (5-1) at Washington and Lee (4-2)

Ohio Northern (4-2) at Heidelberg (5-1)

Chicago (5-1) at Monmouth (Ill.) (6-0)

Wartburg (4-2) at Dubuque (4-2)

St. John's (Minn.) (6-0) at Carleton (4-2)

Aurora (3-3) at St. Norbert (4-3)

Lewis and Clark (5-1) at Whitworth (3-2)

Pacific Lutheran (3-3) at Linfield (4-1)

NAIA

Eastern Oregon (5-1) at College of Idaho (6-0)

(The undefeated 'Yotes host the surprising one-loss Mountaineers in Frontier Conference action!)

Southeastern (Fla.) (5-1) at St. Thomas (Fla.) (6-0)

(Fresh off their first-ever win over Keiser last weekend, the unbeaten Bobcats hope to build on that momentum when they face the one-loss Fire in the Sun Conference!)

Southwestern (Kan.) (6-1) at Friends (7-0)

(The undefeated Falcons hope to add another win to their record as they take on the Moundbuilders in KCAC action!)

Montana Tech (6-1) at Mayville State (5-2)

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