FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[CarollFan]

Logan has his week 2 predictions out.

https://hansenratings.github.io/2026%20Week%202.html

NCC -21.8 @ Wartburg
Wheaton -43.4 @ Albion
Augie +14.6 @ UWS
UWEC -6.1 @ Carroll
Trine +9.8 @ IWU
NPU +3.4 @ Olivet
Elmhurst -13.9 @ Rockford
Luther +11.2 @ Millikin

Outside of the NCC/Wartburg game that Augie/UWS game could be interesting, maybe closer then predicted. Carroll looks like their offense may be better this year as it struggled in the opener last year @ UWEC. UWEC beat Alma week 1.

[NCC2010]

CCIW with the top 2 teams in the latest D3 poll. Will be pretty fun if both are undefeated heading into the Little Brass Bell game on 10/10.

https://d3football.com/top25/2026/week1

[CarollFan]

CCIW with the top 2 teams in the latest D3 poll. Will be pretty fun if both are undefeated heading into the Little Brass Bell game on 10/10.

https://d3football.com/top25/2026/week1

NCC has a bye, I think 9/26. Wheaton would come into it with 1 more win if both undefeated.

I think that means technically Wheaton would be in first place coming into the game.

Finally there is one other team that has a possibility of being 5-0 at this time and that's Carroll.
If they beat UWEC their next 3 games are Elmhurst, Carthage and Millikin.

So on the possibility there are two 5-0 teams and NCC 4-0 would NCC be in 3rd place going into the game?😁

[GusD]

CCIW with the top 2 teams in the latest D3 poll. Will be pretty fun if both are undefeated heading into the Little Brass Bell game on 10/10.

https://d3football.com/top25/2026/week1

NCC has a bye, I think 9/26. Wheaton would come into it with 1 more win if both undefeated.

I think that means technically Wheaton would be in first place coming into the game.

Finally there is one other team that has a possibility of being 5-0 at this time and that's Carroll.
If they beat UWEC their next 3 games are Elmhurst, Carthage and Millikin.

So on the possibility there are two 5-0 teams and NCC 4-0 would NCC be in 3rd place going into the game?😁

The guys in the white coats are just pulling up in front of your house now CarollFan! 🤯 😉

[CarollFan]

Couple CCIW players make team of the week.

K Sean Ryniec, Sr., North Central. 56 yd FG, 2nd longest in NCC program history. Kicking concerns resolved week 1.

Wheaton's Aiden Byrne with the blocked xtra pt that sealed the big victory.

After the NCC/Wartburg game 3 undefeated teams from last year will have a loss.

[CarollFan]

CCIW athlete of the week honors.

https://cciw.org/news/2026/9/7/makuh-carton-jr-and-ryniec-claim-first-cciw-football-weekly-awards-of-the-season.aspx

Offense - Jimmy Makuh, Augie QB
Defense -Phillip Carlton Jr., NCC LB
Special Teams - Sean Ryniec, NCC K

[Cardinal773]

I know I'm just daydreaming here, but how cool would it be if we could talk ESPN into hosting College GameDay in Naperville on October 10th? They went to Amherst/Williams for the Biggest Little Game back in 2007, why not the Battle for the Little Brass Bell?

If anyone knows anyone who could make this happen, let's get that ball rolling! The tailgating scene is solid for homecoming and it would look good on TV.  Let's do this!

[CarollFan]

If they both go into the game undefeated the winner of the brass bell game will be battling for #1 NPI ranking.

MU, Bethel already lost. If NCC wins this weekend, Wartburg will have a loss. Hard to come out of WIAC undefeated. St. John's has to play Bethel. JC and DePauw in top 15 and WashU could win that conference. Big game this weekend, DePauw @ WashU.

[NCC2010]

Johns Hopkins going undefeated would also be close per Logan's NPI tool.  If Ithaca and Susquehanna both go 9-1 with their only loss to JH, JH's average NPI is 81.437.  IF NCC goes 10-0 and Bethel goes 9-1 and Wartburg 8-2 (assuming a loss to UWRF) they average out at 81.145.  Wheaton 10-0 the highest I can get their avg NPI to in his tool is 80.672.

https://hansenratings.github.io/2026%20Season%20Scenarios.html

[wally_wabash]

I know I'm just daydreaming here, but how cool would it be if we could talk ESPN into hosting College GameDay in Naperville on October 10th? They went to Amherst/Williams for the Biggest Little Game back in 2007, why not the Battle for the Little Brass Bell?

If anyone knows anyone who could make this happen, let's get that ball rolling! The tailgating scene is solid for homecoming and it would look good on TV.  Let's do this!

10/10 has Georgia @ Alabama and ESPN is almost definitely going to be in Tuscaloosa.  And if they aren't there, they're at the Red River game in Dallas.  This would be cool for sure, but there is no business reason why ESPN would be in Naperville.