College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 2013 Football Notes (#1) August 29, 2013 Augustana • Carthage • Elmhurst • Illinois Wesleyan • Millikin • North Central • North Park • Wheaton 2012-13 CCIW Highlights: 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans • 30 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients • 68 All-Americans • 1,400 Academic All-Conference Recipients • 1 National Championship Team National rankings Three College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) teams were CCIW Sports Information ranked in the 2013 D3football.com Preseason Poll. North Central placed sixth, followed by Wheaton (15th) and Elmhurst (22nd). Illinois Wesleyan Assistant Commissioner/SID: (two votes) placed in the “Others receiving votes” category. Mike Krizman Office: (630) 637-5719 2012 CCIW recap email:
[email protected] North Central, Elmhurst and Wheaton shared the CCIW title last season Fax: (630) 637-5694 with identical 6-1 records. It was the Cardinals’ seventh-straight title, one short of the conference record of eight-straight football titles won by Augustana between 1981 and 1988. For the Bluejays, it was their first 2012 CCIW Football Standings title since 1980 and third in school history, while the Thunder captured its 16th title in program history and first since 2006. School CCIW Overall North Central 6-1 9-3 2012 NCAA postseason recap Elmhurst 6-1 10-2 North Central earned the CCIW’s automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Wheaton 6-1 8-2 Division III Football Championship by virtue of having the highest point Augustana 4-3 5-5 differential in games against Elmhurst and Wheaton during the regular Illinois Wesleyan 3-4 6-4 season. It was the Cardinals’ seventh postseason appearance in eight Millikin 2-5 5-5 years as they fell to Linfield in the second round.