Berry College
11-2 2025 final D3 TOP 25 #9The Vikings of Mount Berry, Georgia, who launched football in 2013 and rose fast — multiple Southern Athletic Association titles and repeated NCAA playoff trips, played at Valhalla Stadium on the world's largest college campus.
The Vikings sharpen their axes.
The Vikings of Mount Berry, Georgia, who launched football in 2013 and rose fast — multiple Southern Athletic Association titles and repeated NCAA playoff trips, played at Valhalla Stadium on the world's largest college campus.
Turn Southern Athletic Association dominance into a deep NCAA Division III playoff run from Valhalla Stadium.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Berry College sits 1st in the Southern Athletic Conference and 9th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berry College | 7-0 | 11-2 | 71.0 |
| 2 | Trinity University TX | 5-2 | 10-2 | 67.5 |
| 3 | Centre College Kentucky | 4-2 | 5-5 | 55.0 |
| 4 | Millsaps | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.2 |
| 5 | Hendrix College | 1-1 | 6-4 | 50.2 |
| 6 | Southwestern University | 2-4 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Sewanee | 1-5 | 3-7 | 44.4 |
| 8 | Rhodes College | 0-7 | 1-9 | 36.2 |
Win the Southern Athletic Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 48-0 over Lagrange College; toughest day 13-21 against John Carroll University.
The Pulse on Berry College
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Berry College
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Berry College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Berry College · 2018-present
Average
81% home win rate vs 77% on the road. margin runs +2.6 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Schedule Strength · Berry College · 2025
Hard
Average opponent win rate 56% across 11 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.
Moment of the Year · Berry College · 2025
Won 58-28 vs Huntingdon College (AL)
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Berry College
2022: Lost 3-17 vs Wisconsin-Whitewater
In 2022, the program lost 3-17 vs Wisconsin-Whitewater — a one to file away home result, 14 points either way.
Vikings claim the spoils.