Next game
vs Ohio Dominican
Sat Oct 24 · 12 pm ET
Hantz Stadium · series 2-2, won the last 2
Northwood 93% to win · our ratings after 7 games
Northwood
7-0Great Midwest Athletic · Hantz Stadium · 2,500 seats
Last game · Sat Oct 17
W 41-7 at Lake Erie
Our model gave Northwood 81% before kickoff
The rest of the season
One real test left: Ashland 70%
Win out 56% · expect 3.5 of 4 more wins
Northwood's chance to win each game left, from our model: Ohio Dominican 93%, Ashland 70%, Thomas More 97%, Walsh 88%Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.
The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetBetting line vs Ohio Dominican · our model 93% Northwood
Updated Sat Oct 24 · through week 7
Schedule and results
Northwood · 2026 schedule and results7-0Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 44%.Our rank entering each game: #315 to #291
| Wk | Date | Our rank | Opp rank | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | #315 | #415 | — | @Wayne State (MI) | W 52-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #322 | #356 | — | Saginaw Valley State | W 35-28 | 2-0 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #325 | #350 | — | Hillsdale | W 10-7 | 3-0 | 1-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #319 | #298 | — | @Findlay | W 34-11 | 4-0 | 2-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | #298 | #429 | — | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 59-14 | 5-0 | 3-0 | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | #290 | #294 | — | @Tiffin | W 24-23 | 6-0 | 4-0 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | #291 | #376 | — | @Lake Erie | W 41-7 | 7-0 | 5-0 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | #284 | #365 | Ohio Dominican | 12 pm ET93% to win | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | #283 | #299 | @Ashland | 1 pm ET70% to win | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Thomas More | 12 pm ET97% to win | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Walsh | 12 pm ET |
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Northwood, through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Line is the closing point spread for Northwood: a minus number means favored. A green check means the team covered it, by the number beside it. A red cross means it fell short by that much.
Ahead
The forecast
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Northwood has won seven straight.
9-1 over the last 10, and won the last seven.
Streak W7Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1
Range of outcomes · Northwood · 2026
Range of outcomes · Northwood · 2026Northwood’s most likely regular season is 11-0. 93% of outcomes land from 10-1 to 11-0.
Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above
9 wins 7%; 10 wins 37%; 11 wins 56%What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor10-2Competitive but likely outside bracket contention.
Base12-0Conference title contender. Bracket bid realistic.
Ceiling12-0Deep playoff run. Program-defining year.
Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 7 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the CFP.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 7-0
Game feel49even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 10 in the Great Midwest Athletic
Heart rate3-0some dramain one-score games (3 of 7)4th most one-score games of 10 in the Great Midwest Athletic
Margin+23.6comfortableavg scoring margin1st best margin of 10 in the Great Midwest Athletic
Measured from 7 games · ranks are among Great Midwest Athletic teams the same season
Team story
The weekly grind
Northwood enters the 2026 season at 7-0.
2026 Record7-0
Game day
The experience
Northwood is the Great Midwest Athletic program known for the timberwolves.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
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