American Rivers
Eight current members, one former. Our membership records under this name start in 2014; its titles go back further. 1928 champion: Northern Iowa.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coe | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1163 | LLWWW | at Simpson (IA) Oct 24 | ||
| Dubuque | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1100 | LWWWW | vs. Wartburg Oct 24 | ||
| Wartburg | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1228 | LLWWW | at Dubuque Oct 24 | ||
| Simpson (IA) | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1013 | WLWWL | vs. Coe Oct 24 | ||
| Central College | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1095 | WWLLW | vs. Buena Vista Oct 24 | ||
| Loras | 0–3 | 2–4 | 948 | LWLLL | at Nebraska Wesleyan Oct 24 | ||
| Buena Vista | 0–3 | 1–5 | 845 | WLLLL | at Central College Oct 24 | ||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 0–3 | 0–5 | 829 | LLLLL | vs. Loras Oct 24 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, week 7. Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2026
American Rivers teams are 9–14 outside the conference so far.
- Wisconsin Conference0–5
- Midwest Conference3–1
- Upper Midwest Conference3–1
- Minnesota Conference1–2
- American Southwest Conference1–1
- CCIW0–2
- NACC0–2
- USA South1–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
Champions
Most titles
| Northern Iowa | 2 | last 1928 |
By year
| 1928 | Northern Iowa |
| 1927 | Northern Iowa |
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Members
Every school and its years (9)
Members now
- Buena Vista 2014 on
- Central College 2014 on
- Coe 2014 on
- Dubuque 2014 on
- Loras 2014 on
- Nebraska Wesleyan 2014 on
- Simpson (IA) 2014 on
- Wartburg 2014 on
Former members
- Luther 2014–2025
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 2014; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 116 team-seasons from 2014. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.