Heartland
Seven current members, three former. Our membership records under this name start in 1978.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1175 | WLWWW | vs. Rose Hulman Oct 24 | ||
| Rose Hulman | 2–0 | 4–2 | 991 | WWWWL | at Hanover Oct 24 | ||
| Mount St Joseph | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1167 | WWLWW | vs. Manchester Oct 24 | ||
| Bluffton | 2–1 | 2–4 | 915 | LLWWL | vs. Franklin Oct 24 | ||
| Franklin | 1–2 | 2–4 | 940 | LLLLW | at Bluffton Oct 24 | ||
| Manchester | 0–2 | 1–5 | 718 | LLLLL | at Mount St Joseph Oct 24 | ||
| Anderson (IN) | 0–3 | 1–5 | 769 | WLLLL | at Capital 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
Heartland teams are 11–13 outside the conference so far.
- Michigan Conference3–5
- Ohio Conference2–2
- North Coast Conference0–2
- Presidents’0–2
- CCIW1–0
- NACC1–0
- Others0–1
- Pioneer Conference0–1
- Southern Athletic Conference1–0
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference1–0
- Upper Midwest Conference1–0
- USA South1–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
Members
Every school and its years (10)
Members now
- Anderson (IN) 2014 on
- Bluffton 2014 on
- Franklin 2014 on
- Hanover 2014 on
- Manchester 2014 on
- Mount St Joseph 2014 on
- Rose Hulman 2014 on
Former members
- Defiance College 2014–2023
- Earlham 2014–2018
- Valparaiso 1978
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1978; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 107 team-seasons from 1978. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.