Trinity University TX
10-2 2025 final D3 TOP 25 #16The Tigers of San Antonio, Texas, a perennial small-college power with a long string of conference championships and the program behind the 2007 'Mississippi Miracle' — fifteen laterals to beat Millsaps as time expired.
The Tigers wait in the brush.
The Tigers of San Antonio, Texas, a perennial small-college power with a long string of conference championships and the program behind the 2007 'Mississippi Miracle' — fifteen laterals to beat Millsaps as time expired.
Turn another conference championship into the deep Division III playoff run that has eluded a program used to winning.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Trinity University TX sits 2nd in the Southern Athletic Conference and 14th of 240 in the CFB Index — 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 63-0 over Rhodes College; toughest day 6-29 against Berry College.
The Pulse on Trinity University TX
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Trinity University TX
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.
Trinity University TX · 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 · Trinity University TX · 2018-present
Average
85% home win rate vs 80% on the road. margin runs +2.4 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 · Trinity University TX · 2025
Hard
Average opponent win rate 55% across 11 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.
Moment of the Year · Trinity University TX · 2025
Postseason · Won 34-24 vs Hardin-Simmons
Week 14 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2023-2025): 2-1
Most recent: 2025 — win 34-24 (home). Last 5 postseason: 2-1.
From the Archive — Trinity University TX
2023: Won 38-3 at Birmingham-Southern
In 2023, the program won 38-3 at Birmingham-Southern — a blowout road result that left the 35-point margin on the books.
The Tigers earn their dinner.