Courtesy: AFCA http://www.afca.com/ Mount Union still holds down the top spot in the AFCA Division III Coaches' Top 25.

Losses by four of the bottom 10 teams in last week’s Top 25 have caused four new teams to enter the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll.

Mount Union still sits No. 1 after a 48-3 win over Baldwin-Wallace. The Purple Raiders are 4-0 and received 29 of 40 first place votes. Wisconsin-Whitewater remains No. 2 following a 31-0 shutout of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The Warhawks received the remaining 11 first place votes. No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor edged past conference rival and then-No. 11 Hardin-Simmons, 20-18. No. 4 Capital beat Marietta, 38-6, as it prepares for a clash with top ranked Mount Union. Wabash is No. 5 this week after the Little Giants moved to 4-0 with a 48-7 victory over Allegheny.

Muhlenberg drops a spot to No. 6 despite beating Johns Hopkins, 28-23. North Central stays at No. 7 this week and is 4-0 after a 31-13 win over Millikin. No. 8 Wheaton is also 4-0 after the Thunder dominated North Park, 56-28. Washington & Jefferson handed Geneva a 43-14 loss and stays at No. 9 while Cortland State beat Buffalo State, 35-14, and jumps up three spots to No. 10.

Millsaps is up to No. 11 this week after a 55-13 win over DePauw. The Majors are 5-0 on the season. Fellow Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Trinity (Texas) moved up a spot to No. 12 after its 48-20 win over Birmingham-Southern. Wisconsin-Eau Claire blanked Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 34-0, and jumped two to No. 13. Redlands is 3-0 after beating La Verne, 37-7, and moved up three spots to No. 14, as did Wesley, who moved from No. 18 to No. 15 this week after a dominating 38-6 victory over Frostburg State.

No. 16 Case Western moved its record to 4-0 after beating Denison, 45-14. Hardin-Simmons fell six places to No. 17 after its loss to No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor. Willamette made the biggest move in the Coaches’ Poll, jumping four spots to No. 18 after a 32-23 win over Whitworth. Delaware Valley downed King’s, 34-19, and jumped three spots to No. 19, as did Salisbury, who moved from No. 23 to No. 20 after a 48-17 win over Newport News.

Montclair State is 4-0 and jumps into the poll at No. 21 after edging past William Paterson, 14-13. Hampden-Sydney is the second newcomer at No. 22. The Tigers beat Bridgewater (Va.), 37-34, and are 5-0 on the season. Augsburg and Otterbein both move into the Coaches’ Poll with identical 4-0 marks. The Auggies beat Hamline, 24-21, and sit at No. 23 while the Cardinals handed Heidelberg a 52-14 loss and are ranked at No. 24. St. John Fisher fell 15 spots to No. 25 after its 31-28 loss to Hartwick.

Conference Breakdown: Illinois-Wisconsin (Wheaton, North Central), America Southwest (Mary Hardin-Baylor, Hardin-Simmons), Atlantic Central (Wesley, Salisbury), Empire 8 (St. John Fisher), Ohio (Mount Union, Capital, Otterbein), Southern Collegiate (Trinity {Texas}, Millsaps), Wisconsin (Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wisconsin-Eau Claire), Centennial (Muhlenberg), Middle Atlantic (Delaware Valley), Minnesota (Augsburg), New Jersey (Cortland St., Montclair St.), North Coast (Wabash), Northwest (Willamette), Old Dominion (Hampden-Sydney), Presidents (Washington & Jefferson), Southern California (Redlands), UAA (Case Western).

Head-to-Head
No. 1 Mount Union hosts No. 4 Capital, No. 21 Montclair State travels to No. 10 Cortland State and No. 20 Salisbury visits No. 25 St. John Fisher in this week’s match-ups of ranked teams. No. 1 Mount Union has won the last 22 straight games in the series with No. 4 Capital. The Crusaders last win came in 1987, 26-25.

No. 10 Cortland State hosts No. 21 Montclair State this weekend. The Red Dragons hold a 14-9-1 series advantage over Montclair State, and have won the last three straight meetings, including a 43-13 win last year. In the final Top 25 match-up, No. 20 Salisbury will travel to Rochester, N.Y., to face No. 25 St. John Fisher. This is the first-ever meeting between the Sea Gulls and Cardinals.

Poll Points
Wisconsin-Whitewater upped its win streak in WIAC play to 23 consecutive games, ironically with the last loss coming at the hands of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the final game of 2004 ... Millsaps racked up a season-high 590 total yards of offense in its 55-13 win over DePauw ... Jordan Berg became Augsburg’s all-time leading passer, throwing for 311 yards in the Auggies 24-21 win over Hamline. Already the school’s record-holder for career passing touchdowns (57) and completions (622), Berg eclipsed the remaining two career passing records – passing attempts (1,038) and passing yardage (6,818).

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week	Next Game
1.	Mount Union (Ohio) (29)	4-0	989	1	D. Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 48-3	Oct. 11 vs. No. 4 Capital (Ohio)
2.	Wis.-Whitewater (11)	4-0	967	2	D. Wis.-La Crosse, 31-0	Oct. 11 at Wis.-River Falls
3.	Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas)	4-0	915	3	D. Hardin-Simmons (Texas), 20-18	Oct. 11 at Louisiana College
4.	Capital (Ohio)	4-0	862	4	D. Marietta (Ohio), 38-6	Oct. 11 at No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio)
5.	Wabash (Ind.)	4-0	779	6	D. Allegheny (Pa.), 48-7	Oct. 11 at Washington (Mo.)
6.	Muhlenberg (Pa.)	4-0	775	5	D. Johns Hopkins (Md.), 28-23	Oct. 11 vs. Juniata (Pa.)
7.	North Central (Ill.)	4-0	744	7	D. Millikin (Ill.), 31-13	Oct. 11 at North Park (Ill.)
8.	Wheaton (Ill.)	4-0	725	8	D. North Park (Ill.), 56-28	Oct. 11 at Augustana (Ill.)
9.	Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)	5-0	658	9	D. Geneva (Pa.), 43-14	Oct. 18 vs. St. Vincent (Pa.)
10.	Cortland St. (N.Y.)	4-0	559	12	D. Buffalo St. (N.Y.), 35-14	Oct. 11 vs. No. 21 Montclair St. (N.J.)
11.	Millsaps (Miss.)	5-0	527	14	D. DePauw (Ind.), 55-13	Oct. 11 at Millsaps (Miss.)
12.	Trinity (Texas)	4-0	496	13	D. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 48-20	Oct. 11 vs. Rhodes (Tenn.)
13.	Wis.-Eau Claire	4-1	488	15	D. Wis.-Oshkosh, 34-0	Oct. 11 at Wis.-La Crosse
14.	Redlands (Calif.)	3-0	397	17	D. La Verne (Calif.), 37-7	Oct. 11 vs. Occidental (Calif.)
15.	Wesley (Del.)	2-1	379	18	D. Frostburg St. (Md.), 38-6	Oct. 11 at Iona (N.Y.)
16.	Case Western (Ohio)	4-0	376	19	D. Denison (Ohio), 45-14	Oct. 11 vs. Wooster (Ohio)
17.	Hardin-Simmons (Texas)	4-1	367	11	Lost to Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), 20-18	Oct. 11 vs. East Texas Baptist
18.	Willamette (Ore.)	5-0	334	22	D. Whitworth (Wash.), 32-23	Oct. 11 vs. Lewis & Clark (Ore.)
19.	Delaware Valley (Pa.)	3-1	312	21	D. King’s (Pa.), 34-19	Oct. 11 vs. Lebanon Valley (Pa.)
20.	Salisbury (Md.)	4-1	233	23	D. Newport News (Va.), 48-17	Oct. 11 at No. 25 St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
21.	Montclair St. (N.J.)	4-0	161	NR	D. William Paterson (N.J.), 14-13	Oct. 11 at No. 10 Cortland St. (N.Y.)
22.	Hampden-Sydney (Va.)	5-0	121	NR	D. Bridgewater (Va.), 37-34	Oct. 11 vs. Emory & Henry (Va.)
23.	Augsburg (Minn.)	4-0	107	NR	D. Hamline (Minn.), 24-21	Oct. 11 at Carleton (Minn.)
24.	Otterbein (Ohio)	4-0	84	NR	D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 52-14	Oct. 11 vs. Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio)
25.	St. John Fisher (N.Y.)	3-2	70	10	Lost to Hartwick (N.Y.), 31-28	Oct. 11 vs. No. 20 Salisbury (Md.)

Dropped Out: St. John’s (Minn.) (16), Wartburg (Iowa) (20), Illinois Wesleyan (24), Central (Iowa) (25).

Others Receiving Votes: Curry (Mass.), 64; Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 63; Monmouth (Ill.), 62; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 46; Ithaca (N.Y.), 45; Hobart (N.Y.), 42; Occidental (Calif.), 38; Carleton (Minn.), 31; Trinity (Conn.), 22; Wooster (Ohio), 21; Linfield (Ore.), 19; Franklin (Ind.), 14; St. John’s (Minn.), 13; Rowan (N.J.), 13; Bethel (Minn.), 12; Illinois Wesleyan, 11; Trine (Ind.), 10; St. Norbert (Wis.), 8; John Carroll (Ohio), 8; Christopher Newport (Va.), 6; Augustana (Ill.), 5; Buena Vista (Iowa), 4; Kean (N.J.), 4; Wartburg (Iowa), 3; Carthage (Wis.), 3; Wis.-Stout, 2; DePauw (Ind.), 2; Catholic (D.C.), 2; LaGrange (Ga.), 1; Emory & Henry (Va.), 1.