The top 15 teams remain unchanged in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll but losses by five ranked teams led to a shake up in the bottom 10 this week.
Hampden-Sydney (Va.), Wittenberg (Ohio), Albright (Pa.), Occidental (Calif.) and Centre (Ky.) moved into spots 21-25 respectively this week while Capital (Ohio) moved up three spots from 22 to 19 following a close, 28-21, loss to No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio). The top-ranked Purple Raiders had outscored their first four opponents by a combined score of 157-34.
Mount Union remains No. 1 with 39 of 40 first place votes. No. 2 Wisconsin-Whitewater picked up the remaining first place vote. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), Wheaton (Ill.) and Wesley (Del.) round out the top five.
American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll
October 12, 2009
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
| 1. |
Mount Union (Ohio) (39) |
5-0 |
999 |
1 |
D. No. 22 Capital (Ohio), 28-21 |
Oct. 17 at Heidelberg (Ohio) |
| 2. |
Wis.-Whitewater (1) |
5-0 |
959 |
2 |
D. Wis.-Eau Claire, 38-14 |
Oct. 17 at Wis.-Stout |
| 3. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) |
5-0 |
916 |
3 |
D. Louisiana College, 54-20 |
Oct. 17 at Mississippi College |
| 4. |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
5-0 |
841 |
4 |
D. Augustana (Ill.), 24-17 |
Oct. 17 at Millikin (Ill.) |
| 5. |
Wesley (Del.) |
5-0 |
839 |
5 |
Idle |
Oct. 17 at Newport News (Va.) |
| 6. |
St. John’s (Minn.) |
6-0 |
798 |
6 |
D. Hamline (Minn.), 41-7 |
Oct. 17 vs. No. 15 St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 7. |
Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
5-0 |
729 |
7 |
Idle |
Oct. 17 at St. Vincent (Pa.) |
| 8. |
Central (Iowa) |
6-0 |
689 |
8 |
D. Simpson (Iowa), 56-24 |
Oct. 17 vs. Luther (Iowa) |
| 9. |
Linfield (Ore.) |
5-0 |
674 |
9 |
D. Whitworth (Wash.), 38-20 |
Oct. 17 vs. Lewis & Clark (Ore.) |
| 10. |
Wabash (Ind.) |
5-0 |
620 |
10 |
D. Washington (Mo.), 31-12 |
Oct. 17 vs. No. 22 Wittenberg (Ohio) |
| 11. |
Case Western Reserve (Ohio) |
5-0 |
564 |
11 |
D. Wooster (Ohio), 53-32 |
Oct. 17 vs. Ohio Wesleyan |
| 12. |
Monmouth (Ill.) |
6-0 |
540 |
12 |
D. St. Norbert (Wis.), 52-24 |
Oct. 17 at Ripon (Wis.) |
| 13. |
Otterbein (Ohio) |
5-0 |
480 |
13 |
D. Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 21-17 |
Oct. 17 at Wilmington (Ohio) |
| 14. |
North Central (Ill.) |
4-1 |
463 |
14 |
D. North Park (Ill.), 83-7 |
Oct. 17 at Carthage (Wis.) |
| 15. |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
5-0 |
457 |
15 |
D. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 31-17 |
Oct. 17 at No. 6 St. John’s (Minn.) |
| 16. |
Willamette (Ore.) |
5-1 |
374 |
17 |
D. Lewis & Clark (Ore.), 69-24 |
Oct. 17 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| 17. |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
5-0 |
329 |
18 |
D. St. Vincent (Pa.), 40-13 |
Oct. 17 vs. Grove City (Pa.) |
| 18. |
Alfred (N.Y.) |
5-0 |
300 |
19 |
D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 42-17 |
Oct. 24 at St. John Fisher (N.Y.) |
| 19. |
Capital (Ohio) |
4-1 |
232 |
22 |
Lost to No.1 Mount Union (Ohio), 28-21 |
Oct. 17 vs. John Carroll (Ohio) |
| 20. |
Franklin (Ind.) |
4-1 |
212 |
23 |
D. Bluffton (Ohio), 28-12 |
Oct. 17 vs. Anderson (Ind.) |
| 21. |
Hampden-Sydney (Va.) |
6-0 |
183 |
NR |
D. Emory & Henry (Va.), 23-12 |
Oct. 17 vs. Washington & Lee (Va.) |
| 22. |
Wittenberg (Ohio) |
5-0 |
139 |
NR |
D. Earlham (Ind.) 42-3 |
Oct. 17 at No. 10 Wabash (Ind.) |
| 23. |
Albright (Pa.) |
5-0 |
105 |
NR |
D. Lycoming (Pa.), 26-7 |
Oct. 17 at King’s (Pa.) |
| 24. |
Occidental (Calif.) |
3-1 |
87 |
NR |
D. Redlands (Calif.), 27-24 (OT) |
Oct. 17 vs. Chapman (Calif.) |
| 25. |
Centre (Ky.) |
6-0 |
86 |
NR |
D. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 14-13 |
Oct. 24 at Millsaps (Miss.) |
Dropped Out: Wis.-LaCrosse (16), Ithaca (N.Y.) (20), Cortland St. (N.Y.) (21), Illinois Wesleyan (24), Dickinson (Pa.) (25).
Others Receiving Votes: Wis.-LaCrosse, 60; Ohio Northern, 42; Bethel (Minn.), 38; Johns Hopkins (Md.), 36; Trinity (Texas), 24; Trine (Ind.), 22; Trinity (Conn.), 20; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 20; Mississippi College, 16; Coe (Iowa), 12; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 12; Rowan (N.J.), 12; DePauw (Ind.), 9; College of New Jersey, 9; Cortland St. (N.Y.), 8; Wis.-Stevens Point, 8; Ithaca (N.Y.), 7; Dickinson (Pa.), 7; Union (N.Y.), 7; Redlands (Calif.), 5; St. Norbert (Wis.), 4; Illinois Wesleyan, 3; Carthage (Wis.), 2; St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 2.
Courtesy: AFCA
