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Top 10 Has a New Look in Division III Coaches' Poll
Courtesy: AFCA
          Release: 10/19/2009
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A pair of upsets caused a reshuffle of the Top 10 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll. Losses by No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor to Mississippi College and No. 10 Wabash to No. 22 Wittenberg opened the door for movement by several teams.

Mount Union and Wisconsin-Whitewater continue to hold down the top two spots as the Purple Raiders received 39 of 40 first place votes and the No. 2 Warhawks received the remaining No. 1 vote. Wheaton and Wesley move up one spot each to No. 3 and No. 4 while St. John’s moves into the No. 5 spot this week. Central (Iowa), Washington & Jefferson, Linfield, Case Western and Monmouth (Ill.) round out the top 10.

Mississippi College vaults into the rankings at No. 20 after t heir upset win over Mary Hardin-Baylor.

American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll
October 19, 2009

RankSchool (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last WeekNext Game
1. Mount Union (Ohio) (39) 6-0 999 1 D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 44-14 Oct. 24 vs. Wilmington (Ohio)
2. Wis.-Whitewater (1) 6-0 960 2 D. Wis.-Stout, 38-3 Oct. 24 vs. Wis.-River Falls
3. Wheaton (Ill.) 6-0 895 4 D. Millikin (Ill.), 41-7 Oct. 24 at No. 12 North Central (Ill.)
4. Wesley (Del.) 6-0 862 5 D. Newport News (Va.), 39-0 Oct. 24 vs. Webber International (Fla.)
5. St. John’s (Minn.) 7-0 826 6 D. No. 15 St. Thomas (Minn.), 20-17 (OT) Oct. 24 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.)
6. Central (Iowa) 7-0 749 8 D. Luther (Iowa), 35-17 Oct. 24 at Loras (Iowa)
7. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 6-0 740 7 D. St. Vincent (Pa.), 21-7 Oct. 24 at Westminster (Pa.)
8. Linfield (Ore.) 6-0 723 9 D. Lewis & Clark (Ore.), 59-14 Oct. 24 at No. 14 Willamette (Ore.)
9. Case Western Reserve (Ohio) 6-0 611 11 D. Ohio Wesleyan, 55-7 Oct. 24 vs. Hiram (Ohio)
10. Monmouth (Ill.) 7-0 610 12 D. Ripon (Wis.), 35-13 Oct. 24 at Lake Forest (Ill.)
11. Otterbein (Ohio) 6-0 560 13 D. Wilmington (Ohio), 28-20 Oct. 24 vs. No. 17 Capital (Ohio)
12. North Central (Ill.) 5-1 504 14 D. Carthage (Wis.), 63-48 Oct. 24 vs. No. 3 Wheaton (Ill.)
13. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) 5-1 442 3 Lost to Mississippi College, 17-14 Oct. 24 vs. Southern Oregon
14. Willamette (Ore.) 6-1 386 16 D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 35-17 Oct. 24 vs. No. 8 Linfield (Ore.)
15. Thomas More (Ky.) 6-0 340 17 D. Grove City (Pa.), 17-7 Oct. 24 at Thiel (Pa.)
16. Wittenberg (Ohio) 6-0 332 22 D. No. 10 Wabash (Ind.), 10-7 Oct. 24 vs. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)
17. Capital (Ohio) 5-1 302 19 D. John Carroll (Ohio), 28-20 Oct. 24 at No. 11 Otterbein (Ohio)
18. Alfred (N.Y.) 5-0 299 18 Idle Oct. 24 at St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
19. St. Thomas (Minn.) 5-1 257 15 Lost to No. 5. St. John’s (Minn.), 20-17 (OT) Oct. 24 at Carleton (Minn.)
20. Mississippi College 5-1 237 NR D. No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), 17-14 Oct. 24 at East Texas Baptist
21. Wabash (Ind.) 5-1 208 10 Lost to No. 22 Wittenberg (Ohio), 10-7 Oct. 24 at Wooster (Ohio)
22. Franklin (Ind.) 5-1 203 20 D. Anderson (Ind.), 50-23 Oct. 24 vs. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)
23. Hampden-Sydney (Va.) 7-0 191 21 D. Washington & Lee (Va.), 38-31 Oct. 24 at Catholic (D.C.)
24. Albright (Pa.) 6-0 130 23 D. King’s (Pa.), 34-16 Oct. 24 vs. Widener (Pa.)
25. Occidental (Calif.) 4-1 111 24 D. Chapman (Calif.), 20-14 Oct. 24 vs. LaVerne (Calif.)

Dropped Out: Centre (Ky.) (25).

Others Receiving Votes: Centre (Ky.), 106; Wis.-La Crosse, 94; Ohio Northern, 56; Trinity (Texas), 33; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 28; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 29; Bethel (Minn.), 27; Trinity (Conn.), 20; Washington & Lee (Va.), 20; Trine (Ind.), 18; Coe (Iowa), 16; Rowan (N.J.), 14; Redlands (Calif.), 12; St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 10; Cortland St. (N.Y.), 10; Illinois Wesleyan, 10; California Lutheran, 5; St. Norbert (Wis.), 5; Dickinson (Pa.), 4; Wis.-Stevens Point, 4; DePauw (Ind.), 1; Kean (N.J.), 1.
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