Losses by two Top 10 teams on Saturday have resulted in a reshuffle of spots 6-10 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll. Mount Union remains No. 1 after collecting 39 of 40 first place votes this week. Wisconsin-Whitewater remains No. 2 and garnered the remaining first place vote. Wesley (Del.), St. John’s (Minn.) and Central (Iowa) round out the Top 5.
Linfield (Ore.) and Case Western Reserve (Ohio) each move up a spot to No. 6 and No. 7 respectively, followed by Monmouth (Ill.), Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), and Thomas More (Ky.). No. 10 Thomas More jumped three spots after knocking off No. 6 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 14-7.
Illinois Wesleyan moves into the rankings at No. 23 after downing No. 9 North Central, 28-22 in overtime. Delaware Valley also enters the rankings this week at No. 24 after a 47-21 win over King’s (Pa.).
American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll
November 2, 2009
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
| 1. |
Mount Union (Ohio) (39) |
8-0 |
999 |
1 |
D. John Carroll (Ohio), 56-7 |
Nov. 7 vs. No. 21 Otterbein (Ohio) |
| 2. |
Wis.-Whitewater (1) |
8-0 |
961 |
2 |
D. Wis.-Stevens Point, 41-12 |
Nov. 7 vs. Wis.-Oshkosh |
| 3. |
Wesley (Del.) |
8-0 |
910 |
3 |
D. Salisbury (Md.), 30-12 |
Nov. 7 vs. Lake Erie (Ohio) |
| 4. |
St. John’s (Minn.) |
8-0 |
874 |
4 |
Idle |
Nov. 7 at Augsburg (Minn.) |
| 5. |
Central (Iowa) |
9-0 |
822 |
5 |
D. Buena Vista (Iowa), 17-0 |
Nov. 7 at Wartburg (Iowa) |
| 6. |
Linfield (Ore.) |
8-0 |
802 |
7 |
D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 54-36 |
Nov. 14 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| 7. |
Case Western Reserve (Ohio) |
8-0 |
718 |
8 |
D. Chicago (Ill.), 38-24 |
Nov. 7 at Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) |
| 8. |
Monmouth (Ill.) |
9-0 |
684 |
10 |
D. Illinois College, 44-17 |
Nov. 7 at Knox (Ill.) |
| 9. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) |
7-1 |
652 |
12 |
D. East Texas Baptist, 52-10 |
Nov. 7 at Howard Payne (Texas) |
| 10. |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
8-0 |
637 |
13 |
D. No. 6 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 14-7 |
Nov. 7 vs. Geneva (Pa.) |
| 11. |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
7-1 |
540 |
14 |
D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 38-7 |
Nov. 7 at No. 23 Illinois Wesleyan |
| 12. |
Wittenberg (Ohio) |
8-0 |
536 |
15 |
D. Denison (Ohio), 31-7 |
Nov. 7 vs. Allegheny (Pa.) |
| 13. |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
7-1 |
499 |
16 |
D. Augsburg (Minn.), 42-3 |
Nov. 7 at Bethel (Minn.) |
| 14. |
Alfred (N.Y.) |
7-0 |
430 |
18 |
D. Rochester (N.Y.), 51-14 |
Nov. 7 at Ithaca (N.Y.) |
| 15. |
Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
7-1 |
405 |
6 |
Lost to No. 13 Thomas More (Ky.), 14-7 |
Nov. 7 at Bethany (WVa.) |
| 16. |
Wabash (Ind.) |
7-1 |
347 |
19 |
D. Oberlin (Ohio), 41-9 |
Nov. 7 vs. Hiram (Ohio) |
| 17. |
Hampden-Sydney (Va.) |
8-0 |
332 |
20 |
Idle |
Nov. 7 vs. Salisbury (Md.) |
| 18. |
Albright (Pa.) |
8-0 |
298 |
21 |
D. FDU-Florham (N.J.), 49-28 |
Nov. 7 at No. 24 Delaware Valley (Pa.) |
| 19. |
Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) |
8-0 |
229 |
23t |
D. Manchester (Ind.), 31-7 |
Nov. 7 vs. Defiance (Ohio) |
| 20. |
North Central (Ill.) |
6-2 |
216 |
9 |
Lost to Illinois Wesleyan, 28-22 (OT) |
Nov. 7 at Augustana (Ill.) |
| 21. |
Otterbein (Ohio) |
7-1 |
215 |
11 |
Lost to Marietta (Ohio), 25-22 |
Nov. 7 at No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio) |
| 22. |
Willamette (Ore.) |
6-2 |
149 |
22 |
Idle |
Nov. 7 at Puget Sound (Wash.) |
| 23. |
Illinois Wesleyan |
7-1 |
136 |
NR |
D. No. 9 North Central (Ill.), 28-22 (OT) |
Nov. 7 vs. No. 11 Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 24. |
Delaware Valley (Pa.) |
7-1 |
118 |
NR |
D. King’s (Pa.), 47-21 |
Nov. 7 vs. No. 18 Albright (Pa.) |
| 25. |
Capital (Ohio) |
6-2 |
109 |
25 |
D. Muskingum (Ohio), 35-7 |
Nov. 7 vs. Ohio Northern |
Dropped Out: Mississippi College (17), Occidental (Calif.) (23t).
Others Receiving Votes: Coe (Iowa), 69; Ohio Northern, 59; Bethel (Minn.), 30; California Lutheran, 29; Kean (N.J.), 28; St. Norbert (Wis.), 26; Springfield (Mass.), 23; Redlands (Calif.), 20; Mississippi College, 19; Trine (Ind.), 17; Centre (Ky.), 16; Wis.-Stevens Point, 12; Dickinson (Pa.), 11; Montclair St. (N.J.), 10; DePauw (Ind.), 10; Trinity (Conn.), 1; Wis.-Stout, 1; Amherst (Mass.), 1.
Courtesy: AFCA
