The Top 10 in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll remains unchanged with one week to go in the regular season. 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.), Case Western Reserve (Ohio), Monmouth (Ill.), Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) and Thomas More (Ky.). round out the Top 10 again this week.
Illinois Wesleyan jumps from No. 23 to No. 16 after knocking off a ranked team for the second week in a row. The Titans down then-No. 11 Wheaton, 20-17, on Saturday.
Ohio Northern, Coe (Iowa), Kean (N.J.) and California Lutheran move into the rankings this week at 21, 22, 24 and 25 respectively.
American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll
November 9, 2009
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
| 1. |
Mount Union (Ohio) (39) |
9-0 |
997 |
1 |
D. No. 21 Otterbein (Ohio), 58-7 |
Nov. 14 vs. Marietta (Ohio) |
| 2. |
Wis.-Whitewater (1) |
9-0 |
961 |
2 |
D. Wis.-Oshkosh, 40-7 |
Nov. 14 at Wis.-La Crosse |
| 3. |
Wesley (Del.) |
9-0 |
910 |
3 |
D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 28-13 |
Nov. 14 vs. Ohio Dominican |
| 4. |
St. John’s (Minn.) |
9-0 |
876 |
4 |
D. Augsburg (Minn.), 28-7 |
Nov. 14 vs. Carleton (Minn.) |
| 5. |
Central (Iowa) |
10-0 |
821 |
5 |
D. Wartburg (Iowa), 41-33 |
Regular Season Complete |
| 6. |
Linfield (Ore.) |
8-0 |
803 |
6 |
Idle |
Nov. 14 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| 7. |
Case Western Reserve (Ohio) |
9-0 |
711 |
7 |
D. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 34-17 |
Nov. 14 vs. Washington (Mo.) |
| 8. |
Monmouth (Ill.) |
10-0 |
702 |
8 |
D. Knox (Ill.), 42-0 |
Regular Season Complete |
| 9. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) |
8-1 |
656 |
9 |
D. Howard Payne (Texas), 45-7 |
Nov. 14 vs. Sul Ross (Texas) |
| 10. |
Thomas More (Ky.) |
9-0 |
645 |
10 |
D. Geneva (Pa.), 21-12 |
Nov. 14 at No. 17 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) |
| 11. |
Wittenberg (Ohio) |
9-0 |
575 |
12 |
D. Allegheny (Pa.), 52-10 |
Nov. 14 vs. Wooster (Ohio) |
| 12. |
St. Thomas (Minn.) |
8-1 |
563 |
13 |
D. Bethel (Minn.), 19-10 |
Nov. 14 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) |
| 13. |
Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
8-1 |
476 |
15 |
D. Bethany (WVa.), 49-0 |
Nov. 14 vs. Waynesburg (Pa.) |
| 14. |
Wabash (Ind.) |
8-1 |
426 |
16 |
D. Hiram (Ohio), 41-0 |
Nov. 14 at DePauw (Ind.) |
| 15. |
Hampden-Sydney (Va.) |
9-0 |
423 |
17 |
D. Salisbury (Md.), 59-14 |
Nov. 14 at Randolph-Macon (Va.) |
| 16. |
Illinois Wesleyan |
8-1 |
392 |
23 |
D. No. 11 Wheaton (Ill.), 20-17 |
Nov. 14 at North Park (Ill.) |
| 17. |
Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) |
9-0 |
343 |
19 |
D. Defiance (Ohio), 24-16 |
Nov. 14 vs. No. 10 Thomas More (Ky.) |
| 18. |
Delaware Valley (Pa.) |
8-1 |
296 |
24 |
D. No. 18 Albright (Pa.), 45-16 |
Nov. 14 at Widener (Pa.) |
| 19. |
North Central (Ill.) |
7-2 |
226 |
20 |
D. Augustana (Ill.), 45-26 |
Nov. 14 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.) |
| 20. |
Willamette (Ore.) |
7-2 |
183 |
22 |
D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 50-6 |
Nov. 14 at Menlo (Calif.) |
| 21. |
Ohio Northern |
7-2 |
169 |
NR |
D. No. 25 Capital (Ohio), 31-21 |
Nov. 14 at Wilmington (Ohio) |
| 22. |
Coe (Iowa) |
8-1 |
117 |
NR |
D. Buena Vista (Iowa), 31-20 |
Nov. 14 vs. Cornell (Iowa) |
| 23. |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
7-2 |
100 |
11 |
Lost to No. 23 Illinois Wesleyan, 20-17 |
Nov. 14 vs. Carthage (Wis.) |
| 24. |
Kean (N.J.) |
8-1 |
98 |
NR |
D. William Paterson (N.J.), 20-0 |
Nov. 14 at Montclair St. (N.J.) |
| 25. |
California Lutheran |
7-1 |
84 |
NR |
D. La Verne (Calif.), 45-3 |
Nov. 14 vs. Redlands (Calif.) |
Dropped Out: Alfred (N.Y.) (14), Albright (Pa.) (18), Otterbein (Ohio) (21), Capital (Ohio) (25).
Others Receiving Votes: Alfred (N.Y.), 70; St. Norbert (Wis.), 54; Otterbein (Ohio), 53; Montclair St. (N.J.), 44; Redlands (Calif.), 36; Albright (Pa.), 32; DePauw (Ind.), 32; Mississippi College, 27; Trine (Ind.), 21; Dickinson (Pa.), 18; Wis.-Stevens Point, 16; Capital (Ohio), 14; Wis.-Stout, 7; North Carolina Wesleyan, 5; Bethel (Minn.), 5; Amherst (Mass.), 5; Ithaca (N.Y.), 3; Huntingdon (Ala.), 2; Lebanon Valley (Pa.), 2; Curry (Mass.), 1.
Courtesy: AFCA
