- Mount Union Ends Regular Season at No. 1
Mount Union (Ohio) Ends Regular Season at No. 1
Only two teams in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll lost this past weekend, to end an unpredictable regular season on a quiet note. Then-No. 13 Waynesburg (Pa.) lost it’s final game againt Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 31-14. The loss cost the Yellow Jackets more than their undefeated record, though, as the Presidents of Washington & Jefferson snatched the Presidents’ Athletic Conference championship with the victory as well. Then-No. 24 Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) lost in its matchup against No. 11 Heidelberg by the narrowest of margins, 35-34, to drop out of the poll.
The NCAA Division III Football playoffs start off with several strong first-round matchups, as No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio) will face off against Christopher Newport (Va.), No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) will play Louisiana College, No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) will play St. Norbert (Wis.), No. 4 Linfield (Ore.) will meet Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), and No. 5 Wesley will go against Mount Ida (Mass.). The most intriguing matchup, however, will be against No. 11 Heidelberg (Ohio) and No. 13 Wittenberg (Ohio), as the two teams that are closest to each other in the poll.
2012 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll - November 12, 2012
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mount Union (Ohio) (41) | 10-0 | 1049 | 1 | D. John Carroll (Ohio), 59-17 | Nov. 17 vs. Christopher Newport (Va.) |
| 2. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas)(1) | 10-0 | 1007 | 2 | D. Mississippi College, 59-0 | Nov. 17 vs. Louisiana College |
| 3. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 10-0 | 948 | 3 | D. St. Olaf (Minn.), 35-21 | Nov. 17 vs. St. Norbert (Wis.) |
| 4. | Linfield (Ore.) | 9-0 | 909 | 4 | D. Pacific (Ore.), 51-17 | Nov. 17 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| 5. | Wesley (Del.) | 8-1 | 862 | 5 | Idle | Nov. 17 vs. Mount Ida (Mass.) |
| 6. | Wis.-Oshkosh | 10-0 | 858 | 6 | D. Wis.-Stout, 27-18 | Nov. 17 vs. St. Scholastica (Minn.) |
| 7. | Hobart (N.Y.) | 10-0 | 796 | 7 | D. Rochester (N.Y.), 43-24 | Nov. 17 vs. Washington & Lee (Va.) |
| 8. | Cal Lutheran | 8-1 | 738 | 8 | D. Champman (Calif.), 38-28 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 17 North Central (Ill.) |
| 9. | Widener (Pa.) | 9-0 | 698 | 9 | D. Delaware Valley (Pa.), 42-23 | Nov. 17 vs. Bridgewater St. (Mass.) |
| 10. | Coe (Iowa) | 10-0 | 671 | 10 | D. Central (Iowa), 34-13 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 21 Elmhurst (Ill.) |
| 11. | Heidelberg (Ohio) | 9-1 | 612 | 11 | D. No. 24 Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 35-34 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 13 Wittenberg (Ohio) |
| 12. | Wis.-Platteville | 8-2 | 487 | 14 | D. Wis.-Stevens Point, 57-7 | Season Complete |
| 13. | Wittenberg (Ohio) | 9-1 | 476 | 12 | D. Oberlin (Ohio), 47-20 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 11 Heidelberg (Ohio) |
| 14. | Salisbury (Md.) | 8-2 | 457 | 15 | D. Frostburg St. (Md.), 48-2 | Nov. 17 vs. Rowan (N.J.) |
| 15. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 9-1 | 423 | 16 | D. McDaniel (Md.), 49-7 | Nov. 17 vs. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
| 16. | Cortland St. (N.Y.) | 8-1 | 346 | 18 | D. Ithaca (N.Y.), 16-10 | Nov. 17 vs. Framingham St. (Mass.) |
| 17. | North Central (Ill.) | 8-2 | 341 | 19 | D. Augustana (Ill.), 37-6 | Nov. 17 at No. 8 Cal Lutheran |
| 18. | Concordia (Ill.) | 10-0 | 319 | 17 | D. Maranatha Baptist (Wis.), 62-26 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 23 Bethel (Minn.) |
| 19. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 8-2 | 287 | 20 | D. North Park (Ill.), 55-7 | Season Complete |
| 20. | Franklin (Ind.) | 8-2 | 249 | 21 | D. Hanover (Ind.), 58-29 | Nov. 17 at No. 25 Adrian (Mich.) |
| 21. | Elmhurst (Ill.) | 9-1 | 237 | 22 | D. Illinois Wesleyan, 35-31 | Nov. 17 at No. 10 Coe (Iowa) |
| 22. | Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) | 8-2 | 186 | 23 | D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 29-10 | Season Complete |
| 23. | Bethel (Minn.) | 8-2 | 133 | 25 | D. St. John’s (Minn.), 27-22 | Nov. 17 at No. 18 Concordia (Ill.) |
| 24. | Waynesburg (Pa.) | 9-1 | 110 | 19 | Lost to Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 31-14 | Nov. 17 vs. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) |
| 25. | Adrian (Mich.) | 9-1 | 92 | NR | D. Huntingdon (Ala.), 17-16 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 20 Franklin (Ind.) |
Dropped Out: Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio) (24).
Others Receiving Votes: Louisiana College, 59; Rowan (N.J.), 54; Wabash (Ind.), 53; Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 40; Ohio Wesleyan, 36; Washington & Lee (Va.), 20; Framingham St. (Mass.), 14; Otterbein (Ohio), 14; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 13; Wis.-Whitewater, 13; Central (Iowa), 11; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 10; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 7; Christopher Newport (Va.), 5; Bridgewater St. (Mass.), 3; Huntingdon (Ala.), 2; Lycoming (Pa.), 2; Trinity (Conn.), 2; Concordia (Wis.), 1.
