Johns Hopkins Prevails in Top 5 Showdown
September 22, 2025
In a matchup of two top five ranked teams, it was No. 3 Johns Hopkins who stole the show at No. 5 Susquehanna. The Blue Jays scored 33 unanswered points to win going away, 40-22. Susquehanna closed within 11 points in the fourth quarter after two straight touchdown drives, 33-22, but Johns Hopkins put the game away on a 38 yard touchdown run by Geoff Schroeder. The Blue Jays remain No. 3 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl, while Susquehanna drops nine spots to No. 14.
North Central still sits No. 1 after blanking Carthage, 62-0. No. 2 Mount Union was idle while No. 4 St. John’s (Minn.) beat Hamline, 58-0. Salisbury was idle, but they move into the fifth spot thanks to Susquehanna’s slide. The rest of the top 10 is different thanks to Mary Hardin-Baylor’s 26-6 loss to UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks jump six spots to No. 10 while UMHB falls nine to No. 18. UW-La Crosse beat Division II-member Wayne State (Mich.), 31-22, and jumps two places to No. 6. Hardin-Simmons remains at No. 7, followed by UW-Platteville at No. 8. Wartburg moves into the ninth spot after beating Simpson, 27-13.
Berry’s 17-9 loss to No. 20 Carnegie Mellon allows Hampden-Sydney to move into the top 25 for the first time this season. The Tigers are 3-0 after handing Shenandoah a 42-7 loss and will face Guilford this coming Saturday.
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 3 Next Game
1 North Central (52) 2-0 1300 1 D. Carthage, 62-0 Sept. 27 at Washington (Mo.)
2 Mount Union 2-0 1243 2 Idle Sept. 27 at Baldwin Wallace
3 Johns Hopkins 3-0 1188 3 D. No. 5 Susquehanna, 40-22 Oct. 3 vs. Dickinson
4 St. John’s (Minn.) 2-0 1111 4 D. Hamline, 58-0 Sept. 27 vs. Augsburg
5 Salisbury 2-0 1035 6 Idle Sept. 27 at Catholic
6 UW-La Crosse 2-0 1024 8 D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 31-22 Oct. 4 at No. 10 UW-Whitewater
7 Hardin-Simmons 3-0 968 7 D. Louisiana Christian, 52-17 Oct. 4 vs. Howard Payne
8 UW-Platteville 3-0 916 10 D. Springfield, 28-12 Oct. 4 vs. UW-Stevens Point
9 Wartburg 3-0 831 11 D. Simpson, 27-13 Sept. 27 vs. Coe
10 UW-Whitewater 3-0 817 16 D. No. 9 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 26-6 Oct. 4 vs. No. 6 UW-La Crosse
11 Bethel (Minn.) 2-0 768 12 D. Gustavus Adolphus, 41-7 Sept. 27 at Hamline
12 UW-River Falls 3-0 758 13 D. Belhaven, 65-0 Oct. 4 at No. 21 UW-Oshkosh
13 DePauw 3-0 637 14 D. Kenyon, 35-14 Sept. 27 at Wittenberg
14 Susquehanna 2-1 626 5 Lost to No. 3 Johns Hopkins, 40-22 Sept. 27 at Christopher Newport
15 Hope 3-0 557 15 D. Mount St. Joseph, 31-28 Sept. 27 vs. Alma
16t. Trinity (Tex.) 3-0 412 19 D. Pacific Lutheran, 45-8 Oct. 4 vs. Southwestern (Tex.)
16t. Wheaton 1-1 412 18 D. Augustana (Ill.), 50-7 Sept. 27 vs. Carroll (Wis.)
18 Mary Hardin-Baylor 1-1 393 9 Lost to No. 16 UW-Whitewater, 26-6 Sept. 27 at Mars Hill
19 Grove City 1-1 377 17 Idle Sept. 27 vs. Washington & Jefferson
20 Carnegie Mellon 2-1 350 20 D. No. 22 Berry, 17-9 Oct. 4 vs. McDaniel
21 UW-Oshkosh 2-1 295 21 D. Roosevelt, 38-21 Oct. 4 vs. No. 12 UW-River Falls
22 John Carroll 2-1 219 23 D. Oberlin, 63-0 Sept. 27 at Kenyon
23 Central (Iowa) 3-0 196 25 D. Luther, 63-26 Sept. 27 vs. Dubuque
24 Cortland 2-1 142 24 D. Hartwick, 59-9 Sept. 27 at Morrisville
25 Hampden-Sydney 3-0 53 NR D. Shenandoah, 42-7 Sept. 27 at Guilford
Dropped Out: Berry (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Linfield, 37; Berry, 34; Baldwin Wallace, 28; Muhlenberg, 27; Wabash, 23; Randolph-Macon, 20; Washington (Mo.), 20; Coe, 17; Ursinus, 15; Christopher Newport, 12; Marietta, 8; Salve Regina, 8; UW-Stevens Point, 6; Brockport, 5; Springfield, 5; Calvin, 3; Tufts, 2; Maryville, 1; Western New England, 1.
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In a matchup of two top five ranked teams, it was No. 3 Johns Hopkins who stole the show at No. 5 Susquehanna. The Blue Jays scored 33 unanswered points to win going away, 40-22. Susquehanna closed within 11 points in the fourth quarter after two straight touchdown drives, 33-22, but Johns Hopkins put the game away on a 38 yard touchdown run by Geoff Schroeder. The Blue Jays remain No. 3 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl, while Susquehanna drops nine spots to No. 14.
North Central still sits No. 1 after blanking Carthage, 62-0. No. 2 Mount Union was idle while No. 4 St. John’s (Minn.) beat Hamline, 58-0. Salisbury was idle, but they move into the fifth spot thanks to Susquehanna’s slide. The rest of the top 10 is different thanks to Mary Hardin-Baylor’s 26-6 loss to UW-Whitewater. The Warhawks jump six spots to No. 10 while UMHB falls nine to No. 18. UW-La Crosse beat Division II-member Wayne State (Mich.), 31-22, and jumps two places to No. 6. Hardin-Simmons remains at No. 7, followed by UW-Platteville at No. 8. Wartburg moves into the ninth spot after beating Simpson, 27-13.
Berry’s 17-9 loss to No. 20 Carnegie Mellon allows Hampden-Sydney to move into the top 25 for the first time this season. The Tigers are 3-0 after handing Shenandoah a 42-7 loss and will face Guilford this coming Saturday.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 3 | Next Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central (52) | 2-0 | 1300 | 1 | D. Carthage, 62-0 | Sept. 27 at Washington (Mo.) | |
| 2 | Mount Union | 2-0 | 1243 | 2 | Idle | Sept. 27 at Baldwin Wallace | |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 3-0 | 1188 | 3 | D. No. 5 Susquehanna, 40-22 | Oct. 3 vs. Dickinson | |
| 4 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 2-0 | 1111 | 4 | D. Hamline, 58-0 | Sept. 27 vs. Augsburg | |
| 5 | Salisbury | 2-0 | 1035 | 6 | Idle | Sept. 27 at Catholic | |
| 6 | UW-La Crosse | 2-0 | 1024 | 8 | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 31-22 | Oct. 4 at No. 10 UW-Whitewater | |
| 7 | Hardin-Simmons | 3-0 | 968 | 7 | D. Louisiana Christian, 52-17 | Oct. 4 vs. Howard Payne | |
| 8 | UW-Platteville | 3-0 | 916 | 10 | D. Springfield, 28-12 | Oct. 4 vs. UW-Stevens Point | |
| 9 | Wartburg | 3-0 | 831 | 11 | D. Simpson, 27-13 | Sept. 27 vs. Coe | |
| 10 | UW-Whitewater | 3-0 | 817 | 16 | D. No. 9 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 26-6 | Oct. 4 vs. No. 6 UW-La Crosse | |
| 11 | Bethel (Minn.) | 2-0 | 768 | 12 | D. Gustavus Adolphus, 41-7 | Sept. 27 at Hamline | |
| 12 | UW-River Falls | 3-0 | 758 | 13 | D. Belhaven, 65-0 | Oct. 4 at No. 21 UW-Oshkosh | |
| 13 | DePauw | 3-0 | 637 | 14 | D. Kenyon, 35-14 | Sept. 27 at Wittenberg | |
| 14 | Susquehanna | 2-1 | 626 | 5 | Lost to No. 3 Johns Hopkins, 40-22 | Sept. 27 at Christopher Newport | |
| 15 | Hope | 3-0 | 557 | 15 | D. Mount St. Joseph, 31-28 | Sept. 27 vs. Alma | |
| 16t. | Trinity (Tex.) | 3-0 | 412 | 19 | D. Pacific Lutheran, 45-8 | Oct. 4 vs. Southwestern (Tex.) | |
| 16t. | Wheaton | 1-1 | 412 | 18 | D. Augustana (Ill.), 50-7 | Sept. 27 vs. Carroll (Wis.) | |
| 18 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 1-1 | 393 | 9 | Lost to No. 16 UW-Whitewater, 26-6 | Sept. 27 at Mars Hill | |
| 19 | Grove City | 1-1 | 377 | 17 | Idle | Sept. 27 vs. Washington & Jefferson | |
| 20 | Carnegie Mellon | 2-1 | 350 | 20 | D. No. 22 Berry, 17-9 | Oct. 4 vs. McDaniel | |
| 21 | UW-Oshkosh | 2-1 | 295 | 21 | D. Roosevelt, 38-21 | Oct. 4 vs. No. 12 UW-River Falls | |
| 22 | John Carroll | 2-1 | 219 | 23 | D. Oberlin, 63-0 | Sept. 27 at Kenyon | |
| 23 | Central (Iowa) | 3-0 | 196 | 25 | D. Luther, 63-26 | Sept. 27 vs. Dubuque | |
| 24 | Cortland | 2-1 | 142 | 24 | D. Hartwick, 59-9 | Sept. 27 at Morrisville | |
| 25 | Hampden-Sydney | 3-0 | 53 | NR | D. Shenandoah, 42-7 | Sept. 27 at Guilford | |
Dropped Out: Berry (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Linfield, 37; Berry, 34; Baldwin Wallace, 28; Muhlenberg, 27; Wabash, 23; Randolph-Macon, 20; Washington (Mo.), 20; Coe, 17; Ursinus, 15; Christopher Newport, 12; Marietta, 8; Salve Regina, 8; UW-Stevens Point, 6; Brockport, 5; Springfield, 5; Calvin, 3; Tufts, 2; Maryville, 1; Western New England, 1.
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