[D3 Poll] Mary Hardin-Baylor Closes Out Regular Season Play On Top Of The Division III Coaches’ Poll
November 18, 2019
No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor’s (Tex.) 77-14 win over Sul Ross St. (Tex.) seals the Crusaders’ top spot in the final regular season AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll in 2019. The Crusaders finish regular season play with a perfect record of 10-0 and look to further their win streak in the first round of the Division III playoffs as they host No. 22 Redlands (Calif.) in one of five Top 25 matchups this coming weekend. Following behind at No. 2 is Mount Union (Ohio) with 15 first place votes. The Purple Raiders, who also finished with a 10-0 mark, take on the Hanover (Ind.) Panthers in the first round of the playoffs.
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Brockport (N.Y.) drops out of this week’s Top 25, allowing No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh into the poll. There are 16 first-round playoff games this coming weekend, featuring 20 of the top 25 teams in the final regular season poll. The four other Top 25 matchups in the first round include No. 9 Delaware Valley (Pa.) traveling to No. 20 Bridgewater (Va.), No. 13 Chapman (Calif.) hosting No. 15 Linfield (Ore.), No. 14 Union (N.Y.) hosting No. 25 Case Western Reserve (Ohio) and No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh traveling to No. 23 Central (Iowa).
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – November 18, 2019
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (38) 10-0 1310 1 D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 77-14 Nov. 23 vs. No. 22 Redlands (Calif.)
2 Mount Union (Ohio) (15) 10-0 1287 2 D. Marietta (Ohio), 69-7 Nov. 23 vs. Hanover (Ind.)
3 Wheaton (Ill.) 10-0 1208 4 D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 58-0 Nov. 23 vs. Martin Luther (Minn.)
4 Muhlenberg (Pa.) 10-0 1153 5 D. Moravian (Pa.), 52-7 Nov. 23 vs. MIT (Mass.)
5 North Central (Ill.) 9-1 1070 6 D. Millikin (Ill.), 59-32 Nov. 23 vs. Wabash (Ind.)
6 Salisbury (Md.) 9-0 983 7 D. William Paterson (N.J.), 42-13 Nov. 23 vs. SUNY-Maritime (N.Y.)
7 John Carroll (Ohio) 9-1 964 8 D. Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 17-10 Season Complete
8 St. John’s (Minn.) 9-1 889 11 D. Rose-Hulman (Ind.), 47-14 Nov. 23 vs. Aurora (Ill.)
9 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 9-1 866 9 D. Widener (Pa.), 28-21 Nov. 23 at No. 20 Bridegewater (Va.)
10 Wisconsin-Whitewater 9-1 807 3 Lost to Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 27-20 Nov. 23 vs. Monmouth (Ill.)
11 Wesley (Del.) 9-1 794 12 D. Christopher Newport (Va.), 42-7 Nov. 23 vs. Framingham St. (Mass.)
12 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 8-2 678 13 D. Southwestern (Tex.), 49-6 Season Complete
13 Chapman (Calif.) 9-0 646 14 D. La Verne (Calif.), 28-17 Nov. 23 vs. No. 15 Linfield (Ore.)
14 Union (N.Y.) 10-0 633 16 D. Rensselaer (N.Y.), 33-0 Nov. 23 vs. No. 25 Case Western Reserve (Ohio)
15 Linfield (Ore.) 8-1 507 17 D. George Fox (Ore.), 24-17 Nov. 23 at No. 13 Chapman (Calif.)
16 Susquehanna (Pa.) 9-1 488 18 D. Juniata (Pa.), 63-7 Nov. 23 vs. Wilkes (Pa.)
17 Wartburg (Iowa) 9-1 446 19 D. Loras (Iowa), 48-7 Nov. 23 at Hope (Mich.)
18 St. Thomas (Minn.) 8-2 427 21 D. No. 10 Bethel (Minn.), 17-7 Season Compete
19 Berry (Ga.) 9-1 370 20 D. Austin College (Tex.), 55-28 Nov. 23 vs. Huntingdon (Ala.)
20 Bridgewater (Va.) 10-0 335 22 D. Guilford (N.C.), 41-7 Nov. 23 vs. No. 9 Delaware Valley (Pa.)
21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 8-2 334 NR D. No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 27-20 Nov. 23 at No. 23 Central (Iowa)
22 Redlands (Calif.) 9-1 270 23 D. Occidental (Calif.), 67-12 Nov. 23 at No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)
23 Central (Iowa) 9-1 241 24 D. Coe (Iowa), 31-21 Nov. 23 vs. No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
24 Bethel (Minn.) 8-2 224 10 Lost to No. 21 St. Thomas (Minn.),17-7 Season Complete
25 Case Western Reserve (Ohio) 9-1 87 15 Lost to Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 24-21 Nov. 23 at No. 14 Union (N.Y.)
Dropped Out: Brockport (N.Y.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Hope (Mich.), 41; Texas Lutheran, 33; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 29; Hanover (Ind.), 21; Middlebury (Vt.), 17; Brockport (N.Y.), 14; Martin Luther (Minn.), 13; Western New England (Mass.), 9; Trinity (Tex.), 8; Whitworth (Wash.), 7; Ithaca (N.Y.), 5; Wisconsin-Platteville, 3; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 2; Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 1; Cortland (N.Y.), 1; Dubuque (Iowa), 1; Framingham St. (Mass.), 1; Hobart (N.Y.), 1; Wesleyan (Conn.), 1.
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No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor’s (Tex.) 77-14 win over Sul Ross St. (Tex.) seals the Crusaders’ top spot in the final regular season AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll in 2019. The Crusaders finish regular season play with a perfect record of 10-0 and look to further their win streak in the first round of the Division III playoffs as they host No. 22 Redlands (Calif.) in one of five Top 25 matchups this coming weekend. Following behind at No. 2 is Mount Union (Ohio) with 15 first place votes. The Purple Raiders, who also finished with a 10-0 mark, take on the Hanover (Ind.) Panthers in the first round of the playoffs.
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Brockport (N.Y.) drops out of this week’s Top 25, allowing No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh into the poll. There are 16 first-round playoff games this coming weekend, featuring 20 of the top 25 teams in the final regular season poll. The four other Top 25 matchups in the first round include No. 9 Delaware Valley (Pa.) traveling to No. 20 Bridgewater (Va.), No. 13 Chapman (Calif.) hosting No. 15 Linfield (Ore.), No. 14 Union (N.Y.) hosting No. 25 Case Western Reserve (Ohio) and No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh traveling to No. 23 Central (Iowa).
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – November 18, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (38) | 10-0 | 1310 | 1 | D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 77-14 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 22 Redlands (Calif.) |
| 2 | Mount Union (Ohio) (15) | 10-0 | 1287 | 2 | D. Marietta (Ohio), 69-7 | Nov. 23 vs. Hanover (Ind.) |
| 3 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 10-0 | 1208 | 4 | D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 58-0 | Nov. 23 vs. Martin Luther (Minn.) |
| 4 | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 10-0 | 1153 | 5 | D. Moravian (Pa.), 52-7 | Nov. 23 vs. MIT (Mass.) |
| 5 | North Central (Ill.) | 9-1 | 1070 | 6 | D. Millikin (Ill.), 59-32 | Nov. 23 vs. Wabash (Ind.) |
| 6 | Salisbury (Md.) | 9-0 | 983 | 7 | D. William Paterson (N.J.), 42-13 | Nov. 23 vs. SUNY-Maritime (N.Y.) |
| 7 | John Carroll (Ohio) | 9-1 | 964 | 8 | D. Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 17-10 | Season Complete |
| 8 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 9-1 | 889 | 11 | D. Rose-Hulman (Ind.), 47-14 | Nov. 23 vs. Aurora (Ill.) |
| 9 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 9-1 | 866 | 9 | D. Widener (Pa.), 28-21 | Nov. 23 at No. 20 Bridegewater (Va.) |
| 10 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 9-1 | 807 | 3 | Lost to Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 27-20 | Nov. 23 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) |
| 11 | Wesley (Del.) | 9-1 | 794 | 12 | D. Christopher Newport (Va.), 42-7 | Nov. 23 vs. Framingham St. (Mass.) |
| 12 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 8-2 | 678 | 13 | D. Southwestern (Tex.), 49-6 | Season Complete |
| 13 | Chapman (Calif.) | 9-0 | 646 | 14 | D. La Verne (Calif.), 28-17 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 15 Linfield (Ore.) |
| 14 | Union (N.Y.) | 10-0 | 633 | 16 | D. Rensselaer (N.Y.), 33-0 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 25 Case Western Reserve (Ohio) |
| 15 | Linfield (Ore.) | 8-1 | 507 | 17 | D. George Fox (Ore.), 24-17 | Nov. 23 at No. 13 Chapman (Calif.) |
| 16 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 9-1 | 488 | 18 | D. Juniata (Pa.), 63-7 | Nov. 23 vs. Wilkes (Pa.) |
| 17 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 9-1 | 446 | 19 | D. Loras (Iowa), 48-7 | Nov. 23 at Hope (Mich.) |
| 18 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 8-2 | 427 | 21 | D. No. 10 Bethel (Minn.), 17-7 | Season Compete |
| 19 | Berry (Ga.) | 9-1 | 370 | 20 | D. Austin College (Tex.), 55-28 | Nov. 23 vs. Huntingdon (Ala.) |
| 20 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 10-0 | 335 | 22 | D. Guilford (N.C.), 41-7 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 9 Delaware Valley (Pa.) |
| 21 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 8-2 | 334 | NR | D. No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 27-20 | Nov. 23 at No. 23 Central (Iowa) |
| 22 | Redlands (Calif.) | 9-1 | 270 | 23 | D. Occidental (Calif.), 67-12 | Nov. 23 at No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) |
| 23 | Central (Iowa) | 9-1 | 241 | 24 | D. Coe (Iowa), 31-21 | Nov. 23 vs. No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 24 | Bethel (Minn.) | 8-2 | 224 | 10 | Lost to No. 21 St. Thomas (Minn.),17-7 | Season Complete |
| 25 | Case Western Reserve (Ohio) | 9-1 | 87 | 15 | Lost to Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 24-21 | Nov. 23 at No. 14 Union (N.Y.) |
Dropped Out: Brockport (N.Y.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Hope (Mich.), 41; Texas Lutheran, 33; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 29; Hanover (Ind.), 21; Middlebury (Vt.), 17; Brockport (N.Y.), 14; Martin Luther (Minn.), 13; Western New England (Mass.), 9; Trinity (Tex.), 8; Whitworth (Wash.), 7; Ithaca (N.Y.), 5; Wisconsin-Platteville, 3; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 2; Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 1; Cortland (N.Y.), 1; Dubuque (Iowa), 1; Framingham St. (Mass.), 1; Hobart (N.Y.), 1; Wesleyan (Conn.), 1.
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