[D3 Poll] North Central Moves to No. 2 in AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll
September 27, 2021
North Central (Ill.) continued their winning ways with a dominate 58-6 win over Augustana (Ill.), jumping the Cardinals up two spots to No. 2 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Cardinals, who are 3-0 and will travel to Carroll (Wis.) for next weekend’s game, received 19 first-place votes.
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Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) maintained their No. 1 rank after coming from behind to beat then-No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 34-28. The Crusaders were down 28-7 at halftime but pitched a shutout in the second half to erase the deficit. Wisconsin-Whitewater, Mount Union (Ohio) and St. John’s (Minn.) round out the Top 5.
There are four newcomers in this week’s poll in No. 22 Whitworth (Wash.), No. 23 Hobart (N.Y.), No. 24 Albion (Mich.) and No. 25 Susquehanna (Pa.). Hobart gets to test their new ranking as the Statesmen travel to No. 15 Ithaca (N.Y.) in a big Liberty League battle.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – September 27, 2021
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (24) 4-0 1138 1 D. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 34-28 Oct. 2 at Austin College (Tex.)
2 North Central (Ill.) (19) 3-0 1102 4 D. Augustana (Ill.), 58-6 Oct. 2 at Carroll (Wis.)
3 Wisconsin-Whitewater (3) 3-0 1087 2 Idle Oct. 2 vs. Wisconsin-Stout
4 Mount Union (Ohio) (1) 3-0 1082 3 D. No. 21 John Carroll (Ohio), 28-14 Oct. 2 vs. Otterbein (Ohio)
5 St. John’s (Minn.) 3-0 954 5 D. No. 15 Bethel (Minn.), 31-25 Oct. 2 at Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)
6 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2-0 900 7 Idle Oct. 2 at Wisconsin-Platteville
7 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 3-0 846 8 Idle Oct. 2 at Lycoming (Pa.)
8 Linfield (Ore.) 2-0 812 9 Idle Oct. 2 at Puget Sound (Wash.)
9 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 3-1 753 6 Lost to No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 34-28 Oct. 2 vs. McMurry (Tex.)
10 Wheaton (Ill.) 2-1 730 10 D. North Park (Ill.), 58-27 Oct. 2 at Washington (Mo.)
11 Union (N.Y.) 4-0 657 11 D. Utica (N.Y.), 30-9 Oct. 2 at Buffalo St. (N.Y.)
12 Central (Iowa) 4-0 649 13 D. Simpson (Iowa), 84-16 Oct. 2 vs. Wartburg (Iowa)
13 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 4-0 621 12 D. Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 37-14 Oct. 2 at Geneva (Pa.)
14 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 4-0 616 14 D. Moravian (Pa.), 54-6 Oct. 2 vs. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)
15 Ithaca (N.Y.) 3-0 439 19 Idle Oct. 2 vs. No. 23 Hobart (N.Y.)
16 Salisbury (Md.) 2-1 434 17 D. Western New England (Mass.), 40-14 Oct. 2 at Montclair St. (N.J.)
17 Bethel (Minn.) 2-1 349 15 Lost to No. 5 St. John’s (Minn.), 31-25 Oct. 2 vs. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.)
18 Wabash (Ind.) 3-0 320 20 Idle Oct. 2 at Denison (Ohio)
19 Cortland (N.Y.) 3-0 302 23 Idle Oct. 2 at Morrisville St. (N.Y.)
20 Wisconsin-La Crosse 2-1 283 22 Idle Oct. 2 at Wisconsin-River Falls
21 Muhlenberg (Pa.) 3-1 159 25 D. McDaniel (Md.), 23-0 Oct. 2 at Gettysburg (Pa.)
22 Whitworth (Wash.) 3-0 155 NR Idle Oct. 2 vs. Lewis & Clark (Ore.)
23 Hobart (N.Y.) 4-0 141 NR D. Keystone (Pa.), 58-14 Oct. 2 at No. 15 Ithaca (N.Y.)
24 Albion (Mich.) 4-0 137 NR D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 23-20 Oct. 9 at Adrian (Mich.)
25 Susquehanna (Pa.) 4-0 102 NR D. Dickinson (Pa.), 31-14 Oct. 2 at Ursinus (Pa.)
Dropped Out: Randolph-Macon (Va.) (16), Chapman (Calif.) (18), John Carroll (Ohio) (21), Heidelberg (Ohio) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: John Carroll (Ohio), 68; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 64; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 52; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 43; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 42; Berry (Ga.), 36; Westminster (Pa.), 32; Widener (Pa.), 25; Wisconsin-Stout, 24; Trinity (Tex.), 22; Birmingham Southern (Ala.), 21; Washington & Lee (Va.), 14; Chapman (Calif.), 13; Ursinus (Pa.), 9; Centre (Ky.), 8; Wartburg (Iowa), 6; California Lutheran, 5; Redlands (Calif.), 5; Brockport (N.Y.), 4; Merchant Marine (N.Y.), 4; Howard Payne (Tex.), 3; Ohio Wesleyan, 3; Chicago (Ill.), 2; Aurora (Ill.), 1; Wisconsin-River Falls, 1.
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North Central (Ill.) continued their winning ways with a dominate 58-6 win over Augustana (Ill.), jumping the Cardinals up two spots to No. 2 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Cardinals, who are 3-0 and will travel to Carroll (Wis.) for next weekend’s game, received 19 first-place votes.
RELATED ARTICLE: [D3 POLL] Mary Hardin-Baylor Ranked No. 1 in First AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll of 2021
Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) maintained their No. 1 rank after coming from behind to beat then-No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 34-28. The Crusaders were down 28-7 at halftime but pitched a shutout in the second half to erase the deficit. Wisconsin-Whitewater, Mount Union (Ohio) and St. John’s (Minn.) round out the Top 5.
There are four newcomers in this week’s poll in No. 22 Whitworth (Wash.), No. 23 Hobart (N.Y.), No. 24 Albion (Mich.) and No. 25 Susquehanna (Pa.). Hobart gets to test their new ranking as the Statesmen travel to No. 15 Ithaca (N.Y.) in a big Liberty League battle.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – September 27, 2021
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (24) | 4-0 | 1138 | 1 | D. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 34-28 | Oct. 2 at Austin College (Tex.) |
| 2 | North Central (Ill.) (19) | 3-0 | 1102 | 4 | D. Augustana (Ill.), 58-6 | Oct. 2 at Carroll (Wis.) |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (3) | 3-0 | 1087 | 2 | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. Wisconsin-Stout |
| 4 | Mount Union (Ohio) (1) | 3-0 | 1082 | 3 | D. No. 21 John Carroll (Ohio), 28-14 | Oct. 2 vs. Otterbein (Ohio) |
| 5 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 3-0 | 954 | 5 | D. No. 15 Bethel (Minn.), 31-25 | Oct. 2 at Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) |
| 6 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 2-0 | 900 | 7 | Idle | Oct. 2 at Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 7 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 3-0 | 846 | 8 | Idle | Oct. 2 at Lycoming (Pa.) |
| 8 | Linfield (Ore.) | 2-0 | 812 | 9 | Idle | Oct. 2 at Puget Sound (Wash.) |
| 9 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 3-1 | 753 | 6 | Lost to No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 34-28 | Oct. 2 vs. McMurry (Tex.) |
| 10 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 2-1 | 730 | 10 | D. North Park (Ill.), 58-27 | Oct. 2 at Washington (Mo.) |
| 11 | Union (N.Y.) | 4-0 | 657 | 11 | D. Utica (N.Y.), 30-9 | Oct. 2 at Buffalo St. (N.Y.) |
| 12 | Central (Iowa) | 4-0 | 649 | 13 | D. Simpson (Iowa), 84-16 | Oct. 2 vs. Wartburg (Iowa) |
| 13 | Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) | 4-0 | 621 | 12 | D. Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 37-14 | Oct. 2 at Geneva (Pa.) |
| 14 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 4-0 | 616 | 14 | D. Moravian (Pa.), 54-6 | Oct. 2 vs. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) |
| 15 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 3-0 | 439 | 19 | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. No. 23 Hobart (N.Y.) |
| 16 | Salisbury (Md.) | 2-1 | 434 | 17 | D. Western New England (Mass.), 40-14 | Oct. 2 at Montclair St. (N.J.) |
| 17 | Bethel (Minn.) | 2-1 | 349 | 15 | Lost to No. 5 St. John’s (Minn.), 31-25 | Oct. 2 vs. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) |
| 18 | Wabash (Ind.) | 3-0 | 320 | 20 | Idle | Oct. 2 at Denison (Ohio) |
| 19 | Cortland (N.Y.) | 3-0 | 302 | 23 | Idle | Oct. 2 at Morrisville St. (N.Y.) |
| 20 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 2-1 | 283 | 22 | Idle | Oct. 2 at Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 21 | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 3-1 | 159 | 25 | D. McDaniel (Md.), 23-0 | Oct. 2 at Gettysburg (Pa.) |
| 22 | Whitworth (Wash.) | 3-0 | 155 | NR | Idle | Oct. 2 vs. Lewis & Clark (Ore.) |
| 23 | Hobart (N.Y.) | 4-0 | 141 | NR | D. Keystone (Pa.), 58-14 | Oct. 2 at No. 15 Ithaca (N.Y.) |
| 24 | Albion (Mich.) | 4-0 | 137 | NR | D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 23-20 | Oct. 9 at Adrian (Mich.) |
| 25 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 4-0 | 102 | NR | D. Dickinson (Pa.), 31-14 | Oct. 2 at Ursinus (Pa.) |
Dropped Out: Randolph-Macon (Va.) (16), Chapman (Calif.) (18), John Carroll (Ohio) (21), Heidelberg (Ohio) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: John Carroll (Ohio), 68; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 64; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 52; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 43; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 42; Berry (Ga.), 36; Westminster (Pa.), 32; Widener (Pa.), 25; Wisconsin-Stout, 24; Trinity (Tex.), 22; Birmingham Southern (Ala.), 21; Washington & Lee (Va.), 14; Chapman (Calif.), 13; Ursinus (Pa.), 9; Centre (Ky.), 8; Wartburg (Iowa), 6; California Lutheran, 5; Redlands (Calif.), 5; Brockport (N.Y.), 4; Merchant Marine (N.Y.), 4; Howard Payne (Tex.), 3; Ohio Wesleyan, 3; Chicago (Ill.), 2; Aurora (Ill.), 1; Wisconsin-River Falls, 1.
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