[D3 Poll] Top 10 Win Helps Mount Union Remain at No. 2
September 30, 2019
Mount Union’s (Ohio) 37-14 victory over then-No. 9 John Carrol (Ohio) secures their No. 2 spot in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Mount Union tallies nine first-place votes and looks to move to 4-0 on the season as they host Otterbein (Ohio) this coming weekend. Holding steady ahead of Mount Union is No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), who received 44 first-place votes. Rounding out the Top 5 is No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, No. 4 St. John’s (Minn.) and No. 5 North Central (Ill.).
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Whitworth (Wash.) drops out of this week’s Top 25, moving No. 24 Wisconsin-Platteville into the poll. The Pioneers look to hold their place in the Top 25 as they host No. 20 Wisconsin-La Crosse on Saturday. Another key matchup this weekend is a battle within the Top 10 as No. 5 North Central travels to No. 9 Wheaton (Ill.) in a crucial College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game.
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – September 30, 2019
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (44) 3-0 1314 1 D. Howard Payne (Tex.), 65-0 Oct. 5 at McMurry (Tex.)
2 Mount Union (Ohio) (9) 3-0 1281 2 D. No. 9 John Carroll (Ohio), 37-14 Oct. 5 vs. Otterbein (Ohio)
3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 3-0 1205 3 Idle Oct. 5 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
4 St. John’s (Minn.) 3-0 1160 4 D. Carleton (Minn.), 56-10 Oct. 5 vs. Augsburg (Minn.)
5 North Central (Ill.) 3-0 1092 5 D. North Park (Ill.), 77-0 Oct. 5 at No. 9 Wheaton (Ill.)
6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 4-0 1059 7 D. Louisiana College, 51-6 Oct. 5 vs. Texas Lutheran
7 Muhlenberg (Pa.) 4-0 955 8 D. Juniata (Pa.), 42-5 Oct. 5 at Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)
8 Berry (Ga.) 4-0 877 10 D. Millsaps (Miss.), 31-14 Oct. 5 at Sewanee (Tenn.)
9 Wheaton (Ill.) 3-0 839 11t D. Millikin (Ill.), 62-0 Oct. 5 vs. No. 5 North Central (Ill.)
10 Wesley (Del.) 3-0 827 11t Idle Oct. 5 vs. Rowan (N.J.)
11 Bethel (Minn.) 3-0 777 13 D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 35-33 Oct. 5 vs. Carleton (Minn.)
12 Ithaca (N.Y.) 3-0 623 14 D. St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 38-35 Oct. 5 at St. Lawrence (N.Y.)
13 Wartburg (Iowa) 4-0 591 15 D. Dubuque (Iowa), 42-25 Oct. 5 at Buena Vista (Iowa)
14 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 3-1 514 17 D. Albright (Pa.), 55-7 Oct. 5 at Lycoming (Pa.)
15 John Carroll (Ohio) 2-1 493 9 Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 37-14 Oct. 5 vs. Muskingum (Ohio)
16 Salisbury (Md.) 2-0 481 16 Idle Oct. 5 at Montclair St. (N.J.)
17 St. Thomas (Minn.) 2-1 435 6 Lost to Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 21-19 Oct. 5 vs. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)
18 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3-1 415 18 D. Dickinson (Pa.), 37-15 Oct. 5 at Ursinus (Pa.)
19 Redlands (Calif.) 3-0 380 20 Idle Oct. 5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.)
20 Wisconsin-La Crosse 2-1 356 19 Idle Oct. 5 at No. 24 Wisconsin-Platteville
21 Hobart (N.Y.) 4-0 274 22 D. Montclair St. (N.J.), 16-3 Oct. 5 at Union (N.Y.)
22 Linfield (Ore.) 1-1 182 21 Idle Oct. 5 at Pacific (Ore.)
23 Trine (Ind.) 3-0 166 24 Idle Oct. 5 vs. Hope (Mich.)
24 Wisconsin-Platteville 3-0 149 NR D. Lakeland (Wis.), 55-28 Oct. 5 vs. No. 20 Wisconsin-La Crosse
25 Case Western Reserve (Ohio) 3-0 115 25 D. Thiel (Pa.), 37-6 Oct. 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.)
Dropped Out: Whitworth (Wash.) (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Susquehanna (Pa.), 99; Whitworth (Wash.), 98; Central (Iowa), 76; Chapman (Calif.), 46; Cortland (N.Y.), 40; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 31; WPI (Mass.), 31; Bridgewater (Va.), 28; Brockport (N.Y.), 28; Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 23; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 19; Wittenberg (Ohio), 18; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 12; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 11; Amherst (Mass.), 9; Illinois Wesleyan, 9; Martin Luther (Minn.), 9; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 9; Albion (Mich.), 8; Ohio Wesleyan, 6; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 6; Centre (Ky.), 5; Middlebury (Vt.), 5; Nebraska Wesleyan, 5; Union (N.Y.), 5; Wabash (Ind.), 5; Washington (Mo.), 5; Endicott (Mass.), 4; Western New England (Mass.), 4; Wesleyan (Conn.), 3; Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 2; Norwich (Vt.), 2; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 1; Marietta (Ohio), 1; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 1; Trinity (Tex.), 1.
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Mount Union’s (Ohio) 37-14 victory over then-No. 9 John Carrol (Ohio) secures their No. 2 spot in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Mount Union tallies nine first-place votes and looks to move to 4-0 on the season as they host Otterbein (Ohio) this coming weekend. Holding steady ahead of Mount Union is No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), who received 44 first-place votes. Rounding out the Top 5 is No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, No. 4 St. John’s (Minn.) and No. 5 North Central (Ill.).
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Whitworth (Wash.) drops out of this week’s Top 25, moving No. 24 Wisconsin-Platteville into the poll. The Pioneers look to hold their place in the Top 25 as they host No. 20 Wisconsin-La Crosse on Saturday. Another key matchup this weekend is a battle within the Top 10 as No. 5 North Central travels to No. 9 Wheaton (Ill.) in a crucial College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin game.
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – September 30, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (44) | 3-0 | 1314 | 1 | D. Howard Payne (Tex.), 65-0 | Oct. 5 at McMurry (Tex.) |
| 2 | Mount Union (Ohio) (9) | 3-0 | 1281 | 2 | D. No. 9 John Carroll (Ohio), 37-14 | Oct. 5 vs. Otterbein (Ohio) |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 3-0 | 1205 | 3 | Idle | Oct. 5 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 4 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 3-0 | 1160 | 4 | D. Carleton (Minn.), 56-10 | Oct. 5 vs. Augsburg (Minn.) |
| 5 | North Central (Ill.) | 3-0 | 1092 | 5 | D. North Park (Ill.), 77-0 | Oct. 5 at No. 9 Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 6 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 4-0 | 1059 | 7 | D. Louisiana College, 51-6 | Oct. 5 vs. Texas Lutheran |
| 7 | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 4-0 | 955 | 8 | D. Juniata (Pa.), 42-5 | Oct. 5 at Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) |
| 8 | Berry (Ga.) | 4-0 | 877 | 10 | D. Millsaps (Miss.), 31-14 | Oct. 5 at Sewanee (Tenn.) |
| 9 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 3-0 | 839 | 11t | D. Millikin (Ill.), 62-0 | Oct. 5 vs. No. 5 North Central (Ill.) |
| 10 | Wesley (Del.) | 3-0 | 827 | 11t | Idle | Oct. 5 vs. Rowan (N.J.) |
| 11 | Bethel (Minn.) | 3-0 | 777 | 13 | D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 35-33 | Oct. 5 vs. Carleton (Minn.) |
| 12 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 3-0 | 623 | 14 | D. St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 38-35 | Oct. 5 at St. Lawrence (N.Y.) |
| 13 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 4-0 | 591 | 15 | D. Dubuque (Iowa), 42-25 | Oct. 5 at Buena Vista (Iowa) |
| 14 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 3-1 | 514 | 17 | D. Albright (Pa.), 55-7 | Oct. 5 at Lycoming (Pa.) |
| 15 | John Carroll (Ohio) | 2-1 | 493 | 9 | Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 37-14 | Oct. 5 vs. Muskingum (Ohio) |
| 16 | Salisbury (Md.) | 2-0 | 481 | 16 | Idle | Oct. 5 at Montclair St. (N.J.) |
| 17 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 2-1 | 435 | 6 | Lost to Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 21-19 | Oct. 5 vs. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) |
| 18 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 3-1 | 415 | 18 | D. Dickinson (Pa.), 37-15 | Oct. 5 at Ursinus (Pa.) |
| 19 | Redlands (Calif.) | 3-0 | 380 | 20 | Idle | Oct. 5 vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) |
| 20 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 2-1 | 356 | 19 | Idle | Oct. 5 at No. 24 Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 21 | Hobart (N.Y.) | 4-0 | 274 | 22 | D. Montclair St. (N.J.), 16-3 | Oct. 5 at Union (N.Y.) |
| 22 | Linfield (Ore.) | 1-1 | 182 | 21 | Idle | Oct. 5 at Pacific (Ore.) |
| 23 | Trine (Ind.) | 3-0 | 166 | 24 | Idle | Oct. 5 vs. Hope (Mich.) |
| 24 | Wisconsin-Platteville | 3-0 | 149 | NR | D. Lakeland (Wis.), 55-28 | Oct. 5 vs. No. 20 Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 25 | Case Western Reserve (Ohio) | 3-0 | 115 | 25 | D. Thiel (Pa.), 37-6 | Oct. 5 vs. Westminster (Pa.) |
Dropped Out: Whitworth (Wash.) (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Susquehanna (Pa.), 99; Whitworth (Wash.), 98; Central (Iowa), 76; Chapman (Calif.), 46; Cortland (N.Y.), 40; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 31; WPI (Mass.), 31; Bridgewater (Va.), 28; Brockport (N.Y.), 28; Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 23; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 19; Wittenberg (Ohio), 18; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 12; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 11; Amherst (Mass.), 9; Illinois Wesleyan, 9; Martin Luther (Minn.), 9; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 9; Albion (Mich.), 8; Ohio Wesleyan, 6; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 6; Centre (Ky.), 5; Middlebury (Vt.), 5; Nebraska Wesleyan, 5; Union (N.Y.), 5; Wabash (Ind.), 5; Washington (Mo.), 5; Endicott (Mass.), 4; Western New England (Mass.), 4; Wesleyan (Conn.), 3; Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 2; Norwich (Vt.), 2; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 1; Marietta (Ohio), 1; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 1; Trinity (Tex.), 1.
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