[D3 Poll] Wheaton Jumps To No. 17 In The AFCA Division III Coaches Poll
October 1, 2018
Wheaton scored a (Ill.) 52-30 victory over then-No. 5 North Central (Ill.) making them the biggest mover in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll this week, jumping seven spots to No. 17. The Thunder’s win moves North Central down 13 spots to No. 18.
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Wesley (Del.) moves into the Top 5 after defeating South Virginia, 28-7. Holding steady ahead of the Wolverines are No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio), No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) and No. 4 Brockport (N.Y.).
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Linfield (Ore.), Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) and Wisconsin-La Crosse drop out of this week’s Top 25, moving three new teams in. Central (Iowa) now holds the No. 23 ranking after a dominating 62-20 win over Buena Vista (Iowa), while No. 24 Whitworth (Wash.) handed then-No. 14 Linfield a 19-14 loss. Johns Hopkins (Md.) beat Ursinus (Pa.), 52-6, and comes in at No. 25.
There are four key matchups this weekend within the Top 25, with two of them being Top 10 games; No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor hosting No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), while No. 5 Wesley hosts No. 8 Frostburg St. (Md.).
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – October 1, 2018
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1. Mount Union (Ohio) (43) 4-0 1291 1 D. Otterbein (Ohio), 56-14 Oct. 6 vs. Wilmington (Ohio)
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (9) 4-0 1257 2 D. Southwestern (Tex.), 77-7 Oct. 6 vs. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)
3. St. Thomas (Minn.) 4-0 1186 3 D. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 46-7 Oct. 6 vs. Augsburg (Minn.)
4. Brockport (N.Y.) 4-0 1101 4 D. St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 49-7 Oct. 6 at Hartwick (N.Y.)
5. Wesley (Del.) 4-0 1041 6 D. Southern Virginia, 28-7 Oct. 6 vs. No. 8 Frostburg St. (Md.)
6. Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 4-0 1019 7 D. East Texas Baptist, 59-17 Oct. 6 at No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)
7. Wisconsin-Whitewater 3-0 995 8 D. No. 25 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 30-7 Oct. 6 vs. No. 11 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
8. Frostburg St. (Md.) 3-0 917 9 Idle Oct. 6 at No. 5 Wesley (Del.)
9. St. John’s (Minn.) 4-0 901 10 D. Augsburg (Minn.), 52-0 Oct. 6 at Bethel (Minn.)
10. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 5-0 754 12 D. Bethany (W.Va.), 27-20 Oct. 6 vs. No. 16 Case Western Reserve (Ohio)
11. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-1 750 13 D. Wisconsin-River Falls, 48-14 Oct. 6 at No. 7 Wisconsin-Whitewater
12. Wittenberg (Ohio) 4-0 695 11 D. Denison (Ohio), 68-66 4OT Oct. 6 vs. Hiram (Ohio)
13. Berry (Ga.) 5-0 584 16 D. Austin College (Tex.), 61-0 Oct. 6 vs. Sewanee (Tenn.)
14. Trine (Ind.) 4-0 577 15 D. Hope (Mich.), 35-25 Oct. 6 vs. Alma (Mich.)
15. John Carroll (Ohio) 3-1 568 17 D. Muskingum (Ohio), 44-7 Oct. 6 vs. Capital (Ohio)
16. Case Western Reserve (Ohio) 4-0 498 18 D. Westminster (Pa.), 35-14 Oct. 6 at No. 10 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)
17. Wheaton (Ill.) 3-1 399 24 D. No. 5 North Central (Ill.), 52-30 Oct. 6 vs. North Park (Ill.)
18. North Central (Ill.) 3-1 352 5 Lost to No. 24 Wheaton (Ill.), 52-30 Oct. 6 at Augustana (Ill.)
19. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 4-1 338 20 D. Stevenson (Md.), 31-20 Oct. 13 vs. Lycoming (Pa.)
20. Rensselaer (N.Y.) 4-0 317 19 Idle Oct. 6 at Ithaca (N.Y.)
21. Illinois Wesleyan 3-1 310 21 D. Carroll (Wis.), 28-13 Oct. 6 vs. Carthage (Wis.)
22. Wabash (Ind.) 4-0 254 22 D. Wooster (Ohio), 48-20 Oct. 6 at Denison (Ohio)
23. Central (Iowa) 5-0 163 NR D. Buena Vista (Iowa), 62-20 Oct. 6 at Nebraska Wesleyan
24. Whitworth (Wash.) 3-0 112 NR D. No. 14 Linfield (Ore.), 19-14 Oct. 6 at George Fox (Ore.)
25. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 4-1 87 NR D. Ursinus (Pa.), 52-6 Oct. 6 at Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)
Dropped Out: Linfield (Ore.) (14), Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) (23), Wisconsin-La Crosse (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Muhlenberg (Pa.), 86; Salisbury (Md.), 70; Linfield (Ore.), 64; Wisconsin-Platteville, 44; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 30; Ithaca (N.Y.), 27; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 19; Bethel (Minn.), 19; Union (N.Y.), 15; Amherst (Mass.), 14; Monmouth (Ill.), 12; Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 6; Cortland (N.Y.), 5; Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 4; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 4; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 3; Ohio Northern, 3; Western Connecticut St., 3; Wisconsin-Stout, 3; MIT (Mass.), 2; Marietta (Ohio), 1.
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Wheaton scored a (Ill.) 52-30 victory over then-No. 5 North Central (Ill.) making them the biggest mover in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll this week, jumping seven spots to No. 17. The Thunder’s win moves North Central down 13 spots to No. 18.
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Wesley (Del.) moves into the Top 5 after defeating South Virginia, 28-7. Holding steady ahead of the Wolverines are No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio), No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) and No. 4 Brockport (N.Y.).
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Linfield (Ore.), Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) and Wisconsin-La Crosse drop out of this week’s Top 25, moving three new teams in. Central (Iowa) now holds the No. 23 ranking after a dominating 62-20 win over Buena Vista (Iowa), while No. 24 Whitworth (Wash.) handed then-No. 14 Linfield a 19-14 loss. Johns Hopkins (Md.) beat Ursinus (Pa.), 52-6, and comes in at No. 25.
There are four key matchups this weekend within the Top 25, with two of them being Top 10 games; No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor hosting No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), while No. 5 Wesley hosts No. 8 Frostburg St. (Md.).
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – October 1, 2018
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mount Union (Ohio) (43) | 4-0 | 1291 | 1 | D. Otterbein (Ohio), 56-14 | Oct. 6 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) |
| 2. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (9) | 4-0 | 1257 | 2 | D. Southwestern (Tex.), 77-7 | Oct. 6 vs. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) |
| 3. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 4-0 | 1186 | 3 | D. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 46-7 | Oct. 6 vs. Augsburg (Minn.) |
| 4. | Brockport (N.Y.) | 4-0 | 1101 | 4 | D. St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 49-7 | Oct. 6 at Hartwick (N.Y.) |
| 5. | Wesley (Del.) | 4-0 | 1041 | 6 | D. Southern Virginia, 28-7 | Oct. 6 vs. No. 8 Frostburg St. (Md.) |
| 6. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 4-0 | 1019 | 7 | D. East Texas Baptist, 59-17 | Oct. 6 at No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) |
| 7. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 3-0 | 995 | 8 | D. No. 25 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 30-7 | Oct. 6 vs. No. 11 Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 8. | Frostburg St. (Md.) | 3-0 | 917 | 9 | Idle | Oct. 6 at No. 5 Wesley (Del.) |
| 9. | St. John’s (Minn.) | 4-0 | 901 | 10 | D. Augsburg (Minn.), 52-0 | Oct. 6 at Bethel (Minn.) |
| 10. | Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) | 5-0 | 754 | 12 | D. Bethany (W.Va.), 27-20 | Oct. 6 vs. No. 16 Case Western Reserve (Ohio) |
| 11. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3-1 | 750 | 13 | D. Wisconsin-River Falls, 48-14 | Oct. 6 at No. 7 Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 12. | Wittenberg (Ohio) | 4-0 | 695 | 11 | D. Denison (Ohio), 68-66 4OT | Oct. 6 vs. Hiram (Ohio) |
| 13. | Berry (Ga.) | 5-0 | 584 | 16 | D. Austin College (Tex.), 61-0 | Oct. 6 vs. Sewanee (Tenn.) |
| 14. | Trine (Ind.) | 4-0 | 577 | 15 | D. Hope (Mich.), 35-25 | Oct. 6 vs. Alma (Mich.) |
| 15. | John Carroll (Ohio) | 3-1 | 568 | 17 | D. Muskingum (Ohio), 44-7 | Oct. 6 vs. Capital (Ohio) |
| 16. | Case Western Reserve (Ohio) | 4-0 | 498 | 18 | D. Westminster (Pa.), 35-14 | Oct. 6 at No. 10 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) |
| 17. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 3-1 | 399 | 24 | D. No. 5 North Central (Ill.), 52-30 | Oct. 6 vs. North Park (Ill.) |
| 18. | North Central (Ill.) | 3-1 | 352 | 5 | Lost to No. 24 Wheaton (Ill.), 52-30 | Oct. 6 at Augustana (Ill.) |
| 19. | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 4-1 | 338 | 20 | D. Stevenson (Md.), 31-20 | Oct. 13 vs. Lycoming (Pa.) |
| 20. | Rensselaer (N.Y.) | 4-0 | 317 | 19 | Idle | Oct. 6 at Ithaca (N.Y.) |
| 21. | Illinois Wesleyan | 3-1 | 310 | 21 | D. Carroll (Wis.), 28-13 | Oct. 6 vs. Carthage (Wis.) |
| 22. | Wabash (Ind.) | 4-0 | 254 | 22 | D. Wooster (Ohio), 48-20 | Oct. 6 at Denison (Ohio) |
| 23. | Central (Iowa) | 5-0 | 163 | NR | D. Buena Vista (Iowa), 62-20 | Oct. 6 at Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 24. | Whitworth (Wash.) | 3-0 | 112 | NR | D. No. 14 Linfield (Ore.), 19-14 | Oct. 6 at George Fox (Ore.) |
| 25. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 4-1 | 87 | NR | D. Ursinus (Pa.), 52-6 | Oct. 6 at Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) |
Dropped Out: Linfield (Ore.) (14), Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) (23), Wisconsin-La Crosse (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Muhlenberg (Pa.), 86; Salisbury (Md.), 70; Linfield (Ore.), 64; Wisconsin-Platteville, 44; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 30; Ithaca (N.Y.), 27; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 19; Bethel (Minn.), 19; Union (N.Y.), 15; Amherst (Mass.), 14; Monmouth (Ill.), 12; Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 6; Cortland (N.Y.), 5; Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 4; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 4; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 3; Ohio Northern, 3; Western Connecticut St., 3; Wisconsin-Stout, 3; MIT (Mass.), 2; Marietta (Ohio), 1.
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