Mary Hardin-Baylor Rises to No. 3 in AFCA Top 25
October 24, 2022
Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) rose to No. 3 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll thanks to Wisconsin-Platteville’s upset win over then-No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 17-13. The Crusaders, led by record setting senior quarterback Kyle King, rolled through Sul Ross State (Tex.), 45-14, to move to 7-1 on the season. King threw four touchdown passes in the victory and set the program record for touchdown passes in a career with 68.
North Central (Ill.) and Mount Union (Ohio) still sit in the top two spots, but now Linfield (Ore.) moves to No. 4 and Trinity (Tex.) moves to No. 5. Wisconsin-Whitewater fell 11 places to No. 14 but will have a chance to rebound as they host No. 22 Wisconsin-River Falls.
Washington (Mo.) fell out of the poll after its 31-0 loss to No. 1 North Central, which allows John Carroll (Ohio) to enter the Top 25 for the first time this season. The Blue Streaks are 6-1 after beating Capital (Ohio), 42-10, and will travel to Muskingum (Ohio) this coming Saturday. They have a date with No. 2 Mount Union on November 5.
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 North Central (Ill.) (41) 7-0 1168 1 D. No. 21 Washington (Mo.), 31-0 Oct. 29 vs. North Park (Ill.)
2 Mount Union (Ohio) (4) 7-0 1129 2 D. Wilmington (Ohio), 63-3 Oct. 29 at Otterbein (Ohio)
3 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) 7-1 1065 4 D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 45-14 Nov. 5 at Howard Payne (Tex.)
4 Linfield (Ore.) (1) 6-0 1015 5 D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 45-0 Oct. 29 at George Fox (Ore.)
5 Trinity (Tex.) 7-0 946 6 D. Berry (Ga.), 21-14 Oct. 29 at Centre (Ky.)
6 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 7-0 907 7 D. Gettysburg (Pa.), 60-7 Oct. 29 at No. 18 Susquehanna (Pa.)
7 St. John’s (Minn.) 6-1 872 8 D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 41-27 Oct. 29 at St. Scholastica (Minn.)
8 Wisconsin-La Crosse 6-1 794 9 D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 55-13 Oct. 29 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh
9 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 8-0 731 10 D. Wilkes (Pa.), 27-14 Nov. 5 vs. FDU-Florham (N.J.)
10 Cortland (N.Y.) 7-0 724 11 D. Utica (N.Y.), 48-21 Oct. 29 at Alfred (N.Y.)
11 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 6-1 704 12 D. Southwestern (Tex.), 68-0 Oct. 29 vs. Howard Payne (Tex.)
12 Ithaca (N.Y.) 7-0 666 13 D. Buffalo St. (N.Y.), 51-10 Oct. 29 vs. Rensselaer (N.Y.)
13 Bethel (Minn.) 6-1 592 14 D. Macalester (Minn.), 63-13 Oct. 29 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.)
14 Wisconsin-Whitewater 5-2 559 3 Lost to Wisconsin-Platteville, 17-13 Oct. 29 vs. No. 22 Wisconsin-River Falls
15 Wartburg (Iowa) 7-0 541 15 Idle Oct. 29 at Buena Vista (Iowa)
16 Randolph-Macon (Va.) 7-0 469 16 D. Shenandoah (Va.), 35-21 Oct. 29 at Washington & Lee (Va.)
17 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 8-0 399 17 D. Geneva (Pa.), 41-0 Oct. 29 vs. St. Vincent (Pa.)
18 Susquehanna (Pa.) 7-0 374 19 D. McDaniel (Md.), 58-0 Oct. 29 vs. No. 6 Johns Hopkins (Md.)
19 Albion (Mich.) 7-0 367 18 D. Trine (Ind.), 20-19 Oct. 29 vs. Adrian (Mich.)
20 Wheaton (Ill.) 5-2 270 20 D. Carroll (Wis.), 61-9 Oct. 29 vs. Millikin (Ill.)
21 Huntingdon (Ala.) 6-1 200 22 D. Methodist (N.C.), 38-35 Oct. 29 vs. Greensboro (N.C.)
22 Wisconsin-River Falls 5-2 198 23 D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 63-6 Oct. 29 at No. 14 Wisconsin-Whitewater
23 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) 7-0 137 24 D. Hanover (Ind.), 44-29 Oct. 29 vs. Bluffton (Ohio)
24 Endicott (Mass.) 7-0 103 25 D. New England (Maine), 43-0 Oct. 29 at Curry (Mass.)
25 John Carroll (Ohio) 6-1 61 NR D. Capital (Ohio), 42-10 Oct. 29 at Muskingum (Ohio)
Dropped Out: Washington (Mo.) (21)
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin-Platteville, 60; Washington (Mo.), 40; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 31; Alma (Mich.), 30; Howard Payne (Tex.), 28; Salisbury (Md.), 28; Central (Iowa), 16; DePauw (Ind.), 12; Belhaven (Miss.), 9; Lake Forest (Ill.), 9; Ripon (Wis.), 8; Utica (N.Y.), 5; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 4; Ursinus (Pa.), 3; Dubuque (Iowa), 1.
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Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) rose to No. 3 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll thanks to Wisconsin-Platteville’s upset win over then-No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 17-13. The Crusaders, led by record setting senior quarterback Kyle King, rolled through Sul Ross State (Tex.), 45-14, to move to 7-1 on the season. King threw four touchdown passes in the victory and set the program record for touchdown passes in a career with 68.
North Central (Ill.) and Mount Union (Ohio) still sit in the top two spots, but now Linfield (Ore.) moves to No. 4 and Trinity (Tex.) moves to No. 5. Wisconsin-Whitewater fell 11 places to No. 14 but will have a chance to rebound as they host No. 22 Wisconsin-River Falls.
Washington (Mo.) fell out of the poll after its 31-0 loss to No. 1 North Central, which allows John Carroll (Ohio) to enter the Top 25 for the first time this season. The Blue Streaks are 6-1 after beating Capital (Ohio), 42-10, and will travel to Muskingum (Ohio) this coming Saturday. They have a date with No. 2 Mount Union on November 5.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (41) | 7-0 | 1168 | 1 | D. No. 21 Washington (Mo.), 31-0 | Oct. 29 vs. North Park (Ill.) |
| 2 | Mount Union (Ohio) (4) | 7-0 | 1129 | 2 | D. Wilmington (Ohio), 63-3 | Oct. 29 at Otterbein (Ohio) |
| 3 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) | 7-1 | 1065 | 4 | D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 45-14 | Nov. 5 at Howard Payne (Tex.) |
| 4 | Linfield (Ore.) (1) | 6-0 | 1015 | 5 | D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 45-0 | Oct. 29 at George Fox (Ore.) |
| 5 | Trinity (Tex.) | 7-0 | 946 | 6 | D. Berry (Ga.), 21-14 | Oct. 29 at Centre (Ky.) |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 7-0 | 907 | 7 | D. Gettysburg (Pa.), 60-7 | Oct. 29 at No. 18 Susquehanna (Pa.) |
| 7 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 6-1 | 872 | 8 | D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 41-27 | Oct. 29 at St. Scholastica (Minn.) |
| 8 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 6-1 | 794 | 9 | D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 55-13 | Oct. 29 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 9 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 8-0 | 731 | 10 | D. Wilkes (Pa.), 27-14 | Nov. 5 vs. FDU-Florham (N.J.) |
| 10 | Cortland (N.Y.) | 7-0 | 724 | 11 | D. Utica (N.Y.), 48-21 | Oct. 29 at Alfred (N.Y.) |
| 11 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 6-1 | 704 | 12 | D. Southwestern (Tex.), 68-0 | Oct. 29 vs. Howard Payne (Tex.) |
| 12 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 7-0 | 666 | 13 | D. Buffalo St. (N.Y.), 51-10 | Oct. 29 vs. Rensselaer (N.Y.) |
| 13 | Bethel (Minn.) | 6-1 | 592 | 14 | D. Macalester (Minn.), 63-13 | Oct. 29 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.) |
| 14 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 5-2 | 559 | 3 | Lost to Wisconsin-Platteville, 17-13 | Oct. 29 vs. No. 22 Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 15 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 7-0 | 541 | 15 | Idle | Oct. 29 at Buena Vista (Iowa) |
| 16 | Randolph-Macon (Va.) | 7-0 | 469 | 16 | D. Shenandoah (Va.), 35-21 | Oct. 29 at Washington & Lee (Va.) |
| 17 | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 8-0 | 399 | 17 | D. Geneva (Pa.), 41-0 | Oct. 29 vs. St. Vincent (Pa.) |
| 18 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 7-0 | 374 | 19 | D. McDaniel (Md.), 58-0 | Oct. 29 vs. No. 6 Johns Hopkins (Md.) |
| 19 | Albion (Mich.) | 7-0 | 367 | 18 | D. Trine (Ind.), 20-19 | Oct. 29 vs. Adrian (Mich.) |
| 20 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 5-2 | 270 | 20 | D. Carroll (Wis.), 61-9 | Oct. 29 vs. Millikin (Ill.) |
| 21 | Huntingdon (Ala.) | 6-1 | 200 | 22 | D. Methodist (N.C.), 38-35 | Oct. 29 vs. Greensboro (N.C.) |
| 22 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 5-2 | 198 | 23 | D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 63-6 | Oct. 29 at No. 14 Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 23 | Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) | 7-0 | 137 | 24 | D. Hanover (Ind.), 44-29 | Oct. 29 vs. Bluffton (Ohio) |
| 24 | Endicott (Mass.) | 7-0 | 103 | 25 | D. New England (Maine), 43-0 | Oct. 29 at Curry (Mass.) |
| 25 | John Carroll (Ohio) | 6-1 | 61 | NR | D. Capital (Ohio), 42-10 | Oct. 29 at Muskingum (Ohio) |
Dropped Out: Washington (Mo.) (21)
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin-Platteville, 60; Washington (Mo.), 40; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 31; Alma (Mich.), 30; Howard Payne (Tex.), 28; Salisbury (Md.), 28; Central (Iowa), 16; DePauw (Ind.), 12; Belhaven (Miss.), 9; Lake Forest (Ill.), 9; Ripon (Wis.), 8; Utica (N.Y.), 5; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 4; Ursinus (Pa.), 3; Dubuque (Iowa), 1.
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