St. John’s Moves into Top 10 After Big Win
September 25, 2023
St. John’s (Minn.) used a stingy defense to hand conference rival, then-No. 18 Bethel (Minn.), a 27-7 loss. The Johnnies held Bethel to just 89 rushing yards and 233 yards of total offense. The win vaulted St. John’s to No. 9 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll while the loss dropped the Royals out of the Top 25.
The Top 4 remain the same this week with No. 1 North Central (Ill.) receiving 48 first place votes, followed by Mount Union (Ohio) at No. 2, with one first-place vote, Wisconsin-Whitewater at No. 3, and Wartburg (Iowa) coming in at No. 4. Wisconsin-River Falls joins the Top 5 thanks to an upset loss by Hardin-Simmons (Tex.).
The Cowboys were upset by Endicott (Mass.), 37-10, who jump into the poll for the first time this season at No. 23. The loss dropped Hardin-Simmons to No. 19.
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 North Central (Ill.) (48) 3-0 1224 1 D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 59-6 Sept. 30 at No. 8 Wheaton (Ill.)
2 Mount Union (Ohio) (1) 3-0 1169 2 D. Muskingum (Ohio), 74-7 Sept. 30 vs. Ohio Northern
3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 3-0 1118 3 Idle Sept. 30 at No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
4 Wartburg (Iowa) 4-0 1088 4 D. Simpson (Iowa), 63-0 Sept. 30 vs. Coe (Iowa)
5 Wisconsin-River Falls 3-0 1005 6 Idle Sept. 30 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville
6 Linfield (Ore.) 2-0 947 7 Idle Sept. 30 vs. Willamette (Ore.)
7 Trinity (Tex.) 3-1 887 9 D. Rhodes (Tenn.), 63-14 Sept. 30 at Berry (Ga.)
8 Wheaton (Ill.) 3-0 846 8 D. Augustana (Ill.), 41-34 Sept. 30 vs. No. 1 North Central (Ill.)
9 St. John’s (Minn.) 2-1 806 11 D. No. 18 Bethel (Minn.), 27-7 Sept. 30 at Augsburg (Minn.)
10 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3-0 800 10 Idle Sept. 30 at Rowan (N.J.)
11 Randolph-Macon (Va.) 3-0 735 12 Idle Sept. 30 at Guilford (N.C.)
12 Aurora (Ill.) 3-0 665 14 Idle Sept. 30 vs. Eureka (Ill.)
13 Susquehanna (Pa.) 4-0 599 16 D. Western New England (Mass.), 26-18 Sept. 30 vs. Catholic (D.C.)
14 Wisconsin-La Crosse 2-1 569 15 Idle Sept. 30 vs. Wisconsin-Stout
15 Alma (Mich.) 4-0 491 17 D. Wittenberg (Ohio), 48-28 Sept. 30 vs. Trine (Ind.)
16 John Carroll (Ohio) 2-1 420 19 D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 34-7 Sept. 30 vs. Wilmington (Ohio)
17 Muhlenberg (Pa.) 3-0 381 20 Idle Sept. 29 at Ursinus (Pa.)
18 Ithaca (N.Y.) 2-1 307 22 Idle Sept. 30 vs. Hobart (N.Y.)
19 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 2-1 304 5 Lost to Endicott (Mass.), 37-10 Sept. 30 vs. Howard Payne (Tex.)
20 Cortland (N.Y.) 2-1 296 21 Idle Sept. 30 at Morrisville St. (N.Y.)
21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2-1 241 23 Idle Sept. 30 vs. No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater
22 Endicott (Mass.) 3-1 139 NR D. No. 5 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 37-10 Sept. 30 at Hilbert (N.Y.)
23 Utica (N.Y.) 4-0 131 24 D. Curry (Mass.), 31-7 Sept. 30 vs. Hartwick (N.Y.)
24 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 3-1 120 25t D. King’s (Pa.), 28-0 Oct. 7 at Alvernia (Pa.)
25 DePauw (Ind.) 4-0 112 25t D. Ohio Wesleyan, 28-7 Sept. 30 at Oberlin (Ohio)
Dropped Out: Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) (13), Bethel (Minn.) (18)
Others Receiving Votes: Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 62; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 50; Berry (Ga.), 43; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 43; Bethel (Minn.), 41; Coe (Iowa), 35; Grove City (Pa.), 32; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 31; Wisconsin-Platteville, 26; Lake Forest (Ill.), 25; Washington (Mo.), 24; Albion (Mich.), 21; Whitworth (Wash.), 19; Howard Payne (Tex.), 14; Ursinus (Pa.), 13; Denison (Ohio), 11; Union (N.Y.), 11; Trinity (Conn.), 7; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 5; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 4; Hanover (Ind.), 3; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 2; Augustana (Ill.), 1; Carroll (Wis.), 1; Belhaven (Miss.), 1.
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St. John’s (Minn.) used a stingy defense to hand conference rival, then-No. 18 Bethel (Minn.), a 27-7 loss. The Johnnies held Bethel to just 89 rushing yards and 233 yards of total offense. The win vaulted St. John’s to No. 9 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll while the loss dropped the Royals out of the Top 25.
The Top 4 remain the same this week with No. 1 North Central (Ill.) receiving 48 first place votes, followed by Mount Union (Ohio) at No. 2, with one first-place vote, Wisconsin-Whitewater at No. 3, and Wartburg (Iowa) coming in at No. 4. Wisconsin-River Falls joins the Top 5 thanks to an upset loss by Hardin-Simmons (Tex.).
The Cowboys were upset by Endicott (Mass.), 37-10, who jump into the poll for the first time this season at No. 23. The loss dropped Hardin-Simmons to No. 19.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (48) | 3-0 | 1224 | 1 | D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 59-6 | Sept. 30 at No. 8 Wheaton (Ill.) | |
| 2 | Mount Union (Ohio) (1) | 3-0 | 1169 | 2 | D. Muskingum (Ohio), 74-7 | Sept. 30 vs. Ohio Northern | |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 3-0 | 1118 | 3 | Idle | Sept. 30 at No. 21 Wisconsin-Oshkosh | |
| 4 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 4-0 | 1088 | 4 | D. Simpson (Iowa), 63-0 | Sept. 30 vs. Coe (Iowa) | |
| 5 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 3-0 | 1005 | 6 | Idle | Sept. 30 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville | |
| 6 | Linfield (Ore.) | 2-0 | 947 | 7 | Idle | Sept. 30 vs. Willamette (Ore.) | |
| 7 | Trinity (Tex.) | 3-1 | 887 | 9 | D. Rhodes (Tenn.), 63-14 | Sept. 30 at Berry (Ga.) | |
| 8 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 3-0 | 846 | 8 | D. Augustana (Ill.), 41-34 | Sept. 30 vs. No. 1 North Central (Ill.) | |
| 9 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 2-1 | 806 | 11 | D. No. 18 Bethel (Minn.), 27-7 | Sept. 30 at Augsburg (Minn.) | |
| 10 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 3-0 | 800 | 10 | Idle | Sept. 30 at Rowan (N.J.) | |
| 11 | Randolph-Macon (Va.) | 3-0 | 735 | 12 | Idle | Sept. 30 at Guilford (N.C.) | |
| 12 | Aurora (Ill.) | 3-0 | 665 | 14 | Idle | Sept. 30 vs. Eureka (Ill.) | |
| 13 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 4-0 | 599 | 16 | D. Western New England (Mass.), 26-18 | Sept. 30 vs. Catholic (D.C.) | |
| 14 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 2-1 | 569 | 15 | Idle | Sept. 30 vs. Wisconsin-Stout | |
| 15 | Alma (Mich.) | 4-0 | 491 | 17 | D. Wittenberg (Ohio), 48-28 | Sept. 30 vs. Trine (Ind.) | |
| 16 | John Carroll (Ohio) | 2-1 | 420 | 19 | D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 34-7 | Sept. 30 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) | |
| 17 | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 3-0 | 381 | 20 | Idle | Sept. 29 at Ursinus (Pa.) | |
| 18 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 2-1 | 307 | 22 | Idle | Sept. 30 vs. Hobart (N.Y.) | |
| 19 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 2-1 | 304 | 5 | Lost to Endicott (Mass.), 37-10 | Sept. 30 vs. Howard Payne (Tex.) | |
| 20 | Cortland (N.Y.) | 2-1 | 296 | 21 | Idle | Sept. 30 at Morrisville St. (N.Y.) | |
| 21 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 2-1 | 241 | 23 | Idle | Sept. 30 vs. No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater | |
| 22 | Endicott (Mass.) | 3-1 | 139 | NR | D. No. 5 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 37-10 | Sept. 30 at Hilbert (N.Y.) | |
| 23 | Utica (N.Y.) | 4-0 | 131 | 24 | D. Curry (Mass.), 31-7 | Sept. 30 vs. Hartwick (N.Y.) | |
| 24 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 3-1 | 120 | 25t | D. King’s (Pa.), 28-0 | Oct. 7 at Alvernia (Pa.) | |
| 25 | DePauw (Ind.) | 4-0 | 112 | 25t | D. Ohio Wesleyan, 28-7 | Sept. 30 at Oberlin (Ohio) | |
Dropped Out: Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) (13), Bethel (Minn.) (18)
Others Receiving Votes: Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 62; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 50; Berry (Ga.), 43; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 43; Bethel (Minn.), 41; Coe (Iowa), 35; Grove City (Pa.), 32; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 31; Wisconsin-Platteville, 26; Lake Forest (Ill.), 25; Washington (Mo.), 24; Albion (Mich.), 21; Whitworth (Wash.), 19; Howard Payne (Tex.), 14; Ursinus (Pa.), 13; Denison (Ohio), 11; Union (N.Y.), 11; Trinity (Conn.), 7; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 5; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 4; Hanover (Ind.), 3; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 2; Augustana (Ill.), 1; Carroll (Wis.), 1; Belhaven (Miss.), 1.
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