PELLA—After an idle weekend, the Central College football team remains No. 10 in the AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll and the D3football.com Top 25.
North Central College (Ill.) is again an overwhelming pick for No. 1 after running roughshod over Elmhurst College (Ill.) 77-7 Saturday.
The Dutch (6-0 overall, 4-0 American Rivers) play host to Loras College in a league game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' Poll – October 18, 2021
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1. North Central (Ill.) (40) 6-0 1157 1 D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 77-7 Oct. 23 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (5) 6-0 1119 2 D. Texas Lutheran, 49-3 Oct. 23 at Sul Ross St. (Tex.)
3. Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) 6-0 1074 3 D. No. 19 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 32-13 Oct. 23 at Wisconsin-River Falls
4. Mount Union (Ohio) (1) 6-0 1054 4 D. Capital (Ohio), 63-0 Oct. 23 at Heidelberg (Ohio)
5. St. John's (Minn.) 6-0 987 5 D. St. Olaf (Minn.), 56-0 Oct. 23 at Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.)
6. Linfield (Ore.) 5-0 921 6 D. Pacific (Ore.), 52-23 Oct. 23 at Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
7. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 6-0 854 7 D. FDU-Florham (N.J.), 61-7 Oct. 23 at Misericordia (Pa.)
8. Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 5-1 816 8 D. East Texas Baptist, 34-0 Oct. 23 vs. Southwestern (Tex.)
9. Wheaton (Ill.) 5-1 788 9 D. Carroll (Wis.), 48-13 Oct. 23 vs. Carthage (Wis.)
10. Central 6-0 757 10 Idle Oct. 23 vs. Loras (Iowa)
11. Union (N.Y.) 6-0 660 12 Idle Oct. 23 at Rochester (N.Y.)
12. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 6-0 644 13 Idle Oct. 23 vs. Westminster (Pa.)
13. Wisconsin-La Crosse 5-1 587 14 D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 24-23 Oct. 23 vs. Wisconsin-Stout
14. Ithaca (N.Y.) 6-0 557 15 D. St. Lawrence (N.Y.), 17-0 Oct. 23 vs. Buffalo St. (N.Y.)
15. Salisbury (Md.) 4-1 505 16 D. Rowan (N.J.), 24-7 Oct. 23 vs. Kean (N.J.)
16. Bethel (Minn.) 5-1 458 17 D. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 21-16 Oct. 23 vs. Macalester (Minn.)
17. Cortland (N.Y.) 6-0 438 18 D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 48-3 Oct. 23 vs. Utica (N.Y.)
18. Muhlenberg (Pa.) 5-1 364 22 D. No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 21-6 Oct. 23 vs. Juniata (Pa.)
19. Susquehanna (Pa.) 6-0 352 21 D. Gettysburg (Pa.), 47-7 Oct. 23 vs. McDaniel (Md.)
20. Trinity (Tex.) 5-0 262 23t D. Millsaps (Miss.), 46-0 Oct. 23 at Sewanee (Tenn.)
21. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 5-1 183 11 Lost to No. 22 Muhlenberg (Pa.), 21-6 Oct. 23 at Gettysburg (Pa.)
22. John Carroll (Ohio) 4-2 144 25 D. Ohio Northern, 27-17 Oct. 23 at Marietta (Ohio)
23. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) 6-0 139 NR D. Centre (Ky.), 28-21 Oct. 23 vs. Rhodes (Tenn.)
24. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-2 76 19 Lost to No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 32-13 Oct. 23 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
25. Randolph-Macon (Va.) 6-1 59 NR D. Guilford (N.C.), 58-0 Oct. 23 vs. Apprentice (Va.)
Dropped out: Wabash (Ind.) (20), Rensselaer (N.Y.) (23t)
Others receiving votes: Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 49; Howard Payne (Tex.), 41; Wabash (Ind.), 37; Hobart (N.Y.), 34; Albion (Mich.), 25; Merchant Marine (N.Y.), 16; Redlands (Calif.), 14; Chapman (Calif.), 13; Wisconsin-Stout, 13; Lake Forest (Ill.), 12; Whitworth (Wash.), 12; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 11; Dubuque (Iowa), 10; Heidelberg (Ohio), 9; DePauw (Ind.), 5; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 5; Trinity (Conn.), 3; Wartburg (Iowa), 3; Aurora (Ill.), 2; Washington & Lee (Va.), 2.
D3football.com Top 25
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Hobart 51; Whitworth 30; Howard Payne 28; Chapman 21; Randolph-Macon 18; Huntingdon 12; Wis.-Stout 12; Aurora 7; Trinity (Conn.) 5; Merchant Marine 5; Wis.--River Falls 4; RPI 1.
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