PELLA — The Central College football team slipped to No. 18 in this week's D3fotball.com rankings.
Central is also No. 19 in the most recent American Football Coaches Association poll.
The Dutch lost to No. 7 Wartburg College 28-13 Saturday.
Central is back home at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella Saturday against Buena Vista University for a 1 p.m. game.
2025 AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll – October 27, 2025
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
| 1 |
North Central (52) |
7-0 |
1300 |
1 |
| 2 |
Mount Union |
7-0 |
1246 |
2 |
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins |
7-0 |
1177 |
3 |
| 4 |
Salisbury |
7-0 |
1096 |
4 |
| 5 |
Hardin-Simmons |
7-0 |
1079 |
5 |
| 6 |
Bethel (Minn.) |
7-0 |
1050 |
6 |
| 7 |
Wartburg |
8-0 |
982 |
7 |
| 8 |
UW-Whitewater |
6-1 |
948 |
8 |
| 9 |
UW-River Falls |
6-1 |
879 |
10 |
| 10 |
St. John's (Minn.) |
6-1 |
804 |
11 |
| 11 |
UW-La Crosse |
5-1 |
786 |
12 |
| 12 |
John Carroll |
7-1 |
717 |
13 |
| 13 |
Christopher Newport |
7-0 |
637 |
15 |
| 14 |
DePauw |
6-1 |
547 |
16 |
| 15 |
UW-Platteville |
5-2 |
539 |
9 |
| 16 |
Cortland |
6-1 |
479 |
17 |
| 17 |
Hope |
6-1 |
463 |
18 |
| 18 |
Randolph-Macon |
7-1 |
398 |
20 |
| 19 |
Central (Iowa) |
6-1 |
378 |
14 |
| 20 |
Berry |
6-1 |
367 |
21 |
| 21 |
Wheaton |
5-2 |
258 |
22 |
| 22 |
Trinity (Tex.) |
6-1 |
216 |
23 |
| 23 |
Wabash |
6-1 |
136 |
25 |
| 24 |
Baldwin Wallace |
6-1 |
124 |
NR |
| 25 |
Muhlenberg |
6-1 |
95 |
NR |
Dropped Out: Carnegie Mellon (19), UW-Oshkosh (24)
Others Receiving Votes: UW-Oshkosh, 44; UW-Stout, 43; Hampden-Sydney, 36; Carnegie Mellon, 14; Alma, 11; Adrian, 10; Hanover, 9; Coe, 8; Monmouth (Ill.), 8; Chapman, 4; Washington & Jefferson, 3; Whitworth, 3; Concordia (Wis.), 2; Rensselaer, 2; Endicott, 1; Linfield, 1.
D3football.com Top 25, 2025 Week 8
Through games of Saturday, Oct. 27
Dropped out: No. 16 Carnegie Mellon; No. 25 Adrian.
Others receiving votes: Trinity (Texas) 39; Susquehanna 34; Wabash 24; Carnegie Mellon 22; Alma 15; Monmouth 12; Franklin & Marshall 10; Adrian 10; Mary Hardin-Baylor 7; Washington & Jefferson 7; Chapman 5; Whitworth 5; Hampden-Sydney 4; Maryville 3; RPI 3; Endicott 1; Hanover 1.
