Keith Rush tackle Oct. 19, 2009

Central jumps to No. 6 in poll

PELLA—Central College has jumped two spots to No. 6 in the American Football Coaches Association Division III poll while the Dutch moved up to No. 7 in the D3football.com top 25.

Central, 7-0, was a 35-17 winner over Luther College in an Iowa Conference game at Pella Saturday. The Dutch were No. 8 in both polls a week ago. However previously unbeaten Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), which was ranked No. 3 last week, was upset by Mississippi College Saturday 17-14 and tumbled to No. 8 in the D3football.com poll and to No. 13 in the AFCA rankings. Central also leapfrogged Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) in the AFCA poll.

It’s Central’s highest ranking since also being tagged No. 6 in the AFCA postseason poll in 2007 after climbing to as high as No. 3 that season.

The Dutch travel to Dubuque Saturday to take on Loras College in a 1 p.m. league game.

American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll
October 19, 2009 

Rank

School (1st votes)

Rec.

Pts.

Prev.

Last Week

Next Game

1.

Mount Union (Ohio) (39)

6-0

999

1

D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 44-14

Oct. 24 vs. Wilmington (Ohio)

2.

Wis.-Whitewater (1)

6-0

960

2

D. Wis.-Stout, 38-3

Oct. 24 vs. Wis.-River Falls

3.

Wheaton (Ill.)

6-0

895

4

D. Millikin (Ill.), 41-7

Oct. 24 at No. 12 North Central (Ill.)

4.

Wesley (Del.)

6-0

862

5

D. Newport News (Va.), 39-0

Oct. 24 vs. Webber International (Fla.)

5.

St. John’s (Minn.)

7-0

826

6

D. No. 15 St. Thomas (Minn.), 20-17 (OT)

Oct. 24 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.)

6.

Central

7-0

749

8

D. Luther (Iowa), 35-17

Oct. 24 at Loras (Iowa)

7.

Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)

6-0

740

7

D. St. Vincent (Pa.), 21-7

Oct. 24 at Westminster (Pa.)

8.

Linfield (Ore.)

6-0

723

9

D. Lewis & Clark (Ore.), 59-14

Oct. 24 at No. 14 Willamette (Ore.)

9.

Case Western Reserve (Ohio)

6-0

611

11

D. Ohio Wesleyan, 55-7

Oct. 24 vs. Hiram (Ohio)

10.

Monmouth (Ill.)

7-0

610

12

D. Ripon (Wis.), 35-13

Oct. 24 at Lake Forest (Ill.)

11.

Otterbein (Ohio)

6-0

560

13

D. Wilmington (Ohio), 28-20

Oct. 24 vs. No. 17 Capital (Ohio)

12.

North Central (Ill.)

5-1

504

14

D. Carthage (Wis.), 63-48

Oct. 24 vs. No. 3 Wheaton (Ill.)

13.

Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas)

5-1

442

3

Lost to Mississippi College, 17-14

Oct. 24 vs. Southern Oregon

14.

Willamette (Ore.)

6-1

386

16

D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 35-17

Oct. 24 vs. No. 8 Linfield (Ore.)

15.

Thomas More (Ky.)

6-0

340

17

D. Grove City (Pa.), 17-7

Oct. 24 at Thiel (Pa.)

16.

Wittenberg (Ohio)

6-0

332

22

D. No. 10 Wabash (Ind.), 10-7

Oct. 24 vs. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)

17.

Capital (Ohio)

5-1

302

19

D. John Carroll (Ohio), 28-20

Oct. 24 at No. 11 Otterbein (Ohio)

18.

Alfred (N.Y.)

5-0

299

18

Idle

Oct. 24 at St. John Fisher (N.Y.)

19.

St. Thomas (Minn.)

5-1

257

15

Lost to No. 5. St. John’s (Minn.), 20-17 (OT)

Oct. 24 at Carleton (Minn.)

20.

Mississippi College

5-1

237

NR

D. No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas), 17-14

Oct. 24 at East Texas Baptist

21.

Wabash (Ind.)

5-1

208

10

Lost to No. 22 Wittenberg (Ohio), 10-7

Oct. 24 at Wooster (Ohio)

22.

Franklin (Ind.)

5-1

203

20

D. Anderson (Ind.), 50-23

Oct. 24 vs. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)

23.

Hampden-Sydney (Va.)

7-0

191

21

D. Washington & Lee (Va.), 38-31

Oct. 24 at Catholic (D.C.)

24.

Albright (Pa.)

6-0

130

23

D. King’s (Pa.), 34-16

Oct. 24 vs. Widener (Pa.)

25.

Occidental (Calif.)

4-1

111

24

D. Chapman (Calif.), 20-14

Oct. 24 vs. LaVerne (Calif.)


Dropped Out: Centre (Ky.) (25).

Others Receiving Votes: Centre (Ky.), 106; Wis.-La Crosse, 94; Ohio Northern, 56; Trinity (Texas), 33; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 28; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 29; Bethel (Minn.), 27; Trinity (Conn.), 20; Washington & Lee (Va.), 20; Trine (Ind.), 18; Coe (Iowa), 16; Rowan (N.J.), 14; Redlands (Calif.), 12; St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 10; Cortland St. (N.Y.), 10; Illinois Wesleyan, 10; California Lutheran, 5; St. Norbert (Wis.), 5; Dickinson (Pa.), 4; Wis.-Stevens Point, 4; DePauw (Ind.), 1; Kean (N.J.), 1.