tackle Oct. 25, 2009

Central up another spot to No. 6

PELLA—Central College is up another spot to No. 6 in the D3football.com top 25.  

The Dutch, seventh a week ago, were 41-17 winners at Loras College Saturday.

Perennial powers Mount Union (Ohio) and Wis.-Whitewater remain first and second. Each are 7-0. Previously unbeaten Wheaton College (Ill.), tumbled from No. 3 to No. 14 after a 27-7 thrashing by No. 13 North Central College (Ill.). North Central jumped to No. 9 at 6-1.

Central plays its regular-season home finale Saturday, meeting Buena Vista Univ. in a 1 p.m. game at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium in Pella.

The D3football.com top 25, through games of Saturday, Oct. 24:
No. School (1st votes)       Rec.   Pts   Prev.  
1   Mount Union (19)          7-0   619    1  
2   Wis.-Whitewater (6)       7-0   606    2  
3   Wesley                            7-0   565    4  
4   St. John's                      8-0   512    5  
5   Linfield                       7-0   508    6  
6   Central                         8-0   475    7  
7   Otterbein                        7-0   423   10  
8   Mary Hardin-Baylor        6-1   416    8  
9   North Central (Ill.)        6-1   409   13  
10  Monmouth                        8-0   395    9  
11  Washington and Jefferson  7-0   374   11  
12  Case Western Reserve      7-0   348   12  
13  Mississippi College       6-1   316   15  
14  Wheaton (Ill.)                   6-1   305    3  
15  St. Thomas                     6-1   253   16  
16  Capital                            5-2   189   14  
17  Wittenberg                      7-0   188   21  
18  Wabash                           6-1   183   18  
19  Ohio Northern               5-2   154   20  
20  Thomas More               7-0   139   23  
21  Occidental                    5-1   132   19  
22  Willamette                      6-2   118   17  
23  Delaware Valley           6-1    89   24  
24  Alfred                              6-0    80   --  
25  Hampden-Sydney            8-0    63   --  

Dropped out: No. 22 Franklin, No. 25 Centre

Others receiving votes: Wis.-Stevens Point 49, Redlands 44, Bethel 26, Mount St. Joseph 23, Albright 22, Trine 18, DePauw 17, Kean 15, Cal Lutheran 12, Rowan 10, Cortland State 8, Dickinson 6, Centre 5, Trinity (Conn.) 4, Coe 3, Wis.-La Crosse 2, Franklin 2.

The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly.