Bethel (Minn.) Jumps into AFCA Top 25 With Huge Upset
September 26, 2022
Categories: Coaches Poll, Division III,
Bethel’s (Minn.) Kamari Durmas intercepted a St. John’s (Minn.) pass with over two minutes left to go in the game, icing the 28-24 upset for the Royals. Bethel’s victory snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Johnnies and jumped the Royals to No. 18 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The loss dropped St. John’s from No. 2 to No. 9.
North Central (Ill.) is still the No. 1 team, but the rest of the Top 25 looks different this week. Mount Union (Ohio) moves to the No. 2 spot, followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) at No. 3. The Crusaders dominated then-No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) in a 50-20 blowout, causing the Cowboys to drop to No. 14. Wisconsin-Whitewater was idle but rises to No. 4, as was Linfield (Ore.), who jumped to No. 5.
There are three Top 25 matchups this coming weekend with the biggest being a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference bout as No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater travels to No. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse. In other action, No. 1 North Central plays host to conference rival and No. 13 Wheaton (Ill.) while No. 10 Delaware Valley (Pa.) travels to newly ranked and No. 25 Stevenson (Md.).
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 North Central (Ill.) (40) 3-0 1167 1 D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 76-6 Oct. 1 vs. No. 13 Wheaton (Ill.)
2 Mount Union (Ohio) (5) 3-0 1129 3 D. Muskingum (Ohio), 59-0 Oct. 1 at Ohio Northern
3 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) 3-1 1024 4 D. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 50-20 Oct. 1 vs. Austin (Tex.)
4 Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) 2-1 1014 5 Idle Oct. 1 at No. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse
5 Linfield (Ore.) 2-0 936 7 Idle Oct. 1 vs. Puget Sound (Wash.)
6 Trinity (Tex.) 3-0 924 8 Idle Oct. 1 at Hendrix (Ark.)
7 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 4-0 861 9 D. Moravian (Pa.), 54-0 Oct. 1 at Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)
8 Wisconsin-La Crosse 3-0 833 10 Idle Oct. 1 vs. No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater
9 St. John’s (Minn.) 2-1 711 2 Lost to Bethel (Minn.), 28-24 Oct. 1 vs. Concordia (Minn.)
10 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 4-0 705 11 D. Misericordia (Pa.), 41-0 Oct. 1 at No. 25 Stevenson (Md.)
11 Cortland (N.Y.) 3-0 662 12 Idle Oct. 1 vs. Morrisville St. (N.Y.)
12 Ithaca (N.Y.) 3-0 623 13 Idle Oct. 1 at Hobart (N.Y.)
13 Wheaton (Ill.) 2-1 566 14 D. Augustana (Ill.), 38-28 Oct. 1 at No. 1 North Central (Ill.)
14 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 2-1 544 6 Lost to No. 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 50-20 Oct. 1 at McMurry (Tex.)
15 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2-1 488 16 Idle Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville
16 Randolph-Macon (Va.) 3-0 443 15 Idle Oct. 1 vs. Guilford (N.C.)
17 Wisconsin-River Falls 2-1 424 17 Idle Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
18 Bethel (Minn.) 2-1 405 NR D. No. 2 St. John’s (Minn.), 28-24 Oct. 1 at Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.)
19 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 4-0 348 19 D. Thiel (Pa.), 35-6 Oct. 1 vs. Westminster (Pa.)
20 Albion (Mich.) 4-0 316 20 D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 28-20 Oct. 1 at Kalamazoo (Mich.)
21 Susquehanna (Pa.) 4-0 296 21 D. Dickinson (Pa.), 45-0 Oct. 1 vs. Ursinus (Pa.)
22 Wartburg (Iowa) 4-0 232 23 D. Dubuque (Iowa), 25-0 Oct. 1 vs. Loras (Iowa)
23 DePauw (Ind.) 4-0 187 22 D. Wooster (Ohio), 59-0 Oct. 1 at Denison (Ohio)
24 Central (Iowa) 2-1 77 25 Idle Oct. 1 at Nebraska Wesleyan
25 Stevenson (Md.) 4-0 57 NR D. Widener (Pa.), 30-14 Oct. 1 vs. No. 10 Delaware Valley (Pa.)
Dropped Out: Heidelberg (Ohio) (18), Union (N.Y.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Lake Forest (Ill.), 49; Berry (Ga.), 34; Huntingdon (Ala.), 33; Trine (Ind.), 32; Washington (Mo.), 29; George Fox (Ore.), 26; Heidelberg (Ohio), 18; Ursinus (Pa.), 12; Endicott (Mass.), 9; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 7; Salisbury (Md.), 7; Howard Payne (Tex.), 6; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 6; Olivet (Mich.), 6; Rowan (N.J.), 6; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 4; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 4; Chicago (Ill.), 3; John Carroll (Ohio), 3; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 3; Utica (N.Y.), 3; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 3.
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Bethel’s (Minn.) Kamari Durmas intercepted a St. John’s (Minn.) pass with over two minutes left to go in the game, icing the 28-24 upset for the Royals. Bethel’s victory snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Johnnies and jumped the Royals to No. 18 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The loss dropped St. John’s from No. 2 to No. 9.
North Central (Ill.) is still the No. 1 team, but the rest of the Top 25 looks different this week. Mount Union (Ohio) moves to the No. 2 spot, followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) at No. 3. The Crusaders dominated then-No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) in a 50-20 blowout, causing the Cowboys to drop to No. 14. Wisconsin-Whitewater was idle but rises to No. 4, as was Linfield (Ore.), who jumped to No. 5.
There are three Top 25 matchups this coming weekend with the biggest being a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference bout as No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater travels to No. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse. In other action, No. 1 North Central plays host to conference rival and No. 13 Wheaton (Ill.) while No. 10 Delaware Valley (Pa.) travels to newly ranked and No. 25 Stevenson (Md.).
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (40) | 3-0 | 1167 | 1 | D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 76-6 | Oct. 1 vs. No. 13 Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 2 | Mount Union (Ohio) (5) | 3-0 | 1129 | 3 | D. Muskingum (Ohio), 59-0 | Oct. 1 at Ohio Northern |
| 3 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) | 3-1 | 1024 | 4 | D. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 50-20 | Oct. 1 vs. Austin (Tex.) |
| 4 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) | 2-1 | 1014 | 5 | Idle | Oct. 1 at No. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 5 | Linfield (Ore.) | 2-0 | 936 | 7 | Idle | Oct. 1 vs. Puget Sound (Wash.) |
| 6 | Trinity (Tex.) | 3-0 | 924 | 8 | Idle | Oct. 1 at Hendrix (Ark.) |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 4-0 | 861 | 9 | D. Moravian (Pa.), 54-0 | Oct. 1 at Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) |
| 8 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 3-0 | 833 | 10 | Idle | Oct. 1 vs. No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 9 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 2-1 | 711 | 2 | Lost to Bethel (Minn.), 28-24 | Oct. 1 vs. Concordia (Minn.) |
| 10 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 4-0 | 705 | 11 | D. Misericordia (Pa.), 41-0 | Oct. 1 at No. 25 Stevenson (Md.) |
| 11 | Cortland (N.Y.) | 3-0 | 662 | 12 | Idle | Oct. 1 vs. Morrisville St. (N.Y.) |
| 12 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 3-0 | 623 | 13 | Idle | Oct. 1 at Hobart (N.Y.) |
| 13 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 2-1 | 566 | 14 | D. Augustana (Ill.), 38-28 | Oct. 1 at No. 1 North Central (Ill.) |
| 14 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 2-1 | 544 | 6 | Lost to No. 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 50-20 | Oct. 1 at McMurry (Tex.) |
| 15 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 2-1 | 488 | 16 | Idle | Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 16 | Randolph-Macon (Va.) | 3-0 | 443 | 15 | Idle | Oct. 1 vs. Guilford (N.C.) |
| 17 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 2-1 | 424 | 17 | Idle | Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 18 | Bethel (Minn.) | 2-1 | 405 | NR | D. No. 2 St. John’s (Minn.), 28-24 | Oct. 1 at Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) |
| 19 | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 4-0 | 348 | 19 | D. Thiel (Pa.), 35-6 | Oct. 1 vs. Westminster (Pa.) |
| 20 | Albion (Mich.) | 4-0 | 316 | 20 | D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 28-20 | Oct. 1 at Kalamazoo (Mich.) |
| 21 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 4-0 | 296 | 21 | D. Dickinson (Pa.), 45-0 | Oct. 1 vs. Ursinus (Pa.) |
| 22 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 4-0 | 232 | 23 | D. Dubuque (Iowa), 25-0 | Oct. 1 vs. Loras (Iowa) |
| 23 | DePauw (Ind.) | 4-0 | 187 | 22 | D. Wooster (Ohio), 59-0 | Oct. 1 at Denison (Ohio) |
| 24 | Central (Iowa) | 2-1 | 77 | 25 | Idle | Oct. 1 at Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 25 | Stevenson (Md.) | 4-0 | 57 | NR | D. Widener (Pa.), 30-14 | Oct. 1 vs. No. 10 Delaware Valley (Pa.) |
Dropped Out: Heidelberg (Ohio) (18), Union (N.Y.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Lake Forest (Ill.), 49; Berry (Ga.), 34; Huntingdon (Ala.), 33; Trine (Ind.), 32; Washington (Mo.), 29; George Fox (Ore.), 26; Heidelberg (Ohio), 18; Ursinus (Pa.), 12; Endicott (Mass.), 9; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 7; Salisbury (Md.), 7; Howard Payne (Tex.), 6; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 6; Olivet (Mich.), 6; Rowan (N.J.), 6; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 4; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 4; Chicago (Ill.), 3; John Carroll (Ohio), 3; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 3; Utica (N.Y.), 3; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 3.
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