[D3 Poll] Frostburg State Claims No. 6 Spot In AFCA Division III Coaches Poll
October 8, 2018
Categories: Coaches Poll, Division III,
Frostburg State (Md.) upset then-No. 5 Wesley (Del.), 35-34, to advance to the No. 6 spot in Week 4 of the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. With the win, the Bobcats remain unbeaten in the 2018 season holding onto a 4-0 record, while the Wolverines move down five spots to No. 10 after Saturday’s loss.
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Mount Union (Ohio) remains at No. 1 for the fourth week in a row receiving 40 first-place votes. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) checks in at No. 2 receiving 12 first-place votes. Rounding out the Top 5 are St. Thomas (Minn.), Brockport (N.Y.) and Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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There is only one Top 25 matchup coming up this weekend and it is a historic rivalry within the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) will travel to No. 7 St. John’s (Minn.).
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – October 8, 2018
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1. Mount Union (Ohio) (40) 5-0 1288 1 D. Wilmington (Ohio), 63-7 Oct. 13 at Capital (Ohio)
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (12) 5-0 1260 2 D. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 26-0 Oct. 13 at Howard Payne (Tex.)
3. St. Thomas (Minn.) 5-0 1193 3 D. Augsburg (Minn.), 73-14 Oct. 13 at No. 7 St. John’s (Minn.)
4. Brockport (N.Y.) 5-0 1112 4 D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 55-7 Oct. 13 at Alfred (N.Y.)
5. Wisconsin-Whitewater 5-0 1078 7 D. No. 11 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 20-0 Oct. 13 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
6. Frostburg St. (Md.) 4-0 1044 8 D. No. 5 Wesley (Del.), 35-34 Oct. 13 vs. William Paterson (N.J.)
7. St. John’s (Minn.) 5-0 967 9 D. Bethel (Minn.), 34-16 Oct. 13 vs. No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.)
8. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 6-0 900 10 D. No. 16 Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 44-36 Oct. 13 vs. Geneva (Pa.)
9. Wittenberg (Ohio) 5-0 786 12 D. Hiram (Ohio), 47-28 Oct. 13 at Allegheny (Pa.)
10. Wesley (Del.) 4-1 785 5 Lost to No. 8 Frostburg St. (Md.), 35-34 Oct. 13 at Kean (N.J.)
11. Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 4-1 706 6 Lost to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 26-0 Oct. 13 vs. Sul Ross St. (Tex.)
12. Berry (Ga.) 6-0 702 13 D. Sewanee (Tenn.), 44-3 Oct. 13 at Hendrix (Ark.)
13. John Carroll (Ohio) 4-1 677 15 D. Capital (Ohio), 44-0 Oct. 13 at Ohio Northern
14. Trine (Ind.) 5-0 633 14 D. Alma (Mich.), 52-24 Oct. 13 at Olivet (Mich.)
15. Wheaton (Ill.) 4-1 557 17 D. North Park (Ill.), 55-0 Oct. 13 at Washington (Mo.)
16. North Central (Ill.) 4-1 457 18 D. Augustana (Ill.), 48-10 Oct. 13 vs. Carroll (Wis.)
17. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 4-1 375 19 Idle Oct. 13 vs. Lycoming (Pa.)
18. Rensselaer (N.Y.) 5-0 368 20 D. Ithaca (N.Y.), 10-9 Oct. 13 vs. Hobart (N.Y.)
19. Illinois Wesleyan 4-1 319 21 D. Carthage (Wis.), 40-34 2OT Oct. 13 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.)
20. Central (Iowa) 6-0 304 23 D. Nebraska Wesleyan, 35-29 Oct. 13 vs. Simpson (Iowa)
21. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-2 273 11 Lost to No. 7 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 20-0 Oct. 13 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville
22. Whitworth (Wash.) 4-0 232 24 D. George Fox (Ore.), 38-14 Oct. 13 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
23. Case Western Reserve (Ohio) 4-1 231 16 Lost to No. 10 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 44-36 Oct. 13 vs. St. Vincent (Pa.)
24. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 5-1 192 25 D. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 42-12 Oct. 13 at Gettysburg (Pa.)
25. Muhlenberg (Pa.) 5-0 134 NR D. Ursinus (Pa.), 34-14 Oct. 13 at Thomas More (Ky.)
Dropped Out: Wabash (Ind.) (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Salisbury (Md.), 93; Wisconsin-Platteville, 39; Linfield (Ore.), 35; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 24; Wabash (Ind.), 23; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 21; Amherst (Mass.), 15; Monmouth (Ill.), 15; Western Connecticut St., 12; Bethel (Minn.), 9; Williams (Mass.), 8; Marietta (Ohio), 6; MIT (Mass.), 6; Denison (Ohio), 5; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 4; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 4; Ithaca (N.Y.), 3; East Texas Baptist, 2; Framingham St. (Mass.), 2; Springfield (Mass.), 1.
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Frostburg State (Md.) upset then-No. 5 Wesley (Del.), 35-34, to advance to the No. 6 spot in Week 4 of the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. With the win, the Bobcats remain unbeaten in the 2018 season holding onto a 4-0 record, while the Wolverines move down five spots to No. 10 after Saturday’s loss.
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Mount Union (Ohio) remains at No. 1 for the fourth week in a row receiving 40 first-place votes. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) checks in at No. 2 receiving 12 first-place votes. Rounding out the Top 5 are St. Thomas (Minn.), Brockport (N.Y.) and Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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There is only one Top 25 matchup coming up this weekend and it is a historic rivalry within the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) will travel to No. 7 St. John’s (Minn.).
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – October 8, 2018
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mount Union (Ohio) (40) | 5-0 | 1288 | 1 | D. Wilmington (Ohio), 63-7 | Oct. 13 at Capital (Ohio) |
| 2. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (12) | 5-0 | 1260 | 2 | D. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 26-0 | Oct. 13 at Howard Payne (Tex.) |
| 3. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 5-0 | 1193 | 3 | D. Augsburg (Minn.), 73-14 | Oct. 13 at No. 7 St. John’s (Minn.) |
| 4. | Brockport (N.Y.) | 5-0 | 1112 | 4 | D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 55-7 | Oct. 13 at Alfred (N.Y.) |
| 5. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 5-0 | 1078 | 7 | D. No. 11 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 20-0 | Oct. 13 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 6. | Frostburg St. (Md.) | 4-0 | 1044 | 8 | D. No. 5 Wesley (Del.), 35-34 | Oct. 13 vs. William Paterson (N.J.) |
| 7. | St. John’s (Minn.) | 5-0 | 967 | 9 | D. Bethel (Minn.), 34-16 | Oct. 13 vs. No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 8. | Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) | 6-0 | 900 | 10 | D. No. 16 Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 44-36 | Oct. 13 vs. Geneva (Pa.) |
| 9. | Wittenberg (Ohio) | 5-0 | 786 | 12 | D. Hiram (Ohio), 47-28 | Oct. 13 at Allegheny (Pa.) |
| 10. | Wesley (Del.) | 4-1 | 785 | 5 | Lost to No. 8 Frostburg St. (Md.), 35-34 | Oct. 13 at Kean (N.J.) |
| 11. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 4-1 | 706 | 6 | Lost to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 26-0 | Oct. 13 vs. Sul Ross St. (Tex.) |
| 12. | Berry (Ga.) | 6-0 | 702 | 13 | D. Sewanee (Tenn.), 44-3 | Oct. 13 at Hendrix (Ark.) |
| 13. | John Carroll (Ohio) | 4-1 | 677 | 15 | D. Capital (Ohio), 44-0 | Oct. 13 at Ohio Northern |
| 14. | Trine (Ind.) | 5-0 | 633 | 14 | D. Alma (Mich.), 52-24 | Oct. 13 at Olivet (Mich.) |
| 15. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 4-1 | 557 | 17 | D. North Park (Ill.), 55-0 | Oct. 13 at Washington (Mo.) |
| 16. | North Central (Ill.) | 4-1 | 457 | 18 | D. Augustana (Ill.), 48-10 | Oct. 13 vs. Carroll (Wis.) |
| 17. | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 4-1 | 375 | 19 | Idle | Oct. 13 vs. Lycoming (Pa.) |
| 18. | Rensselaer (N.Y.) | 5-0 | 368 | 20 | D. Ithaca (N.Y.), 10-9 | Oct. 13 vs. Hobart (N.Y.) |
| 19. | Illinois Wesleyan | 4-1 | 319 | 21 | D. Carthage (Wis.), 40-34 2OT | Oct. 13 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.) |
| 20. | Central (Iowa) | 6-0 | 304 | 23 | D. Nebraska Wesleyan, 35-29 | Oct. 13 vs. Simpson (Iowa) |
| 21. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3-2 | 273 | 11 | Lost to No. 7 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 20-0 | Oct. 13 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 22. | Whitworth (Wash.) | 4-0 | 232 | 24 | D. George Fox (Ore.), 38-14 | Oct. 13 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| 23. | Case Western Reserve (Ohio) | 4-1 | 231 | 16 | Lost to No. 10 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 44-36 | Oct. 13 vs. St. Vincent (Pa.) |
| 24. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 5-1 | 192 | 25 | D. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 42-12 | Oct. 13 at Gettysburg (Pa.) |
| 25. | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 5-0 | 134 | NR | D. Ursinus (Pa.), 34-14 | Oct. 13 at Thomas More (Ky.) |
Dropped Out: Wabash (Ind.) (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Salisbury (Md.), 93; Wisconsin-Platteville, 39; Linfield (Ore.), 35; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 24; Wabash (Ind.), 23; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 21; Amherst (Mass.), 15; Monmouth (Ill.), 15; Western Connecticut St., 12; Bethel (Minn.), 9; Williams (Mass.), 8; Marietta (Ohio), 6; MIT (Mass.), 6; Denison (Ohio), 5; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 4; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 4; Ithaca (N.Y.), 3; East Texas Baptist, 2; Framingham St. (Mass.), 2; Springfield (Mass.), 1.
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