[D3 Poll] St. John’s Grabs Big Win To Move Into The Top 5
October 15, 2018
Categories: Coaches Poll, Division III,
St. John’s (Minn.) junior quarterback Jackson Erdmann set a school record with 470 passing yards to help lead the Johnnies to a 40-20 victory over then-No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.). The loss snapped a 31-game conference opponent win streak by the Tommies and vaulted St. John’s to No. 5 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. St. Thomas falls seven places to No. 10.
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Mount Union (Ohio) remains at No. 1 for the fifth week in a row receiving 41 first-place votes, while Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) checks in at No. 2 receiving 10 first-place votes. Brockport (N.Y.) and Wisconsin-Whitewater move up one spot apiece to round out the Top 5.
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There wasn’t much movement in the poll this week with Wisconsin-Oshkosh being the biggest gainer, jumping three spots to No. 18. Then-No. 15 Wheaton (Ill.) lost to Washington (Mo.), 17-10, and fell out of the Top 25, making room for Salisbury (Md.). The Sea Gulls are 6-0 on the season after beating Montclair State (N.J.), 17-15.
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – October 15, 2018
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1. Mount Union (Ohio) (41) 6-0 1265 1 D. Capital (Ohio), 77-3 Oct. 20 vs. Heidelberg (Ohio)
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (10) 6-0 1234 2 D. Howard Payne (Tex.), 55-0 Oct. 20 at Belhaven (Miss.)
3. Brockport (N.Y.) 6-0 1145 4 D. Alfred (N.Y.), 56-0 Oct. 20 vs. Buffalo St. (N.Y.)
4. Wisconsin-Whitewater 6-0 1101 5 D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 45-0 Oct. 20 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls
5. St. John’s (Minn.) 6-0 1076 7 D. No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.), 40-20 Oct. 20 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.)
6. Frostburg St. (Md.) 5-0 1026 6 D. William Paterson (N.J.), 56-0 Oct. 20 at Montclair St. (N.J.)
7. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 7-0 876 8 D. Geneva (Pa.), 50-43 Oct. 20 at Westminster (Pa.)
8. Wittenberg (Ohio) 6-0 813 9 D. Allegheny (Pa.), 41-14 Oct. 20 vs. DePauw (Ind.)
9. Wesley (Del.) 5-1 787 10 D. Kean (N.J.), 54-6 Oct. 20 at Rowan (N.J.)
10. St. Thomas (Minn.) 5-1 786 3 Lost to No. 7 St. John’s (Minn.), 40-20 Oct. 20 vs. Carleton (Minn.)
11. Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 5-1 733 11 D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 48-27 Oct. 20 vs. Texas Lutheran
12. Berry (Ga.) 7-0 715 12 D. Hendrix (Ark.), 35-14 Oct. 20 vs. Millsaps (Miss.)
13. John Carroll (Ohio) 5-1 692 13 D. Ohio Northern, 49-17 Oct. 20 vs. Marietta (Ohio)
14. Trine (Ind.) 6-0 586 14 D. Olivet (Mich.), 50-49 Oct. 20 at Finlandia (Mich.)
15. North Central (Ill.) 5-1 521 16 D. Carroll (Wis.), 59-0 Oct. 20 at Carthage (Wis.)
16. Delaware Valley (Pa.) 5-1 411 17 D. Lycoming (Pa.), 23-16 Oct. 20 at Lebanon Valley (Pa.)
17. Rensselaer (N.Y.) 5-0 386 18 Idle Oct. 20 vs. Hobart (N.Y.)
18. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 4-2 371 21 D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 31-10 Oct. 20 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse
19. Illinois Wesleyan 5-1 368 19 D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 44-28 Oct. 20 at Washington (Mo.)
20. Central (Iowa) 7-0 337 20 D. Simpson (Iowa), 17-16 Oct. 20 at Wartburg (Iowa)
21. Whitworth (Wash.) 5-0 299 22 D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 55-13 Oct. 20 at Puget Sound (Wash.)
22. Case Western Reserve (Ohio) 5-1 249 23 D. St. Vincent (Pa.), 37-7 Oct. 20 at Geneva (Pa.)
23t. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 5-1 194 24 Idle Oct. 20 at Gettysburg (Pa.)
23t. Muhlenberg (Pa.) 6-0 194 25 D. Thomas More (Ky.), 34-31 Oct. 20 vs. McDaniel (Md.)
25. Salisbury (Md.) 6-0 110 NR D. Montclair St. (N.J.), 17-15 Oct. 20 at Southern Virginia
Dropped Out: Wheaton (Ill.) (15)
Others Receiving Votes: Wheaton (Ill.), 43; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 40; Linfield (Ore.), 38; Wabash (Ind.), 27; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 23; Washington & Lee (Va.), 19; Amherst (Mass.), 18; Bethel (Minn.), 14; Western Connecticut St., 14; MIT (Mass.), 13; Monmouth (Ill.), 13; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 9; Marietta (Ohio), 8; Trinity (Conn.), 7; Washington (Mo.), 7; Denison (Ohio), 4; Texas Lutheran, 2; Franklin (Ind.), 1.
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St. John’s (Minn.) junior quarterback Jackson Erdmann set a school record with 470 passing yards to help lead the Johnnies to a 40-20 victory over then-No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.). The loss snapped a 31-game conference opponent win streak by the Tommies and vaulted St. John’s to No. 5 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. St. Thomas falls seven places to No. 10.
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Mount Union (Ohio) remains at No. 1 for the fifth week in a row receiving 41 first-place votes, while Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) checks in at No. 2 receiving 10 first-place votes. Brockport (N.Y.) and Wisconsin-Whitewater move up one spot apiece to round out the Top 5.
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There wasn’t much movement in the poll this week with Wisconsin-Oshkosh being the biggest gainer, jumping three spots to No. 18. Then-No. 15 Wheaton (Ill.) lost to Washington (Mo.), 17-10, and fell out of the Top 25, making room for Salisbury (Md.). The Sea Gulls are 6-0 on the season after beating Montclair State (N.J.), 17-15.
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – October 15, 2018
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mount Union (Ohio) (41) | 6-0 | 1265 | 1 | D. Capital (Ohio), 77-3 | Oct. 20 vs. Heidelberg (Ohio) |
| 2. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (10) | 6-0 | 1234 | 2 | D. Howard Payne (Tex.), 55-0 | Oct. 20 at Belhaven (Miss.) |
| 3. | Brockport (N.Y.) | 6-0 | 1145 | 4 | D. Alfred (N.Y.), 56-0 | Oct. 20 vs. Buffalo St. (N.Y.) |
| 4. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 6-0 | 1101 | 5 | D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 45-0 | Oct. 20 vs. Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 5. | St. John’s (Minn.) | 6-0 | 1076 | 7 | D. No. 3 St. Thomas (Minn.), 40-20 | Oct. 20 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.) |
| 6. | Frostburg St. (Md.) | 5-0 | 1026 | 6 | D. William Paterson (N.J.), 56-0 | Oct. 20 at Montclair St. (N.J.) |
| 7. | Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) | 7-0 | 876 | 8 | D. Geneva (Pa.), 50-43 | Oct. 20 at Westminster (Pa.) |
| 8. | Wittenberg (Ohio) | 6-0 | 813 | 9 | D. Allegheny (Pa.), 41-14 | Oct. 20 vs. DePauw (Ind.) |
| 9. | Wesley (Del.) | 5-1 | 787 | 10 | D. Kean (N.J.), 54-6 | Oct. 20 at Rowan (N.J.) |
| 10. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 5-1 | 786 | 3 | Lost to No. 7 St. John’s (Minn.), 40-20 | Oct. 20 vs. Carleton (Minn.) |
| 11. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 5-1 | 733 | 11 | D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 48-27 | Oct. 20 vs. Texas Lutheran |
| 12. | Berry (Ga.) | 7-0 | 715 | 12 | D. Hendrix (Ark.), 35-14 | Oct. 20 vs. Millsaps (Miss.) |
| 13. | John Carroll (Ohio) | 5-1 | 692 | 13 | D. Ohio Northern, 49-17 | Oct. 20 vs. Marietta (Ohio) |
| 14. | Trine (Ind.) | 6-0 | 586 | 14 | D. Olivet (Mich.), 50-49 | Oct. 20 at Finlandia (Mich.) |
| 15. | North Central (Ill.) | 5-1 | 521 | 16 | D. Carroll (Wis.), 59-0 | Oct. 20 at Carthage (Wis.) |
| 16. | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 5-1 | 411 | 17 | D. Lycoming (Pa.), 23-16 | Oct. 20 at Lebanon Valley (Pa.) |
| 17. | Rensselaer (N.Y.) | 5-0 | 386 | 18 | Idle | Oct. 20 vs. Hobart (N.Y.) |
| 18. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 4-2 | 371 | 21 | D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 31-10 | Oct. 20 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 19. | Illinois Wesleyan | 5-1 | 368 | 19 | D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 44-28 | Oct. 20 at Washington (Mo.) |
| 20. | Central (Iowa) | 7-0 | 337 | 20 | D. Simpson (Iowa), 17-16 | Oct. 20 at Wartburg (Iowa) |
| 21. | Whitworth (Wash.) | 5-0 | 299 | 22 | D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 55-13 | Oct. 20 at Puget Sound (Wash.) |
| 22. | Case Western Reserve (Ohio) | 5-1 | 249 | 23 | D. St. Vincent (Pa.), 37-7 | Oct. 20 at Geneva (Pa.) |
| 23t. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 5-1 | 194 | 24 | Idle | Oct. 20 at Gettysburg (Pa.) |
| 23t. | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 6-0 | 194 | 25 | D. Thomas More (Ky.), 34-31 | Oct. 20 vs. McDaniel (Md.) |
| 25. | Salisbury (Md.) | 6-0 | 110 | NR | D. Montclair St. (N.J.), 17-15 | Oct. 20 at Southern Virginia |
Dropped Out: Wheaton (Ill.) (15)
Others Receiving Votes: Wheaton (Ill.), 43; Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 40; Linfield (Ore.), 38; Wabash (Ind.), 27; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 23; Washington & Lee (Va.), 19; Amherst (Mass.), 18; Bethel (Minn.), 14; Western Connecticut St., 14; MIT (Mass.), 13; Monmouth (Ill.), 13; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 9; Marietta (Ohio), 8; Trinity (Conn.), 7; Washington (Mo.), 7; Denison (Ohio), 4; Texas Lutheran, 2; Franklin (Ind.), 1.
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