[D3 Poll] Birmingham-Southern Enters AFCA Top 25
October 18, 2021
Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) overcame five turnovers and scored two touchdowns in the 4th quarter to pull out a 28-21 victory over Centre (Ky.) to keep their record spotless at 6-0. The win gave the Panthers enough votes to come in ranked No. 23 in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 for the first time in 2021. BSC sits in a tie with No. 20 Trinity (Tex.) for the top spot in the Southern Athletic Association.
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North Central (Ill.) keeps solidifying its hold on the No. 1 spot, gathering 40 of the 47 first-place votes. The Cardinals are 6-0 after a dominating 77-7 win over Elmhurst (Ill.). They are still followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) at No. 2, Wisconsin-Whitewater at No. 3. Mount Union (Ohio) at No. 4 and St. John’s (Minn.) at No. 5.
There was very little movement in the Top 25 this week. The biggest mover was Muhlenberg (Pa.) jumping up four places to No. 18 after upsetting then-No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 21-6. The loss dropped Johns Hopkins 10 spots to No. 21.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – October 18, 2021
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 North Central (Ill.) (40) 6-0 1157 1 D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 77-7 Oct. 23 vs. Illinois Wesleyan
2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (5) 6-0 1119 2 D. Texas Lutheran, 49-3 Oct. 23 at Sul Ross St. (Tex.)
3 Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) 6-0 1074 3 D. No. 19 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 32-13 Oct. 23 at Wisconsin-River Falls
4 Mount Union (Ohio) (1) 6-0 1054 4 D. Capital (Ohio), 63-0 Oct. 23 at Heidelberg (Ohio)
5 St. John’s (Minn.) 6-0 987 5 D. St. Olaf (Minn.), 56-0 Oct. 23 at Gustavus Adlophus (Minn.)
6 Linfield (Ore.) 5-0 921 6 D. Pacific (Ore.), 52-23 Oct. 23 at Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
7 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 6-0 854 7 D. FDU-Florham (N.J.), 61-7 Oct. 23 at Misericordia (Pa.)
8 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 5-1 816 8 D. East Texas Baptist, 34-0 Oct. 23 vs. Southwestern (Tex.)
9 Wheaton (Ill.) 5-1 788 9 D. Carroll (Wis.), 48-13 Oct. 23 vs. Carthage (Wis.)
10 Central (Iowa) 6-0 757 10 Idle Oct. 23 vs. Loras (Iowa)
11 Union (N.Y.) 6-0 660 12 Idle Oct. 23 at Rochester (N.Y.)
12 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 6-0 644 13 Idle Oct. 23 vs. Westminster (Pa.)
13 Wisconsin-La Crosse 5-1 587 14 D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 24-23 Oct. 23 vs. Wisconsin-Stout
14 Ithaca (N.Y.) 6-0 557 15 D. St. Lawrence (N.Y.), 17-0 Oct. 23 vs. Buffalo St. (N.Y.)
15 Salisbury (Md.) 4-1 505 16 D. Rowan (N.J.), 24-7 Oct. 23 vs. Kean (N.J.)
16 Bethel (Minn.) 5-1 458 17 D. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 21-16 Oct. 23 vs. Macalester (Minn.)
17 Cortland (N.Y.) 6-0 438 18 D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 48-3 Oct. 23 vs. Utica (N.Y.)
18 Muhlenberg (Pa.) 5-1 364 22 D. No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 21-6 Oct. 23 vs. Juniata (Pa.)
19 Susquehanna (Pa.) 6-0 352 21 D. Gettysburg (Pa.), 47-7 Oct. 23 vs. McDaniel (Md.)
20 Trinity (Tex.) 5-0 262 23t D. Millsaps (Miss.), 46-0 Oct. 23 at Sewanee (Tenn.)
21 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 5-1 183 11 Lost to No. 22 Muhlenberg (Pa.), 21-6 Oct. 23 at Gettysburg (Pa.)
22 John Carroll (Ohio) 4-2 144 25 D. Ohio Northern, 27-17 Oct. 23 at Marietta (Ohio)
23 Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) 6-0 139 NR D. Centre (Ky.), 28-21 Oct. 23 vs. Rhodes (Tenn.)
24 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-2 76 19 Lost to No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 32-13 Oct. 23 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
25 Randolph-Macon (Va.) 6-1 59 NR D. Guilford (N.C.), 58-0 Oct. 23 vs. Apprentice (Va.)
Dropped Out: Wabash (Ind.) (20), Rensselaer (N.Y.) (23t)
Others Receiving Votes: Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 49; Howard Payne (Tex.), 41; Wabash (Ind.), 37; Hobart (N.Y.), 34; Albion (Mich.), 25; Merchant Marine (N.Y.), 16; Redlands (Calif.), 14; Chapman (Calif.), 13; Wisconsin-Stout, 13; Lake Forest (Ill.), 12; Whitworth (Wash.), 12; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 11; Dubuque (Iowa), 10; Heidelberg (Ohio), 9; DePauw (Ind.), 5; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 5; Trinity (Conn.), 3; Wartburg (Iowa), 3; Aurora (Ill.), 2; Washington & Lee (Va.), 2.
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Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) overcame five turnovers and scored two touchdowns in the 4th quarter to pull out a 28-21 victory over Centre (Ky.) to keep their record spotless at 6-0. The win gave the Panthers enough votes to come in ranked No. 23 in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 for the first time in 2021. BSC sits in a tie with No. 20 Trinity (Tex.) for the top spot in the Southern Athletic Association.
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North Central (Ill.) keeps solidifying its hold on the No. 1 spot, gathering 40 of the 47 first-place votes. The Cardinals are 6-0 after a dominating 77-7 win over Elmhurst (Ill.). They are still followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) at No. 2, Wisconsin-Whitewater at No. 3. Mount Union (Ohio) at No. 4 and St. John’s (Minn.) at No. 5.
There was very little movement in the Top 25 this week. The biggest mover was Muhlenberg (Pa.) jumping up four places to No. 18 after upsetting then-No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 21-6. The loss dropped Johns Hopkins 10 spots to No. 21.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – October 18, 2021
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (40) | 6-0 | 1157 | 1 | D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 77-7 | Oct. 23 vs. Illinois Wesleyan |
| 2 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (5) | 6-0 | 1119 | 2 | D. Texas Lutheran, 49-3 | Oct. 23 at Sul Ross St. (Tex.) |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) | 6-0 | 1074 | 3 | D. No. 19 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 32-13 | Oct. 23 at Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 4 | Mount Union (Ohio) (1) | 6-0 | 1054 | 4 | D. Capital (Ohio), 63-0 | Oct. 23 at Heidelberg (Ohio) |
| 5 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 6-0 | 987 | 5 | D. St. Olaf (Minn.), 56-0 | Oct. 23 at Gustavus Adlophus (Minn.) |
| 6 | Linfield (Ore.) | 5-0 | 921 | 6 | D. Pacific (Ore.), 52-23 | Oct. 23 at Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) |
| 7 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 6-0 | 854 | 7 | D. FDU-Florham (N.J.), 61-7 | Oct. 23 at Misericordia (Pa.) |
| 8 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 5-1 | 816 | 8 | D. East Texas Baptist, 34-0 | Oct. 23 vs. Southwestern (Tex.) |
| 9 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 5-1 | 788 | 9 | D. Carroll (Wis.), 48-13 | Oct. 23 vs. Carthage (Wis.) |
| 10 | Central (Iowa) | 6-0 | 757 | 10 | Idle | Oct. 23 vs. Loras (Iowa) |
| 11 | Union (N.Y.) | 6-0 | 660 | 12 | Idle | Oct. 23 at Rochester (N.Y.) |
| 12 | Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) | 6-0 | 644 | 13 | Idle | Oct. 23 vs. Westminster (Pa.) |
| 13 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 5-1 | 587 | 14 | D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 24-23 | Oct. 23 vs. Wisconsin-Stout |
| 14 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 6-0 | 557 | 15 | D. St. Lawrence (N.Y.), 17-0 | Oct. 23 vs. Buffalo St. (N.Y.) |
| 15 | Salisbury (Md.) | 4-1 | 505 | 16 | D. Rowan (N.J.), 24-7 | Oct. 23 vs. Kean (N.J.) |
| 16 | Bethel (Minn.) | 5-1 | 458 | 17 | D. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 21-16 | Oct. 23 vs. Macalester (Minn.) |
| 17 | Cortland (N.Y.) | 6-0 | 438 | 18 | D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 48-3 | Oct. 23 vs. Utica (N.Y.) |
| 18 | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 5-1 | 364 | 22 | D. No. 11 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 21-6 | Oct. 23 vs. Juniata (Pa.) |
| 19 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 6-0 | 352 | 21 | D. Gettysburg (Pa.), 47-7 | Oct. 23 vs. McDaniel (Md.) |
| 20 | Trinity (Tex.) | 5-0 | 262 | 23t | D. Millsaps (Miss.), 46-0 | Oct. 23 at Sewanee (Tenn.) |
| 21 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 5-1 | 183 | 11 | Lost to No. 22 Muhlenberg (Pa.), 21-6 | Oct. 23 at Gettysburg (Pa.) |
| 22 | John Carroll (Ohio) | 4-2 | 144 | 25 | D. Ohio Northern, 27-17 | Oct. 23 at Marietta (Ohio) |
| 23 | Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) | 6-0 | 139 | NR | D. Centre (Ky.), 28-21 | Oct. 23 vs. Rhodes (Tenn.) |
| 24 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3-2 | 76 | 19 | Lost to No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 32-13 | Oct. 23 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 25 | Randolph-Macon (Va.) | 6-1 | 59 | NR | D. Guilford (N.C.), 58-0 | Oct. 23 vs. Apprentice (Va.) |
Dropped Out: Wabash (Ind.) (20), Rensselaer (N.Y.) (23t)
Others Receiving Votes: Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), 49; Howard Payne (Tex.), 41; Wabash (Ind.), 37; Hobart (N.Y.), 34; Albion (Mich.), 25; Merchant Marine (N.Y.), 16; Redlands (Calif.), 14; Chapman (Calif.), 13; Wisconsin-Stout, 13; Lake Forest (Ill.), 12; Whitworth (Wash.), 12; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 11; Dubuque (Iowa), 10; Heidelberg (Ohio), 9; DePauw (Ind.), 5; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 5; Trinity (Conn.), 3; Wartburg (Iowa), 3; Aurora (Ill.), 2; Washington & Lee (Va.), 2.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out insider.afca.com and subscribe to our weekly email.
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