[D3 Poll] Muhlenberg Clinches Their Spot In NCAA Postseason Play
November 11, 2019
Categories: Coaches Poll, Division III,
Muhlenberg (Pa.) remains at No. 5 in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll and clinches their spot in the NCAA postseason with a 44-3 win against Gettysburg (Pa.) this past Saturday. With the win, the Mules also own at least a share of their 11th Centennial Conference championship and can clinch the title outright next week with a win against Moravian (Pa.).
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For the eighth week in a row, Mary Hardin-Baylor holds steady at No. 1 overall and collected 37 first-place votes following a blowout, 41-3 victory over Texas Lutheran. Mount Union (Ohio) also had a dominant performance, beating Muskingum (Ohio), 51-3, and checks in close behind at No. 2 after receiving the remaining 15 first-place votes. Rounding out the rest of the Top 5 are No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater and No. 4 Wheaton (Ill.).
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There is one Top 25 matchup this coming weekend as No. 10 Bethel (Minn.) travels to No. 21 St. Thomas (Minn.). The winner of the Royals and Tommies matchup will claim a share of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and would be in contention for a likely at-large berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs.
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – November 11, 2019
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (37) 9-0 1282 1 D. Texas Lutheran, 41-3 Nov. 16 at Sul Ross St. (Tex.)
2 Mount Union (Ohio) (15) 9-0 1262 2 D. Muskingum (Ohio), 51-3 Nov. 16 at Marietta (Ohio)
3 Wisconsin-Whitewater 9-0 1199 3 D. Wisconsin-Stout, 37-17 Nov. 16 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh
4 Wheaton (Ill.) 9-0 1113 4 D. Carthage (Wis.), 55-6 Nov. 16 at Elmhurst (Ill.)
5 Muhlenberg (Pa.) 9-0 1080 5 D. Gettysburg (Pa.), 44-3 Nov. 16 vs. Moravian (Pa.)
6 North Central (Ill.) 8-1 991 6 D. Illinois Wesleyan, 69-14 Nov. 16 at Millikin (Ill.)
7 Salisbury (Md.) 8-0 935 8 D. New Jersey, 62-20 Nov. 16 at William Paterson (N.J.)
8 John Carroll (Ohio) 8-1 883 9 D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 17-13 Nov. 16 at Baldwin Wallace (Ohio)
9 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 8-1 822 10 Idle Nov. 16 vs. Widener (Pa.)
10 Bethel (Minn.) 8-1 815 11 D. Augsburg (Minn.), 62-6 Nov. 16 at No. 21 St. Thomas (Minn.)
11 St. John’s (Minn.) 8-1 803 12 D. Hamline (Minn.), 70-0 Nov. 16 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
12 Wesley (Del.) 8-1 690 13 D. Kean (N.J.), 27-13 Nov. 16 vs. Christopher Newport (Va.)
13 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 7-2 621 14 D. East Texas Baptist, 45-0 Nov. 16 vs. Southwestern (Tex.)
14 Chapman (Calif.) 8-0 540 16 D. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 41-17 Nov. 16 at La Verne (Calif.)
15 Case Western Reserve (Ohio) 9-0 536 15 D. Waynesburg (Pa.), 27-24 Nov. 16 at Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)
16 Union (N.Y.) 9-0 485 17 D. Utica (N.Y.), 13-7 Nov. 16 vs. Rensselaer (N.Y.)
17 Linfield (Ore.) 7-1 438 18 D. Whitworth (Wash.), 38-31 Nov. 16 vs. George Fox (Ore.)
18 Susquehanna (Pa.) 8-1 376 19t D. McDaniel (Md.), 49-7 Nov. 16 at Juniata (Pa.)
19 Wartburg (Iowa) 8-1 350 7 Lost to Central (Iowa), 57-56 OT Nov. 16 vs. Loras (Iowa)
20 Berry (Ga.) 8-1 310 21 D. Centre (Ky.), 45-22 Nov. 16 vs. Austin College
21 St. Thomas (Minn.) 7-2 305 22 D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 57-36 Nov. 16 vs. No. 10 Bethel (Minn.)
22 Bridgewater (Va.) 9-0 256 23 D. Randolph-Macon (Va.), 28-21 Nov. 16 vs. Guilford (N.C.)
23 Redlands (Calif.) 8-1 196 24 D. Whittier (Calif.), 45-10 Nov. 16 at Occidental (Calif.)
24 Central (Iowa) 8-1 153 NR D. No. 7 Wartburg (Iowa), 57-56 OT Nov. 16 at Coe (Iowa)
25 Brockport (N.Y.) 8-1 145 25 D. Alfred (N.Y.), 16-7 Nov. 16 at Morrisville St. (N.Y.)
Dropped Out: Ithaca (N.Y.) (19t)
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 78; Cortland (N.Y.), 67; Wisconsin-Platteville, 55; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 27; Hope (Mich.), 21; Texas Lutheran, 17; Hanover (Ind.), 16; Middlebury (Vt.), 15; Martin Luther (Minn.), 8; Whitworth (Wash.), 5; Heidelberg (Ohio), 2; Hobart (N.Y.), 1; Trinity (Tex.), 1; Western New England (Mass.), 1.
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Muhlenberg (Pa.) remains at No. 5 in the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll and clinches their spot in the NCAA postseason with a 44-3 win against Gettysburg (Pa.) this past Saturday. With the win, the Mules also own at least a share of their 11th Centennial Conference championship and can clinch the title outright next week with a win against Moravian (Pa.).
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For the eighth week in a row, Mary Hardin-Baylor holds steady at No. 1 overall and collected 37 first-place votes following a blowout, 41-3 victory over Texas Lutheran. Mount Union (Ohio) also had a dominant performance, beating Muskingum (Ohio), 51-3, and checks in close behind at No. 2 after receiving the remaining 15 first-place votes. Rounding out the rest of the Top 5 are No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater and No. 4 Wheaton (Ill.).
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There is one Top 25 matchup this coming weekend as No. 10 Bethel (Minn.) travels to No. 21 St. Thomas (Minn.). The winner of the Royals and Tommies matchup will claim a share of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and would be in contention for a likely at-large berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs.
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – November 11, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (37) | 9-0 | 1282 | 1 | D. Texas Lutheran, 41-3 | Nov. 16 at Sul Ross St. (Tex.) |
| 2 | Mount Union (Ohio) (15) | 9-0 | 1262 | 2 | D. Muskingum (Ohio), 51-3 | Nov. 16 at Marietta (Ohio) |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 9-0 | 1199 | 3 | D. Wisconsin-Stout, 37-17 | Nov. 16 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 4 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 9-0 | 1113 | 4 | D. Carthage (Wis.), 55-6 | Nov. 16 at Elmhurst (Ill.) |
| 5 | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 9-0 | 1080 | 5 | D. Gettysburg (Pa.), 44-3 | Nov. 16 vs. Moravian (Pa.) |
| 6 | North Central (Ill.) | 8-1 | 991 | 6 | D. Illinois Wesleyan, 69-14 | Nov. 16 at Millikin (Ill.) |
| 7 | Salisbury (Md.) | 8-0 | 935 | 8 | D. New Jersey, 62-20 | Nov. 16 at William Paterson (N.J.) |
| 8 | John Carroll (Ohio) | 8-1 | 883 | 9 | D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 17-13 | Nov. 16 at Baldwin Wallace (Ohio) |
| 9 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 8-1 | 822 | 10 | Idle | Nov. 16 vs. Widener (Pa.) |
| 10 | Bethel (Minn.) | 8-1 | 815 | 11 | D. Augsburg (Minn.), 62-6 | Nov. 16 at No. 21 St. Thomas (Minn.) |
| 11 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 8-1 | 803 | 12 | D. Hamline (Minn.), 70-0 | Nov. 16 vs. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) |
| 12 | Wesley (Del.) | 8-1 | 690 | 13 | D. Kean (N.J.), 27-13 | Nov. 16 vs. Christopher Newport (Va.) |
| 13 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 7-2 | 621 | 14 | D. East Texas Baptist, 45-0 | Nov. 16 vs. Southwestern (Tex.) |
| 14 | Chapman (Calif.) | 8-0 | 540 | 16 | D. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Calif.), 41-17 | Nov. 16 at La Verne (Calif.) |
| 15 | Case Western Reserve (Ohio) | 9-0 | 536 | 15 | D. Waynesburg (Pa.), 27-24 | Nov. 16 at Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) |
| 16 | Union (N.Y.) | 9-0 | 485 | 17 | D. Utica (N.Y.), 13-7 | Nov. 16 vs. Rensselaer (N.Y.) |
| 17 | Linfield (Ore.) | 7-1 | 438 | 18 | D. Whitworth (Wash.), 38-31 | Nov. 16 vs. George Fox (Ore.) |
| 18 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 8-1 | 376 | 19t | D. McDaniel (Md.), 49-7 | Nov. 16 at Juniata (Pa.) |
| 19 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 8-1 | 350 | 7 | Lost to Central (Iowa), 57-56 OT | Nov. 16 vs. Loras (Iowa) |
| 20 | Berry (Ga.) | 8-1 | 310 | 21 | D. Centre (Ky.), 45-22 | Nov. 16 vs. Austin College |
| 21 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 7-2 | 305 | 22 | D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 57-36 | Nov. 16 vs. No. 10 Bethel (Minn.) |
| 22 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 9-0 | 256 | 23 | D. Randolph-Macon (Va.), 28-21 | Nov. 16 vs. Guilford (N.C.) |
| 23 | Redlands (Calif.) | 8-1 | 196 | 24 | D. Whittier (Calif.), 45-10 | Nov. 16 at Occidental (Calif.) |
| 24 | Central (Iowa) | 8-1 | 153 | NR | D. No. 7 Wartburg (Iowa), 57-56 OT | Nov. 16 at Coe (Iowa) |
| 25 | Brockport (N.Y.) | 8-1 | 145 | 25 | D. Alfred (N.Y.), 16-7 | Nov. 16 at Morrisville St. (N.Y.) |
Dropped Out: Ithaca (N.Y.) (19t)
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 78; Cortland (N.Y.), 67; Wisconsin-Platteville, 55; Wisconsin-La Crosse, 27; Hope (Mich.), 21; Texas Lutheran, 17; Hanover (Ind.), 16; Middlebury (Vt.), 15; Martin Luther (Minn.), 8; Whitworth (Wash.), 5; Heidelberg (Ohio), 2; Hobart (N.Y.), 1; Trinity (Tex.), 1; Western New England (Mass.), 1.
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.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
