Delaware Valley Gets Top 25 Win
October 3, 2022
Categories: Coaches Poll, Division III,
Delaware Valley (Pa.) used a dominating defense to beat then-No. 25 Stevenson (Md.), 26-7. The Aggies defense held Stevenson to just 32 yards rushing and 213 yards of total offense. The win over the Mustangs moved Delaware Valley’s record conference win streak to 39 straight games. The Aggies move up to No. 9 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
There was very little movement in the Top 25 this week. No. 1 North Central (Ill.) beat conference rival Wheaton (Ill.), 33-20, dropping the Thunder nine spots to No. 22. In the biggest matchup of the season in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Wisconsin-Whitewater held on for a 34-31 victory over Wisconsin-La Crosse. The win moved Whitewater to No. 3 while the loss dropped La Crosse to No. 11.
With their loss to Delaware Valley, Stevenson dropped out of the Top 25, making room for Lake Forest (Ill.) to take their spot. The Foresters enter the poll with a 4-0 record after beating Cornell (Iowa), 41-10. Next on the calendar is a date with Illinois College on October 8.
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 North Central (Ill.) (38) 4-0 1165 1 D. No. 13 Wheaton (Ill.), 33-20 Oct. 8 at Carroll (Wis.)
2 Mount Union (Ohio) (6) 4-0 1103 2 D. Ohio Northern, 45-0 Oct. 8 vs. Heidelberg (Ohio)
3 Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) 3-1 1056 4 D. No. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 34-31 Oct. 8 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) 4-1 1041 3 D. Austin (Tex.), 38-7 Oct. 8 at East Texas Baptist
5 Linfield (Ore.) (1) 3-0 955 5 D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 72-2 Oct. 8 at Whitworth (Wash.)
6 Trinity (Tex.) 4-0 913 6 D. Hendrix (Ark.), 28-7 Oct. 8 vs. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)
7 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 5-0 863 7 D. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 43-26 Oct. 14 vs. Muhlenberg (Pa.)
8 St. John’s (Minn.) 3-1 829 9 D. Concordia (Minn.), 35-28 Oct. 8 at Augsburg (Minn.)
9 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 5-0 734 10 D. No. 25 Stevenson (Md.), 26-7 Oct. 8 vs. Lycoming (Pa.)
10 Cortland (N.Y.) 4-0 675 11 D. Morrisville St. (N.Y.), 28-7 Oct. 8 at Brockport (N.Y.)
11 Wisconsin-La Crosse 3-1 674 8 Lost to No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 34-31 Oct. 8 at Wisconsin-Stout
12 Ithaca (N.Y.) 4-0 655 12 D. Hobart (N.Y.), 31-7 Oct. 8 vs. Rochester (N.Y.)
13 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 3-1 619 14 D. McMurry (Tex.), 45-13 Oct. 8 vs. Sul Ross St. (Tex.)
14 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3-1 562 15 D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 46-7 Oct. 8 at No. 17 Wisconsin-River Falls
15 Bethel (Minn.) 3-1 463 18 D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 30-27 Oct. 8 vs. Hamline (Minn.)
16 Randolph-Macon (Va.) 4-0 446 16 D. Guilford (N.C.), 48-19 Oct. 8 at Averett (Va.)
17 Wisconsin-River Falls 3-1 435 17 D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 56-3 Oct. 8 vs. No. 14 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
18 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 5-0 337 19 D. Westminster (Pa.), 10-0 Oct. 8 at Waynesburg (Pa.)
19 Albion (Mich.) 5-0 324 20 D. Kalamazoo (Mich.), 48-6 Oct. 8 vs. Hope (Mich.)
20 Wartburg (Iowa) 5-0 298 22 D. Loras (Iowa), 42-3 Oct. 8 at No. 24 Central (Iowa)
21 Susquehanna (Pa.) 5-0 268 21 D. Ursinus (Pa.), 17-12 Oct. 15 at Gettysburg (Pa.)
22 Wheaton (Ill.) 2-2 227 13 Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 33-20 Oct. 8 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.)
23 DePauw (Ind.) 5-0 195 23 D. Denison (Ohio), 17-13 Oct. 8 vs. Wittenberg (Ohio)
24 Central (Iowa) 3-1 124 24 D. Nebraska Wesleyan, 58-0 Oct. 8 vs. No. 20 Wartburg (Iowa)
25 Lake Forest (Ill.) 4-0 69 NR D. Cornell (Iowa), 41-10 Oct. 8 vs. Illinois College
Dropped Out: Stevenson (Md.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Huntingdon (Ala.), 55; Washington (Mo.), 48; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 36; Endicott (Mass.), 20; Chicago (Ill.), 11; Howard Payne (Tex.), 11; Olivet (Mich.), 11; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 8; Salisbury (Md.), 8; Utica (N.Y.), 7; Heidelberg (Ohio), 6; Wisconsin-Stout, 6; Adrian (Mich.), 4; Alma (Mich.), 4; Stevenson (Md.), 4; Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 3; John Carroll (Ohio), 2; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 1.
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Delaware Valley (Pa.) used a dominating defense to beat then-No. 25 Stevenson (Md.), 26-7. The Aggies defense held Stevenson to just 32 yards rushing and 213 yards of total offense. The win over the Mustangs moved Delaware Valley’s record conference win streak to 39 straight games. The Aggies move up to No. 9 in this week’s AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
There was very little movement in the Top 25 this week. No. 1 North Central (Ill.) beat conference rival Wheaton (Ill.), 33-20, dropping the Thunder nine spots to No. 22. In the biggest matchup of the season in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Wisconsin-Whitewater held on for a 34-31 victory over Wisconsin-La Crosse. The win moved Whitewater to No. 3 while the loss dropped La Crosse to No. 11.
With their loss to Delaware Valley, Stevenson dropped out of the Top 25, making room for Lake Forest (Ill.) to take their spot. The Foresters enter the poll with a 4-0 record after beating Cornell (Iowa), 41-10. Next on the calendar is a date with Illinois College on October 8.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (38) | 4-0 | 1165 | 1 | D. No. 13 Wheaton (Ill.), 33-20 | Oct. 8 at Carroll (Wis.) |
| 2 | Mount Union (Ohio) (6) | 4-0 | 1103 | 2 | D. Ohio Northern, 45-0 | Oct. 8 vs. Heidelberg (Ohio) |
| 3 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (1) | 3-1 | 1056 | 4 | D. No. 8 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 34-31 | Oct. 8 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 4 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) | 4-1 | 1041 | 3 | D. Austin (Tex.), 38-7 | Oct. 8 at East Texas Baptist |
| 5 | Linfield (Ore.) (1) | 3-0 | 955 | 5 | D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 72-2 | Oct. 8 at Whitworth (Wash.) |
| 6 | Trinity (Tex.) | 4-0 | 913 | 6 | D. Hendrix (Ark.), 28-7 | Oct. 8 vs. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 5-0 | 863 | 7 | D. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 43-26 | Oct. 14 vs. Muhlenberg (Pa.) |
| 8 | St. John’s (Minn.) | 3-1 | 829 | 9 | D. Concordia (Minn.), 35-28 | Oct. 8 at Augsburg (Minn.) |
| 9 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 5-0 | 734 | 10 | D. No. 25 Stevenson (Md.), 26-7 | Oct. 8 vs. Lycoming (Pa.) |
| 10 | Cortland (N.Y.) | 4-0 | 675 | 11 | D. Morrisville St. (N.Y.), 28-7 | Oct. 8 at Brockport (N.Y.) |
| 11 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 3-1 | 674 | 8 | Lost to No. 4 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 34-31 | Oct. 8 at Wisconsin-Stout |
| 12 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 4-0 | 655 | 12 | D. Hobart (N.Y.), 31-7 | Oct. 8 vs. Rochester (N.Y.) |
| 13 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 3-1 | 619 | 14 | D. McMurry (Tex.), 45-13 | Oct. 8 vs. Sul Ross St. (Tex.) |
| 14 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3-1 | 562 | 15 | D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 46-7 | Oct. 8 at No. 17 Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 15 | Bethel (Minn.) | 3-1 | 463 | 18 | D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 30-27 | Oct. 8 vs. Hamline (Minn.) |
| 16 | Randolph-Macon (Va.) | 4-0 | 446 | 16 | D. Guilford (N.C.), 48-19 | Oct. 8 at Averett (Va.) |
| 17 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 3-1 | 435 | 17 | D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 56-3 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 14 Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 18 | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 5-0 | 337 | 19 | D. Westminster (Pa.), 10-0 | Oct. 8 at Waynesburg (Pa.) |
| 19 | Albion (Mich.) | 5-0 | 324 | 20 | D. Kalamazoo (Mich.), 48-6 | Oct. 8 vs. Hope (Mich.) |
| 20 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 5-0 | 298 | 22 | D. Loras (Iowa), 42-3 | Oct. 8 at No. 24 Central (Iowa) |
| 21 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 5-0 | 268 | 21 | D. Ursinus (Pa.), 17-12 | Oct. 15 at Gettysburg (Pa.) |
| 22 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 2-2 | 227 | 13 | Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 33-20 | Oct. 8 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.) |
| 23 | DePauw (Ind.) | 5-0 | 195 | 23 | D. Denison (Ohio), 17-13 | Oct. 8 vs. Wittenberg (Ohio) |
| 24 | Central (Iowa) | 3-1 | 124 | 24 | D. Nebraska Wesleyan, 58-0 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 20 Wartburg (Iowa) |
| 25 | Lake Forest (Ill.) | 4-0 | 69 | NR | D. Cornell (Iowa), 41-10 | Oct. 8 vs. Illinois College |
Dropped Out: Stevenson (Md.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Huntingdon (Ala.), 55; Washington (Mo.), 48; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 36; Endicott (Mass.), 20; Chicago (Ill.), 11; Howard Payne (Tex.), 11; Olivet (Mich.), 11; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 8; Salisbury (Md.), 8; Utica (N.Y.), 7; Heidelberg (Ohio), 6; Wisconsin-Stout, 6; Adrian (Mich.), 4; Alma (Mich.), 4; Stevenson (Md.), 4; Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 3; John Carroll (Ohio), 2; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 1.
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