North Central Starts the 2022 AFCA Poll at No. 1
September 19, 2022
Categories: Coaches Poll, Division III,
The 2022 season has been up and running for three weeks and the coaches have picked North Central (Ill.) as the No. 1 team to start the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Cardinals are 2-0 after a dominating, 59-7, victory over Carthage (Wis.). North Central’s next game is another College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin member, Elmhurst (Ill.).
St. John’s (Minn.) is the No. 2 team. The Johnnies are off to a hot start this season, beating two ranked opponents in No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater and No. 17 Wisconsin-River Falls, in their first two games. Their next game will be a tough one as they open conference play against Bethel (Minn.). Mount Union (Ohio) sits in the third spot. The Raiders are 2-0 and will face Muskingum (Ohio) on Saturday. In the No. 4 spot is defending national champion Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.). The Crusaders are 2-1 and travel to No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) for a big Top 10 showdown in the American Southwest Conference. Wisconsin-Whitewater rounds out the Top 5. The Warhawks have a bye week before they hit the road to face No. 10 Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1 North Central (Ill.) (34) 2-0 1149 – D. Carthage (Wis.), 59-7 Sept. 24 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.)
2 St. John’s (Minn.) (9) 2-0 1107 – Idle Sept. 24 at Bethel (Minn.)
3 Mount Union (Ohio) (2) 2-0 1085 – D. Marietta (Ohio), 55-7 Sept. 24 at Muskingum (Ohio)
4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) 2-1 951 – D. Southwestern (Tex.), 68-14 Sept. 24 at No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)
5 Wisconsin-Whitewater 2-1 941 – D. Berry (Ga.), 17-3 Oct. 1 at No. 10 Wisconsin-La Crosse
6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) (1) 2-0 901 – D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 41-0 Sept. 24 vs. No. 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)
7 Linfield (Ore.) 2-0 827 – D. Redlands (Calif.), 21-3 Oct. 1 vs. Puget Sound (Wash.)
8 Trinity (Tex.) 3-0 819 – D. Texas Lutheran, 52-14 Oct. 1 at Hendrix (Ark.)
9 Johns Hopkins (Md.) 3-0 817 – D. Juniata (Pa.), 70-0 Sept. 23 vs. Moravian (Pa.)
10 Wisconsin-La Crosse 3-0 781 – D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 28-21 Oct. 1 vs. No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater
11 Delaware Valley (Pa.) 3-0 645 – D. King’s (Pa.), 26-6 Sept. 24 vs. Misericordia (Pa.)
12 Cortland (N.Y.) 3-0 643 – D. Buffalo St. (N.Y.), 66-7 Oct. 1 vs. Morrisville St. (N.Y.)
13 Ithaca (N.Y.) 3-0 580 – D. Alfred (N.Y.), 52-3 Oct. 1 at Hobart (N.Y.)
14 Wheaton (Ill.) 1-1 499 – D. Illinois Wesleyan, 42-7 Sept. 24 at Augustana (Ill.)
15 Randolph-Macon (Va.) 3-0 375 – D. Southern Virginia, 47-20 Oct. 1 vs. Guilford (N.C.)
16 Wisconsin-Oshkosh 2-1 358 – D. Millsaps (Miss.), 41-17 Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville
17 Wisconsin-River Falls 2-1 312 – D. Northwestern (Minn.), 63-27 Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
18 Heidelberg (Ohio) 3-0 308 – D. Ohio Northern, 37-3 Sept. 24 at John Carroll (Ohio)
19 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 3-0 253 – D. Grove City (Pa.), 40-33 Sept. 24 at Thiel (Pa.)
20 Albion (Mich.) 3-0 244 – D. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) Sept. 24 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
21 Susquehanna (Pa.) 3-0 229 – D. Moravian (Pa.), 37-3 Sept. 24 at Dickinson (Pa.)
22 DePauw (Ind.) 3-0 202 – D. Hiram (Ohio), 44-0 Sept. 24 vs. Wooster (Ohio)
23 Wartburg (Iowa) 3-0 196 – D. Luther (Iowa), 62-0 Sept. 24 at Dubuque (Iowa)
24 Union (N.Y.) 3-0 158 – D. Springfield (Mass.), 21-6 Sept. 24 vs. Utica (N.Y.)
25 Central (Iowa) 2-1 122 – Lost to Loras (Iowa), 38-35 Oct. 1 at Nebraska Wesleyan
Others Receiving Votes: Bethel (Minn.), 117; Lake Forest (Ill.), 89; Stevenson (Md.), 65; Washington (Mo.), 59; Trine (Ind.), 49; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 41; Salisbury (Md.), 36; Berry (Ga.), 30; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 30; Rowan (N.J.), 27; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 25; Huntingdon (Ala.), 24; Endicott (Mass.), 23; George Fox (Ore.), 20; Ursinus (Pa.), 18; Centre (Ky.), 14; Wabash (Ind.), 14; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 14; Aurora (Ill.), 12; Westminster (Pa.), 11; Wisconsin-Platteville, 11; Howard Payne (Tex.), 10; Belhaven (Miss.), 9; John Carroll (Ohio), 7; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 4; Hope (Mich.), 4; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 3; Chicago (Ill.), 3; Coe (Iowa), 3; Olivet (Mich.), 1.
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The 2022 season has been up and running for three weeks and the coaches have picked North Central (Ill.) as the No. 1 team to start the AFCA Division III Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Cardinals are 2-0 after a dominating, 59-7, victory over Carthage (Wis.). North Central’s next game is another College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin member, Elmhurst (Ill.).
St. John’s (Minn.) is the No. 2 team. The Johnnies are off to a hot start this season, beating two ranked opponents in No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater and No. 17 Wisconsin-River Falls, in their first two games. Their next game will be a tough one as they open conference play against Bethel (Minn.). Mount Union (Ohio) sits in the third spot. The Raiders are 2-0 and will face Muskingum (Ohio) on Saturday. In the No. 4 spot is defending national champion Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.). The Crusaders are 2-1 and travel to No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) for a big Top 10 showdown in the American Southwest Conference. Wisconsin-Whitewater rounds out the Top 5. The Warhawks have a bye week before they hit the road to face No. 10 Wisconsin-La Crosse.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Central (Ill.) (34) | 2-0 | 1149 | – | D. Carthage (Wis.), 59-7 | Sept. 24 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.) |
| 2 | St. John’s (Minn.) (9) | 2-0 | 1107 | – | Idle | Sept. 24 at Bethel (Minn.) |
| 3 | Mount Union (Ohio) (2) | 2-0 | 1085 | – | D. Marietta (Ohio), 55-7 | Sept. 24 at Muskingum (Ohio) |
| 4 | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1) | 2-1 | 951 | – | D. Southwestern (Tex.), 68-14 | Sept. 24 at No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) |
| 5 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 2-1 | 941 | – | D. Berry (Ga.), 17-3 | Oct. 1 at No. 10 Wisconsin-La Crosse |
| 6 | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) (1) | 2-0 | 901 | – | D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 41-0 | Sept. 24 vs. No. 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) |
| 7 | Linfield (Ore.) | 2-0 | 827 | – | D. Redlands (Calif.), 21-3 | Oct. 1 vs. Puget Sound (Wash.) |
| 8 | Trinity (Tex.) | 3-0 | 819 | – | D. Texas Lutheran, 52-14 | Oct. 1 at Hendrix (Ark.) |
| 9 | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 3-0 | 817 | – | D. Juniata (Pa.), 70-0 | Sept. 23 vs. Moravian (Pa.) |
| 10 | Wisconsin-La Crosse | 3-0 | 781 | – | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 28-21 | Oct. 1 vs. No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 11 | Delaware Valley (Pa.) | 3-0 | 645 | – | D. King’s (Pa.), 26-6 | Sept. 24 vs. Misericordia (Pa.) |
| 12 | Cortland (N.Y.) | 3-0 | 643 | – | D. Buffalo St. (N.Y.), 66-7 | Oct. 1 vs. Morrisville St. (N.Y.) |
| 13 | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 3-0 | 580 | – | D. Alfred (N.Y.), 52-3 | Oct. 1 at Hobart (N.Y.) |
| 14 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 1-1 | 499 | – | D. Illinois Wesleyan, 42-7 | Sept. 24 at Augustana (Ill.) |
| 15 | Randolph-Macon (Va.) | 3-0 | 375 | – | D. Southern Virginia, 47-20 | Oct. 1 vs. Guilford (N.C.) |
| 16 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 2-1 | 358 | – | D. Millsaps (Miss.), 41-17 | Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 17 | Wisconsin-River Falls | 2-1 | 312 | – | D. Northwestern (Minn.), 63-27 | Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point |
| 18 | Heidelberg (Ohio) | 3-0 | 308 | – | D. Ohio Northern, 37-3 | Sept. 24 at John Carroll (Ohio) |
| 19 | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 3-0 | 253 | – | D. Grove City (Pa.), 40-33 | Sept. 24 at Thiel (Pa.) |
| 20 | Albion (Mich.) | 3-0 | 244 | – | D. Rose-Hulman (Ind.) | Sept. 24 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 21 | Susquehanna (Pa.) | 3-0 | 229 | – | D. Moravian (Pa.), 37-3 | Sept. 24 at Dickinson (Pa.) |
| 22 | DePauw (Ind.) | 3-0 | 202 | – | D. Hiram (Ohio), 44-0 | Sept. 24 vs. Wooster (Ohio) |
| 23 | Wartburg (Iowa) | 3-0 | 196 | – | D. Luther (Iowa), 62-0 | Sept. 24 at Dubuque (Iowa) |
| 24 | Union (N.Y.) | 3-0 | 158 | – | D. Springfield (Mass.), 21-6 | Sept. 24 vs. Utica (N.Y.) |
| 25 | Central (Iowa) | 2-1 | 122 | – | Lost to Loras (Iowa), 38-35 | Oct. 1 at Nebraska Wesleyan |
Others Receiving Votes: Bethel (Minn.), 117; Lake Forest (Ill.), 89; Stevenson (Md.), 65; Washington (Mo.), 59; Trine (Ind.), 49; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 41; Salisbury (Md.), 36; Berry (Ga.), 30; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 30; Rowan (N.J.), 27; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 25; Huntingdon (Ala.), 24; Endicott (Mass.), 23; George Fox (Ore.), 20; Ursinus (Pa.), 18; Centre (Ky.), 14; Wabash (Ind.), 14; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 14; Aurora (Ill.), 12; Westminster (Pa.), 11; Wisconsin-Platteville, 11; Howard Payne (Tex.), 10; Belhaven (Miss.), 9; John Carroll (Ohio), 7; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 4; Hope (Mich.), 4; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 3; Chicago (Ill.), 3; Coe (Iowa), 3; Olivet (Mich.), 1.
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