WACO, TEX.– Wisconsin-Whitewater and the Warhawks’ new coach have not missed a beat, starting off the new season with two strong performances after winning last season’s National Championship. The Warhawks defeated Finlandia (Mich.) on Saturday night, 66-3, with the help of eight rushing touchdowns, and are traveling to face-off against NAIA powerhouse Morningside (Iowa) in a Thursday night matchup. Mount Union (Ohio) came in second with five first place votes and Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) came in behind the Purple Raiders at third with one first place vote. Linfield (Ore.) and Wesley (Del.) round out the Top 5 with Wesley traveling to No. 22 North Central (Ill.) on Saturday. There are two other ranked match-ups this coming weekend, as No. 9 St. John’s (Minn.) will host No. 15 St. Thomas (Minn.) and No. 16 Wittenberg (Ohio) will host No. 11 Wabash (Ind.) on Saturday.
2015 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll — Sept. 21, 2015
TEAM |
PTS. | PREV |
| 1. UW-Whitewater (36) (2-0) | 1041 | — |
| 2. Mount Union (5) (2-0) | 1006 | — |
| 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor (1) (3-0) | 943 | — |
| 4. Linfield (2-0) | 893 | — |
| 5. Wesley (2-0) | 868 | — |
| 6. Wheaton (3-0) | 811 | — |
| 7. Wartburg (3-0) | 796 | — |
| 8. Johns Hopkins (3-0) | 684 | — |
| 9. St. John’s (MN) (3-0) | 661 | — |
| 10. John Carroll (2-0) | 587 | — |
| 11. Wabash (2-0) | 572 | — |
| 12. Washington & Jefferson (3-0) | 515 | — |
| 13. UW-Platteville (3-0) | 506 | — |
| 14. Thomas More (3-0) | 494 | — |
| 15. St. Thomas (MN) (2-0) | 476 | — |
| 16. Wittenberg (2-0) | 393 | — |
| 17. Hardin-Simmons (3-0) | 371 | — |
| 18. Rowan (2-0) | 339 | — |
| 19. Ithaca (2-0) | 315 | — |
| 20. Centre (3-0) | 205 | — |
| 21. UW-Oshkosh (2-1) | 204 | — |
| 22. North Central (1-1) | 201 | — |
| 23. Illinois Wesleyan (3-0) | 162 | — |
| 24. Guilford (3-0) | 124 | — |
| 25. Bethel (MN) (2-1) | 96 | — |
() – Denotes first-place votes; () – Denotes current record
Others Receiving Votes: Cortland St. (N.Y.), 69; Hobart (N.Y.), 68; Texas Lutheran, 57; Albright (Pa.), 26; Central (Iowa), 22; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 18; Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 17; Brockport St. (N.Y.), 13; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 11; Albion (Mich.), 10; Maryville (Tenn.), 9; Birmingham-Southern (Ala.), 8; Rose-Hulman (Ind.), 7; Adrian (Mich.), 6; Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 5; Stevenson (Md.), 5; Trinity (Texas), 5; Alfred (N.Y.), 4; Olivet (Mich.), 4; Amherst (Mass.), 3; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 3; Heidelberg (Ohio), 3; Western New England (Mass.), 3; California Lutheran, 2; Trinity (Conn.), 2; Whitworth (Wash.), 2; Chicago (Ill.), 1; Denison (Ohio), 1; Elmhurst (Ill.), 1; Kean (N.J.), 1; Westminster (Pa.), 1.
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