In what was the highest rated contest of the weekend, the Linfield (Ore.

) Wildcats proved why they are the No. 3 team in the nation after blanking then-No. 15 Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 29-0. This week sees John Carroll (Ohio) enter the poll at No. 21. It s the first time the Blue Streaks have been in the poll since Sept. 30, 2003. No. 24 Illinois Wesleyan and No. 25 St. Johns (Minn.) both find themselves back on the poll as well. Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) took advantage of the shuffle in the bottom half of the poll to move five spots, up to No. 18, during their bye week. This sets up a top 20 matchup between the Cobbers and No. 8 Bethel (Minn.), as the Royals will be looking to take care of business on the road. 2013 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches Poll - October 7, 2013

Rank
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

School (1st votes)

Rec. Pts. Prev.

1048 1 1003 2 972 3 907 4 806 5 796 6 783 7 761 8 697 649 618 583 572 507 446 393 334 9 10 12 13 11 14 17 18 19

Last Week
D. Ohio Northern, 58-7 D. Trinity (Texas), 49-7 D. No. 15 Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 29-0 D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 31-14 D. Worcester Polytechnic (Mass.), 41-7 D. Wis.-Eau Claire, 49-27 D. Wis.-La Crosse, 47-3 D. Augsburg (Minn.), 31-28 D. Wis.-Stout, 28-26 D. Marietta (Ohio), 68-17 D. No. 22 Huntingdon (Ala.), 38-28 D. Carleton (Minn.), 65-6 D. Augustana (Ill.), 24-15 D. Juniata (Pa.), 65-10 D. Wooster (Ohio), 48-14 D. Buena Vista (Iowa), 21-7 D. Frostburg St. (Md.), 38-35 Idle D. Hiram (Ohio), 49-9 D. Geneva (Pa.), 61-0 D. Capital (Ohio), 54-0 Idle Lost to No. 3 Linfield (Ore.), 29-0 D. Millikin (Ill.), 35-21 D. St. Olaf (Minn.), 31-0

Next Game
Oct. 12 vs. Wilmington (Ohio) Oct. 19 vs. Louisiana College Oct. 19 at Whitworth (Wash.) Oct. 12 vs. Millikin (Ill.) Oct. 12 at Springfield (Mass.) Oct. 12 at Wis.-River Falls Oct. 12 vs. Wis.-Stout Oct. 12 at No. 18 Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) Oct. 12 vs. Wis.-La Crosse Oct. 12 vs. Capital (Ohio) Oct. 12 vs. Virginia-Lynchburg Oct. 12 at Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) Oct. 12 at Carthage (Wis.) Oct. 18 vs. Dickinson (Pa.) Oct. 12 vs. Ohio Northern Oct. 12 at Loras (Iowa) Oct. 12 at Hartwick (N.Y.) Oct. 12 vs. No. 8 Bethel (Minn.) Oct. 12 vs. Denison (Ohio) Oct. 12 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) Oct. 12 at Marietta (Ohio) Oct. 12 vs. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) Oct. 12 vs. Lewis & Clark (Ore.) Oct. 12 vs. North Park (Ill.) Oct. 12 vs. Augsburg (Minn.)

Mount Union (Ohio) (40) 4-0 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) 5-0 (2) Linfield (Ore.) North Central (Ill.) Hobart (N.Y.) Wis.-Platteville Wis.-Whitewater Bethel (Minn.) Wis.-Oshkosh Heidelberg (Ohio) Wesley (Del.) St. Thomas (Minn.) Wheaton (Ill.) Johns Hopkins (Del.) Wabash (Ind.) Coe (Iowa) St. John Fisher (N.Y.) Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) Wittenberg (Ohio) Thomas More (Ky.) John Carroll (Ohio) Franklin (Ind.) Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) Illinois Wesleyan St. Johns (Minn.) 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-1 3-1 4-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 3-1 4-0 4-0 2-2 3-1 4-0 4-1

282 23 260 230 185 178 163 129 56 21 24 NR 20 15 NR NR

Dropped Out: Delaware Valley (Pa.) (16); Huntingdon (Ala.) (22); Christopher Newport (Va.) (25). Others Receiving Votes: Lycoming (Pa.), 40; Ursinus (Pa.), 39; Willamette (Ore.), 38; Huntingdon (Ala.), 35; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 32; Millsaps (Miss.), 20; Texas Lutheran, 17; Juniata (Pa.), 12; Lake Forest (Ill.), 12; Pacific (Ore.), 12; Wis.-Stevens Point, 8; Hampden-Sydney (Va.), 7; Louisiana College, 7; Augsburg (Minn.), 6; Randolph-Macon (Va.), 5; St. Norbert (Wis.), 5; Rowan (N.J.), 4; Wesleyan (Conn.), 4; Gallaudet (D.C.), 3; Cal Lutheran, 2; Hartwick (N.Y.), 2; Trinity (Conn.), 2; Chapman (Calif.), 1; Illinois College, 1; Wartburg (Iowa), 1.