DIII Has New No. 1

DIII has a new unanimous No. 1. Texas Lutheran (9-3) sits atop this week’s NFCA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs took home victories last weekend against two ranked teams and two squads receiving votes to move into the top spot.

RankTeamPoints2022 RecordPrevious
1Texas Lutheran (10)2509-32
2Salisbury24014-28
3Virginia Wesleyan2309-32
4East Texas Baptist22013-54
5Birmingham-Southern2109-35
6Eastern Connecticut State2004-26
7Tufts1900-07
8Belhaven18012-118
9Christopher Newport1709-019
10DePauw1605-51
11Linfield15011-220
12The College of New Jersey1401-010
13Berry13010-517
14Milwaukee School of Engineering1205-111
15Rochester1101-59
16Wisconsin-Oshkosh1005-312
17Randolph-Macon6610-1NR
18Rowan563-2NR
19Roanoke5410-0NR
20Millikin496-021
21Gettysburg483-124
22Moravian3010-0NR
23Saint Benedict (Minn.)276-0NR
T24Brandeis256-222
T24Trine250-616

Others receiving votes:  Babson 23, Case Western Reserve 17, Wartburg 14, Mount St. Joseph 8, Huntingdon 3, Concordia (Wis.) 1, Maryville (Tenn.) 1, and St. John Fisher 1.

Dropped out: Alfred, Aurora, Benedictine, Calvin, Coe, Emory, and Piedmont.