East Texas Baptist becomes the third different team in three weeks to hold the No. 1 spot in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll
, the association announced Wednesday. ETBU takes over from Linfield and is the fifth team to hold the No. 1 ranking this season. Despite receiving two first-place votes, Linfield drops to No. 2, sharing that spot with Louisiana College. Central jumps up one to No. 4, while the last perfect team in Division III, Tufts at 32-0, rounds out the top five.
