NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll
St. Thomas received all eight first place votes, a first on the season for any team, to remain at No. 1 in the NFCA Division III Top 25 Poll, the association announced Wednesday. The Tommies have not lost since March 18, and their current 14-game win streak now leaves them at 20-2 overall.
The next four spots remain the same as well, with No. 2 Louisiana College at 18-5, No. 3 Ithaca at 14-4, No. 4 Wisconsin-Eau Claire at 12-4 and No. 5 Linfield at 20-4. Mount Union jumps two spots to No. 6 after a 6-0 week, while Central remains at No. 7 after an idle week due to weather.
Moravian jumps a spot to No. 8 with two wins on the week, as does Chapman, who sits at 24-9 with three regular season games remaining on its schedule. Christopher Newport rounds out the top 10 at 27-6, including its current nine-game win streak, along with Simpson at 18-4.
Ramapo remains at No. 12, while Lynchburg and Marietta jump two spots to Nos. 13 and 14, respectively. Plattsburgh State moves two spots the other way to No. 15; the Cardinals have not played since March 16, largely due to weather. Whitworth and Muskingum jump back up to Nos. 16 and 17, respectively, after both played their way to a 4-0 week.
Rhode Island, 6-0 on the week, jumps three spots to No. 18, while the University of Chicago makes it first appearance in the poll after starting 14-4. Emory falls a spot to No. 20, while Illinois Wesleyan falls four to a tie for No. 21 after going 2-2. After a two-week absence, Wartburg reappears at No. 21 with a 15-2 overall record.
Montclair State debuts at No. 23 after a 6-0 week, part of a 13-game win streak putting them at 17-2 overall, while West region contenders University of Redlands and Willamette round out the poll at Nos. 24 and 25, respectively.