Preseason Top 25 for the 2026 Season: Division III

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AFCA Coaches Poll:

1.      North Central (1322 points)

2.      Bethel (1228)

3.      Mount Union (1202)

4.      Johns Hopkins (1162)

5.      Wheaton (1030)

6.      UW-Platteville (1025)

7.      UW-River Falls (961)

8.      John Carroll (930)

9.      Wartburg (904)

10.  UW-La Crosse (836)

11.  St, John’s (835)

12.  UW-Whitewater (666)

13.  DePauw (627)

14.  Trinity (TX) (617)

15.  Berry (567)

16.  Hardin-Simmons (482)

17.  Salisbury (482)

18.  Christopher Newport (382)

19.  Hope (351)

20.  Mary Hardin-Baylor (305)

21.  Susquehanna (272)

22.  Coe (177)

23.  Randolph-Macon (137)

24.  Endicott (119)

25.  Cortland (112)

Others Receiving Votes: UW-Oshkosh, 53; Linfield, 47; Alma, 40; Franklin & Marshall, 33; Monmouth (Ill.), 28; Washington & Jefferson, 28; Central (Iowa), 22; Chapman, 22; LaGrange, 20; Springfield, 20; Whitworth, 16; Eastern (Pa.), 11; Grove City, 9; Hampden-Sydney, 7; Augustana (Ill.), 6; Baldwin-Wallace, 6; Concordia (Wis.), 6; UW-Stout, 6; Wabash, 6; Adrian, 4; Hanover, 4; Calvin, 3; Muhlenberg, 3; Washington (Mo.), 3; Carnegie Mellon, 2; Illinois Wesleyan, 2; Union (N.Y.), 2; Utica (N.Y.), 2; Lake Forest, 1; Rowan, 1.

 

 

D3football.com:

1.     North Central (625 points)

2.     Bethel (576)

3.     Mount Union (565)

4.     Johns Hopkins (515)

5.     Wheaton (IL) (447)

6.     UW-Platteville (446)

7.     UW-River Falls (444)

8.     John Carroll (430)

9.     Wartburg (413)

10.  UW-La Crosse (402)

11.  St. John’s (372)

12.  UW-Whitewater (370)

13.  DePauw (288)

14.  Trinity (TX) (263)

15.  Hardin-Simmons (247)

16.  Berry (238)

17.  Salisbury (237)

18.  Christopher Newport (182)

19.  Hope (173)

20.  Susquehanna (160)

21.  Mary Hardin-Baylor (113)

22.  Coe (89)

23.  Cortland (56)

24.  Endicott (49)

25.  Randolph-Macon (48)

Others receiving votes: Franklin & Marshall 47; UW-Oshkosh 39; Alma 34; Linfield 33; Eastern 28; Washington and Jefferson 26; Muhlenberg 24; Springfield 23; Utica 17; Wabash 14; Chapman 13; Rowan 11; Washington U. 10; Central 9; Whitworth 7; Aurora 6; Monmouth 6; Ithaca 5; Ohio Northern 5; Wesleyan 5; UW-Stout 4; Adrian 3; Hanover 3; Carnegie Mellon 2; Baldwin Wallace 1; Calvin 1; Grove City 1.