College Football Top 25 for the 2026 Season: Division III

Updated: 9/30/26

AFCA Coaches Poll  

1.    North Central 3-0 (1315 points)         

2.    UW-River Falls 3-0 (1243)

3.    Wheaton 4-0 (1236)                                                  

4.    UW-Platteville 3-0 (1164)

5.    St. John’s 3-0 (1104)

6.    John Carroll 4-0 (1045)

7.    UW-Whitewater 3-0 (995)

8.    Bethel 2-1 (929)

9.    Trinity (TX) 3-0 (884)

10.  Hardin-Simmons 2-0 (851)

11.  Berry 3-0 (765)

12.  Salisbury 3-0 (727)

13.  Christopher Newport 3-0 (698)

14.  Hope 4-0 (616)

15.  Endicott 4-0 (585)

16.  Cortland 4-0 (508)

17.  Washington U. 4-0 (428)

18.  Wartburg 1-2 (404)

19.  UW-La Crosse 1-2 (233)

20.  Mary Hardin-Baylor 2-1 (230)

21.  Utica 4-0 (198)

22.  Susquehanna 3-1 (188)

23.  DePauw 3-1 (171)

24.  Heidelberg 4-0 (125)

25.  Franklin & Marshall 3-0 (117)

Dropped Out: Mount Union (23)

Others Receiving Votes: Mount Union, 88; Wabash, 79; Randolph-Macon, 60; Calvin, 50; Springfield, 22; Lake Forest, 21; Mount St. Joseph, 20; Baldwin-Wallace, 19; Chapman, 18; UW-Oshkosh, 17; Illinois Wesleyan, 14; Johns Hopkins, 12; Muhlenberg, 8; Hampden-Sydney, 7; Ursinus, 6; Marietta, 5; Concordia-Moorhead, 4; Linfield, 3; UW-Stout, 3; Wesleyan, 3; Augustana (Ill.), 2; Dickinson, 2; Washington & Jefferson, 2; Trinity (Conn.), 1.

D3football.com:

1.    North Central 3-0 (620 points)

2.    UW-River Falls 3-0 (596)

3.    Wheaton (IL) 4-0 (558)

4.    UW-Platteville 3-0 (549)

5.    St. John’s 3-0 (509)

6.    UW-Whitewater 3-0 (464)

7.    Bethel 2-1 (449)

8.    John Carroll 4-0 (444)

9.    Hardin-Simmons 2-0 (441)

10.  Trinity (TX) 3-0 (376)

11.  Endicott 4-0 (334)

12.  Wartburg 1-2 (332)

13.  Salisbury 3-0 (322)

14.  Christopher Newport 3-0 (285)

15.  Hope 4-0 (269)

16.  Berry 3-0 (250)

17.  Cortland 4-0 (201)

18.  Washington U. 4-0 (193)

19.  UW-La Crosse 1-2 (188)

20.  Mary Hardin-Baylor 2-1 (133)

21.  Heidelberg 4-0 (128)

22.  Utica 4-0 (113)

23.  Susquehanna 3-1 (71)

24.  Mount Union 1-2 (60)

25.  Randolph-Macon 2-1 (54)

Dropped Out: None

Others receiving votes: Franklin & Marshall 53; Wabash 24; Linfield 23; Baldwin Wallace 17; Wesleyan 13; Chapman 12; DePauw 9; Johns Hopkins 8; Dickinson 6; Eastern 5; Grove City 4; Lake Forest 4; Calvin 3; Ithaca 2; Rowan 2; Washington & Jefferson 2; Springfield 1; Trinity (Conn.) 1.