Eagles Climb To #3 In NE Poll
With an ECFC title and a spot in the NCAA playoffs in hand, the Husson Eagles continue to climb in the New England Division III poll. A high ranking could help land a home playoff game.
The (8-1)Eagles jumped into 3rd place in the poll after the Saturday win over Norwich.
Husson continues to get mentions in the national coaches poll as well.
NOTE: John Smith wins another ECFC Offensive Player of the Week honor after rushing for 211 yards and 3 TDs. He now has 50 career touchdowns...The Husson defense will spend another week as the #1 defense in the nation (160.3 YPG)...Smith is #2 in the nation in rushing (168.1 YPG).
GRINOLD CHAPTER NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III FOOTBALL POLL
Week #7 – November 7, 2016 (First Place Votes In Parentheses)
Rank School (FPV) Record Points Previous Rank
1 Western New England (11) 9-0 119 1
2 Trinity (1) 7-0 106 3
3 Husson 8-1 90 4
4 Salve Regina 7-1 82 2
5 Bridgewater State 7-2 74 5
6 Middlebury 6-1 55 T6
7 Tufts 6-1 54 T6
8 Wesleyan 6-1 42 8
9 Framingham State 6-3 20 9
10 WPI 6-3 18 10
2016 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll
November 7, 2016
Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts | Prev | Last Week | Next Game |
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1. | Mount Union (Ohio) (38) | 9-0 | 1046 | 1 | D. Muskingum (Ohio), 44-0 | Nov. 12 vs. No. 18 John Carroll (Ohio) |
2. | Wis.-Whitewater (2) | 9-0 | 985 | 2 | D. Wis.-River Falls, 27-20 OT | Nov. 12 at Wis.-Stout |
3. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) (1) | 9-0 | 974 | 3 | D. Belhaven (Miss.), 59-21 | Nov. 12 vs. Louisiana College |
4. | St. Thomas (Minn.) (1) | 9-0 | 934 | 4 | D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 40-6 | Nov. 12 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.) |
5. | North Central (Ill.) | 9-0 | 868 | 5 | D. Carthage (Wis.), 34-21 | Nov. 12 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.) |
6. | Wis.-Oshkosh | 8-1 | 834 | 6 | D. Wis.-La Crosse, 51-29 | Nov. 12 at Wis.-Eau Claire |
7. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 9-0 | 778 | 7 | D. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 48-28 | Nov. 12 vs. McDaniel (Md.) |
8. | Linfield (Ore.) | 7-1 | 728 | 8 | D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 50-14 | Nov. 12 vs. Pacific Luteran (Wash.) |
9. | St. John’s (Minn.) | 8-1 | 723 | 9 | D. Hamline (Minn.), 42-6 | Nov. 12 at Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.) |
10. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 8-1 | 656 | 10 | D. Augustana (Ill.), 37-14 | Nov. 12 vs. Carroll (Wis.) |
11. | Hardin-Simmons (Texas) | 8-1 | 643 | 11 | D. No. 21 East Texas Baptist, 66-30 | Nov. 12 vs. McMurry (Texas) |
12. | Coe (Iowa) | 9-0 | 513 | 15 | Idle | Nov. 12 at Simpson (Iowa) |
13. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 9-1 | 504 | 14 | D. Thiel (Pa.), 63-16 | Season Complete |
14. | Wabash (Ind.) | 8-1 | 443 | 16 | D. Denison (Ohio), 22-14 | Nov. 12 vs. DePauw (Ind.) |
15. | Wis.-Platteville | 7-2 | 420 | 17 | D. Wis.-Eau Claire, 56-0 | Nov. 12 at Wis.-La Crosse |
16. | Alfred (N.Y.) | 9-0 | 417 | 19 | D. Utica (N.Y.), 35-21 | Nov. 12 vs. No. 19 St. John Fisher (N.Y.) |
17. | Monmouth (Ill.) | 9-0 | 351 | 20 | D. St. Norbert (Wis.), 38-14 | Nov. 12 at Knox (Ill.) |
18. | John Carroll (Ohio) | 8-1 | 323 | 22 | D. Otterbein (Ohio), 49-6 | Nov. 12 at No. 1 Mount Union (Ohio) |
19. | St. John Fisher (N.Y.) | 8-1 | 263 | 23 | D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 68-40 | Nov. 12 at No. 16 Alfred (N.Y.) |
20. | Case Western Reserve (Ohio) | 9-0 | 235 | 24 | D. Westminster (Pa.), 26-22 | Nov. 12 vs. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) |
21. | Hobart (N.Y.) | 8-1 | 234 | 25 | D. No. 13 St. Lawrence (N.Y.), 34-18 | Nov. 12 vs. Rochester (N.Y.) |
22. | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 8-1 | 136 | NR | D. Ursinus (Pa.), 49-7 | Nov. 12 at Moravian (Pa.) |
23. | Wittenberg (Ohio) | 8-1 | 113 | NR | D. Kenyon (Ohio), 64-17 | Nov. 12 at Allegheny (Pa.) |
24. | Stevenson (Md.) | 8-1 | 112 | 12 | Lost to Wilkes (Pa.), 38-35 | Nov. 12 at Lycoming (Pa.) |
25. | Wesley (Del.) | 7-2 | 89 | NR | D. No. 18 Salisbury (Md.), 44-27 | Nov. 12 vs. William Paterson (N.J.) |
Dropped Out: St. Lawrence (N.Y.) (13); Salisbury (Md.) (18); East Texas Baptist (21).
Others Receiving Votes: Western New England (Mass.), 83; St. Lawrence (N.Y.), 53; Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.), 40; Huntingdon (Ala.), 31; East Texas Baptist, 22; Olivet (Mich.), 19; Redlands (Calif.), 15; Franklin (Ind.), 12; Centre (Ky.), 11; Trinity (Conn.), 11;
Wis.-Stevens Point, 9; Albright (Pa.), 7; Frostburg St. (Md.), 6; Salisbury (Md.), 5; Dubuque (Iowa), 2; Husson (Maine), 2.