D3football.com Poll

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's University stayed at No. 5, by one point, in the latest D3football.com top 25 poll posted on Sunday, Nov. 7.

Six teams in NCAA Region 6 (MIAC, NWC, SCIAC, UMAC, WIAC) were ranked in the top 25, including five in the top 15: Wisconsin-Whitewater (No. 3), SJU (No. 5), Linfield (No. 7), Wisconsin-La Crosse (No. 12), Bethel (No. 13) and Wisconsin-Oshkosh (No. 19). Five others (Redlands, Wisconsin-River Falls, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Whitworth and Gustavus Adolphus) received votes.

SJU built a 28-0 lead and out-gained Carleton by a 406-224 margin in a 38-10 road win Nov. 6. The Johnnies committed three turnovers, but went 5-for-5 in the red zone and held the Knights to 2-for-11 on third down (1-for-4 on fourth down).

Senior wide receiver Ravi Alston (Lake Elsinore, Calif./Vista Murrieta) led the Johnnies' air attack with nine catches for 124 yards and two touchdowns. He had seven catches for 117 yards in the first quarter alone, including a 63-yard touchdown on the first play of SJU's second drive. Alston's second touchdown reception of the game, a 2-yard shovel pass, gave SJU a 35-3 lead with 7:02 left in the third quarter.

Senior running back Henry Trost (Lindstrom, Minn./Chisago Lakes) increased his rushing-touchdown total to 15 with two scores and 61 yards on 16 carries. 

The Johnnies (9-0, 7-0 MIAC, 4-0 Northwoods) travel to face Bethel (8-1, 6-1 MIAC, 4-0 Skyline) for the MIAC championship, and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, in Arden Hills.