D3football.com Poll 

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's University fell one spot to No. 7 in the latest D3football.com Top 25 poll released Sunday, Sept. 12.

Ten teams in NCAA Region 6 were ranked in the top 25, including five in the top 10: Mary Hardin-Baylor (No. 1), Wisconsin-Whitewater (No. 2), Hardin-Simmons (No. 6), SJU (No. 7), Wisconsin-Oshkosh (No. 9), Linfield (No. 11), Bethel (No. 15), Chapman (No. 17), Whitworth (No. 23) and Wisconsin-La Crosse (No. 24). Five others (Redlands, Wartburg, Gustavus Adolphus, East Texas Baptist and Trinity of Texas) received votes.

SJU opened the 2021 season with a nerve-racking 39-33 win over then-No. 23 Aurora (Ill.) back on Sept. 4. 

The Johnnies return to competition, following their bye week, with a 1 p.m. kickoff against Martin Luther this Saturday, Sept. 18, in Clemens Stadium.