D3football.com Poll

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's University returned to No. 6 in the most recent D3football.com Top 25 poll released Sunday, Sept. 19.

Eleven teams in NCAA Region 6 were ranked in the top 25, including six in the top 10: Mary Hardin-Baylor (No. 2), Wisconsin-Whitewater (No. 3), SJU (No. 6), Hardin-Simmons (No. 7), Wisconsin-Oshkosh (No. 8), Linfield (No. 9), Bethel (No. 13), Central (No. 14), Chapman (No. 17), Whitworth (No. 20) and Wisconsin-La Crosse (No. 23). Five others (Gustavus Adolphus, Wartburg, Wisconsin-Stout, Trinity of Texas and Wisconsin-River Falls) received votes.

North Central (Ill.), the defending NCAA Division III champions (2019), jumped from No. 4 to No. 1 thanks to its 20-7 win Sept. 18 at No. 5 Wheaton (Ill.).

The Johnnies were ranked No. 6 in the preseason (Aug. 18) and Week 1 (Sept. 5) polls, but slipped one spot to No. 7 in Week 2 (Sept. 12).

SJU out-gained Martin Luther 554-161, including a 297-52 advantage in the first half, and scored touchdowns on all four of its second-half possessions in a 55-7 win last Saturday (Sept. 18) in Collegeville. Five different Johnnies scored their first collegiate touchdown in the win.

The Johnnies open conference play with a 1 p.m. kickoff against No. 13 Bethel (2-0 overall) this Saturday, Sept. 25, in Clemens Stadium.