D3football.com Poll – Week 8 | NPI (Oct. 25)

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Saint John's University stayed at No. 3 in today's (Oct. 25) D3football.com Top 25 poll and climbed three spots to No. 7 in the latest National Power Index (NPI).

Seven teams in NCAA Region 6 were ranked in the D3football.com poll: Wisconsin-Platteville (No. 2), SJU (No. 3), Wisconsin-Whitewater (No. 5), Wisconsin-River Falls (No. 15), Bethel (No. 16), Linfield (No. 21) and Chapman (No. 22). Wisconsin-Stout (12), Wisconsin-La Crosse (No. 11) and Concordia-Moorhead (11) received votes.

Senior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn.) finished 51 of 58 passing for 531 yards and six touchdowns in the Johnnies' 49-10 win at Carleton on Saturday (Oct. 24). The 51 pass completions were a MIAC record, while the 531 passing yards were an SJU record.

He has now thrown for 2,798 yards and 34 touchdowns (to four interceptions) through seven games this season, crossing the 300-yard mark six times and surpassing 400 yards the last three games in a row.

Senior wide receiver Riley Schwellenbach (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) caught six passes for 126 yards and a touchdown and now has 21 receptions for 371 yards and two scores over his last two games.

Another senior wideout, Thomas Jacobs (Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater Area) had his second 10-catch game of the season for 88 yards and two touchdowns, which increased his team-leading total to 11. Junior running back Wyatt McCabe (Mayer, Minn./Watertown-Mayer) caught a career-high 11 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown.

SJU's defense held the Knights to 184 yards, 25:18 of possession and a 2-for-11 performance on third down.

The Johnnies (7-0, 6-0 MIAC)  play host to Gustavus Adolphus (5-2, 4-2 MIAC) for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Clemens Stadium.