D3football.com Poll – Week 10 | NPI (Nov. 8)

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Saint John's University stayed at No. 3 in today's (Nov. 8) D3football.com Top 25 poll and remained at No. 8 in the latest National Power Index (NPI).

Six teams in NCAA Region 6 were ranked in the D3football.com poll: Wisconsin-Whitewater (No. 2), SJU (No. 3), Wisconsin-Platteville (No. 5), Bethel (No. 14), Chapman (No. 20) and Linfield (No. 22). Wisconsin-River Falls (45), Wisconsin-Stout (7), Concordia-Moorhead (1) and Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1) received votes.

SJU outgained St. Scholastica 619-152, while the defense recorded seven sacks and two interceptions in Saturday's (Nov. 7) 56-6 win in Duluth.

With the victory, SJU wrapped up at least a share of its MIAC-record 38th conference title and secured the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. The national postseason appearance will be the Johnnies' 35th overall and 31st at the Division III level.

Senior quarterback Trey Feeney (Moorhead, Minn.) ended the day 31 of 40 passing for 441 yards and five touchdowns. Four of his five touchdowns consisted of two each to seniors Thomas Jacobs (Lakeland, Minn./Stillwater Area) and Charlie Plum (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall). Jacobs finished with nine catches for 126 yards, while Plum caught six passes for a career-high 157 yards. Plum's 83-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter was the longest by an SJU tight end in recorded history.

Sophomore running back Sedric Melvin Jr. (Homestead, Fla./South Dade) became the first Johnnie to rush for over 100 yards in a game this season, finishing with 16 carries for 139 yards and two second-quarter touchdowns in his first collegiate start. He also caught five passes for 54 yards.

The Johnnies (9-0, 8-0 MIAC) end the regular-season schedule against St. Olaf (4-5, 4-4 MIAC) at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at TCO Stadium in Eagan.