Central sticks to No. 19 in football rankings
PELLA – A 35-10 win over Simpson College Saturday did not change the Central College football’s team status as No. 19 in the most recent D3football.com and American Football Coaches Association top-25 polls.
A trio of top-10 teams lost Saturday but there were no other losses in front of Central who stayed at No. 19 for the second week in a row.
North Central College (Ill.) remains at the top of both lists.
Central closes its regular season with a 1 p.m. game against Coe College at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium Saturday.
2025 AFCA Division III Coaches’ Poll – November 10, 2025
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev.
1 North Central (52) 9-0 1300 1
2 Mount Union 9-0 1239 2
3 Johns Hopkins 9-0 1185 3
4 Bethel (Minn.) 9-0 1121 6
5 UW-River Falls 8-1 1073 8
6 Wartburg 9-0 1072 7
7 St. John’s (Minn.) 8-1 959 9
8 Christopher Newport 9-0 930 12
9 John Carroll 8-1 872 11
10 Salisbury 8-1 779 4
11 DePauw 8-1 698 13
12 Hardin-Simmons 8-1 691 5
13 UW-Platteville 7-2 662 14
14 Cortland 8-1 571 15
15 Hope 8-1 553 16
16 UW-Whitewater 7-2 501 17
17 UW-La Crosse 6-2 480 10
18 Randolph-Macon 8-1 433 18
19 Central (Iowa) 8-1 426 19
20 Berry 8-1 367 20
21 Wheaton 7-2 263 21
22 Trinity (Tex.) 8-1 229 22
23 Wabash 8-1 167 23
24 Adrian 8-1 57 NR
25 Franklin & Marshall 8-1 42 NR
Dropped Out: Baldwin Wallace (24), Hampden-Sydney (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Mary Hardin-Baylor, 37; Monmouth (Ill.), 26; UW-Oshkosh, 20; Endicott, 17; Susquehanna, 17; Whitworth, 17; Hanover, 14; Alma, 12; Linfield, 11; UW-Stout, 11; Coe, 9; Washington & Jefferson, 9; Chapman, 7; Springfield, 6; Muhlenberg, 5; Baldwin Wallace, 3; Concordia (Wis.), 2; LaGrange, 2; Washington (Mo.), 2; Eastern, 1; Ohio Northern, 1; Wesleyan, 1.
D3football.com Top 25, 2025 Week 10
Through games of Saturday, Nov. 8
Rank School (No. 1 votes) W-L Points Prev.
1 North Central (Ill.) (25) 9-0 625 1
2 Mount Union 9-0 590 2
3 Johns Hopkins 9-0 577 3
4 UW-River Falls 8-1 532 8
5 Bethel 9-0 526 4
6 Wartburg 9-0 511 6
7 Christopher Newport 9-0 444 13
8 St. John’s 8-1 433 10
9 John Carroll 8-1 410 11
10 UW-Platteville 7-2 371 12
11 Salisbury 8-1 360 7
12 UW-Whitewater 7-2 323 14
13 Hardin-Simmons 8-1 320 5
14 UW-La Crosse 6-2 301 9
15 DePauw 8-1 259 15
16 Hope 8-1 234 16
17 Berry 8-1 226 17
18 Wheaton (Ill.) 7-2 214 18
19 Central 8-1 196 19
20 Cortland 8-1 175 20
21 Randolph-Macon 8-1 153 21
22 Trinity (Texas) 8-1 74 23
23 Susquehanna 7-2 68 24
24 Wabash 8-1 43 25
25 Franklin and Marshall 8-1 27 —
Dropped out: No. 22 Baldwin Wallace.
Others receiving votes: Alma 25; Adrian 22; Mary Hardin-Baylor 16; Washington & Jefferson 14; Monmouth 13; Chapman 9; Endicott 8; Baldwin Wallace 7; Whitworth 5; Eastern 4; Hanover 4; Rowan 3; Coe 2; UW-Oshkosh 1.
