2023 NCAA Division III football rankings
Season2023
PostseasonSingle-elimination

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III football rankings. Unlike in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the NCAA, Division III's college football's governing body, bestows a national championship on the winner of the Stagg Bowl – the championship round of a 32-team postseason tournament. The main weekly poll that begins in the preseason is the D3Football.com Poll which ranks the top 25 colleges in Division III football. One additional poll is released midway through the season, the AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  Selected for Division III Football Championship Playoffs
(#–#)
  Win–loss record
(Italics)
  Number of first place votes
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

D3Football.com poll

Preseason
Jul 31[1]
Week 1
Sep 2[2]
Week 2
Sep 9[3]
Week 3
Sep 16[4]
Week 4
Sep 24[5]
Week 5
October 1[6]
Week 6
October 8[7]
Week 7
October 15[8]
Week 8
October 22[9]
Week 9
October 29[10]
Week 10
November 5[11]
Week 11
Week 12 (Final)
1.North Central (IL) (22)North Central (IL) (1–0) (23)North Central (IL) (1–0) (23)North Central (IL) (2–0) (24)North Central (IL) (3–0) (24)North Central (IL) (4–0) (24)North Central (IL) (5–0) (25)North Central (IL) (6–0) (25)North Central (IL) (7–0) (25)North Central (IL) (8–0) (25)North Central (IL) (9–0) (25)North Central (IL) (10–0) (25)1.
2.Mount Union (3)Mount Union (1–0) (2)Mount Union (1–0) (1)Mount Union (2–0)Mount Union (3–0)Mount Union (4–0)Mount Union (5–0)Mount Union (6–0)Mount Union (7–0)Mount Union (8–0)Mount Union (9–0)Mount Union (10–0)2.
3.Mary Hardin–BaylorWartburg (1–0)Wartburg (2–0)Wartburg (3–0)Wartburg (4–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (4–0) (1)Wartburg (6–0)Wartburg (7–0)Wartburg (8–0)Wartburg (9–0)Wartburg (10–0)Wartburg (10–0)3.
4.Trinity (TX)Saint John's (MN) (1–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (2–0) (1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0) (1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0) (1)Wartburg (5–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (5–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (5–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (6–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (7–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (8–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (9–1)4.
5.WartburgTrinity (TX) (0–1)Hardin–Simmons (2–0)Hardin–Simmons (2–0)Trinity (TX) (3–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (4–0)Trinity (TX) (5–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (5–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (6–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (7–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (8–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (9–1)5.
6.Saint John's (MN)Hardin–Simmons (1–0)Trinity (TX) (1–1)Trinity (TX) (2–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–0)Trinity (TX) (4–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (4–1)Trinity (TX) (5–1)Trinity (TX) (6–1)Trinity (TX) (7–1)Trinity (TX) (8–1)Trinity (TX) (9–1)6.
7.LinfieldLinfield (0–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (2–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–0)Saint John's (MN) (2–1)Saint John's (MN) (3–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (4–1)Saint John's (MN) (5–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (6–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (7–1)Johns Hopkins (9–0)Johns Hopkins (10–0)7.
8.Hardin–SimmonsWisconsin–Whitewater (1–0)Linfield (1–0)Saint John's (MN) (1–1)Linfield (2–0)Linfield (3–0)Saint John's (MN) (4–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (5–1)Johns Hopkins (7–0)Johns Hopkins (8–0)Linfield (8–0)Randolph–Macon (10–0)8.
9.IthacaWisconsin–River Falls (1–0)Saint John's (MN) (1–1)Linfield (2–0)Johns Hopkins (3–0)Johns Hopkins (4–0)Linfield (4–0)Linfield (5–0)Linfield (6–0)Linfield (7–0)Randolph–Macon (9–0)Susquehanna (10–0)9.
10.Delaware ValleyCortland (1–0)Cortland (2–0)Wheaton (IL) (2–0)Wheaton (IL) (3–0)Randolph–Macon (4–0)Johns Hopkins (5–0)Johns Hopkins (6–0)Randolph–Macon (7–0)Randolph–Macon (8–0)Susquehanna (9–0)Wheaton (IL) (9–1)10.
11.Wisconsin–WhitewaterWisconsin–La Crosse (1–0)Wheaton (IL) (1–0)Randolph–Macon (3–0)Randolph–Macon (3–0)Susquehanna (5–0)Randolph–Macon (5–0)Randolph–Macon (6–0)Susquehanna (8–0)Susquehanna (9–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (7–2)Cortland (8–1)11.
12.Wisconsin–La CrosseMary Hardin–Baylor (0–1)Randolph–Macon (2–0)Johns Hopkins (3–0)Susquehanna (4–0)John Carroll (3–1)Susquehanna (6–0)Susquehanna (7–0)Wheaton (IL) (6–1)Wheaton (IL) (7–1)Wheaton (IL) (8–1)Aurora (10–0)12.
13.Wheaton (IL)Wheaton (IL) (0–0)Johns Hopkins (2–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–1)Wheaton (IL) (3–1)Wheaton (IL) (4–1)Wheaton (IL) (5–1)John Carroll (6–1)John Carroll (7–1)Aurora (9–0)Alma (10–0)13.
14.Bethel (MN)Johns Hopkins (1–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (1–1)Carnegie Mellon (3–0)John Carroll (2–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (3–1)John Carroll (4–1)John Carroll (5–1)Aurora (7–0)Aurora (8–0)Ithaca (8–1)Endicott (9–1)14.
15.Randolph–MaconRandolph–Macon (1–0)Carnegie Mellon (2–0)Susquehanna (3–0)Aurora (3–0)Aurora (4–0)Ithaca (4–1)Aurora (6–0)Ithaca (6–1)Ithaca (7–1)Cortland (8–1)Hardin–Simmons (9–1)15.
16.Carnegie MellonBethel (MN) (0–0)Aurora (2–0)Aurora (3–0)Cortland (2–1)Ithaca (3–1)Aurora (5–0)Ithaca (5–1)Cortland (6–1)Cortland (7–1)Alma (9–0)Saint John's (MN) (8–2)16.
17.CortlandCarnegie Mellon (1–0)John Carroll (0–1)John Carroll (1–1)Ithaca (2–1)Cortland (3–1)Cortland (4–1)Cortland (5–1)Alma (7–0)Alma (8–0)Endicott (8–1)John Carroll (8–2)17.
18.Johns HopkinsIthaca (0–1)Bethel (MN) (0–1)Cortland (2–1)Hardin–Simmons (2–1)Hardin–Simmons (3–1)Endicott (4–1)Alma (6–0)Saint John's (MN) (5–2)Endicott (7–1)John Carroll (7–2)Grove City (10–0)18.
19.John CarrollWisconsin–Oshkosh (1–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (0–2)Bethel (MN) (1–1)Alma (4–0)Alma (5–0)Alma (5–0)Endicott (5–1)Endicott (6–1)Saint John's (MN) (6–2)Hardin–Simmons (8–1)Ithaca (8–2)19.
20.AuroraAurora (1–0)Ithaca (1–1)Alma (3–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)Endicott (4–1)Hardin–Simmons (4–1)Hardin–Simmons (5–1)Hardin–Simmons (6–1)Hardin–Simmons (7–1)Saint John's (MN) (7–2)Whitworth (9–0)20.
21.Wisconsin–OshkoshJohn Carroll (0–1)Alma (2–0)Ithaca (2–1)Endicott (3–1)Muhlenberg (4–0)Muhlenberg (5–0)Muhlenberg (6–0)Muhlenberg (7–0)Grove City (9–0)Grove City (9–0)Linfield (8–1)21.
22.SusquehannaSusquehanna (1–0Susquehanna (1–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–3)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–3)Mary Hardin–Baylor (2–3)Grove City (7–0)Grove City (8–0)Muhlenberg (7–1)Muhlenberg (8–1)Muhlenberg (9–1)22.
23.Wisconsin–River FallsAlma (1–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–1)Mary Hardin–Baylor (0–3)Muhlenberg (3–0)Grove City (5–0)Grove City (6–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (3–3)Mary Hardin–Baylor (4–3)Berry (7–1)Berry (8–1)Berry (9–1)23.
24.AlmaDelaware Valley (0–1)Delaware Valley (0–1)Muhlenberg (3–0)Carnegie Mellon (3–1)Delaware Valley (3–1)Berry (4–1)Berry (5–1)Berry (6–1)Coe (7-1)Delaware Valley (8–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (7–3)24.
25.SalisburySalisbury (1–0)Muhlenberg (2–0)Delaware Valley (2–1)Delaware Valley (3–1)Berry (3–1)Delaware Valley (4–1)Delaware Valley (5–1)Delaware Valley (6–1)Delaware Valley (7–1)Coe (8-1)Delaware Valley (9–1)25.
Preseason
Jul 31[12]
Week 1
Sep 2[13]
Week 2
Sep 9[14]
Week 3
Sep 16[15]
Week 4
Sep 24[16]
Week 5
October 1[17]
Week 6
October 8[18]
Week 7
October 15[19]
Week 8
October 22[20]
Week 9
October 29[21]
Week 10
November 5[22]
Week 11
Week 12 (Final)
NoneDropped:
Salisbury (1–1)
NoneDropped:
Bethel (MN) (1–2)
Dropped:
Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–2)
Carnegie Mellon (4–1)
NoneNoneNoneDropped:
Mary Hardin–Baylor (4–4)
NoneDropped:
Coe (9-1)
None

AFCA Coaches' poll

Week 3
September 18[23]
Week 4
September 25[24]
Week 5
October 2[25]
Week 6
October 9[26]
Week 7
October 16[27]
Week 8
October 23[28]
Week 9
October 30[29]
Week 10
November 6[30]
Week 11
November 13[31]
Week 12 (Final)
1.North Central (IL) (2–0) (49)North Central (IL) (3–0) (48)North Central (IL) (4–0) (48)North Central (IL) (5–0) (48)North Central (IL) (6–0) (48)North Central (IL) (7–0) (48)North Central (IL) (8–0) (48)North Central (IL) (9–0) (48)North Central (IL) (10–0) (48)1.
2.Mount Union (2–0)Mount Union (3–0) (1)Mount Union (4–0) (1)Mount Union (5–0) (1)Mount Union (6–0) (1)Mount Union (7–0) (1)Mount Union (8–0) (1)Mount Union (9–0) (1)Mount Union (10–0) (1)2.
3.Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (4–0)Wartburg (6–0)Wartburg (7–0)Wartburg (8–0)Wartburg (9–0)Wartburg (10–0)Wartburg (10–0)3.
4.Wartburg (3–0)Wartburg (4–0)Wartburg (5–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (5–0)Linfield (5–0)Linfield (6–0)Linfield (7–0)Linfield (8–0)Trinity (TX) (9–1)4.
5.Hardin–Simmons (2–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (4–0)Linfield (4–0)Trinity (TX) (5–1)Trinity (TX) (6–1)Trinity (TX) (7–1)Trinity (TX) (8–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (9–1)5.
6.Wisconsin–River Falls (3–0)Linfield (2–0)Linfield (3–0)Trinity (TX) (5–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (5–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (6–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (7–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (8–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (9–1)6.
7.Linfield (2–0)Trinity (TX) (3–1)Trinity (TX) (4–1)Johns Hopkins (5–0)Johns Hopkins (6–0)Johns Hopkins (7–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (7–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (8–1)Johns Hopkins (10–0)7.
8.Wheaton (IL) (2–0)Wheaton (IL) (3–0)Johns Hopkins (4–0)Saint John's (MN) (4–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (5–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (6–1)Johns Hopkins (8–0)Johns Hopkins (9–0)Randolph–Macon (10–0)8.
9.Trinity (TX) (2–1)Saint John's (MN) (2–1)Saint John's (MN) (3–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (4–1)Saint John's (MN) (5–1)Randolph–Macon (7–0)Randolph–Macon (8–0)Randolph–Macon (9–0)Aurora (10–0)9.
10.Johns Hopkins (3–0)Johns Hopkins (3–0)Randolph–Macon (4–0)Randolph–Macon (5–0)Randolph–Macon (6–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (6–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (7–1)Aurora (9–0)Susquehanna (10–0)10.
11.Saint John's (MN) (1–1)Randolph–Macon (3–0)Aurora (4–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (4–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (5–1)Aurora (7–0)Aurora (8–0)Susquehanna (9–0)Alma (10–0)11.
12.Randolph–Macon (3–0)Aurora (3–0)Susquehanna (5–0)Aurora (5–0)Aurora (6–0)Susquehanna (8–0)Susquehanna (9–0)Wheaton (IL) (8–1)Wheaton (IL) (9–1)12.
13.Carnegie Mellon (3–0)Susquehanna (4–0)Wheaton (IL) (3–1)Susquehanna (6–0)Susquehanna (7–0)Wheaton (IL) (6–1)Wheaton (IL) (7–1)Alma (9–0)Cortland (9–1)13.
14.Aurora (3–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (3–1)Wheaton (IL) (4–1)Wheaton (IL) (5–1)Alma (7–0)Alma (8–0)Ithaca (8–1)Endicott (9–1)14.
15.Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–1)Alma (4–0)Alma (5–0)Alma (5–0)Alma (6–0)John Carroll (6–1)John Carroll (7–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (7-2)Hardin–Simmons (9–1)15.
16.Susquehanna (3–0)John Carroll (2–1)John Carroll (3–1)John Carroll (4–1)John Carroll (5–1)Muhlenberg (7–0)Ithaca (7–1)Cortland (8–1)Grove City (10–0)16.
17.Alma (3–0)Muhlenberg (3–0)Muhlenberg (4–0)Muhlenberg (5–0)Muhlenberg (6–0)Ithaca (6–1)Cortland (7–1)Endicott (8–1)Muhlenberg (9–1)17.
18.Bethel (MN) (1–1)Ithaca (2–1)Ithaca (3–1)Ithaca (4–1)Ithaca (5–1)Cortland (6–1)Endicott (7–1)Hardin–Simmons (8–1)Linfield (8–1) т18.
19.John Carroll (1–1)Hardin–Simmons (2–1)Cortland (3–1)Cortland (4–1)Cortland (5–1)Endicott (6–1)Hardin–Simmons (7–1)Grove City (9–0)Whitworth (9-0) т19.
20.Muhlenberg (3–0)Cortland (2–1)Hardin–Simmons (3–1)Endicott (4–1)Endicott (5–1)Saint John's (MN) (5–2)Grove City (9–0)Saint John's (MN) (7–2)Saint John's (MN) (8–2)20.
21.Cortland (2–1)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)Endicott (4–1)Hardin–Simmons (4–1)Hardin–Simmons (5–1)Grove City (8–0)Saint John's (MN) (6–2)Muhlenberg (8–1)DePauw (10–0)21.
22.Ithaca (2–1)Endicott (3–1)Utica (5–0)DePauw (6–0)Grove City (7–0)Hardin–Simmons (6–1)Muhlenberg (7–1)DePauw (9–0)Berry (GA) (9-1)22.
23.Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)Utica (4–0)DePauw (5–0)Grove City (6–0)DePauw (7–0)DePauw (8–0)DePauw (9–0)John Carroll (7–2)Ithaca (8–2)23.
24.Utica (3–0)Delaware Valley (3–0)Delaware Valley (3–1)Delaware Valley (4–1)Delaware Valley (5–1)Delaware Valley (6–1)Delaware Valley (7–1)Berry (GA) (8-1)John Carroll (8–2)24.
25.Delaware Valley (2–1) т
DePauw (3–0)
DePauw (4–0)Grove City (5-0)Washington University (5–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (3-3)Mary Hardin–Baylor (4-3)Berry (GA) (7-1)Delaware Valley (8–1)Delaware Valley (9–1)25.
Week 3
September 18[32]
Week 4
September 25[33]
Week 5
October 2[34]
Week 6
October 9[35]
Week 7
October 16[36]
Week 8
October 23[37]
Week 9
October 30[38]
Week 10
November 6[39]
Week 11
November 13[40]
Week 12 (Final)
Dropped:
Carnegie Mellon (3–1)
Bethel (MN) (1–2)
Dropped:
Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–2)
Dropped:
Utica (5–1)
Dropped:
Washington University (5–1)
NoneDropped:
Mary Hardin-Baylor (4-4)
NoneDropped:
Wisconsin-River Falls (7-3)
None

References

  1. "D3football.com Top 25, 2023 preseason". d3football.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 1". d3football.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  3. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 2". d3football.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  4. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 3". d3football.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 4". d3football.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  6. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 5". d3football.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  7. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 6". d3football.com. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 7 2023". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  9. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 8 2023". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  10. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 9 2023". Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  11. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 10 2023". Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  12. "D3football.com Top 25, 2023 preseason". d3football.com. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  13. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 1". d3football.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  14. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 2". d3football.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  15. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 3". d3football.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  16. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 4". d3football.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  17. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 5". d3football.com. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  18. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 6". d3football.com. October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  19. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 7 2023". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  20. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 8 2023". Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  21. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 9 2023". Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  22. "D3football.com Top 25, Week 10 2023". Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  23. "Defending National Champion North Central is No. 1 in First AFCA Top 25". afca.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  24. "St. John's Moves Into Top 10 After Big Win". afca.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  25. "Grove City Enters AFCA Top 25 for First Time Ever". afca.com. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  26. "Wisconsin La-Crosse Ends Losing Streak to Whitewater". afca.com. October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  27. "Mount Union Continues Their Hot Start". afca.com. October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  28. "Wartburg Rolling Through The American Rivers Conference". afca.com. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  29. "Johns Hopkins Remains Undefeated With Walk-off Win". afca.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  30. "Linfield Wins 33rd Straight Northwest Conference Game". afca.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  31. "Whitworth Shocks Linfield to Secure Playoff Birth". afca.com. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  32. "Defending National Champion North Central is No. 1 in First AFCA Top 25". afca.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  33. "St. John's Moves Into Top 10 After Big Win". afca.com. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  34. "Grove City Enters AFCA Top 25 for First Time Ever". afca.com. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  35. "Wisconsin La-Crosse Ends Losing Streak to Whitewater". afca.com. October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  36. "Mount Union Continues Their Hot Start". afca.com. October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  37. "Wartburg Rolling Through The American Rivers Conference". afca.com. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  38. "Johns Hopkins Remains Undefeated With Walk-off Win". afca.com. October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  39. "Linfield Wins 33rd Straight Northwest Conference Game". afca.com. November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  40. "Whitworth Shocks Linfield to Secure Playoff Birth". afca.com. November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.