Coe football ranked 22nd by AFCA

The American Football Coaches Association have released its weekly NCAA Division III rankings, and the Coe Kohawks have entered at No. 22. Iowa Conference champion Central (10-0) remains fifth.

Mount Union is No. 1.

Here are the rankings:

American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' PollNovember 9, 2009

November 9, 2009

Rank

School (1st votes)

Rec.

Pts.

Prev.

Last Week

Next Game

1.

Mount Union (Ohio) (39)

9-0

997

1

D. No. 21 Otterbein (Ohio), 58-7

Nov. 14 vs. Marietta (Ohio)

2.

Wis.-Whitewater (1)

9-0

961

2

D. Wis.-Oshkosh, 40-7

Nov. 14 at Wis.-La Crosse

3.

Wesley (Del.)

9-0

910

3

D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 28-13

Nov. 14 vs. Ohio Dominican

4.

St. John's (Minn.)

9-0

876

4

D. Augsburg (Minn.), 28-7

Nov. 14 vs. Carleton (Minn.)

5.

Central (Iowa)

10-0

821

5

D. Wartburg (Iowa), 41-33

Regular Season Complete

6.

Linfield (Ore.)

8-0

803

6

Idle

Nov. 14 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)

7.

Case Western Reserve (Ohio)

9-0

711

7

D. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 34-17

Nov. 14 vs. Washington (Mo.)

8.

Monmouth (Ill.)

10-0

702

8

D. Knox (Ill.), 42-0

Regular Season Complete

9.

Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas)

8-1

656

9

D. Howard Payne (Texas), 45-7

Nov. 14 vs. Sul Ross (Texas)

10.

Thomas More (Ky.)

9-0

645

10

D. Geneva (Pa.), 21-12

Nov. 14 at No. 17 Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)

11.

Wittenberg (Ohio)

9-0

575

12

D. Allegheny (Pa.), 52-10

Nov. 14 vs. Wooster (Ohio)

12.

St. Thomas (Minn.)

8-1

563

13

D. Bethel (Minn.), 19-10

Nov. 14 vs. Northwestern (Minn.)

13.

Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)

8-1

476

15

D. Bethany (WVa.), 49-0

Nov. 14 vs. Waynesburg (Pa.)

14.

Wabash (Ind.)

8-1

426

16

D. Hiram (Ohio), 41-0

Nov. 14 at DePauw (Ind.)

15.

Hampden-Sydney (Va.)

9-0

423

17

D. Salisbury (Md.), 59-14

Nov. 14 at Randolph-Macon (Va.)

16.

Illinois Wesleyan

8-1

392

23

D. No. 11 Wheaton (Ill.), 20-17

Nov. 14 at North Park (Ill.)

17.

Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)

9-0

343

19

D. Defiance (Ohio), 24-16

Nov. 14 vs. No. 10 Thomas More (Ky.)

18.

Delaware Valley (Pa.)

8-1

296

24

D. No. 18 Albright (Pa.), 45-16

Nov. 14 at Widener (Pa.)

19.

North Central (Ill.)

7-2

226

20

D. Augustana (Ill.), 45-26

Nov. 14 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.)

20.

Willamette (Ore.)

7-2

183

22

D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 50-6

Nov. 14 at Menlo (Calif.)

21.

Ohio Northern

7-2

169

NR

D. No. 25 Capital (Ohio), 31-21

Nov. 14 at Wilmington (Ohio)

22.

Coe (Iowa)

8-1

117

NR

D. Buena Vista (Iowa), 31-20

Nov. 14 vs. Cornell (Iowa)

23.

Wheaton (Ill.)

7-2

100

11

Lost to No. 23 Illinois Wesleyan, 20-17

Nov. 14 vs. Carthage (Wis.)

24.

Kean (N.J.)

8-1

98

NR

D. William Paterson (N.J.), 20-0

Nov. 14 at Montclair St. (N.J.)

25.

California Lutheran

7-1

84

NR

D. La Verne (Calif.), 45-3

Nov. 14 vs. Redlands (Calif.)

Dropped Out: Alfred (N.Y.) (14), Albright (Pa.) (18), Otterbein (Ohio) (21), Capital (Ohio) (25).

Others Receiving Votes: Alfred (N.Y.), 70; St. Norbert (Wis.), 54; Otterbein (Ohio), 53; Montclair St. (N.J.), 44; Redlands (Calif.), 36; Albright (Pa.), 32; DePauw (Ind.), 32; Mississippi College, 27; Trine (Ind.), 21; Dickinson (Pa.), 18; Wis.-Stevens Point, 16; Capital (Ohio), 14; Wis.-Stout, 7; North Carolina Wesleyan, 5; Bethel (Minn.), 5; Amherst (Mass.), 5; Ithaca (N.Y.), 3; Huntingdon (Ala.), 2; Lebanon Valley (Pa.), 2; Curry (Mass.), 1.