ASHLAND, Va. – Following a 48-13 conference victory over Shenandoah, the Randolph-Macon football team climbed one spot to No. 9 in the AFCA Coaches Poll.
The Yellow Jackets bumped up to No. 10 in the D3football.com Top 25.
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With the win over the Hornets, RMC improved to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the ODAC. For the first time in program history, the Yellow Jackets have scored 30 points in 25 straight games.
RMC will host Washington and Lee on Saturday, Oct. 28, at 1 p.m. on Day Field in a battle for first place in the ODAC.
2023 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' Poll – October 23, 2023
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week |
Next Game |
| 1 |
North Central (Ill.) (47) |
7-0 |
1199 |
1 |
D. Washington (Mo.), 49-3 |
Oct. 28 at North Park (Ill.) |
| 2 |
Mount Union (Ohio) (1) |
7-0 |
1152 |
2 |
D. Wilmington (Ohio), 69-0 |
Oct. 28 vs. Otterbein (Ohio) |
| 3 |
Wartburg (Iowa) |
8-0 |
1100 |
3 |
D. Loras (Iowa), 62-7 |
Oct. 28 vs. Central (Iowa) |
| 4 |
Linfield (Ore.) |
6-0 |
1003 |
4 |
D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 55-6 |
Oct. 28 vs. Pacific (Ore.) |
| 5 |
Trinity (Tex.) |
6-1 |
954 |
5 |
D. Southwestern (Tex.), 57-7 |
Oct. 28 vs. Millsaps (Miss.) |
| 6 |
Wisconsin-Whitewater |
6-1 |
928 |
6 |
D. Wisconsin-Stout, 37-20 |
Oct. 28 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville |
| 7 |
Johns Hopkins (Md.) |
7-0 |
886 |
7 |
D. Ursinus (Pa.), 42-14 |
Oct. 28 at No. 16 Muhlenberg (Pa.) |
| 8 |
Wisconsin-La Crosse |
6-1 |
875 |
8 |
D. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 31-28 |
Oct. 28 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 9 |
Randolph-Macon (Va.) |
7-0 |
806 |
10 |
D. Shenandoah (Va.), 48-13 |
Oct. 28 vs. Washington & Lee (Va.) |
| 10 |
Wisconsin-River Falls |
6-1 |
770 |
11 |
D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 75-14 |
Oct. 28 at Wisconsin-Stout |
| 11 |
Aurora (Ill.) |
7-0 |
707 |
12 |
D. Wisconsin-Lutheran, 70-7 |
Oct. 28 at Rockford (Ill.) |
| 12 |
Susquehanna (Pa.) |
8-0 |
677 |
13 |
D. Wilkes (Pa.), 34-7 |
Oct. 28 at Moravian (Pa.) |
| 13 |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
6-1 |
605 |
14 |
D. Carroll (Wis.), 52-6 |
Oct. 28 at Millikin (Ill.) |
| 14 |
Alma (Mich.) |
7-0 |
546 |
15 |
D. Kalamazoo (Mich.), 43-10 |
Oct. 28 vs. Olivet (Mich.) |
| 15 |
John Carroll (Ohio) |
6-1 |
521 |
16 |
D. Capital (Ohio), 63-17 |
Oct. 28 vs. Muskingum (Ohio) |
| 16 |
Muhlenberg (Pa.) |
7-0 |
433 |
17 |
D. Dickinson (Pa.), 42-21 |
Oct. 28 vs. No. 7 Johns Hopkins (Md.) |
| 17 |
Ithaca (N.Y.) |
6-1 |
417 |
18 |
D. Rochester (N.Y.), 24-10 |
Oct. 28 vs. Buffalo St. (N.Y.) |
| 18 |
Cortland (N.Y.) |
6-1 |
375 |
19 |
D. St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 42-14 |
Oct. 28 at Hartwick (N.Y.) |
| 19 |
Endicott (Mass.) |
6-1 |
300 |
20 |
D. Nichols (Mass.), 48-0 |
Oct. 28 at Husson (Maine) |
| 20 |
St. John's (Minn.) |
5-2 |
255 |
9 |
Lost to Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 38-35 |
Oct. 28 vs. St. Scholastica (Minn.) |
| 21 |
Grove City (Pa.) |
8-0 |
224 |
22 |
D. St. Vincent (Pa.), 49-0 |
Oct. 28 vs. Bethany (W.Va.) |
| 22 |
Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) |
6-1 |
217 |
21 |
D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 55-7 |
Oct. 28 vs. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) |
| 23 |
DePauw (Ind.) |
8-0 |
175 |
23 |
D. Wittenberg (Ohio), 41-35 OT |
Oct. 28 vs. Kenyon (Ohio) |
| 24 |
Delaware Valley (Pa.) |
6-1 |
94 |
24 |
D. Lebanon Valley (Pa.), 21-17 |
Oct. 28 vs. Stevenson (Md.) |
| 25 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) |
4-3 |
88 |
25 |
D. Austin (Tex.), 49-14 |
Oct. 28 at No. 22 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) |
Others Receiving Votes: Berry (Ga.), 78; Whitworth (Wash.), 63; Coe (Iowa), 36; Wisconsin-Platteville, 29; Belhaven (Miss.), 28; Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 16; Utica (N.Y.), 14; Augustana (Ill.), 13; Union (N.Y.), 5; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 3; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 2; Lake Forest (Ill.), 2; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 2; Marietta (Ohio), 1; Wisconsin-Stout, 1.
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