WACO, Texas- The Wartburg football team (3-0 overall) received the No. 23 spot in the first AFCA Top 25 poll for the 2022 season, the national organization announced today.
This marked the first time the Knights have been ranked in this poll since the final poll of the 2019 season.
2022 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' Poll – September 19, 2022
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Rank
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School (1st votes)
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Rec.
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Pts.
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Prev.
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Last Week
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Next Game
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1
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North Central (Ill.) (34)
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2-0
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1149
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–
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D. Carthage (Wis.), 59-7
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Sept. 24 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.)
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2
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St. John's (Minn.) (9)
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2-0
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1107
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–
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Idle
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Sept. 24 at Bethel (Minn.)
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3
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Mount Union (Ohio) (2)
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2-0
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1085
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–
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D. Marietta (Ohio), 55-7
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Sept. 24 at Muskingum (Ohio)
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4
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Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (1)
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2-1
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951
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–
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D. Southwestern (Tex.), 68-14
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Sept. 24 at No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)
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5
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Wisconsin-Whitewater
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2-1
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941
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–
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D. Berry (Ga.), 17-3
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Oct. 1 at No. 10 Wisconsin-La Crosse
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6
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Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) (1)
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2-0
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901
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–
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D. Wisconsin-Platteville, 41-0
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Sept. 24 vs. No. 4 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)
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7
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Linfield (Ore.)
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2-0
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827
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–
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D. Redlands (Calif.), 21-3
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Oct. 1 vs. Puget Sound (Wash.)
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8
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Trinity (Tex.)
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3-0
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819
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–
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D. Texas Lutheran, 52-14
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Oct. 1 at Hendrix (Ark.)
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9
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Johns Hopkins (Md.)
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3-0
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817
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–
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D. Juniata (Pa.), 70-0
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Sept. 23 vs. Moravian (Pa.)
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10
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Wisconsin-La Crosse
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3-0
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781
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–
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D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 28-21
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Oct. 1 vs. No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater
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11
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Delaware Valley (Pa.)
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3-0
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645
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–
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D. King's (Pa.), 26-6
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Sept. 24 vs. Misericordia (Pa.)
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12
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Cortland (N.Y.)
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3-0
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643
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–
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D. Buffalo St. (N.Y.), 66-7
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Oct. 1 vs. Morrisville St. (N.Y.)
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13
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Ithaca (N.Y.)
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3-0
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580
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–
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D. Alfred (N.Y.), 52-3
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Oct. 1 at Hobart (N.Y.)
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14
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Wheaton (Ill.)
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1-1
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499
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–
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D. Illinois Wesleyan, 42-7
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Sept. 24 at Augustana (Ill.)
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15
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Randolph-Macon (Va.)
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3-0
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375
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–
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D. Southern Virginia, 47-20
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Oct. 1 vs. Guilford (N.C.)
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16
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Wisconsin-Oshkosh
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2-1
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358
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–
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D. Millsaps (Miss.), 41-17
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Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Platteville
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17
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Wisconsin-River Falls
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2-1
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312
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–
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D. Northwestern (Minn.), 63-27
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Oct. 1 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
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18
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Heidelberg (Ohio)
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3-0
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308
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–
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D. Ohio Northern, 37-3
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Sept. 24 at John Carroll (Ohio)
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19
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Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)
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3-0
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253
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–
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D. Grove City (Pa.), 40-33
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Sept. 24 at Thiel (Pa.)
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20
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Albion (Mich.)
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3-0
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244
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–
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D. Rose-Hulman (Ind.)
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Sept. 24 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
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21
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Susquehanna (Pa.)
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3-0
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229
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–
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D. Moravian (Pa.), 37-3
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Sept. 24 at Dickinson (Pa.)
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22
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DePauw (Ind.)
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3-0
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202
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–
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D. Hiram (Ohio), 44-0
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Sept. 24 vs. Wooster (Ohio)
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23
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Wartburg (Iowa)
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3-0
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196
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–
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D. Luther (Iowa), 62-0
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Sept. 24 at Dubuque (Iowa)
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24
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Union (N.Y.)
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3-0
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158
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–
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D. Springfield (Mass.), 21-6
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Sept. 24 vs. Utica (N.Y.)
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25
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Central (Iowa)
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2-1
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122
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–
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Lost to Loras (Iowa), 38-35
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Oct. 1 at Nebraska Wesleyan
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Others Receiving Votes: Bethel (Minn.), 117; Lake Forest (Ill.), 89; Stevenson (Md.), 65; Washington (Mo.), 59; Trine (Ind.), 49; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 41; Salisbury (Md.), 36; Berry (Ga.), 30; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 30; Rowan (N.J.), 27; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 25; Huntingdon (Ala.), 24; Endicott (Mass.), 23; George Fox (Ore.), 20; Ursinus (Pa.), 18; Centre (Ky.), 14; Wabash (Ind.), 14; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 14; Aurora (Ill.), 12; Westminster (Pa.), 11; Wisconsin-Platteville, 11; Howard Payne (Tex.), 10; Belhaven (Miss.), 9; John Carroll (Ohio), 7; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 4; Hope (Mich.), 4; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 3; Chicago (Ill.), 3; Coe (Iowa), 3; Olivet (Mich.), 1.
