WACO, Texas-- Wartburg (13-1 overall) was ranked No. 3 for the final 2023 AFCA Top 25 poll, the national organization announced today.

This was the 20th-straight AFCA poll the Knights have been ranked in, and the No. 3 spot ties the highest ranking in program history.

Complete poll:

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Postseason	Head Coach
1	Cortland (N.Y.) (49)	14-1	1225	13	D. No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 38-37, in national championship	Curt Fitzpatrick
2	North Central (Ill.)	14-1	1176	1	Lost to No. 13 Cortland (N.Y.), 38-37, in national championship	Brad Spencer
3	Wartburg (Iowa)	13-1	1122	3	Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 34-27, in semifinals	Chris Winter
4	Wisconsin-La Crosse	11-2	994	6	Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 55-42, in quarterfinals	Matt Janus
5	Wisconsin-Whitewater	11-2	988	5	Lost to No. 3 Wartburg (Iowa), 31-28, in quarterfinals	Jace Rindahl
6	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	13-1	987	8	Lost to No. 13 Cortland (N.Y.), 49-14, in semifinals	Pedro Arruza
7	Alma (Mich.)	12-1	889	11	Lost to No. 13 Cortland (N.Y.), 58-41, in quarterfinals	Jason Couch
8	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	12-1	866	7	Lost to No. 8 Randolph-Macon (Va.), 39-36, in quarterfinals	Greg Chimera
9	Mount Union (Ohio)	11-1	818	2	Lost to No. 11 Alma (Mich.), 24-20, in second round	Geoff Dartt
10	Grove City (Pa.)	11-1	731	16	Lost to No. 13 Cortland (N.Y.), 25-24, in second round	Andrew DiDonato
11	Trinity (Tex.)	10-2	723	4	Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 71-28, in second round	Jerheme Urban
12	Aurora (Ill.)	11-1	687	9	Lost to No. 6 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 56-35, in second round	Don Beebe
13	Wheaton (Ill.)	10-2	659	12	Lost to No. 5 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 49-42, in second round	Jesse Scott
14	Susquehanna (Pa.)	10-1	548	10	Lost to No. 16 Grove City (Pa.), 21-20, in first round	Tom Perkovich
15	Endicott (Mass.)	9-2	512	14	Lost to No. 13 Cortland (N.Y.), 23-17, in first round	Paul McGonagle
16	Whitworth (Wash)	10-1	467	18t	Lost to No. 3 Wartburg (Iowa), 42-20, in second round	Rod Sandberg
17	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	9-2	372	15	Lost to No. 4 Trinity (Tex.), 20-6, in first round	Jesse Burleson
18	Ithaca (N.Y.)	9-3	316	23	Lost to No. 8 Randolph-Macon (Va.), 46-0, in second round	Michael Toerper
19	Muhlenberg (Pa.)	10-1	273	17	D. Lebanon Valley (Pa.), 23-7, in Centennial-MAC Bowl	Nate Milne
20	Union (N.Y.)	10-2	244	NR	Lost to No. 7 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 39-17, in second round	Jon Poppe
21	DePauw (Ind.)	10-1	220	21	Lost to No. 11 Alma (Mich.), 32-17, in first round	Brett Dietz
22	St. John's (Minn.)	8-2	195	20	DNQ Playoffs	Gary Fasching
23	Berry (Ga.)	9-1	177	22	DNQ Playoffs	Tony Kunczewski
24	Linfield (Ore.)	8-1	172	18t	DNQ Playoffs	Joseph Smith
25	John Carroll (Ohio)	8-2	96	24	DNQ Playoffs	Jeff Behrman