WACO, Texas -- The Wartburg football team comes in at No. 9 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) preseason Top 25 poll for the 2025 season, the national organization announced today.
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
2024 Rec. |
Pts. |
2024 Rank* |
Season Opener |
Head Coach |
|
| 1 |
North Central (51) |
15-0 |
1275 |
1 |
Sept. 13 vs. UW-Oshkosh |
Brad Spencer |
|
| 2 |
Mount Union |
14-1 |
1218 |
2 |
Sept. 6 vs. No. 17 Wheaton |
Geoff Dartt |
|
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins |
12-2 |
1097 |
3 |
Sept. 6 at Ithaca |
Dan Wodicka |
|
| 4 |
St. John's (Minn.) |
11-1 |
1058 |
7 |
Sept. 13 vs. Minnesota-Morris |
Gary Fasching |
|
| 5 |
Susquehanna |
12-2 |
1016 |
4 |
Sept. 6 vs. Union (N.Y.) |
Tom Perkovich |
|
| 6 |
Hardin-Simmons |
10-1 |
975 |
15 |
Sept. 6 at Chapman |
Jesse Burleson |
|
| 7 |
Salisbury |
12-1 |
870 |
5 |
Sept. 6 at Washington and Lee |
Sherman Wood |
|
| 8 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
8-4 |
861 |
11 |
Sept. 6 vs. Bethel (Tenn.) |
Larry Harmon |
|
| 9 |
Wartburg |
10-2 |
811 |
12 |
Sept. 6 vs. Monmouth (Ill.) |
Chris Winter |
|
| 10 |
UW-La Crosse |
8-4 |
763 |
21 |
Sept. 13 at No. 18 Carnegie Mellon |
Matt Janus |
|
| 11 |
Cortland |
11-1 |
742 |
8 |
Sept. 6 vs. No. 23 Grove City |
Tom Blumenauer |
|
| 12 |
Bethel (Minn.) |
11-3 |
706 |
10 |
Sept. 13 vs. Northwestern (Minn.) |
Mike McElroy |
|
| 13 |
Springfield |
12-1 |
627 |
6 |
Sept. 6 at Western New England |
Mike Cerasuolo |
|
| 14 |
UW-Platteville |
9-2 |
609 |
17 |
Sept. 6 at No. 24 Aurora |
Ryan Munz |
|
| 15 |
Linfield |
10-2 |
516 |
16 |
Sept. 6 vs. UW-Oshkosh |
Joseph Smith |
|
| 16 |
DePauw |
11-1 |
490 |
9 |
Sept. 6 at Rose-Hulman |
Brett Dietz |
|
| 17 |
Wheaton |
9-2 |
423 |
NR |
Sept. 6 at No. 2 Mount Union |
Jesse Scott |
|
| 18 |
Carnegie Mellon |
10-2 |
382 |
14 |
Sept. 6 at Chicago |
Ryan Larsen |
|
| 19 |
UW-River Falls |
7-3 |
354 |
NR |
Sept. 6 vs. Alma |
Matt Walker |
|
| 20 |
Hope |
11-1 |
332 |
13 |
Sept. 6 at Loras |
Peter Stuursma |
|
| 21 |
Randolph-Macon |
10-2 |
254 |
18 |
Sept. 5 vs. Dickinson |
Pedro Arruza |
|
| 22 |
UW-Whitewater |
6-4 |
238 |
NR |
Sept. 6 vs. Carleton |
Jace Rindahl |
|
| 23 |
Grove City |
9-2 |
229 |
20 |
Sept. 6 at No. 11 Cortland |
Andrew DiDonato |
|
| 24 |
Aurora |
9-2 |
194 |
22 |
Sept. 6 vs. No. 14 UW-Platteville |
Don Beebe |
|
| 25 |
John Carroll |
9-3 |
128 |
NR |
Sept. 6 at Waynesburg |
Jeff Behrman |
|
Others Receiving Votes: Washington & Jefferson, 71; UW-Oshkosh, 70; Endicott, 46; Whitworth, 38; Alma, 35; Trinity (Tex.), 27; Hobart, 19; Ithaca, 18; Delaware Valley, 17; Coe, 15; UW-Stout, 13; Berry, 12; Brockport, 8; Lake Forest, 5; Chapman, 3; Mount St. Joseph, 2; UMass-Dartmouth, 2; Baldwin-Wallace, 1; Central (Iowa), 1; Rowan, 1; Washington (Mo.), 1; Wesleyan, 1; Westminster (Pa.), 1.
