After starting the season 2-0, including a 37-10 over No. 18 Montclair State, the Wilkes University football team has received votes in the latest d3football.com top-25 poll. The Colonels recent success marks their best start since the 2006 season.
The Colonels received 16 votes and along with Delaware Valley, which received 67 votes, are the only two MAC schools listed in the poll. Montclair State dropped out of the poll, but still received two votes. The poll is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, sports information directors and media members from across the country and is published weekly.
Wilkes opened the season with an impressive 14-12 come-from-behind win over Muhlenberg where defensive back
Kevin Gerhart (Hummelstown, Pa./Lower Dauphin) recorded a game-high 15 tackles to go along with an interception and two pass break-ups. For his efforts, he was named the MAC Defensive Player of the Week.
The Colonels are idle this week, but will hit the road for the first time this season on Sept. 26 when they head to Newport News, Va. to face Christopher Newport. The Captains escaped with a 21-20 win last season in Wilkes-Barre and are currently receiving three points in the d3football.com poll.
D3football.com Top 25
| # |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts |
Prev. |
Last Week |
This Week |
| 1 |
Mount Union (23) |
1-0 |
623 |
1 |
Open Date |
at Ohio Northern |
| 2 |
UW-Whitewater (2) |
2-0 |
602 |
2 |
Def Midland Lutheran 58-0 |
Open Date |
| 3 |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
1-0 |
575 |
3 |
Def Southern Nazarene 42-7 |
at Texas Lutheran |
| 4 |
Wheaton (Ill.) |
1-0 |
532 |
5 |
Def Bethel 29-26 |
vs. Concordia (Wis.) |
| 5 |
Wesley |
2-0 |
499 |
6 |
Def North Greenville 28-3 |
at Delaware Valley |
| 6 |
St. John's |
2-0 |
448 |
11 |
Def UW-Eau Claire 35-27 |
at Concordia-Moorhead |
| 7 |
Ohio Northern |
1-0 |
405 |
9 |
Open Date |
vs. Mount Union |
| 8 |
Washington and Jefferson |
2-0 |
363 |
10 |
Def Frostburg State 34-12 |
vs. Thiel |
| 9 |
Cortland State |
1-0 |
340 |
12 |
Def Morrisville State 26-17 |
vs. Rowan |
| 10 |
Case Western Reserve |
2-0 |
335 |
13 |
Def Rochester 45-14 |
vs. Oberlin |
| 11 |
Monmouth |
2-0 |
312 |
14 |
Def Lawrence 56-3 |
vs. Beloit |
| 12 |
North Central (Ill.) |
1-1 |
305 |
15 |
Def Benedictine 55-0 |
Open Date |
| 13 |
Wabash |
1-0 |
287 |
16 |
Def Denison 56-7 |
at Chicago |
| 14 |
Linfield |
1-0 |
259 |
-- |
Def No. 15 Hardin-Simmons 37-22 |
at Occidental |
| 15 |
Hardin-Simmons |
1-1 |
231 |
4 |
Lost to No. 14 Linfield 37-22 |
vs. Louisiana College |
| 16 |
Central |
2-0 |
226 |
25 |
Def No. 17 UW-Stevens Point 22-21 |
at Dubuque |
| 17 |
UW-Stevens Point |
0-1 |
198 |
7 |
Lost to No. 16 Central 22-21 |
at Missouri S&T |
| 18 |
St. Thomas |
1-0 |
161 |
20 |
Open Date |
vs. St. Olaf |
| 19 |
Otterbein |
1-0 |
158 |
21 |
Open Date |
at Muskingum |
| 20 |
DePauw |
1-0 |
153 |
23 |
Def Anderson 55-7 |
vs. Centre |
| 21 |
Occidental |
1-0 |
137 |
22 |
Open Date |
vs. Linfield |
| 22 |
Union |
1-0 |
102 |
-- |
Def No. 25 Ithaca 24-21 |
at Muhlenberg |
| 23 |
Concordia-Moorhead |
2-0 |
92 |
-- |
Def Valley City St. 43-28 |
vs. St. John's |
| 24 |
UW-La Crosse |
2-0 |
88 |
-- |
Def Azusa Pacific 49-24 |
Open Date |
| 25 |
Ithaca |
1-1 |
84 |
8 |
Lost to No. 22 Union 24-21 |
vs. Widener |
| Others receiving votes: Franklin 81, Delaware Valley 67, Trine 62, Willamette 52, Redlands 47, Trinity (Texas) 44, Capital 43, Dickinson 35, Rowan 30, Wartburg 24, St. John Fisher 20, Thomas More 18, Wilkes 16, Hobart 16, St. Norbert 11, Hampden-Sydney 11, Bethel 7, UW-Eau Claire 6, Millsaps 4, Austin 4, Mount St. Joseph 3, Christopher Newport 3, Montclair State 2, Mississippi College 2, Carnegie Mellon 1, Whitworth 1 |
