The top five held its ground in the AVCA Division III Top 25 week 4 poll released Tuesday.
No. 1 Calvin (12-0) pulled in 58 of the 70 first place votes (1,738 points), while No. 2 Colorado College (15-0) gathered 12 first place votes (1,689 points). Wittenberg, Johnson & Wales (R.I.) and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps rounded out the top group.
Trinity (Texas) plummeted seven spots from No. 6 to No. 13 with a 2-2 mark on the week at the Holiday Inn Express Classic II in Bloomington, Illinois. The Tigers fell to then No. 19 Chicago (3-1) and No. 18 Illinois Wesleyan (3-2) on Friday, but rebounded with a sweep of Rose-Hulman and a 3-1 win over Millikin on Saturday.
The victory over Trinity jumped Chicago from 19 to 14.
Texas-Tyler was another big mover, climbing from 23 to 20 with a trio of wins at the ACS Crossover-Alpine tournament, besting Sul Ross (3-0), McMurry (3-2) and Hardin-Simmons (3-0).
Wisconsin-Whitewater (10-2) joined the rankings at No. 25 after spending four weeks among the vote getters. The Warhawks won their lone match last week, topping UW-Stevens Point on the road.
Northwestern (Minn.) and Swarthmore fell out of the poll.
| Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | Total Points Adjusted | 2018 Record | Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calvin (58) | 1738 | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Colorado College (12) | 1689 | 15-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Wittenberg | 1593 | 10-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Johnson & Wales (R.I.) | 1487 | 13-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 1449 | 11-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Juniata | 1267 | 8-3 | 7 |
| 7 | Emory | 1166 | 8-3 | 8 |
| 8 | Washington-St. Louis | 1084 | 9-3 | 10 |
| 9 | Pacific Lutheran | 1074 | 11-1 | 9 |
| 10 | Thomas More | 1053 | 13-1 | 11 |
| 11 | Gustavus Adolphus | 1009 | 12-2 | 12 |
| 12 | Hope | 927 | 11-2 | 13 |
| 13 | Trinity (Texas) | 819 | 12-4 | 6 |
| 14 | Chicago | 780 | 15-2 | 19 |
| 15 | Johns Hopkins | 732 | 10-0 | 14 |
| 16 | Ohio Northern | 724 | 10-3 | 15 |
| 17 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 627 | 12-1 | 17 |
| 18 | Illinois Wesleyan | 618 | 9-5 | 18 |
| 19 | Ithaca | 475 | 7-5 | 16 |
| 20 | Texas-Tyler | 334 | 11-1 | 23 |
| 21 | Cal Lutheran | 326 | 9-6 | 21 |
| 22 | MIT | 291 | 12-2 | 22 |
| 23 | Berry | 227 | 9-2 | 24 |
| 24 | Christopher Newport | 194 | 6-3 | 20 |
| 25 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 156 | 10-2 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Northwestern (Minn.) 127; Swarthmore 117; Mary Hardin-Baylor 114; Wesleyan (Conn.) 77; Texas-Dallas 61; Carthage 42; Bowdoin 37; Concordia (Wisc.) 31; Carnegie-Mellon 27; Southwestern (Texas) 26; Stevens 26; Augsburg 25; Wellesley 23; St Olaf 22; La Verne 18; Mount Union 18; Marymount 12; Springfield 11; Aurora 10; Chapman 9; Muhlenberg 7; Tufts 2
Ten teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 69 combined points.
Dropped Out: Northwestern (Minn.) 25; Swarthmore 25
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