Wittenberg continues to hold on to the #1 position in the AVCA Division III rankings while claiming 47 of the first-place votes. Wittenberg is just one of two teams in the top-25 that are still unbeaten on the year as they are 18-0 while Johnson & Wales holds a 26-0 record and moves up to #11 from #14.
The top-five stayed the same in the polls while Emory moved up to #8 from #10 and Wisconsin Whitewater to #7 from #9. Entering the top-10 this week is Millikin from #12 to #10.
Entering the top-25 are Berry at #24 while Pacific Lutheran takes over the #25 spot. MIT fell back to #22 from #15 along with Juniata from #19 to #21. Stevenson made a jump in the polls from #25 to #19.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS WEEK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wittenberg (47) | 1655 | 18-0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Colorado College (20) | 1626 | 26-1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Southwestern (TX) | 1481 | 25-4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Calvin | 1421 | 21-3 | 4 | |
| 5 | Trinity (TX) | 1376 | 23-6 | 5 | |
| 6 | Carnegie Mellon | 1350 | 25-1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 1263 | 20-5 | 8 | |
| 8 | Emory | 1097 | 21-5 | 10 | |
| 9 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 977 | 20-4 | 7 | |
| 10 | Millikin | 957 | 22-6 | 12 | |
| 11 | Johnson & Wales (RI) | 926 | 26-0 | 14 | |
| 12 | Washington-St. Louis | 853 | 19-6 | 13 | |
| 13 | Illinois Wesleyan | 771 | 18-6 | 18 | |
| 14 | Northwestern (MN) | 732 | 27-6 | 9 | |
| 15 | Chicago | 701 | 19-5 | 17 | |
| 16 | Gustavus Adolphus | 616 | 21-5 | 11 | |
| 17 | Johns Hopkins | 543 | 20-3 | 16 | |
| 18 | St. Thomas (MN) | 458 | 22-5 | 20 | |
| 19 | Stevenson | 447 | 27-1 | 25 | |
| 20 | Ohio Northern | 434 | 23-4 | 21 | |
| 21 | Juniata | 393 | 19-7 | 19 | |
| 22 | MIT | 382 | 24-2 | 15 | |
| 23 | Christopher Newport | 337 | 22-3 | 23 | |
| 24 | Berry | 139 | 23-4 | NR | |
| 25 | Pacific Lutheran | 126 | 17-3 | NR |
Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: Randolph-Macon 90; La Verne 81; Tufts 79; Texas-Dallas 59; Wisconsin-Stevens Point 50; Otterbein 45; Iowa Wesleyan 34; Cornell (IA) 31; Ithaca 29; Mary Hardin-Baylor 28; Wesleyan (CT) 26; Scranton 25; Wisconsin-La Crosse 25; Aurora 20; Concordia (WI) 15; Carthage 13; Mount Union 10; Vassar 5; Wartburg 5
Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 44 combined points.
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