Bleed's D3 Top 25
All polls have their flaws. My poll comes with certain biases. At least I acknowledge them. (Referring to some D1 polls, NOT d3football.com poll). WIAC bias? Without a doubt. Midwest bias? Perhaps to a degree. Probably a strange mix of acknowledging a school's tradition and track record and their current season's performance. Heavily influenced by my sense as to who would win head to head. Playing WIAC and especially UW-W tough over the past few years earns a lot of points. There will be serious volatility because, well, I think that's just more fun.
1. UW-Whitewater- Defending Champs not challenged yet.
2. Mount Union- Strong Start for Seaman.
3. St. Thomas- Pounding WIAC scores big here!
4. Wittenberg- Move up due to demotion of LW 4 and 5
5. Hardin Simmons- Impressive win over Willamette
6. UMHB- Too close against WIAC costs big here!
7. Linfield- Still believe in Cats despite upset
8. Wesley- Capricious and inexcusable drop from #5
9. Delaware Valley- Shutout of a 9 win team scores big.
10. Central College- Close wins keep Dutch in Top 10
11. Willamette- two cross country trips caught up to Bearcats
12. Ohio Northern- Idle week keeps ONU in Top Dozen
13. Cal Lutheran- Win over Linfield moves CLU past 15 teams.
14. Coe- 2 easy wins, now for the IIAC
15. Thomas More- Still 15 after dominating weaker foe.
16. North Central- High flying Cardinals soar in opener.
17. Mississippi College- 2 close wins against decent teams.
18. Illinois Wesleyan- Improved after shaky opener
19. Otterbein- Huge OAC opener against #12 ONU this Saturday
20. UW-Eau Claire- Blugolds join the party at expense of Johnnies.
21. St. John's- Nothing fluky about loss to Blugolds
22. UW-Stevens Point- 2 weeks to stew on loss to Willamette
23. UW-Stout- 1-1 vs NAIA leaves Blue Devils' status in peril
24. Trine- A chance to earn additional respect this Saturday
25. Wheaton- Another quality team uses WIAC to prepare for conference play.
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