Football Ranked Ninth in New D3football.com Poll
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team moved up to ninth from its preseason ranking of 11th in the D3football.com top-25 poll.
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville football team moved up to ninth from its preseason ranking of 11th in the D3football.com top-25 poll.
The Pioneers are now the highest ranked school in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with UW-Oshkosh moving up to No. 10 and UW-Whitewater dropping to 14th.
UW-Platteville opened the 2013 season on Sept.7 with a comfortable 42-17 victory over Buena Vista.
The Pioneers will travel to Dubuque on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. for the "Battle of the Bridge" sponsored by the Dairy Queen of Platteville.
D3football.com Top 25 Week 1
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# |
School (No. 1 votes) |
Rec |
Pts |
Prev. |
|
1 |
Mount Union (10) |
1-0 |
602 |
1 |
|
2 |
St. Thomas (8) |
1-0 |
601 |
2 |
|
3 |
Linfield (6) |
0-0 |
572 |
4 |
|
4 |
1-0 |
569 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
1-0 |
529 |
5 |
|
|
6 |
0-0 |
458 |
6 |
|
|
7 |
1-0 |
426 |
7 |
|
|
8 |
0-0 |
404 |
8 |
|
|
9 |
1-0 |
379 |
11 |
|
|
10 |
1-0 |
341 |
12 |
|
|
11 |
1-0 |
337 |
14 |
|
|
12 |
0-0 |
334 |
13 |
|
|
13 |
0-1 |
325 |
19 |
|
|
14 |
1-0 |
292 |
9 |
|
|
15 |
1-0 |
255 |
15 |
|
|
16 |
0-1 |
244 |
10 |
|
|
17 |
1-0 |
235 |
17 |
|
|
18 |
0-0 |
213 |
18 |
|
|
19 |
1-0 |
124 |
24 |
|
|
20 |
0-0 |
114 |
25 |
|
|
21 |
1-0 |
110 |
22 |
|
|
22 |
1-0 |
93 |
21 |
|
|
23 |
0-0 |
86 |
23 |
|
|
24 |
0-1 |
79 |
20 |
|
|
25 |
1-0 |
75 |
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Dropped out: No. 16 Salisbury.
Others receiving votes: Augsburg 53; Willamette 46; Illinois Wesleyan 43; Christopher Newport 32; Thomas More 22; Salisbury 19; Concordia-Moorhead 17; Louisiana College 15; Buffalo State 14; Washington and Jefferson 13; Bridgewater (Va.) 12; Trinity (Conn.) 10; Ohio Wesleyan 8; Hampden-Sydney 4; Millsaps 4; Rowan 4; Framingham State 3; Trinity (Texas) 3; Illinois College 2; Trine 2; Cortland State 1; Huntingdon 1.