There’s a new No. 1 in the FloCollege D3 Football Top 25, as Wheaton takes over the top spot and North Central falls to No. 5 following its first loss of the season.

The Cardinals’ loss created some of the biggest movement near the top of the rankings, but they weren’t alone. Salisbury dropped 11 spots from No. 9 to No. 20, while WashU climbed six spots to No. 13.

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There are also three new teams in the Top 25 this week. Rowan makes its debut at No. 22, followed by No. 24 Ursinus and No. 25 Calvin. All three were unranked last week.

Elsewhere, Wheaton leads an undefeated top four that also includes Saint John’s, UW-Platteville and UW-Whitewater.

Here’s the full FloCollege D3 Football Top 25.

FloCollege D3 Football Rankings Week 6

1. Wheaton (IL) (6-0) - Prev. 2
2. Saint John's (MN) (5-0) - Prev. 3
3. UW-Platteville (5-0) - Prev. 4
4. UW-Whitewater (5-0) - Prev. 5
5. North Central (4-1) - Prev. 1
6. Hardin-Simmons (4-0) - Prev. 8
7. Trinity (TX) (5-0) - Prev. 7
8. Christopher Newport (5-0) - Prev. 6
9. Endicott (5-0) - Prev. 10
10. Hope (5-0) - Prev. 11
11. Cortland (5-0) - Prev. 13
12. UW-River Falls (4-1) - Prev. 12
13. WashU (5-0) - Prev. 19
14. Mary Hardin-Baylor (4-1) - Prev. 15
15. John Carroll (4-1) - Prev. 14
16. Susquehanna (4-1) - Prev. 17
17. Berry (4-1) - Prev. 20
18. DePauw (4-1) - Prev. 18
19. Concordia-Moorhead (5-0) - Prev. 23
20. Salisbury (4-1) - Prev. 9
21. Springfield (4-1) - Prev. 22
22. Rowan (4-1) - Prev. NR
23. Chapman (4-1) - Prev. 25
24. Ursinus (5-0) - Prev. NR
25. Calvin (5-0) - Prev. NR

Also Receiving Votes (RV)

Bethel (MN) (3-2), Lake Forest (6-0), Illinois Wesleyan (5-1), Utica (5-1), Wartburg (3-2), Merchant Marine (5-0), Linfield (3-1), Ithaca (5-1), Washington & Jefferson (4-1), LaGrange (4-1), Benedictine (IL) (5-0), Heidelberg (4-1), Franklin & Marshall (4-1).

D3 Football This Week On FloCollege

Saturday, Oct 17

• Salisbury vs VTSU-Castleton - 12:00 PM ET
• Southwestern vs Berry - 12:00 PM ET
• Huntingdon vs NC Wesleyan - 12:00 PM ET
• Roanoke vs Shenandoah - 12:00 PM ET
• Salve Regina vs Merchant Marine - 12:00 PM ET
• Coast Guard vs MIT - 12:00 PM ET
• Otterbein vs Ohio Northern - 12:00 PM ET
• Moravian vs Susquehanna - 12:00 PM ET
• WPI vs Springfield - 12:00 PM ET
• Belhaven vs Greensboro - 12:45 PM ET
• Southern Virginia vs Methodist - 1:00 PM ET
• Guilford vs Hampden-Sydney - 1:00 PM ET
• Rhodes vs Centre - 1:00 PM ET
• Juniata vs Lycoming - 1:00 PM ET
• Western Connecticut State vs Catholic - 1:00 PM ET
• Westgate Christian vs McMurry - 1:00 PM ET
• LaGrange vs Brevard - 1:30 PM ET
• East Texas Baptist vs Hardin-Simmons - 1:30 PM ET
• Mount Union vs Capital - 1:30 PM ET
• Baldwin Wallace vs Marietta - 1:30 PM ET
• Illinois College vs Chicago - 2:00 PM ET
• Millsaps vs Sewanee - 2:00 PM ET
• Washington and Lee vs Bridgewater (VA) - 2:00 PM ET
• Mass Maritime vs Norwich - 2:00 PM ET
• Hendrix vs Texas Lutheran - 2:00 PM ET
• Howard Payne vs Schreiner - 3:00 PM ET
• Randolph-Macon vs Averett - 3:00 PM ET
• Linfield vs Whitworth - 3:45 PM ET
• Whittier vs Claremont-Mudd-Scripps - 4:00 PM ET
• Pacific Lutheran vs Pacific (OR) - 4:00 PM ET
• George Fox vs Lewis & Clark - 4:00 PM ET
• Muskingum vs Wilmington - 4:00 PM ET
• Puget Sound vs Willamette - 4:00 PM ET
• Austin College vs Centenary (LA) - 7:00 PM ET
• Waynesburg vs Case Western Reserve - 7:00 PM ET
• Chapman vs Azusa Pacific - 9:00 PM ET
• Pomona-Pitzer vs Cal Lutheran - 10:00 PM ET
• La Verne vs Redlands - 10:05 PM ET

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