The final Grinold Chapter New England Division III Football Coaches Poll of the 2023 season has been released, and Commonwealth Coast Conference champion Endicott College finishes a wire-to-wire season in the top spot.
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) and the Commonwealth Coast Conference each feature three teams in the top 10. The New England Small College Athletic Conference and the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference place two top 10 teams each.
The Gulls received nine of 11 first place votes to top New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference titlist Springfield College, which received one first place vote, by nine points in the poll. Middlebury remains in third. Trinity received one first place vote and is fourth, with Salve Regina closing out the top five. The poll is completed by Western New England, MASCAC co-champs Western Connecticut, UMass Dartmouth and Bridgewater, and Husson.
The New England Division III Football Poll is presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation, which also serves as the title sponsor of the weekly Gold Helmet Awards presented by the New England Football Writers Association throughout the season.
A panel representing all five New England Division III playing conferences will serve as voters in this year’s poll, and rankings will be released each Monday afternoon through November 14th. Members of this year’s voting panel are Nat Clark (Husson), Kevin Gilmartin (Salve Regina), Mike Lichten (University of New England), C.C. Grant (Coast Guard), Brian Bubna (MIT), Chris Robertson (WPI), Jack Cosgrove (Colby), Jeff Devanney (Trinity), Jay Civetti (Tufts), Steve Croce (Anna Maria), Andrae Murphy (Dean), Tom Kelley (Framingham), Jeremy Cameron (Massachusetts Maritime) and Joe Loth (Western Connecticut).
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GRINOLD CHAPTER NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III FOOTBALL POLL Week #8 –
November 20, 2023
Rank School (First Place Votes), Record, Points, Previous Rank
1 Endicott (10), 9-2, 107, 1
2 Springfield (1), 9-2, 98, 2
3 Middlebury, 8-1, 81, 3
4 Trinity (1), 8-1, 76, (4)
5 Salve Regina, 9-2, 62, (5)
6 Western New England, 8-3, 51, 8
7 Western Connecticut, 7-3, 43, 7
8 UMass Dartmouth, 9-2, 39, 6
9 Bridgewater, 7-3, 15, 9
10 Husson, 7-3, 12, 10 (tie)
Also Receiving Votes: Tufts (10)
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