Final Poll: Eagles Ranked #21 In Nation

For the first time in program history the Husson University football team finishes the year in the national top-25 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) final poll.

In fact, the Eagles will finish the year #21 among Division III programs across the country. That's tops among New England schools. Springfield finished #23 after the Eagles beat the Pride in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Check out the full national poll below...

2017 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches’ Poll – December 18, 2017

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Post-season Results	Head Coach
1.	Mount Union (Ohio) (51)	15-0	1275	2	D. No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 12-0, in national championship	Vince Kehres
2.	Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)	14-1	1219	1	Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 12-0, in national championship	Pete Fredenburg
3.	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	12-1	1174	3	Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 43-40, in semifinals	Pat Cerroni
4.	St. Thomas (Minn.)	11-2	1088	4	Lost to No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 24-10, in quarterfinals	Glenn Caruso
5.	Brockport (N.Y.)	13-1	1077	11	Lost to No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 24-0, in semifinals	Jason Mangone
6.	Delaware Valley (Pa.)	12-1	969	5	Lost to No. 11 Brockport (N.Y.), 31-28, in quarterfinals	Duke Greco
7.	Linfield (Ore.)	9-2	917	8	Lost to No. 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 24-0, in second round	Joseph Smith
8.	Wartburg (Iowa)	12-1	870	15	Lost to No. 3 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 41-27, in quarterfinals	Rick Willis
9.	Frostburg St. (Md.)	11-2	782	17	Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 70-37, in quarterfinals	DeLane Fitzgerald
10.	North Central (Ill.)	10-2	774	14	Lost to No. 3 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 42-21, in second round	Jeff Thorne
11.	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	9-2	714	6	Lost to No. 8 Linfield (Ore.), 27-13, in first round	Jesse Burleson
12.	Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)	11-1	684	10	Lost to No. 17 Frostburg St. (Md.), 46-23, in second round	Mike Sirianni
13.	Wesley (Del.)	10-2	670	13	Lost to No. 11 Brockport (N.Y.), 49-28, in second round	Mike Drass
14.	St. John’s (Minn.)	9-2	607	7	Lost to No. 14 North Central (Ill.), 17-7, in first round	Gary Fasching
15.	Case Western Reserve (Ohio)	11-1	588	16	Lost to No. 2 Mount Union (Ohio), 45-16, in second round	Greg Debeljak
16.	Berry (Ga.)	11-1	527	18	Lost to No. 4 St. Thomas (Minn.), 29-13, in second round	Tony Kunczewski
17.	Wittenberg (Ohio)	10-1	446	9	Lost to No. 17 Frostburg St. (Md.), 35-7, in first round	Joe Fincham
18.	Illinois Wesleyan	9-2	418	12	Lost to No. 16 Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 28-0, in first round	Norm Eash
19.	Trine (Ind.)	11-1	327	22	Lost to No. 15 Wartburg (Iowa), 49-7, in second round	Troy Abbs
20.	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	9-2	313	19	Lost to No. 10 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 31-28, in first round	Jim Margraff
21.	Husson (Maine)	10-2	186	NR	Lost to No. 5 Delaware Valley (Pa.), 37-15, in second round	Gabby Price
22.	Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.)	8-2	179	23	DNQ Playoffs	Terry Horan
23.	Springfield (Mass.)	10-1	161	20	Lost to Husson (Maine), 23-21, in first round	Mike Cerasuolo
24.	Wheaton (Ill.)	8-2	143	21	DNQ Playoffs	Mike Swider
25.	Wisconsin-La Crosse	8-2	102	25	DNQ Playoffs	Mike Schmidt

Others Receiving Votes: Huntingdon (Ala.), 96; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 77; Franklin (Ind.), 44; Washington & Lee (Va.), 31; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 19; Framingham St. (Mass.), 17; Wisconsin-Platteville, 16; Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 15; Monmouth (Ill.), 10; Plymouth St. (N.H.), 9; Wabash (Ind.), 9; Trinity (Conn.), 7; George Fox (Ore.), 6; Centre (Ky.), 3; Eureka (Ill.), 2; John Carroll (Ohio), 2; Alfred (N.Y.), 1; Chapman (Calif.), 1.