New England Division III Coaches Poll

The second Grinold Chapter New England Division III Football Coaches poll of the 2026 season has been tabulated, and Endicott College continues to hold the number one spot. The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the New England Small College Athletic Conference and the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference each have three teams in the poll’s top 10. 

The Gulls received 10 of 11 first place votes to top Springfield College by 14 points in the poll. Trinity College received the other first place vote and sits in third place. Wesleyan University is fourth and Salve Regina University is fifth in this week’s rankings. The poll is rounded out by Amherst College, Framingham State, WPI, Massachusetts Maritime Academy and Bridgewater State.

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 four New England Division III playing conferences will serve as voters in this year’s poll, and rankings will be released each week through November 18th. Members of this year’s voting panel are Nat Clark (Husson), Jason Lebeau (Western New England), Mike Lichten (University of New England), Jeremy Cameron (Massachusetts Maritime), Tom Kelley (Framingham), and Joe Verria (Bridgewater), Jack Cosgrove (Colby), Jeff Devanney (Trinity), Doug Mandigo (Middlebury), Kevin Gilmartin (Salve Regina), C.C. Grant (Coast Guard) and Chris Robertson (WPI),

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GRINOLD CHAPTER NEW ENGLAND DIVISION III FOOTBALL POLL 

Week #2 – October 5, 2026

Rank School (First Place Votes), Record, Points, Previous Rank 

1 Endicott (10), 5-0, 109, 1

2 Springfield, 4-1, 95, 2

3 Trinity (1), 3-0, 72, 4 

4 Wesleyan, 3-0, 72, 5

5 Salve Regina, 4-1, 64, 3 

6 Amherst, 3-0, 49,6

7 Framingham, 3-0. 46, 7  

8 WPI, 3-1, 34, 10

9 Massachusetts Maritime, 3-0, 25, Receiving Votes

10 Bridgewater, 3-1, 40, 6 

Also Receiving Votes: Coast Guard (1), Middlebury (1), Tufts (1).