New England Division III Coaches Poll

The second Grinold Chapter New England Division III Football Coaches poll of the 2025 season has been released, and Salve Regina University remains atop the rankings. The Seahawks lead a group of three New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference teams in the poll. The New England Small College Athletic Conference also features three teams in the top 10 of the poll.

Salve Regina received nine of 11 first place votes to top Endicott College, which received one first-place vote, by 13 points in the poll. The University of new England sits in third place. Plymouth State University received the remaining first place vote and is fourth. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is fifth in this week’s rankings. The poll is rounded out by Springfield, Trinity, Framingham, Amherst and Wesleyan.

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), Jay Civetti (Tufts), 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 – September 30, 2025

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

1 Salve Regina (9), 4-0, 105, 1

2 Endicott (1), 3-1, 92, 2

3 University of New England, 3-0, 82, 5

4 Plymouth (1), 3-0, 79, 6

5 Coast Guard, 3-1, 54, 9

6 Springfield, 2-2, 43, 10 (tie)

7 Trinity, 2-1, 37, Receiving votes

8 Framingham, 3-1, 29, 10 (tie)

9 Amherst, 2-1, 21, Not ranked

10 Wesleyan, 2-1, 20, Receiving votes

Also Receiving Votes: Tufts (11), Middlebury (9). Williams (9), WNEU (9), Anna Maria (3)