New England Division III Coaches Poll

The first Grinold Chapter New England Division III Football Coaches poll of the 2024 season has been released, and Endicott College leads a group of three Conference of New England teams in the poll. The New England Small College Athletic Conference also features three teams in the poll.

The Gulls received 10 of 11 first place votes to top Springfield College, which received the only other first-place vote, by 12 points in the poll. UMass Dartmouth sits in third place. Trinity is fourth and Western Connecticut is fifth in this week’s rankings. The poll is rounded out by Western New England, Williams and WPI tied for Seventh, and Husson and Tufts tied for eighth. 

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 Monday afternoon 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 Loth (Western Connecticut), 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 #1 – September 30, 2024

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

1 Endicott (10), 4-0, 109, --

2 Springfield (1), 4-0, 97, -- 

3 UMass Dartmouth, 4-0, 83, --

4 Trinity, 3-0, 81 -- 

5 Western Connecticut, 3-1, 56, --

6 Western New England, 2-2, 31, --

7 (Tie) Williams 2-2, 24, --

   WPI, 3-1, 24, -- 

8 (Tie) Husson, 3-1, 22, --

   Tufts, 2-1, 22, --

Also Receiving Votes: Nichols (21), Wesleyan (14), Salve Regina (7), Anna Maria (4), Middlebury (4), Amherst (3), Massachusetts Maritime (2), 

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