New England Division III Coaches Poll

 The final 2024 Grinold Chapter New England Division III Football Coaches poll for the 2024 season has been released, and undefeated Springfield College takes the top spot in the poll for the eighth straight week. The Pride has advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament following a 54-27 victory over UMass Dartmouth which is ranked third in the poll.

Springfield was a unanimous selection receiving all 12 first place votes to top Endicott College by twelve points in the poll. The Gulls dropped a 17-9 game to 2nd ranked Cortland State in the Division III Tournament. UMass Dartmouth sits in third place. Wesleyan follows and Western Connecticut is fifth in the rankings. The poll is rounded out by Trinity, Tufts, Middlebury, Husson, and Salve Regina.

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 FINAL 2024 POLL

December 4, 2024

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

1 Springfield (12), 11-0, 120, 1

2 Endicott, 10-2, 108, 2

3 UMass Dartmouth, 10-1, 92, 3

4 Wesleyan, 8-1, 81, 4 

5 Western Connecticut, 9-2, 68, 6 

6 Trinity, 7-2, 67, 5

7 Tufts, 7-2, 46, 7

8 Middlebury, 6-3, 29, 8 

9 Husson, 6-5, 20, 9 

10 Salve Regina, 6-4, 19, 10 

Also Receiving Votes: Western New England (8), WPI (1), Williams (1)