Northern Neck Times

Randolph-MacOn College Athletics issued the following announcement on Dec. 21

The Randolph-Macon football team placed No. 20 in the final AFCA Coaches' Poll.

The Yellow Jackets sat at No. 23 in the final D3football.com Top 25. Click here to view D3football.com Top 25

These are the highest end-of-season rankings for R-MC since finishing at No. 18 in the final D3football.com Top 25 in 2018.

Under head coach Pedro Arruza, the Yellow Jackets completed the 2021 season at 9-1 overall and 5-1 in the ODAC. R-MC tied for the top spot in the conference standings.

2021 American Football Coaches Association Division III Coaches' Poll – December 20, 2021

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Post-season	Head Coach
1	Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (47)	15-0	1175	2	D. No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 57-24, in national championship	Pete Fredenburg
2	North Central (Ill.)	13-1	1126	1	Lost to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 57-24, in national championship	Jeff Thorne
3	Wisconsin-Whitewater	13-1	1071	3	Lost to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 24-7, in semifinals	Kevin Bullis
4	Mount Union (Ohio)	13-1	1037	4	Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 26-13, in semifinals	Geoff Dartt
5	Linfield (Ore.)	11-1	960	6	Lost to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 49-24, in quarterfinals	Joseph Smith
6	Central (Iowa)	12-1	890	10	Lost to No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 51-21, in quarterfinals	Jeff McMartin
7	Muhlenberg (Pa.)	11-2	842	13	Lost to No. 4 Mount Union (Ohio), 35-29 OT, in quarterfinals	Nate Milne
8	St. John's (Minn.)	11-1	822	5	Lost to No. 6 Linfield (Ore.), 31-28, in second round	Gary Fasching
9	Wheaton (Ill.)	10-2	727	9	Lost to No. 10 Central (Iowa), 30-28, in second round	Jesse Scott
10	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	9-1	695	8	DNQ Playoffs	Jesse Burleson
11	Delaware Valley (Pa.)	11-1	675	7	Lost to No. 13 Muhlenberg (Pa.), 14-0, in second round	Duke Greco
12	Wisconsin-La Crosse	9-3	625	15	Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 34-20, in second round	Matt Janus
13	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	10-2	576	16	Lost to No. 4 Mount Union (Ohio), 45-35, in second round	Greg Chimera
14	Rensselaer (N.Y.)	11-2	568	20	Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 55-6, in quarterfinals	Ralph Isernia
15	Trinity (Tex.)	9-1	566	14	Lost to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 13-3, in first round	Jerheme Urban
16	Cortland (N.Y.)	11-1	491	12	Lost to No. 20 Rensselaer (N.Y.), 21-14, in second round	Curt Fitzpatrick
17	Salisbury (Md.)	8-2	407	11	Lost to No. 16 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 45-20, in first round	Sherman Wood
18	Bethel (Minn.)	8-3	389	17	Lost to No. 10 Central (Iowa), 61-35, in first round	Steve Johnson
19	Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)	10-2	376	19	Lost to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 42-7, in second round	Tony Joe White
20	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	9-1	206	18	DNQ Playoffs	Pedro Arruza
21	Redlands (Calif.)	8-2	176	21	Lost to No. 6 Linfield (Ore.), 44-10, in first round	Jim Good
22	Wisconsin-River Falls	9-2	160	25	D. Washington (Mo.), 48-27, in Culver's Isthmus Bowl	Matt Walker
23	Lake Forest (Ill.)	10-1	120	22	Lost to No. 5 St. John's (Minn.), 41-14, in first round	Jim Catanzaro
24	Ithaca (N.Y.)	8-2	116	24	DNQ Playoffs	Dan Swanstrom
25	Albion (Mich.)	9-2	109	23	Lost to No. 15 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 58-23, in first round	Dustin Beurer

Dropped Out: None

Others Receiving Votes: DePauw (Ind.), 102; Aurora (Ill.), 54; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 30; Merchant Marine (N.Y.), 28; Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 20; Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 15; Hobart (N.Y.), 13; Susquehanna (Pa.), 13; Union (N.Y.), 13; Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 12; Springfield (Mass.), 12; Huntingdon (Ala.), 10; Coe (Iowa), 9; Washington & Lee (Va.), 8; Williams (Mass.), 7; John Carroll (Ohio), 6; Endicott (Mass.), 5; Heidelberg (Pa.), 4; Wabash (Ind.), 4; Ohio Wesleyan, 2; Methodist (N.C.), 1; Rose-Hulman (Ind.), 1; Wartburg (Iowa), 1.

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