Football receives votes in sixth weekly D3football.com poll
By Tim Glon
ADA – The Ohio Northern football team received votes in the sixth weekly D3football.com poll.
The Polar Bears (3-2 overall, 2-2 Ohio Athletic Conference) received two points in the voting after receiving 24 points in last week's poll.
Mount Union is ranked first with 619 points and 19 of the 25 first place votes, Linfield (Ore.) is second with 595 points and the six remaining first place votes and Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) is third with 571 points.
The Polar Bears have now been mentioned in the D3football.com poll in 14 of the last 17 years.
ONU will return to action next on Saturday when Capital comes to Dial-Roberson Stadium for a 1:30 pm contest.
D3football.com Poll - Week 6
Oct. 11, 2015
| Total | 2015 | Previous | ||
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points | Record | Week |
| 1. | Mount Union (19) | 619 | 5-0 | 2 |
| 2. | Linfield (Ore.) (6) | 595 | 4-0 | 3 |
| 3. | Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) | 571 | 5-0 | 4 |
| 4. | Wesley (Conn.) | 539 | 5-0 | 5 |
| 5. | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 480 | 4-1 | 15 |
| 6. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 473 | 4-1 | 1 |
| 7. | Wheaton (Ill.) |
460 | 5-0 | 7 |
| 8. | Wartburg (Iowa) | 459 | 5-0 | 6 |
| 9. | Saint Thomas (Minn.) | 440 | 5-0 | 9 |
| 10. | Wabash (Ind.) | 437 | 5-0 | 8 |
| 11. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 372 | 5-0 | 10 |
| 12. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 368 | 6-0 | 11 |
| 13. | Wisconsin-Platteville | 307 | 4-1 | 12 |
| 14. | Saint John's (Minn.) | 289 | 4-1 | 13 |
| 15. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) | 281 | 5-0 | 16 |
| 16. | Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) | 212 | 4-1 | 19 |
| 17. | North Central (Ill.) | 210 | 3-2 | 17 |
| 18. | John Carroll | 139 | 4-1 | 21 |
| 19. | Concordia (Minn.) | 132 | 5-1 | 23 |
| 20. | Illinois Wesleyan | 124 | 5-0 | 25 |
| 21. | Albright (Pa.) | 87 | 5-0 | NR |
| 22. | Rowan (N.J.) | 68 | 4-1 | 14 |
| 23. | Salisbury (Md.) | 63 | 3-1 | NR |
| 24. |
Ithaca (N.Y.) | 51 | 4-1 | NR |
| 25. |
Texas Lutheran | 50 | 5-1 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus 48; DePauw 43; Washington and Lee 42; Whitworth 32; Cortland State 25; Franklin 21; Bethel 14; Albion 11; Rose-Hulman 10; Framingham State 7; St. Lawrence 6; Chicago 5; Western New England 5; Wittenberg 5; Delaware Valley 4; Hobart 4; Maryville 4; Utica 4; Amherst 3; Ohio Northern 2; Berry 1; Centre 1; Gettysburg 1; Hendrix 1.