Through games of Oct. 7:

Dropped out: No. 13 Wheaton; No. 21 Heidelberg; No. 22 Whitworth; No. 23 UW-Stout.

Others receiving votes: Heidelberg 35; UW-La Crosse 32; Wheaton (Ill.) 21; DePauw 21; Redlands 19; Salisbury 12; Framingham State 10; UW-Whitewater 9; UW-Stout 9, Millikin 9; Albright 9; John Carroll 8; Carthage 7; Trine 5; Carnegie Mellon 5; Westminster (Pa.) 3; Trinity (Conn.) 2; Whitworth 1.

The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.