University of Wisconsin-Whitewater secured at least a share of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) football title with a 24-21 victory over UW-Platteville at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium on Nov. 7.
It is the 40th conference championship in program history for UW-Whitewater (9-0 overall, 6-0 WIAC), who also secured the WIAC’s automatic NCAA bid. The Warhawks can claim the title outright with a win over UW-Eau Claire (6-3, 3-3) on Nov. 14, while UW-Platteville (8-1, 5-1) can earn a piece of the title with a win over UW-La Crosse (4-5, 3-3) coupled with a loss by UW-Whitewater.
Editor’s note: The above announcement was made on the WIAC website.
D3football.com, which ranked UW-W #12 at the start of the season, has now lifted UW-W to #2 in the nation.
| Rank | School (No. 1 votes) | W-L | Points | +/- | Prev. |
| 1 | Wheaton (Ill.) (18) | 9-0 | 615 | +2 | 1 |
| 2 | UW-Whitewater (7) | 9-0 | 595 | +40 | 4 |
| 3 | St. John’s | 9-0 | 563 | +7 | 3 |
| 4 | North Central (Ill.) | 8-1 | 553 | +4 | 5 |
| 5 | UW-Platteville | 8-1 | 532 | -65 | 2 |
| 6 | Hardin-Simmons | 8-0 | 496 | +2 | 6 |
| 7 | Endicott | 9-0 | 456 | +2 | 7 |
| 8 | Washington U. | 9-0 | 441 | +5 | 8 |
| 9 | Cortland | 9-0 | 420 | +49 | 10 |
| 10 | Christopher Newport |
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. The D3football.com Top 25 started in the 2003 season.
