(Tuesday, October 7; Sioux Center, Iowa) The Dordt Defender football team is no. 15 in the most recent NAIA Top 25 Poll released earlier this week.

The Defenders moved up two spots after a 42-17 win over Midland on Saturday, October 3 in Fremont, Nebraska and Dordt is now 3-2.  The loss was Midland's first of the season.

Dordt will host Doane in the first of two home games for the Defenders on October 10. Dordt's two losses this season are to Indiana Wesleyan (no. 3) and Morningside (no. 7). Midland and Northwestern are no. 19 and 20 respectively this week.

October 3 Poll

RANK	LAST	INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD
1	T-1	College of Idaho [8]	5-0
2	T-1	Keiser (Fla.) [4]	3-1
3	3	Indiana Wesleyan	5-0
4	4	Benedictine (Kan.)	5-1
5	5	Grand View (Iowa)	5-1
6	6	Montana Tech	5-1
7	7	Morningside (Iowa)	5-1
8	8	Friends (Kan.)	6-0
9	10	St. Thomas (Fla.)	5-0
10	11	Marian (Ind.)	4-1
11	12	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	5-1
12	13	Carroll (Mont.)	4-1
13	9	Campbellsville (Ky.)	4-1
14	15	McPherson (Kan.)	6-0
15	17	Dordt (Iowa)	3-2
16	19	Louisiana Christian	5-1
17	18	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	4-0
18	20	William Penn (Iowa)	5-1
19	16	Midland (Neb.)	5-1
20	21	Northwestern (Iowa)	4-2
21	14	Southeastern (Fla.)	3-1
22	24	Georgetown (Ky.)	3-2
23	22	Dakota State (S.D.)	4-2
24	23	Baker (Kan.)	4-1
25	RV	Evangel (Mo.)	4-2

Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Florida Memorial, Kansas Wesleyan, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Southwestern (Kan.), Taylor (Ind.), Texas Wesleyan