WACO, Texas -- Amid the team's best start to a season in three decades, Allegheny College football was among several teams receiving votes in this week's American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches' Poll.

Although not ranked in the top 25, Allegheny received five votes in the most recent coaches' poll.

At 5-0, the Gators are off to their best start since 1996. That year, they won 10 consecutive games en route to a North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) title and an NCAA tournament bid.

Last time out, Allegheny earned its biggest victory of the season, a 41-10 rout of Thiel College on October 3. The Gators also own Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) wins over Saint Vincent College (27-23) and Waynesburg University (38-20). With a 3-0 conference record, Allegheny is tied atop the standings alongside Washington and Jefferson College and Grove City College.

Allegheny and W&J, which earned 12 votes in the AFCA poll, will meet this Saturday, October 17, at Frank B. Fuhrer '48 Field. The Gators and Presidents will clash at 1 p.m.

Here's a look at the complete Week 6 poll from the AFCA:
 

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 6	Next Game
1	Wheaton (50)	6-0	1320	2	D. No. 1 North Central, 13-10	Oct. 17 vs. Carroll (Wis.)
2	St. John's (Minn.) (1)	5-0	1232	3	D. Macalester, 62-6	Oct. 17 vs. Concordia-Moorhead
3	UW-Platteville	5-0	1180	4	D. UW-Eau Claire, 38-0	Oct. 17 vs. No. 8 UW-River Falls
4	North Central	4-1	1164	1	Lost to No. 2 Wheaton, 13-10	Oct. 17 at Elmhurst
5	UW-Whitewater (2)	5-0	1160	5	D. No. 20 UW-La Crosse, 24-18	Oct. 17 at UW-Stout
6	Trinity (Tex.)	5-0	1046	6	D. Southwestern (Tex.), 35-7	Oct. 17 vs. Maryville
7	Hardin-Simmons	4-0	987	7t	D. McMurry, 48-17	Oct. 17 vs. East Texas Baptist
8	UW-River Falls	4-1	943	7t	D. UW-Oshkosh, 34-31 OT	Oct. 17 at No. 3 UW-Platteville
9	WashU	5-0	854	11	Idle	Oct. 17 at Kenyon
10	Christopher Newport	5-0	848	10	D. Kean, 31-20	Oct. 17 at Montclair St.
11	Hope	5-0	785	12	Idle	Oct. 17 vs. Adrian
12	Endicott	5-0	741	13	Idle	Oct. 17 at Western New England
13	Cortland	5-0	696	14	Idle	Oct. 17 at Alfred
14	John Carroll	4-1	550	15	Idle	Oct. 17 vs. Wabash
15	Wartburg	3-2	456	16	D. Buena Vista, 72-14	Oct. 17 at Loras
16	Mary Hardin-Baylor	4-1	442	18	D. Howard Payne, 33-10	Oct. 17 at Texas Wesleyan
17	Bethel (Minn.)	3-2	415	17	D. Augsburg, 63-0	Oct. 17 at St. Olaf
18	Berry	4-1	387	19	D. Rhodes, 50-7	Oct. 17 vs. Southwestern (Tex.)
19	Salisbury	4-1	318	9	Lost to Rowan, 26-21	Oct. 17 at Castleton
20	Baldwin Wallace	5-0	317	24	D. Ohio Northern, 38-10	Oct. 17 at Marietta
21	Susquehanna	4-1	310	22	D. Catholic, 45-21	Oct. 17 vs. Moravian
22	DePauw	4-1	219	23	Idle	Oct. 17 vs. Denison
23	Calvin	5-0	117	NR	Idle	Oct. 17 vs. Kalamazoo
24	Lake Forest	6-0	74	NR	D. Ripon, 45-14	Oct. 17 vs. Luther
25	Rowan	4-1	64	NR	D. No. 9 Salisbury, 26-21	Oct. 17 vs. Kean

Dropped Out: UW-La Crosse (20), Franklin & Marshall (21), Randolph-Macon (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Utica, 60; UW-La Crosse, 60; Ursinus, 58; Springfield, 55; Dickinson, 52; Chapman, 36; Mount Union, 36; Heidelberg, 35; Concordia-Moorhead, 30; Illinois Wesleyan, 28; Trinity (Conn.), 17; Linfield, 16; Hampden-Sydney, 15; Wabash, 15; Franklin & Marshall, 14; Concordia (Wis.), 12; U.S. Merchant Marine, 12; Washington & Jefferson, 12; Brevard, 8; Benedictine (Ill.), 6; Allegheny, 5; Brockport, 4; Massachusetts Maritime, 4; Wesleyan, 3; Denison, 2; LaGrange, 2; Hanover, 1; Howard Payne, 1; UW-Oshkosh, 1.