PELLA—Central College and Bethel University (Minn.) retain lofty rankings in a pair of Division III football polls.
           
The two will square off in one of the higher profile first-round NCAA playoff games Saturday in Pella. Central (10-0) remains at No. 10 in the AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll while moving up to No. 8 in the D3football.com Top 25 after overwhelming Buena Vista University 65-6 at Storm Lake last Saturday. Meanwhile, Bethel (8-2), which fell 29-28 on the last play of the game against No. 5 Saint John's University (Minn.), slipped to No. 17 in the AFCA poll and to No. 14 according to D3football.com.
           
Central has one of the highest-ranked first-round foes of any top-10 squad. The No. 2 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) has to take on No. 14/16 Trinity University in another top match-up.
           
Saturday's contest starts at noon at Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium. All tickets are general admission and are $10 for adults or $5 for students and seniors. Children age 2 and under are admitted free. Advance tickets are available Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. in the athletics office in P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium. Tickets will also be available at the gate starting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
 

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (39)	10-0	1158	1	D. North Park (Ill.), 84-6	Nov. 20 vs. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)
2	Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (6)	10-0	1117	2	D. McMurry (Tex.), 77-3	Nov. 20 vs. No. 14 Trinity (Tex.)
3	Wisconsin-Whitewater (1)	10-0	1080	3	D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 56-10	Nov. 20 vs. Greenville (Ill.)
4	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	10-0	1047	4	D. Marietta (Ohio), 37-7	Nov. 20 vs. Washington & Lee (Va.)
5	St. John's (Minn.)	10-0	974	5	D. No. 12 Bethel (Minn.), 29-28	Nov. 20 vs. No. 22 Lake Forest (Ill.)
6	Linfield (Ore.)	9-0	928	6	D. Lewis & Clark (Ore.), 51-17	Nov. 20 vs. No. 21 Redlands (Calif.)
7	Delaware Valley (Pa.)	10-0	847	7	D. Widener (Pa.), 27-0	Nov. 20 vs. Anna Maria (Mass.)
8	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	9-1	841	8	D. Texas Lutheran, 65-0	Season complete
9	Wheaton (Ill.)	9-1	796	9	D. Millikin (Ill.), 49-7	Nov. 20 vs. Aurora (Ill.)
10	Central	10-0	792	10	D. Buena Vista (Iowa), 65-6	Nov. 20 vs. No. 17 Bethel (Minn.)
11	Salisbury (Md.)	8-1	671	11	D. William Paterson (N.J.), 38-7	Nov. 20 vs. No. 16 Johns Hopkins (Md.)
12	Cortland (N.Y.)	10-0	640	13	D. No. 18 Ithaca (N.Y.), 28-27	Nov. 20 vs. Springfield (Mass.)
13	Muhlenberg (Pa.)	9-1	579	14	D. Moravian (Pa.), 55-0	Nov. 20 vs. Framingham St. (Mass.)
14	Trinity (Tex.)	9-0	544	15	D. Rhodes (Tenn.), 55-21	Nov. 20 at No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)
15	Wisconsin-La Crosse	8-2	520	16	D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 44-20	Nov. 20 at No. 23 Albion (Mich.)
16	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	9-1	436	17	D. McDaniel (Md.), 48-7	Nov. 20 at No. 11 Salisbury (Md.)
17	Bethel (Minn.)	8-2	404	12	Lost to No. 5 St. John's (Minn.), 29-28	Nov. 20 at No. 10 Central (Iowa)
18	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	9-1	343	19	D. Hampden-Sydney (Va.), 37-14	Season Complete
19	Birmingham-Southern (Ala.)	9-1	330	23	D. Millsaps (Miss.), 49-7	Nov. 20 vs. Huntingdon (Ala.)
20	Rensselaer (N.Y.)	9-1	305	24	D. No. 22 Union (N.Y.), 19-17	Nov. 20 at Endicott (Mass.)
21	Redlands (Calif.)	8-1	225	25	D. California Lutheran, 56-28	Nov. 20 at No. 6 Linfield (Ore.)
22	Lake Forest (Ill.)	10-0	145	NR	D. Chicago (Ill.), 28-6	Nov. 20 at No. 5 St. John's (Minn.)
23	Albion (Mich.)	9-1	134	NR	D. Alma (Mich.), 34-7	Nov. 20 vs. No. 15 Wisconsin-La Crosse
24	Ithaca (N.Y.)	8-2	127	18	Lost to No. 13 Cortland (N.Y.), 28-27	Season complete
25	Wisconsin-River Falls	8-2	109	NR	D. No. 20 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 28-21	Nov. 20 vs. Washington (Mo.)