Captains Move Up to 21st in New National Football Poll Following Double OT Victory at Rowan

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport University moved into the 21st spot this week in the new national poll from D3football.com. The Captains are 4-0 following a double overtime victory at Rowan University Saturday, 49-41. CNU had been ranked 23rd last week.

Junior quarterback Connor Barry led the way again for the Captains by throwing for five touchdowns, matching a school record, and running for a score as CNU battled back from a 20-6 first quarter deficit. Barry completed 27 of 44 passes for 434 yards, the third-most passing yards in a game in CNU history. Senior wide receiver Colin Hart caught two scoring passes from Barry, and finished with eight receptions for 144 yards.

Paul Crowley's squad has now scored 177 points over the first four victories, averaging 44.2 points per game. The Captains have set a new program record with nine consecutive victories dating back to last season.

The Captains make their first trip to Vermont Saturday to play new NJAC member Vermont State-Castleton (2-2, 0-1). Kickoff is set for 12 noon in Castleton, Vt. Christopher Newport will be looking to start a season with five straight victories for the first time in the 25-year history of CNU football.

The complete D3football poll through games of Oct. 4, 2025:

Rank	School (No. 1 votes)	W-L	Points	Prev.
1	North Central (Ill.) (23)	4-0	623	1
2	Mount Union (2)	4-0	599	2
3	Johns Hopkins	4-0	577	3
4	UW-La Crosse	3-0	531	5
5	Salisbury	4-0	495	6
6	UW-Platteville	4-0	484	7
7	Bethel	4-0	467	12
8	Wartburg	5-0	458	8
9	Hardin-Simmons	4-0	433	10
10	UW-Whitewater	3-1	380	9
11	UW-Oshkosh	3-1	355	15
12	DePauw	5-0	354	13
13	St. John's	3-1	347	4
14	UW-River Falls	3-1	283	11
15	John Carroll	4-1	248	16
16	Trinity (Texas)	4-0	229	18
17	Carnegie Mellon	3-1	213	17
18	Central	5-0	198	19
19	Wheaton (Ill.)	2-2	137	14
20	Hope	4-1	131	20
21	Christopher Newport	4-0	130	23
22	Mary Hardin-Baylor	2-2	110	21
23	Cortland	4-1	95	22
24	Linfield	2-1	43	--
25	Muhlenberg	4-0	34	--

Dropped out: No. 24 Hampden-Sydney; No. 25 Susquehanna.

Others receiving votes: Berry 32; Randolph-Macon 29; Maryville (Tenn.) 21; Adrian 19; Lewis & Clark 15; Susquehanna 15; Baldwin Wallace 14; Wabash 9; Monmouth 4; Ithaca 4; Alma 4; Hampden-Sydney 3; Washington & Jefferson 2.

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