GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.  – For the first time in school history, the Calvin football team has received an AFCA Division III Top 25 national ranking.

The Knights are ranked 23^rd in this week's American Football Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll presented by GoRout Gridiron.

Calvin has been receiving votes in the poll and sat just outside the AFCA Top 25 last week.

In addition, Calvin holds the No. 12 spot in the first Division III National Power Index rankings released on Monday. The NPI rankings use a metric algorithm based on wins and losses as well as the records of opponents played during the season. It is used for seeding purposes for the 40-team NCAA III playoffs as well as to determine the 13 teams that receive at-large bids to the NCAA III playoffs.

Under the direction of head coach Trent Figg, the Knights are off to a 5-0 start including a 2-0 mark in the MIAA .

Calvin is scheduled to host Kalamazoo on Saturday at noon at Knight Stadium. The contest will be presenteed by the DeNooyer Automotive Family and will serve as the dedication event for the new facility that opened on September 26.

Calvin currently has eight of its teams nationally ranked. Its women's soccer team is ranked 13th while its men's soccer team is ranked 14th. The Calvin women's volleyball team is ranked 14th and the Calvin women's cross country team ranked 19th. The Calvin men's swimming and diving team is ranked 13th and its women's team ranked 19th. In addition, the Calvin ACHA D1 hockey team is ranked sixth.