The Calvin University football team has moved up to No.  20 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Top 25 poll presented by GoRout Gridiron.

In addition, Calvin has cracked the D3football.com Top 25 poll for the first time in program history, moving into the No. 25 spot released yesterday afternoon.

The Knights were ranked 22^nd in the AFCA GoRout Gridiron Poll last week.

In addition, Calvin holds the No. 12 spot in the latest Division III National Power Index rankings released on Sunday. 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 an 8-0 start including a 5-0 mark in the MIAA  following a 51-20 win over Albion College on October 31.

Calvin will host rival Hope on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Knight Stadium in a matchup of nationally-ranked and undefeated teams. Hope is ranked No. 9 in the D3football.com Top 25 poll and No. 8 in the AFCA GoRout Gridiron Poll. The Flying Dutch are also ranked 11^th in the NPI ratings and like Calvin, own an overall record of 8-0 and a conference mark of 5-0.

Calvin currently has nine of its teams nationally ranked. Its women's soccer team is ranked 9th while its men's soccer team is ranked 14th. The Calvin women's volleyball team is ranked 11^th. The Calvin women's cross country team ranked 16^th and the Calvin men's cross country team 29th. The Calvin men's swimming and diving team is ranked 8th and its women's team ranked 19th. In addition, the Calvin ACHA D1 hockey team is ranked 9th.