Eagles Ranked No. 8 by D3football.com

Even with Ferrum pushing Bridgewater to overtime, the Eagles moved up two spots in the D3football.com Top 25 to No. 8, jumping over idle UW-La Crosse and Occidental.

Bridgewater moved up one spot in the Football Gazette poll, from No. 8 to No. 7.

The Eagles debut at No. 10 in the AFCA's first top 25 of the season.