BELTON (November 2, 2009)--The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team climbed three spots and re-entered the nation’s top 10 in the American Football Coaches Association’s Top 25 Poll this week.

The Cru moved up to #9 in the nation with 652 total points after beating East Texas Baptist University 52-10 last Saturday in Belton.

Defending national champion Mount Union picked up 39 first-place votes and holds down the top spot with 999 total points.

Wisconsin-Whitewater took the other first-place vote and 961 total points and the Warhawks are #2 in the country.

UMHB is the only American Southwest Conference program ranked in this week’s AFCA Top 25, as Mississippi College fell out of the top 25 in the wake of Saturday’s 38-24 loss to Howard Payne.

“It is always nice to receive recognition for all of the hard work that our players and coaches put in,” Cru head coach Pete Fredenburg said.

“But we can’t afford to pay any attention to polls or rankings right now. We have to get ready to go on the road and play a very good Howard Payne University football team.”

The Cru moved up one spot to #7 in the country in this week’s D3football.com Top 25 Poll. UMHB totaled 459 points in that poll this week.

The Cru is 7-1 overall and 5-1 in American Southwest Conference play. UMHB will travel to Brownwood to take on Howard Payne University in a 2:00 PM kickoff this Saturday. The Yellow Jackets are 4-4 overall and 2-4 in the ASC on the season after posting a 38-24 upset victory over Mississippi College last weekend.