MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - As the 2024 season approaches, the Vikings are already making a name for themselves as they were ranked No. 25 in the D3football.com Top 25 Preseason Poll.

Going 9-1 last season, the Vikings return most starters to the lineup for their 2024 debut.

Berry received 103 points in the poll and conference rival, Trinity sits ranked No. 13 with 288 points.

This years poll is as follows:

Rank	School (No. 1 votes)	W-L	Points
1	North Central (Ill.) (14)	14-1	614
2	Cortland (11)	14-1	605
3	UW-Whitewater	11-2	528
4	Wartburg	13-1	522
5	Mount Union	11-1	496
6	UW-La Crosse	11-2	473
7	Alma	12-1	424
8	Johns Hopkins	12-1	393
9	Wheaton (Ill.)	10-2	372
10	Randolph-Macon	13-1	360
11	Grove City	11-1	353
12	Susquehanna	10-1	289
13	Trinity (Texas)	10-2	288
14	St. John's	8-2	284
15	Aurora	11-1	264
16	Hardin-Simmons	9-2	250
17	UW-River Falls	7-3	192
18	Endicott	9-2	184
19	John Carroll	8-2	132
20	Ithaca	9-3	131
21	Muhlenberg	10-1	127
22	Carnegie Mellon	10-1	125
23	Linfield	8-1	117
24	Whitworth	10-1	115
25	Berry	9-1	103

Others receiving votes: Mary Hardin-Baylor 102; Bethel 70; Union 59; UW-Platteville 39; UW-Oshkosh 36; Delaware Valley 32; DePauw 24; Coe 5; Chapman 4; Illinois College 4; Belhaven 3; Central 3; Case Western Reserve 1; Hope 1; Washington & Jefferson 1.

The D3football.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.