After posting a 45-14 victory at Ripon College on Saturday, the Lake Forest College football team climbed into the top 25 in Monday's American Football Coaches Association Poll. The Foresters were also ranked 23rd in the first NCAA Power Index of the season.

Saturday's victory was Lake Forest's sixth in as many game this year and program record-tying 13th in a row dating back to 2025.

The Foresters currently lead the nation with 63.3 points and 543.8 total yards per game. They also rank 21st in scoring defense at 12.3 points per contest and among the leaders in numerous other categories.

Leading the way on offense are quarterback Ethan Springer and wider receiver Dom Esposito. Springer's 26 touchdown passes are tied for the highest total in the country while his 1,805 passing yards ranks second. Esposito leads all of NCAA Division III with 837 receiving yards and a dozen touchdown catches.

On the other side of the ball defensive lineman Ben Jones is among 34 players in the country with at least one sack per game and ranks tied-for-19th in tackles for loss per contest with 1.75.

Hudson Schambach connected on a 49-yard field goal on Saturday and his 64 points this season are at least 10 more than any other kicker in the nation.

The Foresters will look to continue their winning streak and their climb up the rankings against Luther College this Saturday at 1:00 p.m.