Posted: Aug 12, 2013
The Midwest Conference released its 2013 Football Coaches Poll on Monday and Lake Forest College, which claimed a share of last season's conference title, was fifth on the list. Nine of 11 starters on defense return for the Foresters, including leading tackler and First Team All-MWC linebacker Jordan Cruz (#44).
Voting is done by the MWC head football coaches. Each coach votes for the ten other schools in the conference in order of predicted finish. Points are assigned in reverse order of voting (ten points for first, nine for second, etc.). Coaches may not vote for their own teams.
| Place | Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
| 1 | St. Norbert (4) | 92 |
| 2 | Illinois Col. (4) | 89 |
| 3 | Carroll (3) | 83 |
| 4 | Monmouth | 71 |
| 5 | Lake Forest | 70 |
| 6 | Ripon | 54 |
| 7 | Cornell | 52 |
| 8 | Grinnell | 32 |
| 9 | Knox | 25 |
| 10 | Lawrence | 23 |
| 11 | Beloit | 14 |
