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2009 AFCA Preseason Poll
2009 AFCA Preseason Coaches Poll
Grand Valley State (Mich.), fresh off of a quarterfinal
appearance in the 2008 NCAA Division II playoffs, opens up 2009 as
the preseason favorite to win the national championship. This is
the sixth time since the AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll started in
2000 that the Lakers have begun the season ranked No. 1. Grand
Valley State (Mich.) received 12 first place votes, while 2008
national runner-up Northwest Missouri State received four and comes
in ranked No. 2. Defending national champion and No. 3
Minnesota-Duluth received eight first place votes while No. 5
Abilene Christian (Texas) received the final first place vote.
2009 American Football Coaches Association Preseason
Division II Coaches' Poll
August 17, 2009
|
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
|
1. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (12) |
|
2. |
Northwest Missouri St. (4) |
|
3. |
Minnesota-Duluth (8) |
|
4. |
Delta St. (Miss.) |
|
5. |
Abilene Christian (Texas) (1) |
|
6. |
North Alabama |
|
7. |
Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
|
8. |
California (Pa.) |
|
9. |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
|
10. |
Chadron St. (Neb.) |
|
11. |
West Texas A&M |
|
12. |
Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
|
13. |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
|
14. |
Central Washington |
|
15. |
Ashland (Ohio) |
|
16. |
Central Oklahoma |
|
17. |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
|
18. |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
|
19. |
Albany St. (Ga.) |
|
20. |
West Chester (Pa.) |
|
21. |
Edinboro (Pa.) |
|
22. |
Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
|
23. |
Tusculum (Tenn.) |
|
24. |
Fayetteville St. (N.C.) |
|
25. |
Central Missouri |
Others Receiving Votes: Catawba (N.C.), 70; Southern Connecticut St., 49; Michigan Tech, 42; Wayne St. (Neb.), 41; Texas A&M-Commerce, 38; Tarleton St. (Texas), 37; Indiana (Pa.), 35; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 33; Augustana (S.D.), 30; Colorado School of Mines, 30; Nebraska-Omaha, 28; Washburn (Kan.), 22; Wayne St. (Mich.), 21; Nebraska-Kearney, 20; Missouri S&T, 19; Arkansas-Monticello, 17; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 15; Southeastern Oklahoma St., 12; Wingate (N.C.), 11; North Carolina-Pembroke, 10; Missouri Western St., 6; Seton Hill (Pa.), 6; Charleston (W.Va.), 5; American International (Mass.), 4; Arkansas Tech, 4; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 4; Midwestern St. (Texas), 3; Western Oregon, 1.
