Top Eight Unchanged in Division II Coaches' Poll
The Top 8 teams in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll all won this past Saturday and kept their rankings from the previous week, but losses by then- No. 9 Texas A&M-Kingsville and then-No. 10 Bloomsburg (Pa.) caused a reshuffling of teams in the bottom of the poll. North Alabama kept its No. 1 ranking by gathering all 25 first-place votes after a 27-13 win over Arkansas-Monticello, and capturing the Gulf South Conference title outright. Central Washington, Northwest Missouri State, Minnesota State-Mankato and Grand Valley State (Mich.) round out the Top 5.
Only one new team enters this week’s poll with Shippensburg (Pa.) making an appearance at No. 23. This is the first time the Red Raiders have been ranked in the AFCA Coaches’ Poll since the final poll of 2004. They will host No. 18 California (Pa.) in the PSAC Championship game in one of three Top 25 match-ups during the final week of the regular season. The other Top 25 match-ups include No. 3 Northwest Missouri State hosting No. 16 Central Missouri while No. 9 Midwestern State (Texas) plays host to No. 12 Abilene Christian (Texas).
2009
American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’
Poll
November
2, 2009
|
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week |
Next Game |
|
1. |
North Alabama (25) |
10-0 |
625 |
1 |
D. Arkansas-Monticello, 27-13 |
Nov. 7 vs. West Alabama |
|
2. |
Central Washington |
10-0 |
596 |
2 |
D. Dixie St. (Utah), 23-9 |
Nov. 7 at Western Oregon |
|
3. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
9-1 |
569 |
3 |
D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 66-40 |
Nov. 7 vs. No. 16 Central Missouri |
|
4. |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
10-0 |
546 |
4 |
D. Upper Iowa, 48-17 |
Nov. 7 at St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
|
5. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
9-1 |
526 |
5 |
D. Northern Michigan, 31-19 |
Nov. 7 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.) |
|
6. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
9-1 |
511 |
6 |
D. Minnesota-Crookston, 44-0 |
Nov. 7 at Winona St. (Minn.) |
|
7. |
Tarleton St. (Texas) |
9-1 |
475 |
7 |
D. Angelo St. (Texas), 21-14 |
Nov. 7 vs. West Texas A&M |
|
8. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
9-1 |
449 |
8 |
D. Colorado School of Mines, 24-12 |
Nov. 7 at Mesa St. (Colo.) |
|
9. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
8-2 |
364 |
13 |
D. Eastern New Mexico, 50-17 |
Nov. 7 vs. No. 12 Abilene Christian (Texas) |
|
10. |
North Carolina-Pembroke |
8-1 |
348 |
11 |
D. Frostburg St. (Md.), 52-7 |
Nov. 7 at North Greenville (S.C.) |
|
11. |
West Liberty (W.Va.) |
9-1 |
342 |
12 |
D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 48-21 |
Nov. 7 vs. Concord (W.Va.) |
|
12. |
Abilene Christian (Texas) |
8-2 |
335 |
15 |
D. No. 9 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 47-35 |
Nov. 7 at No. 9 Midwestern St. (Texas) |
|
13. |
Albany St. (Ga.) |
8-1 |
329 |
14 |
D. Morehouse (Ga.), 30-12 |
Nov. 7 at Fort Valley St. (Ga.) |
|
14. |
Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
8-2 |
280 |
18 |
D. Wingate (N.C.), 45-7 |
Nov. 7 vs. Tusculum (Tenn.) |
|
15. |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
7-2 |
253 |
16 |
D. Lane (Tenn.), 40-6 |
Nov. 7 vs. Stillman (Ala.) |
|
16. |
Central Missouri |
8-2 |
240 |
19 |
D. Missouri Southern St., 27-17 |
Nov. 7 at No. 3 Northwest Missouri St. |
|
17. |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
8-2 |
226 |
9 |
Lost to No. 15 Abilene Christian (Texas), 47-35 |
Nov. 7 vs. Angelo St. (Texas) |
|
18. |
California (Pa.) |
8-2 |
201 |
20 |
D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 28-7 |
Nov. 7 at No. 23 Shippensburg (Pa.) |
|
19. |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
8-2 |
190 |
10 |
Lost to West Chester (Pa.), 30-14 |
Nov. 7 vs. Gannon (Pa.) |
|
20. |
Hillsdale (Mich.) |
8-2 |
171 |
22 |
D. Ferris St. (Mich.), 59-14 |
Nov. 7 vs. Tiffin (Ohio) |
|
21. |
Missouri Western St. |
8-2 |
154 |
23 |
D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 29-6 |
Nov. 7 vs. Nebraska-Omaha |
|
22. |
Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
8-2 |
125 |
24 |
D. Findlay (Ohio), 24-16 |
Nov. 7 vs. Ferris St. (Mich.) |
|
23. |
Shippensburg (Pa.) |
8-2 |
76 |
NR |
D. Cheyney (Pa.), 31-10 |
Nov. 7 vs. No. 18 California (Pa.) |
|
24. |
Bentley (Mass.) |
8-1 |
73 |
25 |
Idle |
Nov. 7 at Stonehill (Mass.) |
|
25. |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
8-2 |
35 |
17 |
Lost to Glenville St. (W.Va.), 14-12 |
Nov. 7 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan |
Others
Receiving Votes: Washburn
(Kan.), 27; Arkansas Tech, 21; Shaw (N.C.), 14; West Texas A&M,
13; Findlay (Ohio), 10; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 1.
