2011 AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Week 6

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 10, 2011

AFCA CONTACT:         Vince Thompson, Director of Media Relations 

FIVE NEW TEAMS ENTER AFCA DIVISION II COACHES' POLL

WACO, TEX.– The Top 10 remained relatively unchanged, but losses to five Top 25 teams this past weekend caused a shakeup in the bottom half of the AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll. North Alabama still sits at No. 1, receiving 28 of a possible 29 first place votes, after the Lions handed Arkansas Tech a 44-10 loss. Delta State (Miss.) and Bloomsburg (Pa.) flip-flop positions this week with the Statesmen moving to No. 2 after a 34-20 win over Arkansas-Monticello. Bloomsburg (Pa.) is No. 3 this week after moving its record to 6-0 following a 45-10 victory over Cheyney (Pa.). No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney and No. 5 Washburn (Kan.) round out the Top 5. 

Losses to Albany St. (Ga.), Shepherd (W.Va.), Central Missouri, Hillsdale (Mich.) and Edinboro (Pa.), made room for five new teams to enter the Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll. West Virginia Wesleyan is 6-0 on the season and comes in at No. 21 after a 45-44 overtime victory over then-No. 14 Shepherd (W.Va.). No. 22 West Alabama enters the poll for the first time this season after a 38-10 win over Southern Arkansas, while Bemidji State (Minn.) re-enters the poll at No. 23 after a two-week layoff. Wayne State (Neb.) enters at No. 24 for the first time this season while No. 25 Mars Hill (N.C.) enters the AFCA Top 25 for the first time since September 25, 2007.

2011 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 10, 2011

Rank    School (1st votes)   

1.                     North Alabama (28)                 

2.                     Delta St. (Miss.) (1)           

3.                     Bloomsburg (Pa.)                   

4.                     Nebraska-Kearney                  

5.                     Washburn (Kan.)                        

6.                     Wayne St. (Mich.)              

7.                     Pittsburg St. (Kan.)                 

8.                     Northwest Missouri St.        

9.                     Minnesota-Duluth                

10.                   Abilene Christian (Texas)       

11.                   Colorado St.-Pueblo             

12.                   Valdosta St. (Ga.)                 

13.                   Winston-Salem St. (N.C.)   

14.                   California (Pa.)                                

15.                   Midwestern St. (Texas)          

16.                   St. Cloud State (Minn.)          

17.                   West Texas A&M                   

18.                   New Haven (Conn.)               

19.                   Humboldt St. (Calif.)            

20.                   Kutztown (Pa.)                 

21.                   West Virginia Wesleyan    

22.                   West Alabama                                  

23.                   Bemidji St. (Minn.)               

24.                   Wayne St. (Neb.)                                

25.                   Mars Hill (N.C.)                          

Others Receiving Votes: Albany St. (Ga.), 48; Central Missouri, 33; Morehouse (Ga.), 24; Shepherd (W.Va.), 16; Ashland (Ohio), 15; Colorado School of Mines, 15; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 10; Merrimack (Mass.), 9; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 7; Missouri Western St., 3; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 3; Hillsdale (Mich.), 1.

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