May 5, 2010

NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll - May 5, 2010

North Georgia Keeps Hold on Top Spot in Latest NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll
May 5, 2010

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Three weeks removed from their Peach Belt Conference championship win, the North Georgia Saints (45-0) once again received all 16 first-place votes to be named the No. 1 team in the nation, according to the latest NFCA Division II Top 25 poll released on Wednesday.

This week’s top five looks almost identical the same as last week’s, with all five teams staying put, but the final two tying for the fourth spot. Fresh off their Gulf South championship, Valdosta State (42-6) came in at second, followed by Midwestern State (48-6) at third.  Metro State (40-3) overcame last week’s 26-point deficit to tie Hawaii Pacific (41-6) for fourth.

No. 20 Quincy (35-13) and No. 25 Francis Marion (34-14) each fell out of the rankings this week after just one week each in the poll.  Joining the fray this week was No. 21 Indianapolis (34-13), who makes its first Top 25 appearance this season since being ranked fifth in the preseason poll.  Also new to the poll this week was Ashland (33-11), marking the first time this season the Eagles have been ranked.

The NFCA Division II Top 25 Poll is voted on by 16 NCAA Division II head coaches, two representing each of the eight NCAA regions. Records as of May 2 are shown, first-place votes are in parentheses.

The next NFCA Division II Top 25 poll will be released Wednesday, May 12.


RANK

TEAM

Record

TOTALS

Last Poll

1

North Georgia

45-0

400

1

2

Valdosta St.

42-6

374

2

3

Midwestern St.

48-6

356

3

4

Hawaii Pacific

41-6

335

4

4

Metro St.

40-3

335

5

6

Bloomsburg

44-5

311

6

7

Wayne St. (MI)

47-10

295

8

8

Lenoir-Rhyne

50-7

273

7

9

Rollins

44-4

271

10

10

New Haven

38-4

238

11

11

West Texas A&M

42-14

223

15

12

Augustana (SD)

41-10

210

12

13

Grand Canyon

42-11

194

14

14

Alabama-Huntsville

39-10

170

13

15

California (PA)

34-12

146

16

16

Nebraska-Omaha

45-9

136

23

17

Emporia State

42-11

119

9

18

C.W. Post

40-12

117

17

19

Sonoma St.

42-16

106

19

20

Kutztown

41-16

100

21

21

Indianapolis

34-13

99

RV

22

Arkansas-Monticello

50-10

92

18

23

Carson-Newman

36-10

65

22

24

Minnesota St. Mankato

33-11

64

24

25

Ashland

33-11

39

RV 

Dropped Out: No. 20 Quincy, No. 25 Francis Marion

Others Receiving Votes: Francis Marion 22, Augusta St. 22, Indiana (PA) 16, West Florida 13, Angelo St. 12, Wayne St. (NE) 12, West Virginia Wesleyan 10, Dowling 9, Cal St. Monterey Bay 7, Quincy 7, Winona St. 2