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Release courtesy of Vince Thompson, Director of Media Relations, AFCA
WACO, Texas -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) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | North Alabama (28) | 6-0 | 724 | 1 | D. Arkansas Tech, 44-10 | Oct. 13 vs. No. 2 Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 2. | Delta St. (Miss.) (1) | 6-1 | 648 | 3 | D. Arkansas-Monticello, 34-20 | Oct. 13 at No. 1 North Alabama |
| 3. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 6-0 | 646 | 2 | D. Cheyney (Pa.), 45-10 | Oct. 15 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 4. | Nebraska-Kearney | 6-0 | 630 | 4 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 20-13 | Oct. 15 vs. No. 11 Colorado St.-Pueblo |
| 5. | Washburn (Kan.) | 6-0 | 609 | 5 | D. Truman St. (Mo.), 42-14 | Oct. 15 vs. Central Oklahoma |
| 6. | Wayne St. (Mich.) | 6-0 | 559 | 6 | D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 45-24 | Oct. 15 at Ashland (Ohio) |
| 7. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 6-0 | 544 | 8 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 38-17 | Oct. 15 vs. Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 8. | Northwest Missouri St. | 5-1 | 538 | 7 | D. No. 19 Central Missouri, 38-20 | Oct. 15 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 9. | Minnesota-Duluth | 5-1 | 496 | 9 | D. Winona St. (Minn.), 24-6 | Oct. 15 at Mary (N.D.) |
| 10. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 4-1 | 463 | 10 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 36-7 | Oct. 15 vs. No. 17 West Texas A&M |
| 11. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 6-0 | 424 | 11 | D. Colorado School of Mines, 23-6 | Oct. 15 at No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney |
| 12. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 5-1 | 400 | 13 | D. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 40-13 | Oct. 15 vs. No. 22 West Alabama |
| 13. | Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) | 6-0 | 341 | 16 | D. St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 35-28 | Oct. 15 at Livingstone (N.C.) |
| 14. | California (Pa.) | 5-1 | 339 | 15 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 33-6 | Oct. 15 at Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 15. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 5-0 | 303 | 18 | D. Tarleton St. (Texas), 44-13 | Oct. 15 at Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 16. | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 5-1 | 302 | 17 | D. Minnesota St.-Mankato, 31-13 | Oct. 15 at Southwest Minnesota St. |
| 17. | West Texas A&M | 4-1 | 268 | 20 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 19-7 | Oct. 15 at No. 10 Abilene Christian (Texas) |
| 18. | New Haven (Conn.) | 5-1 | 215 | 21 | D. Southern Connecticut St., 59-38 | Oct. 15 vs. American International (Mass.) |
| 19. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 5-0 | 207 | 24 | D. California-Davis, 23-17 | Oct. 15 at Central Washington |
| 20. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 5-1 | 184 | 23 | D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 49-32 | Oct. 15 at Millersville (Pa.) |
| 21. | West Virginia Wesleyan | 6-0 | 109 | NR | D. No. 14 Shepherd (W.Va.), 45-44 OT | Oct. 15 vs. Fairmont St. (W.Va.) |
| 22. | West Alabama | 5-1 | 106 | NR | D. Southern Arkansas, 38-10 | Oct. 15 at No. 12 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 23. | Bemidji St. (Minn.) | 5-1 | 71 | NR | D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 20-7 | Oct. 15 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead |
| 24. | Wayne St. (Neb.) | 5-1 | 61 | NR | D. Mary (N.D.), 31-24 | Oct. 15 at Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) |
| 25. | Mars Hill (N.C.) | 5-1 | 54 | NR | D. Wingate (N.C.), 42-35 | Oct. 15 at Catawba (N.C.) |
Dropped Out: Albany St. (Ga.) (12), Shepherd
(W.Va.) (14), Central Missouri (19), Hillsdale (Mich.) (22),
Edinboro (Pa.) (25)
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.
