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WACO, Texas -Thanks to a 30-24 overtime win over then-No. 1 North Alabama in Florence, Ala., Delta State (Miss.) moves into the No. 1 spot in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time since October 2, 2001. Delta State began the 2001 season at No. 1 and held the top spot for six straight weeks. The Statesmen received 23 of a possible 29 first place votes. Bloomsburg (Pa.) moves up to No. 2 and received four first place votes, followed by Washburn (Kan.) at No. 3 and Pittsburg State (Kan.) at No. 4. Washburn (Kan.) and Pittsburg State (Kan.) each received one first place vote. North Alabama dropped to No. 5 this week.
There are two Top 10 matchups this week as No. 1 Delta State
(Miss.) plays host to No. 10 Valdosta State (Ga.) while No. 3
Washburn (Kan.) travels to No. 6 Northwest Missouri State. In other
Top 25 action, No. 9 Abilene Christian (Texas) travels to No. 12
Midwestern State (Texas) in a key Lone Star Conference game.
Slippery Rock (Pa.) and Ashland (Ohio) enter the poll for the first
time this season at No. 22 and No. 23, respectively. This is the
Rock’s first ranking in the AFCA Division II Coaches’
Top 25 Poll since October 23, 2007.
2011 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 17, 2011
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Delta St. (Miss.) (23) | 7-1 | 710 | 2 | D. No. 1 North Alabama, 30-24 OT | Oct. 22 vs. No. 10 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 2. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) (4) | 7-0 | 678 | 3 | D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 38-18 | Oct. 22 at West Chester (Pa.) |
| 3. | Washburn (Kan.) (1) | 7-0 | 660 | 5 | D. Central Oklahoma, 48-3 | Oct. 22 at No. 6 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 4. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (1) | 7-0 | 630 | 7 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 69-6 | Oct. 22 at Central Missouri |
| 5. | North Alabama | 6-1 | 595 | 1 | Lost to No. 2 Delta St. (Miss.), 30-24 OT | Oct. 27 at West Alabama |
| 6. | Northwest Missouri St. | 6-1 | 556 | 8 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 65-20 | Oct. 22 vs. No. 3 Washburn (Kan.) |
| 7. | Minnesota-Duluth | 6-1 | 532 | 9 | D. Mary (N.D.), 41-28 | Oct. 22 vs. Northern St. (S.D.) |
| 8. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 7-0 | 525 | 11 | D. No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney, 27-14 | Oct. 22 vs. Colorado Mesa |
| 9. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 5-1 | 514 | 10 | D. No. 17 West Texas A&M, 28-18 | Oct. 22 at No. 12 Midwestern St. (Texas) |
| 10. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 6-1 | 441 | 12 | D. No. 22 West Alabama, 22-21 | Oct. 22 at No. 1 Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 11. | Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) | 7-0 | 418 | 13 | D. Livingstone (N.C.), 62-7 | Oct. 22 vs. Edward Waters (Fla.) |
| 12. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 6-0 | 379 | 15 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 68-20 | Oct. 22 vs. No. 9 Abilene Christian (Texas) |
| 13. | Nebraska-Kearney | 6-1 | 352 | 4 | Lost to No. 11 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 27-14 | Oct. 22 at New Mexico Highlands |
| 14. | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 6-1 | 339 | 16 | D. Southwest Minnesota St., 24-17 | Oct. 22 at Minnesota-Crookston |
| 15. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 6-0 | 311 | 19 | D. Central Washington, 30-20 | Oct. 22 at Western Oregon |
| 16. | New Haven (Conn.) | 6-1 | 290 | 18 | D. American International (Mass.), 34-20 | Oct. 22 vs. Bentley (Mass.) |
| 17. | Wayne St. (Mich.) | 6-1 | 289 | 6 | Lost to Ashland (Ohio), 20-17 | Oct. 22 at Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 18. | West Virginia Wesleyan | 7-0 | 246 | 21 | D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 21-14 | Oct. 22 at Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
| 19. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 6-1 | 242 | 20 | D. Millersville (Pa.), 49-7 | Oct. 22 at C.W. Post (N.Y.) |
| 20. | Bemidji St. (Minn.) | 6-1 | 165 | 23 | D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 35-10 | Oct. 22 at Mary (N.D.) |
| 21. | Mars Hill (N.C.) | 6-1 | 155 | 25 | D. Catawba (N.C.), 31-28 OT | Oct. 22 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
| 22. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 6-1 | 89 | NR | D. No. 14 California (Pa.), 17-3 | Oct. 22 at Lock Haven (Pa.) |
| 23. | Ashland (Ohio) | 5-2 | 54 | NR | D. No. 6 Wayne St. (Mich.), 20-17 | Oct. 20 at Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 24. | West Texas A&M | 4-2 | 48 | 17 | Lost to No. 10 Abilene Christian (Texas), 28-18 | Oct. 22 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 25. | Albany St. (Ga.) | 5-2 | 47 | NR | D. Morehouse (Ga.), 25-15 | Oct. 22 at Clark Atlanta (Ga.) |
Dropped Out: California (Pa.) (14), West
Alabama (22), Wayne St. (Neb.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: California (Pa.), 42;
Central Missouri, 40; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 36; West Alabama,
20; Colorado School of Mines, 7; Hillsdale (Mich.),
5; East Central (Okla.), 3; Shepherd (W.Va.), 3; Stillman
(Ala.), 2; Missouri Western St., 1; North Carolina-Pembroke, 1.
