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Release courtesy of Vince Thompson, Director of Media Relations, AFCA
WACO, Texas - Delta State (Miss.) was idle this past weekend and remained in the top spot of the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll with 25 first-place votes, but losses by three of the Top 6 teams caused almost every team in the poll to change positions. Pittsburg State (Kan.) was idle and moved up to the second spot with three first-place votes, while Northwest Missouri State received the final first-place vote and moved up to No. 3 after beating Missouri Southern State, 52-21. Colorado State-Pueblo and Midwestern State (Texas) both moved up three spots to take over the No. 4 and No. 5 spots, respectively, in this week’s poll.
North Alabama made the biggest fall in this week’s poll, dropping 12 spots to No. 17 after its loss to new-No. 18 West Alabama, 31-26. Bloomsburg (Pa.) had the next largest fall, dropping 10 spots to No. 12 after its loss to C.W. Post (N.Y.), 24-21. There are five Top 25 matchups this coming weekend with No. 1 Delta State (Miss.) hosting No. 18 West Alabama highlighting those games. The 2011 Gulf South Coference title will be on the line when these two teams meet in Cleveland, Miss.
American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 31, 2011
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Delta St. (Miss.) (25) | 8-1 | 717 | 1 | Idle | Nov. 5 vs. No. 18 West Alabama | |
| 2. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (3) | 8-0 | 692 | 3 | Idle | Nov. 5 vs. No. 9 Washburn (Kan.) | |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri St. (1) | 8-1 | 661 | 4 | D. Missouri Southern St., 52-21 | Nov. 5 at No. 25 Missouri Western St. | |
| 4. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 9-0 | 629 | 7 | D. New Mexico Highlands, 37-0 | Nov. 5 vs. Western St. (Colo.) | |
| 5. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 8-0 | 620 | 8 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 57-34 | Nov. 5 vs. No. 20 West Texas A&M | |
| 6. | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 8-1 | 531 | 11 | D. No. 6 Minnesota-Duluth, 35-7 | Nov. 5 at Bemidji St. (Minn.) | |
| 7. | Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) | 9-0 | 530 | 9 | D. Shaw (N.C.), 21-14 | Nov. 5 at North Carolina-Pembroke | |
| 8. | Nebraska-Kearney | 8-1 | 502 | 10 | D. Western New Mexico, 27-14 | Nov. 5 at Fort Lewis (Colo.) | |
| 9. | Washburn (Kan.) | 8-1 | 488 | 12 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 45-20 | Nov. 5 at No. 2 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | |
| 10. | New Haven (Conn.) | 8-1 | 448 | 13 | D. Merrimack (Mass.), 44-35 | Nov. 5 vs. Pace (N.Y.) | |
| 11. | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9-0 | 444 | 14 | D. West Virginia St., 42-6 | Nov. 5 at Charleston (W.Va.) | |
| 12. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 8-1 | 429 | 2 | Lost to C.W. Post (N.Y.), 24-21 | Nov. 5 at No. 13 Kutztown (Pa.) | |
| 13. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 8-1 | 351 | 16 | D. West Chester (Pa.), 24-0 | Nov. 5 vs. No. 12 Bloomsburg (Pa.) | |
| 14. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 8-1 | 324 | 18 | D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 28-21 | Nov. 5 at Gannon (Pa.) | |
| 15. | Minnesota-Duluth | 7-2 | 263 | 6 | Lost to No. 11 St. Cloud State (Minn.), 35-7 | Nov. 5 vs. Minnesota-Crookston | |
| 16. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 6-2 | 256 | 19 | D. Texas A&M-Commerce, 40-28 | Nov. 5 at Texas A&M-Kingsville | |
| 17. | North Alabama | 6-2 | 245 | 5 | Lost to No. 23 West Alabama, 31-26 | Nov. 5 vs. West Georgia | |
| 18. | West Alabama | 7-2 | 220 | 23 | D. No. 5 North Alabama, 31-26 | Nov. 5 at No. 1 Delta St. (Miss.) | |
| 19. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 7-1 | 216 | 21 | D. Simon Fraser (B.C.), 42-10 | Nov. 5 at Dixie St. (Utah) | |
| 20. | West Texas A&M | 6-2 | 195 | 20 | D. Central Washington, 49-35 | Nov. 5 at No. 5 Midwestern St. (Texas) | |
| 21. | Albany St. (Ga.) | 7-2 | 158 | 22 | D. Benedict (S.C.), 37-13 | Nov. 5 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.) | |
| 22. | California (Pa.) | 7-2 | 115 | 24 | D. Indiana (Pa.), 28-10 | Nov. 5 vs. Edinboro (Pa.) | |
| 23. | Colorado School of Mines | 7-2 | 84 | 25 | D. Adams St. (Colo.), 27-16 | Nov. 5 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.) | |
| 24. | Wayne St. (Mich.) | 7-2 | 83 | 15 | Lost to Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 28-20 | Nov. 5 at Indianapolis (Ind.) | |
| 25T. | Mars Hill (N.C.) | 7-2 | 40 | NR | D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 47-37 | Nov. 12 vs. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | |
| 25T. | Missouri Western St. | 7-2 | 40 | NR | D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 31-24 | Nov. 5 vs. No. 3 Northwest Missouri St. |
Dropped Out: Valdosta St. (Ga.) (17)
Others Receiving Votes: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.),
38; North Carolina-Pembroke, 32; Indianapolis
(Ind.), 15; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 13; North Greenville
(S.C.), 9; Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 8; Morehouse (Ga.), 8;
Shepherd (W.Va.), 7; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 6; Southern
Connecticut St., 3; Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 2;
Wayne St. (Neb.), 2; Hillsdale (Mich.), 1.
