Release courtesy of Vince Thompson, AFCA Director of Media Relations
WACO, TEX.– The top seven teams remained unchanged in week one of the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Pittsburg State (Kan.) still holds onto the top spot, and received 28 first-place votes this week. The Gorillas are followed by Minnesota-Duluth, Northwest Missouri State, Midwestern State (Texas) and Wayne State (Mich.) in the Top 5. Valdosta State (Ga.) took the biggest fall, moving from No. 8 to No. 20 after its 28-24 loss to Saginaw Valley State (Mich.).
2012 American Football Coaches Association Preseason Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 3, 2012
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Season Opener | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (28) | 1-0 | 748 | 1 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 41-20 | Sept. 8 vs. Central Oklahoma |
| 2. | Minnesota-Duluth | 1-0 | 705 | 2 | D. Southwest Minnesota St., 45-20 | Sept. 8 vs. Winona St. (Minn.) |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri St. | 1-0 | 684 | 3 | D. East Central (Okla.), 33-3 | Sept. 8 at Central Missouri |
| 4. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 0-0 | 631 | 4 | Idle | Sept. 8 at Tarleton St. (Texas) |
| 5. | Wayne St. (Mich.) (1) | 0-0 | 620 | 5 | Idle | Sept. 8 at Ashland (Ohio) |
| 6. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 1-0 | 610 | 6 | D. No. 24 West Texas A&M, 44-34 | Sept. 8 at Northwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 7. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 1-0 | 571 | 7 | D. Western Oregon, 48-20 | Sept. 8 vs. Notre Dame (Ohio) |
| 8. | Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) | 1-0 | 537 | 9 | D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 28-23 | Sept. 8 at Concord (W.Va.) |
| 9. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 1-0 | 494 | 10 | D. McMurry (Texas), 51-0 | Sept. 8 vs. No. 24 Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 10. | California (Pa.) | 1-0 | 491 | 11 | D. No. 17 Hillsdale (Mich.), 30-22 | Sept. 8 at No. 11 Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 11. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 1-0 | 421 | 12 | D. St. Anselm (N.H.), 58-6 | Sept. 8 vs. No. 10 California (Pa.) |
| 12. | New Haven (Conn.) | 1-0 | 398 | 13 | D. Merrimack (Mass.), 45-18 | Sept. 8 at St. Augustine’s (N.C.) |
| 13. | West Alabama | 1-0 | 395 | 15 | D. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 44-0 | Sept. 8 at Samford (Ala.) |
| 14. | Missouri Western St. | 1-0 | 359 | 18 | D. Central Missouri, 38-26 | Sept. 8 vs. William Jewell (Mo.) |
| 15. | Washburn (Kan.) | 1-0 | 285 | 20 | D. Nebraska-Kearney, 24-14 | Sept. 8 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 16. | Albany St. (Ga.) | 1-0 | 253 | 22 | D. No. 23 North Greenville (S.C.), 24-12 | Sept. 8 at Wingate (N.C.) |
| 17. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 1-0 | 249 | 21 | D. Colorado Mesa, 38-19 | Sept. 8 vs. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 18. | Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) | 1-0 | 248 | NR | D. No. 8 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 28-24 | Sept. 8 at Malone (Ohio) |
| 19. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 1-0 | 190 | 25 | D. Stonehill (Mass.), 44-28 | Sept. 8 vs. Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 20. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 0-1 | 151 | 8 | Lost to Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 28-24 | Sept. 8 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.) |
| 21. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 1-0 | 75 | NR | D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 55-3 | Sept. 8 at Stillman (Ala.) |
| 22. | Delta St. (Miss.) | 0-1 | 65 | 14 | Lost to Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 31-23 | Sept. 8 at Elizabeth City St. (N.C.) |
| 23. | Indiana (Pa.) | 1-0 | 61 | NR | D. Southern Connecticut St., 33-6 | Sept. 8 at Cheyney (Pa.) |
| 24. | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1-0 | 52 | NR | D. Central Washington, 35-7 | Sept. 8 at No. 9 Abilene Christian (Texas) |
| 25. | Hillsdale (Mich.) | 0-1 | 48 | 17 | Lost to No. 11 California (Pa.), 30-22 | Sept. 8 vs. Ohio Dominican |
Dropped Out: St. Cloud State (Minn.) (16), Shepherd (W.Va.) (19), North Greenville (S.C.) (23), West Texas A&M (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Concord (W.Va.), 46; Colorado School of Mines, 39; North Alabama, 38; Minnesota St.-Mankato, 36; West Texas A&M, 34; Ashland (Ohio), 31; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 24; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 23; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 18; Henderson St. (Ark.), 18; West Georgia, 16; Shippensburg (Pa.), 14; St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 12; North Greenville (S.C.), 8; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 8; Michigan Tech, 7; North Carolina-Pembroke, 7; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 6; East Central (Okla.), 5; Winona St. (Minn.), 5; Newberry (S.C.), 4; Miles (Ala.), 3; Wayne St. (Neb.), 3; Harding (Ark.), 1; Morehouse (Ga.), 1; New Mexico Highlands, 1; Urbana (Ohio), 1.