Release courtesy of Vince Thompson, AFCA Director of Media Relations
WACO, TEX.– Losses by three Top 25 teams last week caused a shakeup in the bottom 15 of the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, allowing three new teams to enter the poll this week. Pittsburg State (Kan.) still sits No. 1 after a 52-9 win over Southwest Baptist (Mo.). Minnesota-Duluth, Colorado State-Pueblo, Grand Valley State (Mich.) and Winston-Salem State (N.C.) round out the Top 5.
2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – September 17, 2012
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week Three | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (29) | 3-0 | 749 | 1 | D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 52-9 | Sept. 22 vs. Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 2. | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-0 | 717 | 2 | D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 70-24 | Sept. 22 vs. Augustana (S.D.) |
| 3. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 3-0 | 673 | 3 | D. Western New Mexico, 35-27 | Sept. 22 vs. Adams St. (Colo.) |
| 4. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 3-0 | 657 | 4 | D. Tiffin (Ohio), 28-0 | Sept. 22 vs. Ohio Dominican |
| 5. | Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) | 3-0 | 621 | 5 | D. Morehouse (Ga.), 55-21 | Sept. 22 vs. Virginia Union |
| 6. | California (Pa.) | 3-0 | 578 | 6 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 24-14 | Sept. 22 vs. No. 14 Indiana (Pa.) |
| 7. | Missouri Western St. | 3-0 | 550 | 8 | D. Nebraska-Kearney, 38-14 | Sept. 22 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 8. | New Haven (Conn.) | 3-0 | 545 | 7 | D. Pace (N.Y.), 44-10 | Sept. 22 vs. St. Anselm (N.H.) |
| 9. | Washburn (Kan.) | 3-0 | 490 | 9 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 24-20 | Sept. 22 at Central Oklahoma |
| 10. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 3-0 | 458 | 11 | D. Simon Fraser (B.C.), 41-21 | Sept. 22 at Dixie St. (Utah) |
| 11. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 3-0 | 454 | 12 | D. No. 21 Kutztown (Pa.), 44-37 | Sept. 22 at LIU Post (N.Y.) |
| 12. | Northwest Missouri St. | 2-1 | 391 | 13 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 48-10 | Sept. 22 at Nebraska-Kearney |
| 13. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 2-0 | 350 | 15 | Idle | Sept. 22 vs. Arkansas Tech |
| 14. | Indiana (Pa.) | 3-0 | 331 | 17 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 42-0 | Sept. 22 at No. 6 California (Pa.) |
| 15. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 1-1 | 307 | 16 | D. Texas A&M-Commerce, 65-14 | Sept. 22 at Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 16. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 2-1 | 264 | 18 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 43-10 | Sept. 22 vs. No. 23 West Alabama |
| 17. | Ashland (Ohio) | 3-0 | 248 | 22 | D. Ferris St. (Mich.), 47-32 | Sept. 22 at Northern Michigan |
| 18. | Colorado School of Mines | 3-0 | 176 | 23 | D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 42-19 | Sept. 22 at New Mexico Highlands |
| 19. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 2-1 | 170 | 20 | D. Tarleton St. (Texas), 34-31 | Sept. 22 at Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 20. | Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) | 2-1 | 146 | 10 | Lost to Findlay (Ohio), 29-27 | Sept. 22 at Lake Erie (Ohio) |
| 21. | Wayne St. (Mich.) | 1-1 | 145 | 19 | D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 35-31 | Sept. 22 at Malone (Ohio) |
| 22. | Minnesota St.-Mankato | 3-0 | 129 | NR | D. St. Cloud State (Minn.), 25-21 | Sept. 22 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead |
| 23. | West Alabama | 2-1 | 110 | 24 | D. Mississippi College, 41-3 | Sept. 22 at No. 16 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 24. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 3-0 | 97 | NR | D. Arkansas Tech, 73-34 | Sept. 22 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
| 25. | West Texas A&M | 2-1 | 63 | NR | D. No. 14 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 40-10 | Sept. 22 at Incarnate Word (Texas) |
Dropped Out: Texas A&M-Kingsville (14), Kutztown (Pa.) (21), Delta St. (Miss.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Delta St. (Miss.), 57; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 37; Shippensburg (Pa.), 34; Central Missouri, 32; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 31; Hillsdale (Mich.), 24; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 23; Harding (Ark.), 18; Michigan Tech, 14; Wayne St. (Neb.), 14; Newberry (S.C.), 13; Bowie St. (Md.), 7; Charleston (W.Va.), 5; North Carolina-Pembroke, 5; Findlay (Ohio), 4; Adams St. (Colo.), 3; Central Washington, 2; Missouri S&T, 2; Tarleton St. (Texas), 2; Emporia St. (Kan.), 1; Miles (Ala.), 1; St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 1; Shepherd (W.Va.), 1.
