Release courtesy of Vince Thompson, AFCA Director of Media Relations
WACO, TEX.– With its 23-20 win over Southern Arkansas, Harding (Ark.) moved its record to 5-0 and jumped into the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time since September 20, 2005, at No. 23. Pittsburg State (Kan.) still sits at No. 1 with 29 first-place votes after a 30-21 victory over Central Missouri. Colorado State-Pueblo still sits No. 2, but a loss by then-No. 3 Grand Valley State (Mich.) causes some change with the rest of the Top 5. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) moves up to No. 3, followed by No. 4 Missouri Western State and No. 5 New Haven (Conn.).
2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 8, 2012
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week Six | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (29) | 5-0 | 749 | 1 | D. Central Missouri, 30-21 | Oct. 13 vs. No. 7 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 2. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 6-0 | 708 | 2 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 45-38 OT | Oct. 13 at Colorado School of Mines |
| 3. | Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) | 6-0 | 681 | 4 | D. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 63-7 | Oct. 13 vs. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) |
| 4. | Missouri Western St. | 6-0 | 658 | 5 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 45-31 | Oct. 13 vs. Missouri Southern St. |
| 5. | New Haven (Conn.) | 5-0 | 632 | 6 | D. Assumption (Mass.), 65-7 | Oct. 13 at Bentley (Mass.) |
| 6. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 6-0 | 600 | 7 | D. Millersville (Pa.), 38-14 | Oct. 13 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 7. | Northwest Missouri St. | 5-1 | 540 | 8 | D. Central Oklahoma, 70-7 | Oct. 13 vs. No. 1 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 8. | Ashland (Ohio) | 6-0 | 538 | 9 | D. Ohio Dominican, 44-21 | Oct. 13 vs. Walsh (Ohio) |
| 9. | Minnesota-Duluth | 5-1 | 472 | 10 | D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 45-14 | Oct. 13 at Minot St. (N.D.) |
| 10. | Minnesota St.-Mankato | 6-0 | 458 | 12 | D. Augustana (S.D.), 52-14 | Oct. 13 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. |
| 11. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 5-0 | 456 | 11 | D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 33-12 | Oct. 13 at Arkansas-Monticello |
| 12. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 6-0 | 388 | 14 | D. Arkansas-Monticello, 71-0 | Oct. 13 at No. 23 Harding (Ark.) |
| 13. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 4-1 | 370 | 13 | D. No. 18 West Alabama, 42-27 | Oct. 13 vs. Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 14. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 5-1 | 335 | 3 | Lost to Ferris St. (Minn.), 40-24 | Oct. 13 at Northern Michigan |
| 15. | California (Pa.) | 5-1 | 296 | 16t | D. Clarion (Pa.), 41-22 | Oct. 13 vs. Lock Haven (Pa.) |
| 16. | Shippensburg (Pa.) | 6-0 | 293 | 16t | D. LIU Post (N.Y.), 36-20 | Oct. 13 at Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 17. | Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) | 5-1 | 286 | 15 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 28-20 | Oct. 11 vs. No. 18 Wayne St. (Mich.) |
| 18. | Wayne St. (Mich.) | 4-1 | 247 | 19 | D. Hillsdale (Mich.), 24-21 | Oct. 11 at No. 17 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 19. | Washburn (Kan.) | 5-1 | 209 | 20 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 51-18 | Oct. 13 vs. Truman St. (Mo.) |
| 20. | West Texas A&M | 5-1 | 197 | 21 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 35-9 | Oct. 13 vs. Abilene Christian (Texas) |
| 21. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 6-0 | 162 | 25 | D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 19-15 | Oct. 13 vs. Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 22. | Indiana (Pa.) | 5-1 | 153 | 22 | D. Slippery Rock (Pa.), 33-16 | Oct. 13 at Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 23. | Harding (Ark.) | 5-0 | 132 | NR | D. Southern Arkansas, 23-20 | Oct. 13 vs. No. 12 Henderson St. (Ark.) |
| 24. | North Carolina-Pembroke | 5-1 | 39 | NR | D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 20-10 | Oct. 13 vs. Charleston (W.Va.) |
| 25. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 5-1 | 24 | NR | D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 37-6 | Oct. 13 at West Liberty (W.Va.) |
Dropped Out: West Alabama (18), Sioux Falls
(S.D.) (23), Humboldt St. (Calif.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Bentley (Mass.), 20; Miles
(Ala.), 17; Michigan Tech, 16; West Alabama, 16;
Indianapolis (Ind.), 14; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 13; New Mexico
Highlands, 8; North Alabama, 6; Tuskegee (Ala.), 5;
Hillsdale (Mich.), 4; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 3;
Southern Arkansas, 3; American International (Mass.), 2.
