Release courtesy of Vince Thompson, AFCA Director of Media Relations
WACO, TEX.– Seven ranked teams lost this
past weekend, including previous No. 1 Pittsburg State (Kan.),
causing a big shakeup in
the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Colorado
State-Pueblo is the new No. 1 team this week. The Thunderwolves
picked up 23
first-place votes after they beat Colorado School of Mines, 35-21,
and moved their record to 7-0. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) moves up
to the second spot with six first-place votes. The Rams are also
7-0 after a 56-37 defeat of St. Augustine’s (N.C.). New Haven
(Conn.) is No. 3 this week, followed by Bloomsburg (Pa.) at No. 4
and Northwest Missouri State at No. 5. The Bearcats beat then-No. 1
Pittsburg State (Kan.), 31-21, in the Fall Classic at Arrowhead
Stadium and received one first-place vote.
With its loss, Pittsburg State (Kan.) drops to a tie with Minnesota-Duluth at No. 7. Then-No. 4 Missouri Western State fell 12 places to No. 16 after its 31-30 loss to Missouri Southern State. Miles (Ala.) enters the Division II Coaches’ Poll for the first time in school history at No. 21. The Golden Bears are 6-1 on the season after a 45-0 blowout of Kentucky State. Also entering the poll for the first time in over a year is Michigan Tech. The Huskies are ranked No. 22 and sit 5-1 after a 28-21 win over Northwood (Mich.).
2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 8, 2012
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Week Seven |
Next Game |
1. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo (23) |
7-0 |
742 |
2 |
D. Colorado School of Mines, 35-21 |
Oct. 20 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
2. |
Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (6) |
7-0 |
718 |
3 |
D. St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 56-37 |
Oct. 20 vs. Livingstone (N.C.) |
3. |
New Haven (Conn.) |
6-0 |
679 |
5 |
D. Bentley (Mass.), 17-13 |
Oct. 18 at Stonehill (Mass.) |
4. |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
7-0 |
651 |
6 |
D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 48-27 |
Oct. 20 at Cheyney (Pa.) |
5. |
Northwest Missouri St. (1) |
6-1 |
628 |
7 |
D. No. 1 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 31-21 |
Oct. 20 at Missouri Southern St. |
6. |
Ashland (Ohio) |
7-0 |
586 |
8 |
D. Walsh (Ohio), 30-0 |
Oct. 20 at Malone (Ohio) |
7t. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
6-1 |
519 |
9 |
D. Minot St. (N.D.), 44-6 |
Oct. 20 vs. Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
7t. |
Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
5-1 |
519 |
1 |
Lost to No. 7 Northwest Missouri St., 31-21 |
Oct. 20 vs. No. 16 Missouri Western St. |
9. |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
7-0 |
514 |
10 |
D. Southwest Minnesota St., 34-31 2OT |
Oct. 20 at Winona St. (Minn.) |
10. |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
6-0 |
458 |
11 |
D. Arkansas-Monticello, 58-7 |
Oct. 20 vs. No. 25 Harding (Ark.) |
11. |
Henderson St. (Ark.) |
7-0 |
438 |
12 |
D. No. 23 Harding (Ark.), 38-10 |
Oct. 20 vs. East Central (Okla.) |
12. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
5-1 |
416 |
13 |
D. Angelo St. (Texas), 35-28 |
Oct. 20 at Abilene Christian (Texas) |
13. |
Shippensburg (Pa.) |
7-0 |
384 |
16 |
D. Kutztown (Pa.), 73-35 |
Oct. 20 at West Chester (Pa.) |
14. |
California (Pa.) |
6-1 |
347 |
15 |
D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 30-0 |
Oct. 20 at Gannon (Pa.) |
15. |
Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
6-1 |
321 |
17 |
D. No. 18 Wayne St. (Mich.), 24-7 |
Oct. 20 at Hillsdale (Mich.) |
16. |
Missouri Western St. |
6-1 |
311 |
4 |
Lost to Missouri Southern St., 31-30 |
Oct. 20 at No. 7t Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
17. |
West Texas A&M |
6-1 |
266 |
20 |
D. Abilene Christian (Texas), 36-0 |
Oct. 20 at Eastern New Mexico |
18t. |
Emporia St. (Kan.) |
7-0 |
258 |
21 |
D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 13-0 |
Oct. 20 at Truman St. (Mo.) |
18t. |
Washburn (Kan.) |
6-1 |
258 |
19 |
D. Truman St. (Mo.), 35-24 |
Oct. 20 at Lindenwood (Mo.) |
20. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
6-1 |
197 |
22 |
D. Edinboro (Pa.), 26-10 |
Oct. 20 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
21. |
Miles (Ala.) |
6-1 |
100 |
NR |
D. Kentucky St., 45-0 |
Oct. 20 at Lane (Tenn.) |
22. |
Michigan Tech |
5-1 |
87 |
NR |
D. Northwood (Mich.), 28-21 |
Oct. 20 at Ferris St. (Mich.) |
23. |
Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
6-1 |
69 |
NR |
D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 31-23 |
Oct. 20 at Augustana (S.D.) |
24. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
5-2 |
39 |
14 |
Lost to Northern Michigan, 38-10 |
Oct. 20 vs. Northwood (Mich.) |
25. |
Harding (Ark.) |
5-1 |
31 |
23 |
Lost to No. 12 Henderson St. (Ark.), 38-10 |
Oct. 20 at No. 10 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
Dropped Out: Wayne St. (Mich.) (18), North
Carolina-Pembroke (24), Shepherd (W.Va.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: West Alabama, 29; New
Mexico Highlands, 26; Wayne St. (Mich.), 23; Hillsdale
(Mich.), 18; Indianapolis
(Ind.), 18; Central Washington, 15; Charleston (W.Va.), 14;
Tuskegee (Ala.), 14; Bentley (Mass.), 13; American International
(Mass.), 11; Southern Arkansas, 7; Central Missouri, 6; Valdosta
St. (Ga.), 6; Chadron St. (Neb.), 5; Mars Hill (N.C.), 4;
Mercyhurst (Pa.), 3; North Carolina-Pembroke, 1; St. Cloud State
(Minn.), 1.