WACO, TEX. – Four Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs are ranked inside the Top 25 of the 2015 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll after Week 6 of the season. Ferris State remained No. 4 in the country after a 56-21 rout on the road at Tiffin, while Ashland improved one position to No. 8 after a 33-7 victory at Saginaw Valley. Michigan Tech moved up two spots this week to No. 12 after taking down Northwood 30-14 in Houghton, while Grand Valley State rounds out the group at No. 18 after a 38-17 win at Wayne State jumped the Lakers six spots in the polls. Michigan Tech will travel to Allendale to battle GVSU this Saturday.
| 2015 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 12, 2015 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
| 1. | Minnesota St. (28) | 6-0 | 795 | 1 | D. Augustana (S.D.), 35-27 | Oct. 17 at Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) |
| 2. | West Georgia (4) | 6-0 | 763 | 2 | D. No. 21 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 49-28 | Oct. 17 at No. 15 Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri St. | 6-0 | 737 | 3 | D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 69-0 | Oct. 17 at No. 22 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 4. | Ferris State | 5-0 | 703 | 4 | D. Tiffin (Ohio), 56-21 | Oct. 17 vs. Ohio Dominican |
| 5. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 6-0 | 673 | 5 | D. Winona St. (Minn.), 51-30 | Oct. 17 at Southwest Minnesota St. |
| 6. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 5-1 | 599 | 7 | D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 45-9 | Oct. 17 at Chadron St. (Neb.) |
| 7. | Colorado School of Mines | 6-0 | 596 | 8 | D. Western New Mexico, 51-24 | Oct. 17 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
| 8. | Ashland (Ohio) | 6-0 | 574 | 9 | D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 33-7 | Oct. 17 vs. Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 9. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 5-0 | 518 | 10 | D. Glenville St. (W.Va.), 48-31 | Oct. 17 vs. West Virginia St. |
| 10. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 5-0 | 496 | 11 | D. Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 34-16 | Oct. 17 at No. 11 Midwestern St. (Texas) |
| 11. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 6-0 | 464 | 12 | D. West Texas A&M, 24-17 | Oct. 17 vs. No. 10 Humboldt St. (Calif.) |
| 12. | Michigan Tech | 5-0 | 457 | 14 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 30-14 | Oct. 17 at No. 18 Grand Valley St. |
| 13. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 6-0 | 407 | 18 | D. No. 13 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 46-42 | Oct. 17 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 14. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5-1 | 367 | 15 | D. No. 16 Angelo St. (Texas), 38-35 | Oct. 17 at West Texas A&M |
| 15. | Delta St. (Miss.) | 5-1 | 363 | 17 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 38-17 | Oct. 17 vs. No. 2 West Georgia |
| 16. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 5-1 | 323 | 19 | D. Faith (Fla.), 92-0 | Oct. 17 vs. Wingate (N.C.) |
| 17. | North Alabama | 4-1 | 306 | 6 | Lost to Western Oregon, 24-22 | Oct. 17 vs. North Carolina-Pembroke |
| 18. | Grand Valley State | 5-1 | 256 | 24 | D. Wayne State (Mich.), 38-17 | Oct. 17 vs. No. 12 Michigan Tech |
| 19. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 5-1 | 134 | NR | D. No. 22 Harding (Ark.), 22-17 | Oct. 17 at Arkansas-Monticello |
| 20. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 5-1 | 131 | NR | D. California (Pa.), 56-21 | Oct. 17 at Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
| 21. | Minnesota-Duluth | 4-2 | 123 | 25 | D. St. Cloud State (Minn.), 34-27 | Oct. 17 at Mary (N.D.) |
| 22. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 4-2 | 100 | 13 | Lost to No. 18 Emporia St. (Kan.), 46-42 | Oct. 17 vs. No. 3 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 23. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 5-1 | 92 | NR | D. Morehouse (Ga.), 35-7 | Oct 17 vs. Stillman (Ala.) |
| 24. | Arkansas Tech | 5-1 | 73 | NR | D. No. 20 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 30-12 | Oct. 17 at East Central (Okla.) |
| 25. | Angelo St. (Texas) | 4-2 | 63 | 16 | Lost to No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce, 38-35 | Oct. 17 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Dropped Out: Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (20), Valdosta St. (Ga.) (21), Harding (Ark.) (22), Wingate (N.C.) (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Colorado Mesa, 59; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 40; Wingate (N.C.), 40; North Carolina-Pembroke, 37; Charleston (W.Va.), 30; Indianapolis (Ind.), 21; Virginia Union, 16; Central Missouri, 13; Bowie St. (Md.), 10; Clarion (Pa.), 6; Concord (W.Va.), 4; Harding (Ark.), 4; Indiana (Pa.), 2; Southwest Minnesota St., 2; Assumption (Mass.), 1; East Central (Okla.), 1; Missouri Western St., 1.
