WACO, TEX. – Two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs are ranked inside the Top 5 of the 2015 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll after Week 9 of the season. Ferris State extended its unbeaten season with a 70-19 romp on the road at Lake Erie to remain No. 3 in the nation at 8-0. Ashland impressively held the No. 5 spot with a 45-31 win over then No. 9 Grand Valley State who fell to No. 17 after the loss. Michigan Tech did not move in this week's rankings as the Huskies pulled off an overtime Senior Day victory over Tiffin, 39-38, after Tech went for the two-point conversion in the first overtime to stun the Dragons.
| 2015 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – November 2, 2015 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 9 | Next Game |
| 1. | West Georgia (25) | 9-0 | 790 | 1 | D. Mississippi College, 38-21 | Nov. 7 at Florida Tech |
| 2. | Northwest Missouri St. (6) | 9-0 | 772 | 2 | D. Missouri Western St., 24-10 | Nov. 7 vs. No. 14t Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 3. | Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) | 8-0 | 733 | 3 | D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 70-19 | Nov. 7 at Northern Michigan |
| 4. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 8-1 | 685 | 4 | D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 42-10 | Nov. 7 vs. No. 16 Colorado Mesa |
| 5. | Ashland (Ohio) | 9-0 | 672 | 5 | D. No. 9 Grand Valley St., 45-31 | Nov. 7 vs. No. 22 Michigan Tech |
| 6. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 8-0 | 638 | 6 | D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 44-10 | Nov. 5 at Fairmont St. (W.Va.) |
| 7. | Minnesota St. | 8-1 | 619 | 7 | D. Southwest Minnesota St., 55-17 | Nov. 7 at No. 8 Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 8. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 8-1 | 556 | 10 | D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 49-0 | Nov. 7 vs. No. 7 Minnesota St. |
| 9. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 8-1 | 510 | 11 | D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 76-7 | Nov. 7 at Oklahoma Baptist |
| 10. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 8-1 | 473 | 13 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 52-10 | Nov. 7 vs. Clarion (Pa.) |
| 11. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 8-1 | 449 | 14 | D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 49-41 | Nov. 7 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 12. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7-2 | 423 | 8 | Lost to Sam Houston St. (Texas), 38-24 | Nov. 7 vs. Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 13. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 7-1 | 406 | 15 | D. Simon Fraser (B.C.), 57-0 | Nov. 7 at Dixie St. (Utah) |
| 14t. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 8-1 | 372 | 17 | D. Washburn (Kan.), 47-21 | Nov. 7 at No. 2 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 14t. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 8-1 | 372 | 16 | D. Central St. (Ohio), 19-7 | Nov. 7 vs. Miles (Ala.) |
| 16. | Colorado Mesa | 8-1 | 325 | 19 | D. No. 12 Colorado School of Mines, 31-17 | Nov. 7 at No. 4 Colorado St.-Pueblo |
| 17. | Grand Valley St. | 7-2 | 251 | 9 | Lost to No. 5 Ashland (Ohio), 45-31 | Nov. 7 at Tiffin (Ohio) |
| 18. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 8-1 | 240 | 20 | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 63-35 | Nov. 7 vs. Missouri S&T |
| 19. | North Alabama | 6-2 | 212 | 21 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 43-17 | Nov. 7 at Shorter (Ga.) |
| 20. | Charleston (W.Va.) | 8-1 | 170 | 23 | D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 65-21 | Nov. 7 vs. Alderson Broaddus (W.Va.) |
| 21. | Colorado School of Mines | 7-2 | 163 | 12 | Lost to No. 19 Colorado Mesa, 31-17 | Nov. 7 vs. Western St. (Colo.) |
| 22. | Michigan Tech | 6-2 | 131 | 22 | D. Tiffin (Ohio), 39-38 OT | Nov. 7 at No. 5 Ashland (Ohio) |
| 23. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 6-2 | 128 | 24 | D. West Alabama, 55-28 | Nov. 7 at Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 24. | Central Missouri | 7-2 | 101 | 25 | D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 31-0 | Nov. 7 vs. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 25. | Bowie St. (Md.) | 8-1 | 63 | NR | D. Lincoln (Pa.), 57-3 | Nov. 7 at Elizabeth City St. (N.C.) |
Dropped Out: Minnesota-Duluth (18)
Others Receiving Votes: Assumption (Mass.), 45; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 28; Virginia Union, 22; Minnesota-Duluth, 19; Augustana (S.D.), 9; Indiana (Pa.), 8; North Greenville (S.C.), 7; Catawba (N.C.), 4; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 3; Arkansas Tech, 1.
