WACO, TEX. – Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs continue to be ranked inside the Top 25 of 2016 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll after 10 weeks of action.
No. 2 Grand Valley State improved to 10-0 record after surviving a double overtime thriller at Saginaw Valley, 62-56. Ferris State improved one position to No. 18 following a 41-20 triumph at Hillsdale, while Ashland also bumped up one spot to No. 20 after shutting down Walsh, 56-0. Ohio Dominican is receiving one vote in this weeks poll after a 28-17 win over Wayne State.
| 2016 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – November 7, 2016 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 10 | Next Game |
| 1. | NW Missouri St. (30) | 10-0 | 750 | 1 | D. Fort Hays St., 28-7 | Nov. 12 vs. Missouri Western St. |
| 2. | Grand Valley State | 10-0 | 712 | 2 | D. Saginaw Valley St., 62-56 2OT | Nov. 12 at Wayne St. |
| 3. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 9-0 | 690 | 3 | D. No. 17 Fairmont St., 27-17 | Nov. 12 at Urbana (Ohio) |
| 4. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 10-0 | 661 | 4 | D. Upper Iowa, 51-7 | Nov. 12 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) |
| 5. | Harding (Ark.) | 10-0 | 613 | 5 | D. NW Oklahoma St., 24-7 | Nov. 12 vs. Arkansas Tech |
| 6. | California (Pa.) | 9-0 | 600 | 6 | D. No. 24 Edinboro (Pa.), 52-7 | Nov. 12 vs. Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 7. | North Alabama | 7-1 | 576 | 7 | D. West Florida, 51-3 | Nov. 12 at Mississippi College |
| 8. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 8-1 | 530 | 8 | D. Texas-Permian Basin, 58-21 | Nov. 12 vs. Tarleton St. |
| 9. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 9-1 | 496 | 9 | D. Missouri Western St., 27-14 | Nov. 12 at Washburn (Kan.) |
| 10. | LIU-Post (N.Y.) | 10-0 | 480 | 10 | D. Merrimack (Mass.), 64-7 | Nov. 12 vs. No. 15 Assumption |
| 11. | Indiana (Pa.) | 8-1 | 447 | 11 | D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 31-20 | Nov. 12 vs. Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
| 12. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 8-1 | 417 | 12 | D. Tarleton St. (Texas), 21-16 | Nov. 12 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 13. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 9-1 | 374 | 13 | D. Western Oregon, 33-8 | Nov. 12 at Colorado Mesa |
| 14. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 8-1 | 350 | 14 | D. Miles (Ala.), 13-10 | Nov. 12 at Albany St. (Ga.) |
| 15. | Assumption (Mass.) | 9-1 | 334 | 15 | D. American International, 31-3 | Nov. 12 at No. 10 LIU-Post |
| 16. | UNC-Pembroke | 8-1 | 300 | 16 | Idle | Nov. 12 vs. Concord (W.Va.) |
| 17. | Minnesota-Duluth | 9-1 | 273 | 18 | D. Mary (N.D.), 75-14 | Nov. 12 at St. Cloud State |
| 18. | Ferris State | 8-2 | 219 | 19 | D. Hillsdale (Mich.), 41-20 | Nov. 12 vs. Saginaw Valley St. |
| 19. | Newberry (S.C.) | 9-1 | 206 | 20 | D. Limestone (S.C.), 49-7 | Nov. 12 vs. Wingate (N.C.) |
| 20. | Ashland | 8-2 | 161 | 21 | D. Walsh (Ohio), 56-0 | Nov. 12 at Ohio Dominican |
| 21. | Southwest Baptist | 9-1 | 137 | 22 | D. Central St. (Ohio), 54-34 | Nov. 12 at Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 22. | Fairmont St. (W.Va.) | 9-1 | 119 | 17 | Lost to No. 3 Shepherd, 27-17 | Nov. 12 vs. Glenville St. |
| 23. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 7-2 | 98 | 23 | D. West Alabama, 37-22 | Nov. 12 vs. Shorter (Ga.) |
| 24. | Central Missouri | 8-2 | 85 | 25 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 59-21 | Nov. 12 vs. Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 25. | Colorado Mines | 8-2 | 44 | NR | D. Adams St. (Colo.), 42-7 | Nov. 12 at Black Hill St. (S.D.) |
Dropped Out: Edinboro (Pa.) (24).
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 38; Colorado Mesa, 10; Washburn (Kan.), 6; Edinboro (Pa.), 4; Henderson St. (Ark.), 4; Notre Dame (Ohio), 4; Bowie St. (Md.), 3; Southern Arkansas, 3; Wingate (N.C.), 3; Truman St. (Mo.), 2; Ohio Dominican, 1.
