WACO, TEX. – Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs are ranked inside the top seven of the 2016 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll after one week of action. Grand Valley State remains in the No. 3 position after making a decisive 45-7 victory over Tiffin, while Ashland moved up one spot to No. 5 in the rankings after handling Mercyhurst 48-0. Ferris State improved five spots in the polls after blanking Ohio Dominican, 41-0. Two other conference teams (Michigan Tech and Hillsdale) received votes in the balloting.
| 2016 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 5, 2016 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Season Opener | Next Game |
| 1. | NW Missouri St. (30) | 1-0 | 750 | 1 | D. No. 24 Emporia St. (Kan.), 41-14 | Sept. 8 vs. Washburn (Kan.) |
| 2. | West Georgia | 1-0 | 703 | 2 | D. No. 22 Catawba (N.C.), 23-3 | Sept. 10 at Miles (Ala.) |
| 3. | Grand Valley State | 1-0 | 687 | 3 | D. Tiffin (Ohio), 45-7 | Sept. 10 vs. Lake Erie (Ohio) |
| 4. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 1-0 | 650 | 4 | D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 27-12 | Sept. 8 at Charleston (W.Va.) |
| 5. | Ashland | 1-0 | 615 | 6 | D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 48-0 | Sept. 10 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.) |
| 6. | Minnesota St. | 1-0 | 581 | 7 | D. Minot St. (N.D.), 35-7 | Sept. 10 vs. Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
| 7. | Ferris State | 1-0 | 493 | 12 | D. Ohio Dominican, 41-0 | Sept. 10 at Michigan Tech |
| 8. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1-0 | 481 | 9t | D. Faith (Fla.), 62-0 | Sept. 10 at Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 9. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 1-0 | 479 | 9t | D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 13-11 | Sept. 10 at East Central (Okla.) |
| 10. | Indiana (Pa.) | 0-0 | 474 | 8 | Idle | Sept. 10 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 11. | Colorado Mines | 1-0 | 449 | 18 | D. No. 5 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 57-21 | Sept. 10 at New Mexico Highlands |
| 12. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 1-0 | 438 | 11 | D. New Haven (Conn.), 31-28 | Sept. 10 at West Chester (Pa.) |
| 13. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 1-0 | 398 | 13 | D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 52-45 | Sept. 10 vs. No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 14. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 1-0 | 376 | 14 | D. Truman St. (Mo.), 31-19 | Sept. 17 at Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 15. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 1-0 | 297 | 17 | D. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 36-13 | Sept. 10 vs. Albany St. (Ga.) |
| 16. | Central Missouri | 1-0 | 290 | 20 | D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 34-27 | Sept. 8 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 17. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 1-0 | 207 | 23 | D. St. Cloud State (Minn.), 49-13 | Sept. 10 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead |
| 18. | Assumption (Mass.) | 1-0 | 203 | 21 | D. Kutztown (Pa.), 45-21 | Sept. 9 at Pace (N.Y.) |
| 19. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 0-1 | 198 | 5 | Lost to No. 18 Colorado Mines, 57-21 | Sept. 10 vs. West Texas A&M |
| 20. | North Alabama | 0-1 | 189 | 15 | Lost to Jacksonville St. (Ala.), 31-12 | Sept. 17 vs. No. 23 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 21. | Augustana (S.D.) | 1-0 | 143 | 25 | D. Northern St. (S.D.), 37-34 OT | Sept. 10 at Mary (N.D.) |
| 22. | Florida Tech | 1-0 | 108 | NR | D. Newberry (S.C.), 42-28 | Sept. 10 vs. Mississippi College |
| 23. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 1-0 | 104 | NR | D. Albany St. (Ga.), 16-7 | Sept. 17 at No. 20 North Alabama |
| 24. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 1-0 | 83 | NR | D. West Texas A&M, 28-10 | Sept. 10 at No. 13 Humboldt St. (Calif.) |
| 25. | Colorado Mesa | 1-0 | 45 | NR | D. Western St. (Colo.), 34-14 | Sept. 10 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.) |
Dropped Out: Indianapolis (Ind.) (16), Minnesota-Duluth (19), Catawba (N.C.) (22), Emporia St. (Kan.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Harding (Ark.), 38; Indianapolis (Ind.), 34; West Chester (Pa.), 34; Western Oregon, 30; Delta St. (Miss.), 27; Minnesota-Duluth, 25; Emporia St. (Kan.), 23; Southwest Minnesota St., 20; Catawba (N.C.), 19; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 13; McKendree (Ill.), 12; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12; Hillsdale (Mich.), 11; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 9; Michigan Tech, 7; Miles (Ala.), 7; North Carolina-Pembroke, 7; Virginia St., 5; California (Pa.), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 1; Notre Dame (Ohio), 1.
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