WACO, TEX. – Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs are ranked inside the top six of the 2016 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll after two weeks of action. Grand Valley State moved up one spot to No. 2 after the Lakers downed Lake Erie, 55-7. Ashland maintained its No. 5 ranking after defeating a solid Wayne State squad, 36-25. Ferris State jumped one spot to No. 6 after a 30-28 victory on a last-second Wyatt Ford field goal took down the Michigan Tech Huskies in Houghton. Two other conference teams (Michigan Tech and Hillsdale) received votes in the balloting.
2016 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – September 12, 2016 | ||||||
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Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 2 | Next Game |
1. | NW Missouri St. (30) | 2-0 | 750 | 1 | D. Washburn (Kan.), 41-7 | Sept. 17 vs. Nebraska-Kearney |
2. | Grand Valley State | 2-0 | 690 | 3 | D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 55-7 | Sept. 17 vs. Northern Michigan |
3. | West Georgia | 2-0 | 689 | 2 | D. Miles (Ala.), 29-0 | Sept. 17 vs. Delta St. (Miss.) |
4. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 2-0 | 649 | 4 | D. Charleston (W.Va.), 38-22 | Sept. 17 vs. Virginia-Wise |
5. | Ashland | 2-0 | 619 | 5 | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 36-25 | Sept. 17 vs. Findlay (Ohio) |
6. | Ferris State | 2-0 | 594 | 7 | D. Michigan Tech, 30-28 | Sept. 17 at Northwood (Mich.) |
7. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 1-0 | 553 | 8 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 40-28 | Sept. 17 at Eastern New Mexico |
8. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 2-0 | 523 | 9 | D. East Central (Okla.), 34-7 | Sept. 17 vs. NW Oklahoma St. |
9. | Indiana (Pa.) | 1-0 | 517 | 10 | D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 73-42 | Sept. 17 at Cheyney (Pa.) |
10. | Colorado Mines | 2-0 | 462 | 11 | D. New Mexico Highlands, 54-14 | Sept. 17 vs. No. 23 Colo. Mesa |
11. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 2-0 | 460 | 12 | D. West Chester (Pa.), 36-28 | Sept. 17 at Lock Haven (Pa.) |
12. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 1-0 | 364 | 14 | Idle | Sept. 17 at Texas A&M-Kingsville |
13. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 2-0 | 359 | 15 | D. Albany St. (Ga.), 28-18 | Sept. 17 vs. Florida A&M |
14. | Central Missouri | 2-0 | 354 | 16 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 34-17 | Sept. 17 at Mo. Western St. |
15. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 2-0 | 297 | 17 | D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 42-21 | Sept. 17 at Minot St. (N.D.) |
16. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 2-0 | 251 | 24 | D. No. 13 Humboldt St. (Calif.), 38-27 | Sept. 17 at Central Washington |
17. | Assumption (Mass.) | 2-0 | 244 | 18 | D. Pace (N.Y.), 59-16 | Sept. 16 vs. Southern Conn. St. |
18. | Augustana (S.D.) | 2-0 | 216 | 21 | D. Mary (N.D.), 63-0 | Sept. 17 vs. Minnesota-Crookston |
19. | Florida Tech | 2-0 | 212 | 22 | D. Mississippi College, 41-0 | Sept. 17 at Shorter (Ga.) |
20. | North Alabama | 0-1 | 196 | 20 | Idle | Sept. 17 vs. No. 22 Valdosta St. |
21. | Minnesota St. | 1-1 | 144 | 6 | Lost to Bemidji St. (Minn.), 45-17 | Sept. 17 at St. Cloud State |
22. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 1-0 | 133 | 23 | Idle | Sept. 17 at No. 20 North Alabama |
23. | Colorado Mesa | 2-0 | 115 | 25 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 47-33 | Sept. 17 at No. 10 Colorado Mines |
24. | Bemidji St. (Minn.) | 2-0 | 100 | NR | D. No. 6 Minnesota St., 45-17 | Sept. 17 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) |
25. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 1-1 | 57 | 13 | Lost to No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 38-27 | Sept. 17 at Simon Fraser (B.C.) |
Dropped Out: Colorado St.-Pueblo (19)
Others Receiving Votes: Harding (Ark.), 52; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 36; North Carolina-Pembroke, 21; Emporia St. (Kan.), 17; Virginia St., 13; Notre Dame (Ohio), 12; California (Pa.), 9; Missouri Western St., 9; McKendree (Ill.), 8; Michigan Tech, 7; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 5; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 5; Hillsdale (Mich.), 3; Minnesota-Duluth, 3; West Chester (Pa.), 1; Wingate (N.C.), 1.