WACO, TEX. – Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs are ranked inside the Top 25 of 2016 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll after five weeks of action.
Grand Valley State pulled out a tough 24-21 victory on the road at Ohio Dominican to remain in the No. 2 position for the fourth consecutive week thanks to a Devin McKissic redzone interception to seal the victory with 17 seconds remaining. GVSU's Week 6 opponent Ferris State fell one spot to No. 14 after the Bulldogs survived a road scare 20-17 at Findlay, while the Ashland Eagles fell 35-32 at Tiffin and dropped the No. 17 in this week's rankings.
| 2016 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 3, 2016 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
| 1. | NW Missouri St. (30) | 5-0 | 750 | 1 | D. No. 22 Central Missouri, 42-17 | Oct. 8 at Central Oklahoma |
| 2. | Grand Valley State | 5-0 | 717 | 2 | D. Ohio Dominican, 24-21 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 14 Ferris State |
| 3. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 4-0 | 684 | 4 | Idle | Oct. 8 vs. Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
| 4. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4-0 | 655 | 6 | D. Oklahoma Panhandle St., 35-13 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 7 Midwestern State |
| 5. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 5-0 | 623 | 7 | D. Arkansas Tech, 27-20 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 16 Harding (Ark.) |
| 6. | Indiana (Pa.) | 4-0 | 574 | 8 | D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 47-39 | Oct. 8 at No. 15 California (Pa.) |
| 7. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 4-0 | 564 | 10 | D. Western New Mexico, 43-22 | Oct. 8 at No. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 8. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 5-0 | 528 | 11 | D. No. 21 UNC-Pembroke, 21-16 | Oct. 8 at Morehouse (Ga.) |
| 9. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 5-0 | 474 | 12 | D. No. 25 Augustana (S.D.), 35-20 | Oct. 8 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. |
| 10. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 5-0 | 436 | 14 | D. Western Oregon, 31-2 | Oct. 8 at Colorado School of Mines |
| 11. | North Alabama | 3-1 | 421 | 18 | D. No. 3 West Georgia, 24-23 | Oct. 8 at No. 23 Florida Tech |
| 12. | West Georgia | 4-1 | 387 | 3 | Lost to No. 18 North Alabama, 24-23 | Oct. 8 at No. 25t Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 13. | Colorado Mesa | 5-0 | 380 | 17 | D. Colorado St.-Pueblo, 20-19 | Oct. 8 at Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
| 14. | Ferris State | 4-1 | 352 | 13 | D. Findlay, 20-17 | Oct. 8 at No. 2 Grand Valley State |
| 15. | California (Pa.) | 4-0 | 315 | 24 | D. No. 9 Slippery Rock (Pa.), 52-26 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 6 Indiana (Pa.) |
| 16. | Harding (Ark.) | 5-0 | 312 | 20 | D. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 24-20 | Oct. 8 at No. 5 Henderson St. (Ark.) |
| 17. | Ashland | 4-1 | 305 | 5 | Lost to Tiffin, 35-32 | Oct. 8 vs. Northwood |
| 18. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 4-1 | 208 | 23 | D. Central Oklahoma, 35-21 | Oct. 8 at Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 19. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 4-1 | 185 | 9 | Lost to No. 24 California (Pa.), 52-26 | Oct. 8 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
| 20. | Southwest Baptist | 5-0 | 148 | NR | D. McKendree (Ill.), 35-7 | Oct. 8 vs. Truman St. (Mo.) |
| 21. | LIU-Post (N.Y.) | 5-0 | 134 | NR | D. No. 15 Assumption (Mass.), 19-18 | Oct. 8 vs. St. Anselm (N.H.) |
| 22. | Assumption (Mass.) | 4-1 | 94 | 15 | Lost to LIU-Post (N.Y.), 19-18 | Oct. 7 at Bentley (Mass.) |
| 23. | Florida Tech | 4-1 | 90 | 16 | Lost to West Florida, 42-39 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 11 North Alabama |
| 24. | UNC-Pembroke | 4-1 | 81 | 21 | Lost to No. 11 Tuskegee (Ala.), 21-16 | Oct. 8 at Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
| 25t. | Bemidji St. (Minn.) | 4-1 | 73 | NR | D. Mary (N.D.), 52-3 | Oct. 8 vs. Northern St. (S.D.) |
| 25t. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 3-1 | 73 | NR | D. Kentucky St., 48-10 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 12 West Georgia |
Dropped Out: Minnesota St. (19), Central Missouri (22), Augustana (S.D.) (25).
Others Receiving Votes: Wayne State (Mich.), 64; Minnesota-Duluth, 55; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 39; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 8; Central Missouri, 5; Notre Dame (Ohio), 5; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 4; Newberry (S.C.), 4; Southern Arkansas, 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1.
