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 nine weeks of action.
No. 2 GVSU improved to a perfect 9-0 record after pulling out a 28-17 victory over Findlay in their final home game of the year. Ferris State jumped to No. 19 after an impressive 42-20 victory over then No. 19 Wayne State, which dropped the Warriors from the rankings. Ashland fell 13 spots to No. 22 after a 24-21 loss on the road at Michigan Tech.
| 2016 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 31, 2016 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 9 | Next Game |
| 1. | NW Missouri St. (30) | 9-0 | 750 | 1 | D. Pittsburgh St., 69-10 | Nov. 5 at Fort Hays St. |
| 2. | Grand Valley State | 9-0 | 716 | 2 | D. Findlay, 28-17 | Nov. 5 at Saginaw Valley St. |
| 3. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 8-0 | 688 | 3 | D. West Liberty, 38-27 | Nov. 5 vs. No. 17 Fairmont St. |
| 4. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 9-0 | 656 | 4 | D. Minnesota St., 24-14 | Nov. 5 vs. Upper Iowa |
| 5. | Harding (Ark.) | 9-0 | 615 | 5 | D. SW Oklahoma St., 42-27 | Nov. 5 at NW Oklahoma St. |
| 6. | California (Pa.) | 8-0 | 602 | 6 | D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 55-14 | Nov. 5 vs. No. 24 Edinboro |
| 7. | North Alabama | 6-1 | 561 | 7 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 49-19 | Nov. 5 vs. West Florida |
| 8. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7-1 | 535 | 8 | D. West Texas A&M, 36-0 | Nov. 5 at Texas-Permian Basin |
| 9. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 8-1 | 493 | 10 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 24-16 | Nov. 5 at Missouri Western St. |
| 10. | LIU-Post (N.Y.) | 9-0 | 463 | 11 | D. Pace (N.Y.), 35-17 | Nov. 5 at Merrimack (Mass.) |
| 11. | Indiana (Pa.) | 7-1 | 450 | 12 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 48-3 | Nov. 5 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
| 12. | Midwestern St. | 7-1 | 429 | 13 | D. Texas-Permian Basin, 76-21 | Nov. 5 at Tarleton St. (Texas) |
| 13. | Azusa Pacific | 8-1 | 372 | 15 | D. Central Washington, 44-7 | Nov. 5 vs. Western Oregon |
| 14. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 7-1 | 329 | 17 | D. Central St. (Ohio), 42-14 | Nov. 5 at Miles (Ala.) |
| 15. | Assumption | 8-1 | 326 | 16 | D. Stonehill (Mass.), 30-6 | Nov. 5 vs. American Int'l |
| 16. | UNC-Pembroke | 8-1 | 301 | 18 | D. West Virginia St., 44-14 | Nov. 12 vs. Concord (W.Va.) |
| 17. | Fairmont St. | 9-0 | 288 | 20 | D. No. 25t Notre Dame, 23-19 | Nov. 5 at No. 3 Shepherd |
| 18. | Minnesota-Duluth | 8-1 | 236 | 21 | D. Minnesota-Crookston, 54-23 | Nov. 5 vs. Mary (N.D.) |
| 19. | Ferris State | 7-2 | 201 | 22 | D. No. 19 Wayne St., 42-20 | Nov. 5 at Hillsdale |
| 20. | Newberry (S.C.) | 8-1 | 180 | 23 | D. Lenoir-Rhyne, 53-14 | Nov. 5 at Limestone (S.C.) |
| 21. | Ashland | 7-2 | 134 | 9 | Lost to Michigan Tech, 24-21 | Nov. 5 vs. Walsh |
| 22. | Southwest Baptist | 8-1 | 110 | 25t | D. Missouri S&T, 45-22 | Nov. 5 at Central St. (Ohio) |
| 23. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 6-2 | 58 | 14 | Lost to Florida Tech, 38-20 | Nov. 5 at West Alabama |
| 24. | Edinboro (Pa.) | 8-1 | 56 | NR | D. Seton Hill, 42-34 | Nov. 5 at No. 6 California |
| 25. | Central Missouri | 7-2 | 44 | NR | D. Central Oklahoma, 48-28 | Nov. 5 vs. at Northeastern St. |
Dropped Out: Wayne St. (Mich.) (19), Wingate (N.C.) (24), Notre Dame (Ohio) (25t).
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 37; Colorado School of Mines, 35; Wayne St. (Mich.), 35; Henderson St. (Ark.), 11; West Alabama, 8; Colorado Mesa, 6; Notre Dame (Ohio), 6; Wingate (N.C.), 5; Southern Arkansas, 4; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 3; Truman St. (Mo.), 3; Washburn (Kan.), 2; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 2.
