WACO, TEX. – Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football programs find themselves ranked inside the top-25 in the first American Football Coaches Association Poll. Ferris State remained second behind Valdosta St. following their 28-13 victory over Ashland, while Grand Valley St. moved up one spot to No.9 following a 27-3 road win over Northwood. Saginaw Valley St. Enters the top-25 for the first time this season with a 23-7 win over conference foe, Michigan tech.
RANK |
SCHOOL |
REC. |
PTS. |
PREV. |
1 |
Valdosta State (31) |
3-0 |
797 |
1 |
2 |
Ferris State (1) |
3-0 |
764 |
2 |
3 |
Minnesota State |
3-0 |
723 |
3 |
4 |
Tarleton State (1) |
3-0 |
701 |
4 |
5 |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
3-0 |
636 |
5 |
6 |
Ouachita Baptist |
3-0 |
631 |
6 |
7 |
Northwest Missouri State (1) |
3-0 |
617 |
7 |
8 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
3-0 |
561 |
8 |
9 |
Grand Valley State |
3-0 |
542 |
10 |
10 |
Slippery Rock |
3-0 |
481 |
11 |
11 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
2-0 |
468 |
12 |
12 |
Indianapolis |
3-0 |
434 |
14 |
13 |
Minnesota Duluth |
3-0 |
418 |
13 |
14 |
Colorado School of Mines |
3-0 |
408 |
17 |
15 |
Midwestern State |
3-0 |
364 |
16 |
16 |
West Chester |
3-0 |
298 |
18 |
17 |
Wingate |
3-0 |
280 |
19 |
T-18 |
Pittsburg State |
3-0 |
221 |
22 |
T-18 |
Central Missouri |
3-0 |
221 |
21 |
20 |
CSU-Pueblo |
2-1 |
185 |
9 |
21 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
3-0 |
158 |
24 |
22 |
Harding |
2-1 |
137 |
23 |
23 |
Bowie State |
3-0 |
104 |
25 |
24 |
West Alabama |
2-1 |
55 |
20 |
25 |
Saginaw Valley State |
3-0 |
53 |
NR |
Dropped Out: West Georgia (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Kutztown (Pa.), 30; West Georgia, 27; Henderson St. (Ark.), 23; Angelo St. (Texas), 15; Truman St. (Mo.), 11; California (Pa.), 6; Virginia Union, 6; West Florida, 6; West Texas A&M, 6; Delta St. (Miss.), 4; Albany St. (Ga.), 2; Missouri S&T, 2; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 2; Shepherd (W.Va.), 2; Urbana (Ohio), 1.