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 three weeks of action. Grand Valley State remained No. 2 after the Lakers racked up 741 yards total offense and downed Northern Michigan, 50-7. Ashland maintained its No. 5 ranking once again after shutting down Findlay, 35-3. Ferris State fell one spot to No. 7 after narrowly escaping Northwood 27-26 as Jajuan Pollock caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Reggie Bell as time expired giving the Bulldogs a school-record 28th-straight regular-season triumph.
| 2016 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – September 19, 2016 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 3 | Next Game |
| 1. | NW Missouri St. (30) | 3-0 | 750 | 1 | D. Nebraska-Kearney, 52-14 | Sept. 24 at Missouri Southern St. |
| 2. | Grand Valley State | 3-0 | 713 | 2 | D. Northern Michigan, 50-24 | Sept. 24 at Walsh (Ohio) |
| 3. | West Georgia | 3-0 | 687 | 3 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 34-24 | Sept. 24 at Albany St. (Ga.) |
| 4. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 3-0 | 655 | 4 | D. Virginia-Wise, 64-13 | Sept. 24 at Notre Dame (Ohio) |
| 5. | Ashland | 3-0 | 627 | 5 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 35-3 | Sept. 24 at No. 7 Ferris State |
| 6. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2-0 | 566 | 7 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 49-10 | Sept. 24 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 7. | Ferris State | 3-0 | 550 | 6 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 27-26 | Sept. 24 vs. No. 5 Ashland (Ohio) |
| 8. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 3-0 | 539 | 8 | D. NW Oklahoma St., 62-23 | Sept. 24 at SW Oklahoma St. |
| 9. | Indiana (Pa.) | 2-0 | 493 | 9 | D. Cheyney (Pa.), 55-0 | Sept. 24 at Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 10. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 3-0 | 476 | 11 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 59-23 | Sept. 24 vs. Gannon (Pa.) |
| 11. | Midwestern State | 2-0 | 426 | 12 | D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 32-30 | Sept. 24 vs. Okla. Panhandle St. |
| 12. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 3-0 | 386 | 13 | D. Florida A&M, 20-17 | Sept. 24 vs. Lane (Tenn.) |
| 13. | Central Missouri | 3-0 | 376 | 14 | D. Missouri Western St., 38-34 | Sept. 24 vs. Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 14. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 3-0 | 333 | 15 | D. Minot St. (N.D.), 41-14 | Sept. 24 vs. No. 22 Bemidji St. |
| 15. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 3-0 | 309 | 16 | D. Central Washington, 27-17 | Sept. 24 vs. Simon Fraser (B.C.) |
| 16. | Augustana (S.D.) | 3-0 | 268 | 18 | D. Minnesota-Crookston, 56-3 | Sept. 24 at Minnesota-Duluth |
| 17. | Assumption (Mass.) | 3-0 | 256 | 17 | D. Southern Connecticut St., 35-13 | Sept. 24 at Merrimack (Mass.) |
| 18. | Colorado Mesa | 3-0 | 255 | 23 | D. No. 10 Colorado Mines, 41-40 2OT | Sept. 24 at Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
| 19t. | Florida Tech | 3-0 | 233 | 19 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 40-0 | Sept. 24 at Presbyterian (S.C.) |
| 19t. | North Alabama | 1-1 | 233 | 20 | D. No. 22 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 44-19 | Sept. 24 at West Alabama |
| 21. | Minnesota St. | 2-1 | 135 | 21 | D. St. Cloud State (Minn.), 45-12 | Sept. 24 vs. Minn. St.-Moorhead |
| 22. | Bemidji St. (Minn.) | 3-0 | 126 | 24 | D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 45-17 | Sept. 24 at No. 14 Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 23. | Colorado Mines | 2-1 | 125 | 10 | L. No. 23 Colo. Mesa, 41-40 2OT | Sept. 24 at Western St. (Colo.) |
| 24. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 2-1 | 71 | 25 | D. Simon Fraser (B.C.), 56-24 | Sept. 24 vs. Western Oregon |
| 25. | Harding (Ark.) | 3-0 | 49 | NR | D. Southern Arkansas, 35-14 | Sept. 24 at Arkansas-Monticello |
Dropped Out: Valdosta St. (Ga.) (22)
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina-Pembroke, 28; Emporia St. (Kan.), 20; California (Pa.), 15; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 9; Wingate (N.C.), 8; Notre Dame (Ohio), 7; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 7; West Texas A&M, 7; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 4; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 4; Virginia St., 4.
