WACO, TEX.– Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) programs remain highly ranked inside the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll heading into the final two weeks of the 2017 season.
Week 10 features a pivotal GLIAC matchup featuring No. 11 Ashland welcoming No. 19 Grand Valley State as the Eagles have a chance to clinch at least a share of the conference title with a win. No. 12 Ferris State heads to Davenport for a Noon matchup looking for an Ashland loss to setup a potential three-way tie for the league crown.
| AFCA WEEK 9 POLL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
| 1 | Minnesota State (10) | 9-0 | 822 | 3 |
| 2 | Shepherd (22) | 8-0 | 820 | 2 |
| 3 | Indiana (Pa.) (2) | 9-0 | 777 | 4 |
| 4 | Midwestern State | 7-0 | 717 | 5 |
| 5 | Indianapolis | 9-0 | 710 | 6 |
| 6 | Fort Hays State | 9-0 | 683 | 7 |
| 7 | Central Washington | 9-0 | 625 | 8 |
| 8 | Northwest Missouri State | 8-1 | 577 | 1 |
| 9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7-1 | 558 | 9 |
| 10 | Assumption | 8-0 | 516 | T-12 |
| 11 | Ashland | 8-1 | 510 | T-12 |
| 12 | Ferris State | 7-1 | 483 | 11 |
| 13 | Sioux Falls | 8-1 | 405 | 14 |
| 14 | Wingate | 8-0 | 402 | 16 |
| 15 | Colorado Mesa | 8-1 | 399 | 15 |
| 16 | Virginia State | 8-0 | 347 | 17 |
| 17 | Humboldt State | 7-1 | 295 | 18 |
| 18 | Winona State | 8-1 | 289 | 10 |
| 19 | Grand Valley State | 7-2 | 215 | 19 |
| 20 | Bowie State | 8-1 | 214 | 20 |
| 21 | Eastern New Mexico | 7-1 | 190 | 21 |
| 22 | Findlay | 8-1 | 159 | 22 |
| 23 | West Alabama | 7-2 | 100 | 25 |
| 24 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 7-2 | 88 | 24 |
| 25 | West Georgia | 7-2 | 48 | NR |
Dropped Out: Central Missouri (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Shippensburg, 41; Central Missouri, 25; Slippery Rock, 15; Ouachita Baptist, 7; Minnesota-Duluth, 5; Washburn, 4; California (Pa.), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Notre Dame (Ohio), 1.
