WACO, TEX.– Two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) programs finished the season ranked inside the Top 10 of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
Ferris State finished 11-2 on the year and fell to No. 6 Harding in the Super Region Three title contest, while GLIAC Champion Ashland sits No. 10 after a run to the regional semifinals. Grand Valley State is also receiving votes in the final poll.
| AFCA FINAL COACHES POLL - DEC. 18 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
| 1 | Texas A&M-Commerce (33) | 14-1 | 825 | 8 |
| 2 | West Florida | 11-4 | 774 | NR |
| 3 | Indiana (Pa) | 13-1 | 730 | 3 |
| 4 | Minnesota State | 13-1 | 707 | 1 |
| 5 | Ferris State | 11-2 | 612 | 10 |
| 6 | Harding | 11-4 | 574 | NR |
| 7 | Central Washington | 11-1 | 566 | 7 |
| 8 | Fort Hays State | 11-1 | 533 | 4 |
| 9 | Assumption | 11-2 | 511 | 15 |
| 10 | Ashland | 11-2 | 493 | 9 |
| 11 | Midwestern State | 10-1 | 472 | 5 |
| 12 | West Alabama | 10-3 | 456 | 17 |
| 13 | Indianapolis | 11-1 | 409 | 6 |
| 14 | Shepherd | 10-1 | 396 | 2 |
| 15 | Winona State | 10-2 | 287 | 12 |
| 16 | Northwest Missouri State | 9-3 | 272 | 13 |
| 17 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 9-3 | 238 | 20 |
| 18 | Virginia State | 10-1 | 233 | NR |
| 19 | West Georgia | 9-4 | 230 | NR |
| 20 | Sioux Falls | 9-3 | 229 | 18 |
| 21 | Delta State | 9-4 | 212 | NR |
| 22 | Findlay | 10-3 | 186 | NR |
| 23 | Bowie State | 9-2 | 176 | 14 |
| 24 | Wingate | 9-2 | 159 | 16 |
| 25 | Shippensburg | 10-2 | 101 | 19 |
Dropped Out: Humboldt State (21), Colorado Mesa (22), Minnesota Duluth (23), Eastern New Mexico (24), Ouachita Baptist (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Ouachita Baptist, 79; Humboldt State, 59; West Chester, 52; Colorado Mesa, 37; California (Pa), 31; Central Missouri, 27; Eastern New Mexico, 25; Minnesota Duluth, 19; Azusa Pacific, 9; Catawba, 4; Grand Valley State, 2.
