WACO, TEX.– Ferris State remained No. 2 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll after defeating Northern Michigan 42-10. Grand Valley State also remained at No. 12 following a 42-7 road victory at Michigan Tech as part of the NCAA Division II Football Showcase.
Ferris State will clash with Ashland this Saturday at 7 PM in a primetime event slated for the NCAA Division II Football Showcase shown nationally on WatchESPN. Ashland is the first team outside the Top 25 in the other receiving votes category.
| AFCA TOP 25 - WEEK 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS | RECORD | PREVIOUS RANKING |
| 1 | Northwest Missouri St. (34) | 850 | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 811 | 2-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 779 | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 737 | 2-0 | 4 |
| 5 | California (Pa.) | 693 | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Indiana (Pa.) | 673 | 3-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Sioux Falls (N.D.) | 619 | 3-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Minnesota St. | 607 | 3-0 | 8 |
| 9 | LIU-Post (N.Y.) | 572 | 3-0 | 9 |
| 10 | North Alabama | 547 | 1-1 | 10 |
| 11 | Colorado Mesa | 501 | 3-0 | 11 |
| 12 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 456 | 2-1 | 12 |
| 13 | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 443 | 2-0 | 13 |
| 14 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 402 | 3-0 | 15 |
| 15 | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 367 | 2-1 | 14 |
| 16 | Arkansas Tech | 300 | 3-0 | 19 |
| 17 | Delta St. (Miss.) | 268 | 3-0 | 24 |
| 18 | Fort Hays St. (Kan.) | 259 | 3-0 | 21 |
| 19 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 257 | 2-1 | 18 |
| 20 | Central Washington | 247 | 3-0 | 23 |
| 21 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 166 | 3-0 | 25 |
| 22 | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 77 | 2-0 | NR |
| 23 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 72 | 3-0 | NR |
| 24 | Assumption (Mass.) | 60 | 3-0 | NR |
| 25 | Catawba (N.C.) | 54 | 3-0 | NR |
Dropped Out: Albany St. (Ga.) (16), West Georgia (17), Minnesota-Duluth (20), Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (22).
Others Receiving Votes: Ashland (Ohio), 47; Albany St. (Ga.), 41; West Georgia, 35; Winona St. (Minn.), 24; Central Missouri, 18; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 10; Minnesota-Duluth, 10; Southeastern Oklahoma St., 8; Washburn (Kan.), 8; Wingate (N.C.), 8; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 7; Florida Tech, 6; North Greenville (S.C.), 3; Tuskegee (Ala.), 3; West Texas A&M, 3; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 1; Easten New Mexico, 1.
