October 25, 2010

GVSU RETAINS ITS POSITION ON TOP OF THIS WEEK'S AFCA DIVISION II COACHES’ TOP 25 POLL

Release courtesy of Vince Thompson, AFCA Director of Media Relations

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WACO, TEX. – Mercyhurst (Pa.) upset then-No. 3 California (Pa.), 31-21, and jumped into the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time in school history at No. 24. The Lakers are 6-2 on the season and sit atop the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division. With California’s (Pa.) loss, the Top 5 teams changed with Abilene Christian (Texas) moving up to No. 3, followed by No. 4 Northwest Missouri State and No. 5 Texas A&M-Kingsville. Grand Valley State (Mich.) and Minnesota-Duluth still sit No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

There are two Top 25 matchups this coming week as No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth and No. 20 St. Cloud State (Minn.) battle for the top spot in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division, while No. 19 Delta State (Miss.) and No. 21 North Alabama meet on Thursday night in a key Gulf South Conference game.

 

2010 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll
October 25, 2010
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (24) 8-0 648 1 D. Ferris St. (Mich.), 41-0 Oct. 30 at Michigan Tech
2. Minnesota-Duluth (1) 8-0 623 2 D. Northern St. (S.D.), 27-7 Oct. 30 vs. No. 20 St. Cloud State (Minn.)
3. Abilene Christian (Texas) (1) 8-0 575 4 D. Eastern New Mexico, 53-14 Oct. 30 vs. Angelo St. (Tex.)
4. Northwest Missouri St. 6-1 568 5 D. Washburn (Kan.), 41-40 Oct. 30 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 7-1 519 7 D. Tarleton St. (Tex.), 13-10 Oct. 30 at Southwestern Oklahoma St.
6. Albany St. (Ga.) 8-0 518 8 D. No. 19 Morehouse (Ga.), 13-12 Oct. 30 vs. Stillman (Ala.)
7. Central Missouri 8-1 494 9 D. Nebraska-Omaha, 34-31 Oct. 30 at Missouri Southern St.
8. Augustana (S.D.) 8-0 456 11 D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 47-17 Oct. 30 vs. Minnesota St.-Mankato
9. Nebraska-Kearney 7-1 418 12 D. New Mexico Highlands, 38-13 Oct. 30 at Western New Mexico
10. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 6-1 402 14 D. Arkansas-Monticello, 21-17 Oct. 30 vs. Arkansas Tech
11. Shepherd (W.Va.) 8-0 377 15 D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 53-38 Oct. 30 at West Virginia St.
12. California (Pa.) 7-1 353 3 Lost to Mercyhurst (Pa.), 31-21 Oct. 30 vs. Indiana (Pa.)
13. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 7-1 338 16 D. West Chester (Pa.), 45-21 Oct. 30 at C.W. Post (N.Y.)
14. West Texas A&M 6-2 312 17 D. No. 13 Midwestern St. (Tex.), 42-29 Oct. 30 at Incarnate Word (Tex.)
15. Kutztown (Pa.) 8-0 286 18 D. C.W. Post (N.Y.), 50-48 Oct. 30 vs. West Chester (Pa.)
16. Colorado School of Mines 7-1 218 20 D. Western St. (Colo.), 39-13 Oct. 30 vs. Adams St. (Colo.)
17. Hillsdale (Mich.) 6-2 202 6 Lost to Wayne St. (Mich.), 14-9 Oct. 30 at Northwood (Mich.)
18. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 8-1 195 21 D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 21-7 Oct. 30 at Shaw (N.C.)
19. Delta St. (Miss.) 6-2 171 22 D. West Georgia, 54-34 Oct. 28 vs. No. 21 North Alabama
20. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 7-1 161 23 D. Minnesota-Crookston, 49-6 Oct. 30 at No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth
21. North Alabama 6-2 159 10 Lost to Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 24-23 OT Oct. 28 at No. 19 Delta St. (Miss.)
22. Midwestern St. (Texas) 6-2 103 13 Lost to No. 17 West Texas A&M, 42-29 Oct. 30 vs. Tarleton St. (Tex.)
23. St. Augustine’s (N.C.) 7-1 101 24 D. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 34-24 Oct. 30 at Livingstone (N.C.)
24. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 6-2 44 NR D. No. 3 California (Pa.), 31-21 Oct. 30 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.)
25. Fort Valley St. (Ga.) 7-1 39 NR D. Kentucky St., 14-12 Oct. 30 at Lane (Tenn.)


Dropped Out: Morehouse (Ga.) (19), West Virginia Wesleyan (25).

Others Receiving Votes: Morehouse (Ga.), 37; West Alabama, 34; Wayne St. (Mich.), 32; New Haven (Conn.), 21; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 18; Central Washington, 10; Tuskegee (Ala.), 7; Wingate (N.C.), 3; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 2; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 2; Washburn (Kan.), 2; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 1; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 1.

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