GLIAC BOASTS FOUR TEAMS IN FINAL REGULAR SEASON AFCA DIVISION II COACHES’ TOP 25 POLL
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WACO, TEX. – Minnesota-Duluth, who started the 2010 football season at No. 4, ends the regular season in the top spot of the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Bulldogs are 11-0 and received a bye in the first round of the Division II playoffs. No. 2 Abilene Christian (Texas) has an identical 11-0 mark and will also have a first-round bye in the playoffs. No. 3 Northwest Missouri State, No. 4 Texas A&M-Kingsville and No. 5 Albany State (Ga.), who finished the season at 10-0, round out the Top 5.
Losses by three Top 10 teams caused a shakeup in the poll from No. 7 on down. Valdosta State (Ga.), Shepherd (W.Va.) and Nebraska-Kearney all lost this past weekend and dropped at least nine spots to No. 17, No. 18 and No. 19, respectively, allowing No. 7 California (Pa.), No. 8 Central Missouri, No. 9 Augustana and No. 10 Hillsdale (Mich.) to jump into the Top 10.
Twenty of the 24 playoff teams are ranked in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, with No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth, No. 2 Abilene Christian, No. 5 Albany State and No. 13 Kutztown (Pa.) earning No. 1 seeds in their respective regions.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Minnesota-Duluth (23) | 11-0 | 645 | 1 | D. Minnesota St.-Mankato, 45-21 | Nov. 27 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 2. | Abilene Christian (Texas) (3) | 11-0 | 626 | 2 | D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 47-17 | Nov. 27 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri St. | 9-1 | 595 | 3 | D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 22-16 | Nov. 20 vs. Missouri Western St. |
| 4. | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 10-1 | 563 | 4 | D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 38-24 | Nov. 27 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 5. | Albany St. (Ga.) | 10-0 | 550 | 5 | Idle | Nov. 27 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 6. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 10-1 | 524 | 6 | D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 28-7 | Nov. 20 vs. No. 16 Colorado Mines |
| 7. | California (Pa.) | 10-1 | 491 | 10 | D. Cheyney (Pa.), 57-6 | Nov. 20 vs. No. 20 Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
| 8. | Central Missouri | 9-2 | 459 | 12 | Idle | Nov. 20 vs. No. 14 West Texas A&M |
| 9. | Augustana (S.D.) | 10-1 | 402 | 14 | D. Upper Iowa, 32-0 | Nov. 27 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 10. | Hillsdale (Mich.) | 9-2 | 394 | 13 | D. Tiffin (Ohio), 31-24 | Nov. 20 at No. 15 St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
| 11. | Mercyhurst (Pa.) | 9-2 | 361 | 16 | D. No. 11 Bloomsburg (Pa.), 56-37 | Nov. 27 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 12. | Wayne St. (Mich.) | 9-2 | 281 | 17 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 44-27 | Season Complete |
| 13. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 10-1 | 271 | 20 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 27-24 | Nov. 27 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 14. | West Texas A&M | 8-3 | 252 | 19 | D. East Central (Okla.), 52-21 | Nov. 20 at No. 8 Central Missouri |
| 15. | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 9-2 | 245 | 18 | D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 42-16 | Nov. 20 vs. No. 10 Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 16. | Colorado School of Mines | 9-2 | 244 | 21 | D. No. 8 Nebraska-Kearney, 55-53 3OT | Nov. 20 at No. 6 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 17. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 8-2 | 229 | 7 | Lost to West Alabama, 24-21 | Nov. 20 vs. North Alabama |
| 18. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 9-1 | 202 | 9 | Lost to Glenville St. (W.Va.), 28-24 | Nov. 20 vs. No. 25 Shaw (N.C.) |
| 19. | Nebraska-Kearney | 9-2 | 195 | 8 | Lost to No. 21 Colorado Mines, 55-53 3OT | Season Complete |
| 20. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 9-2 | 166 | 11 | Lost to No. 16 Mercyhurst (Pa.), 56-37 | Nov. 20 at No. 7 California (Pa.) |
| 21. | Michigan Tech | 8-2 | 156 | 22 | D. Northern Michigan, 12-0 | Season Complete |
| 22. | Fort Valley St. (Ga.) | 8-2 | 96 | 23 | Idle | Regular Season Complete |
| 23. | Morehouse (Ga.) | 8-2 | 88 | 24 | Idle | Nov. 20 at Wingate (N.C.) |
| 24. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 8-3 | 69 | 25 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.) 28-8 | Dec. 4 vs. Washburn (Kan.) |
| 25. | Shaw (N.C.) | 9-2 | 61 | NR | D. Virginia St., 14-7 | Nov. 20 at No. 18 Shepherd (W.Va.) |
Dropped Out: North Alabama (15).
Others Receiving Votes: North Alabama, 55; Wingate
(N.C.), 54; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 31; Ashland (Ohio),
29; Tuskegee (Ala.), 20; Central Washington, 18; Missouri
Western St., 17; West Virginia Wesleyan, 17; Delta St. (Miss.), 16;
Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 13; Washburn (Kan.), 7; St.
Augustine’s (N.C.), 4; Chadron St. (Neb.), 3; Humboldt St.
(Calif.), 1.
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