Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Tuskegee, Miles and WSSU reps in AFCA Div. II Coaches Poll

WACO, Texas  --  For the second time in three weeks, seven Top 25 teams lost causing a reshuffling of the rankings in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The top three spots remained the same, with Colorado State-Pueblo staying No. 1 with 24 first-place votes. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) still sits No. 2, with six first-place votes, followed by No. 3 New Haven (Conn.). Then-No. 4 Bloomsburg (Pa.) was upset by new No. 7 Shippensburg (Pa.), 49-42, causing both Northwest Missouri State and Ashland (Ohio) to move up one spot apiece, to No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

This week, there are five Top 25 matchups that will have a say in who wins conference titles. The first game is No. 4 Northwest Missouri State hosting No. 20 Emporia State (Kan.), with the winner having a leg up in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) title chase. The second matchup has No. 6 Minnesota State-Mankato hosting No. 17 Sioux Falls (S.D.) with first place in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division on the line. First place in the Lone Star Conference is at stake when No. 12 West Texas A&M plays host to No. 10 Midwestern State (Texas), while No. 11 Missouri Western State and No. 25 Washburn (Kan.) play in another key MIAA matchup. The final Top 25 matchup has No. 15 Miles (Ala.) facing No. 23 Tuskegee (Ala.), with first place in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference West Division at stake.


2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 29, 2012
RankSchool (1st votes) Rec. Pts.Prev.Week EightNext Game
1.Colorado St.-Pueblo (24)9-07441D. Colorado Mesa, 48-10Nov. 3 vs. New Mexico Highlands
2.Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (6)9-07202D. Shaw (N.C.), 62-31Nov. 3 at Fayetteville St. (N.C.)
3.New Haven (Conn.)8-06893D. Southern Connecticut St., 48-9Nov. 3 at American International (Mass.)
4.Northwest Missouri St.8-16325D. No. 16t Washburn (Kan.), 56-6Nov. 3 vs. No. 20 Emporia St. (Kan.)
5.Ashland (Ohio)9-06286D. Findlay (Ohio), 42-21Nov. 3 at Tiffin (Ohio)
6.Minnesota St.-Mankato9-05917D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 42-35Nov. 3 vs. No. 17 Sioux Falls (S.D.)
7.Shippensburg (Pa.)9-054210D. No. 4 Bloomsburg (Pa.), 49-42Nov. 3 vs. Cheyney (Pa.)
8.Henderson St. (Ark.)9-05329D. Southern Arkansas, 44-36Nov. 10 vs. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
9. Minnesota-Duluth8-15198D. Minnesota-Crookston, 38-14Nov. 3 vs. Mary (N.D.)
10.Midwestern St. (Texas)7-146211D. Eastern New Mexico, 51-28Nov. 3 at No. 12 West Texas A&M
11.Missouri Western St.8-145412D. No. 15 Emporia St. (Kan.), 57-28Nov. 3 vs. No. 25 Washburn (Kan.)
12.West Texas A&M8-141814D. West Georgia, 52-28Nov. 3 vs. No. 10 Midwestern St. (Texas)
13.Bloomsburg (Pa.)8-14034Lost to No. 10 Shippensburg (Pa.), 49-42Nov. 3 vs. West Chester (Pa.)
14.Indiana (Pa.)8-137716tD. Clarion (Pa.), 45-0Nov. 3 at Gannon (Pa.)
15.Miles (Ala.)8-133018D. Stillman (Ala.), 49-13Nov. 3 vs. No. 23 Tuskegee (Ala.)
16.Harding (Ark.)7-130219D. Arkansas Tech, 76-23Nov. 3 at Southeastern Oklahoma St.
17.Sioux Falls (S.D.)8-125421D. Upper Iowa, 54-41Nov. 3 at No. 6 Minnesota St.-Mankato
18.Pittsburg St. (Kan.)6-217622D. Truman St. (Mo.), 20-6Nov. 3 vs. Lindenwood (Mo.)
19.Grand Valley St. (Mich.)7-216323D. No. 24 Hillsdale (Mich.), 42-23Nov. 3 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)
20.Emporia St. (Kan.)8-116115Lost to No. 12 Missouri Western St., 57-28Nov. 3 at No. 4 Northwest Missouri St.
21.West Alabama7-2133NRD. Delta St. (Miss.), 37-7Nov. 3 at Abilene Christian (Texas)
22.California (Pa.)7-211513Lost to Slippery Rock (Pa.), 28-26Nov. 3 at Mercyhurst (Pa.)
23.Tuskegee (Ala.)7-174NRD. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 14-0Nov. 3 at No. 15 Miles (Ala.)
24.Valdosta St. (Ga.)7-271NRD. Shorter (Ga.), 37-6Nov. 1 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
25.Washburn (Kan.)7-26016tLost to No. 5 Northwest Missouri St., 56-6Nov. 3 at No. 11 Missouri Western St.
Dropped Out: Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (20), Hillsdale (Mich.) (24), Charleston (W.Va.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Indianapolis (Ind.), 37; Missouri S&T, 36; Chadron St. (Neb.), 31; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 27; American International (Mass.), 22; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 17; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 7; Charleston (W.Va.), 5; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 5; New Mexico Highlands, 4; Shepherd (W.Va.), 4; Mars Hill (N.C.), 2; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 1; Hillsdale (Mich.), 1; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 1.

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