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Top Eight Unchanged in Division II Coaches' Poll
Courtesy: AFCA
          Release: 11/02/2009
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The Top 8 teams in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll all won this past Saturday and kept their rankings from the previous week, but losses by then- No. 9 Texas A&M-Kingsville and then-No. 10 Bloomsburg (Pa.) caused a reshuffling of teams in the bottom of the poll. North Alabama kept its No. 1 ranking by gathering all 25 first-place votes after a 27-13 win over Arkansas-Monticello, and capturing the Gulf South Conference title outright. Central Washington, Northwest Missouri State, Minnesota State-Mankato and Grand Valley State (Mich.) round out the Top 5.

Only one new team enters this week’s poll with Shippensburg (Pa.) making an appearance at No. 23. This is the first time the Red Raiders have been ranked in the AFCA Coaches’ Poll since the final poll of 2004. They will host No. 18 California (Pa.) in the PSAC Championship game in one of three Top 25 match-ups during the final week of the regular season. The other Top 25 match-ups include No. 3 Northwest Missouri State hosting No. 16 Central Missouri while No. 9 Midwestern State (Texas) plays host to No. 12 Abilene Christian (Texas).

2009 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll
November 2, 2009

RankSchool (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last WeekNext Game
1. North Alabama (25) 10-0 625 1 D. Arkansas-Monticello, 27-13 Nov. 7 vs. West Alabama
2. Central Washington 10-0 596 2 D. Dixie St. (Utah), 23-9 Nov. 7 at Western Oregon
3. Northwest Missouri St. 9-1 569 3 D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 66-40 Nov. 7 vs. No. 16 Central Missouri
4. Minnesota St.-Mankato 10-0 546 4 D. Upper Iowa, 48-17 Nov. 7 at St. Cloud State (Minn.)
5. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 9-1 526 5 D. Northern Michigan, 31-19 Nov. 7 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)
6. Minnesota-Duluth 9-1 511 6 D. Minnesota-Crookston, 44-0 Nov. 7 at Winona St. (Minn.)
7. Tarleton St. (Texas) 9-1 475 7 D. Angelo St. (Texas), 21-14 Nov. 7 vs. West Texas A&M
8. Nebraska-Kearney 9-1 449 8 D. Colorado School of Mines, 24-12 Nov. 7 at Mesa St. (Colo.)
9. Midwestern St. (Texas) 8-2 364 13 D. Eastern New Mexico, 50-17 Nov. 7 vs. No. 12 Abilene Christian (Texas)
10. North Carolina-Pembroke 8-1 348 11 D. Frostburg St. (Md.), 52-7 Nov. 7 at North Greenville (S.C.)
11. West Liberty (W.Va.) 9-1 342 12 D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 48-21 Nov. 7 vs. Concord (W.Va.)
12. Abilene Christian (Texas) 8-2 335 15 D. No. 9 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 47-35 Nov. 7 at No. 9 Midwestern St. (Texas)
13. Albany St. (Ga.) 8-1 329 14 D. Morehouse (Ga.), 30-12 Nov. 7 at Fort Valley St. (Ga.)
14. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 8-2 280 18 D. Wingate (N.C.), 45-7 Nov. 7 vs. Tusculum (Tenn.)
15. Tuskegee (Ala.) 7-2 253 16 D. Lane (Tenn.), 40-6 Nov. 7 vs. Stillman (Ala.)
16. Central Missouri 8-2 240 19 D. Missouri Southern St., 27-17 Nov. 7 at No. 3 Northwest Missouri St.
17. Texas A&M-Kingsville 8-2 226 9 Lost to No. 15 Abilene Christian (Texas), 47-35 Nov. 7 vs. Angelo St. (Texas)
18. California (Pa.) 8-2 201 20 D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 28-7 Nov. 7 at No. 23 Shippensburg (Pa.)
19. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 8-2 190 10 Lost to West Chester (Pa.), 30-14 Nov. 7 vs. Gannon (Pa.)
20. Hillsdale (Mich.) 8-2 171 22 D. Ferris St. (Mich.), 59-14 Nov. 7 vs. Tiffin (Ohio)
21. Missouri Western St. 8-2 154 23 D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 29-6 Nov. 7 vs. Nebraska-Omaha
22. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 8-2 125 24 D. Findlay (Ohio), 24-16 Nov. 7 vs. Ferris St. (Mich.)
23. Shippensburg (Pa.) 8-2 76 NR D. Cheyney (Pa.), 31-10 Nov. 7 vs. No. 18 California (Pa.)
24. Bentley (Mass.) 8-1 73 25 Idle Nov. 7 at Stonehill (Mass.)
25. Charleston (W.Va.) 8-2 35 17 Lost to Glenville St. (W.Va.), 14-12 Nov. 7 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan

Dropped Out: Edinboro (Pa.) (21).

Others Receiving Votes: Washburn (Kan.), 27; Arkansas Tech, 21; Shaw (N.C.), 14; West Texas A&M, 13; Findlay (Ohio), 10; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 1.
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