Courtesy: AFCA http://www.afca.com/ Terry Bowden has North Alabama ranked No. 1 for the first time in the AFCA Coaches' Poll.

For the second week in a row, the No. 1 team in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll lost, making room for North Alabama to take over the top spot in the Coaches’ Poll for the first time. The Lions, who had been receiving first-place votes for a few weeks, received all 25 votes this week after they moved to 8-0 on the season with a 34-24 win over Delta State. Last week’s No. 1, Abilene Christian (Texas) dropped to No. 9 this week after losing to West Texas A&M, 32-21. Central Washington, Bloomsburg (Pa.), Northwest Missouri State and Minnesota State-Mankato round out the Top 5.

California (Pa.) re-entered the poll at No. 24 this week after a six-week layoff, along with Hillsdale (Mich.), who jumped into the polls at No. 25 thanks to two straight upsets over Top 25 teams, including a win over then-No. 1 Grand Valley State (Mich.) two weeks ago.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week	Next Game
1.	North Alabama (25)	8-0	625	2	D. Delta St. (Miss.), 34-24	Oct. 22 at Valdosta St. (Ga.)
2.	Central Washington	8-0	592	3	D. Western Oregon, 23-21	Oct. 24 vs. Humboldt St. (Calif.)
3.	Bloomsburg (Pa.)	8-0	567	4	D. Cheyney (Pa.), 28-6	Oct. 24 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.)
4.	Northwest Missouri St.	7-1	544	5	D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 45-12	Oct. 24 vs. No. 16 Washburn (Kan.)
5.	Minnesota St.-Mankato	8-0	525	6	D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 59-14	Oct. 24 vs. Southwest Minnesota St.
6.	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	7-1	492	8	D. No. 18 Findlay (Ohio), 38-13	Oct. 24 at Ashland (Ohio)
7.	Minnesota-Duluth	7-1	475	9	D. St. Cloud State (Minn.), 31-7	Oct. 24 at Bemidji St. (Minn.)
8.	Albany St. (Ga.)	7-0	427	10	D. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 32-29 OT	Oct. 24 vs. No. 19 Tuskegee (Ala.)
9.	Abilene Christian (Texas)	7-1	425	1	Lost to West Texas A&M, 32-21	Oct. 24 at No. 11 Tarleton St. (Texas)
10.	Charleston (W.Va.)	8-0	411	11	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 34-7	Oct. 24 vs. No. 18 West Liberty (W.Va.)
11.	Tarleton St. (Texas)	7-1	368	13	D. Eastern New Mexico, 30-20	Oct. 24 vs. No. 9 Abilene Christian (Texas)
12.	Missouri Western St.	7-1	348	15	D. No. 14 Central Missouri, 36-21	Oct. 24 vs. Missouri Southern St.
13.	Nebraska-Kearney	7-1	315	16	D. Western New Mexico, 65-30	Oct. 24 at Fort Lewis (Colo.)
14.	Texas A&M-Kingsville	7-1	274	7	Lost to No. 22 Midwestern St. (Texas), 38-7	Oct. 24 vs. Eastern New Mexico
15.	North Carolina-Pembroke	6-1	240	17	Idle	Oct. 24 at Concord (W.Va.)
16.	Washburn (Kan.)	6-2	207	20	D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 55-3	Oct. 24 at No. 4 Northwest Missouri St.
17.	Midwestern St. (Texas)	6-2	193	22	D. No. 7 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 38-7	Oct. 24 vs. Central Oklahoma
18.	West Liberty (W.Va.)	7-1	151	21	D. Shepherd (W.Va.), 31-30	Oct. 24 at No. 10 Charleston (W.Va.)
19.	Tuskegee (Ala.)	5-2	143	19	Idle	Oct. 24 at No. 8 Albany St. (Ga.)
20.	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	6-2	118	25	D. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 17-13	Oct. 24 vs. Brevard (N.C.)
21.	Central Missouri	6-2	117	14	Lost to No. 15 Missouri Western St., 36-21	Oct. 24 at Nebraska-Omaha
22.	Wayne St. (Neb.)	6-2	109	24	D. Winona St. (Minn.), 48-25	Oct. 24 vs. Augustana (S.D.)
23.	Edinboro (Pa.)	6-2	99	12	Lost to California (Pa.), 38-14	Oct. 24 at Mercyhurst (Pa.)
24.	California (Pa.)	6-2	97	NR	D. No. 12 Edinboro (Pa.), 38-14	Oct. 24 at Slippery Rock (Pa.)
25.	Hillsdale (Mich.)	6-2	72	NR	D. No. 23 Northern Michigan, 28-17	Oct. 24 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)

Dropped Out: Findlay (Ohio) (18), Northern Michigan (23).

Others Receiving Votes: Findlay (Ohio), 43; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 36; Angelo St. (Texas), 33; Bentley (Mass.), 28; Wayne St. (Mich.), 20; Colorado School of Mines, 9; Shippensburg (Pa.), 8; Northern Michigan, 6; Bowie St. (Md.), 3; Shaw (N.C.), 2; Wingate (N.C.), 2; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 1.