- Minnesota-Duluth Still No. 1 in AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll
Minnesota-Duluth Still No. 1 in AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll
After a 20-12 victory over then-No. 8 Augustana (S.D.), the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs still sit No. 1 in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Bulldogs received 28 of 29 first place votes. Northwest Missouri State moves up to No. 2 and received the final first place vote after its 65-3 win over Truman State. Abilene Christian (Texas), Grand Valley State (Mich.) and North Alabama round out the Top 5. Former No. 2 Delta State (Miss.) dropped to No. 11 after its loss to FCS member Northwestern State (La.), 24-23. Four new teams enter the poll this week with Carson-Newman (Tenn.) ranked at No. 20 followed by Colorado State-Pueblo at No. 21. Colorado School of Mines comes in a No. 24 and Pittsburg State (Kan.) enters the poll at No. 25 after an almost two-year absence from the poll.
2011 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 5, 2011
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Minnesota-Duluth (28) | 1-0 | 724 | 1 | D. No. 8 Augustana (S.D.), 20-12 | Sept. 10 vs. Upper Iowa |
| 2. | Northwest Missouri St. (1) | 1-0 | 693 | 3 | D. Truman St. (Mo.), 65-3 | Sept. 10 vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 3. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 1-0 | 642 | 4 | D. Tarleton St. (Texas), 27-24 | Sept. 17 vs. No. 5 North Alabama |
| 4. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 1-0 | 628 | 5 | D. Western Oregon, 44-20 | Sept. 10 at Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 5. | North Alabama | 1-0 | 592 | 6 | D. Central Oklahoma, 31-10 | Sept. 10 vs. Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
| 6. | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1-0 | 576 | 7 | D. No. 22 Central Washington, 21-10 | Sept. 10 vs. Minot St. (N.D.) |
| 7. | Albany St. (Ga.) | 1-0 | 509 | 9T | D. Savannah St. (Ga.), 37-34 | Sept. 10 vs. No. 23 Wingate (N.C.) |
| 8. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 1-0 | 476 | 11 | D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 53-27 | Sept. 10 at St. Joseph’s (Ind.) |
| 9. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 1-0 | 469 | 9T | D. Ashland (Ohio), 27-20 | Sept. 10 at Clarion (Pa.) |
| 10. | St. Cloud State (Minn.) | 1-0 | 420 | 13 | D. No. 12 California (Pa.), 26-3 | Sept. 10 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) |
| 11. | Delta St. (Miss.) | 1-1 | 415 | 2 | Lost to Northwestern St. (La.), 24-23 | Sept. 10 at Fort Valley St. (Ga.) |
| 12. | Central Missouri | 1-0 | 371 | 15 | D. Missouri Southern St., 42-24 | Sept. 10 at Missouri Western St. |
| 13. | Nebraska-Kearney | 1-0 | 361 | 16 | D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 41-20 | Sept. 10 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 14. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 1-0 | 312 | 20 | D. No. 14 Wingate (N.C.), 34-28 2OT | Sept. 8 vs. Newberry (S.C.) |
| 15. | Washburn (Kan.) | 1-0 | 305 | 18 | D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 33-17 | Sept. 8 vs. Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 16. | Augustana (S.D.) | 0-1 | 296 | 8 | Lost to No. 1 Minnesota-Duluth, 20-12 | Sept. 10 vs. Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
| 17. | Wayne St. (Mich.) | 1-0 | 276 | 21 | D. Urbana (Ohio), 69-24 | Sept. 10 vs. Tiffin (Ohio) |
| 18. | Mercyhurst (Pa.) | 1-0 | 208 | 17 | D. Notre Dame (Ohio), 24-23 OT | Sept. 10 vs. No. 19 Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 19. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 1-0 | 206 | 23 | D. St. Anselm (N.H.), 56-30 | Sept. 10 at No. 18 Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
| 20. | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | 1-0 | 144 | NR | D. Glenville St. (W.Va.), 45-20 | Sept. 8 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.) |
| 21. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 1-0 | 126 | NR | D. No. 19 West Texas A&M, 26-24 | Sept. 10 vs. Northwestern Okla. St. |
| 22. | California (Pa.) | 0-1 | 104 | 12 | Lost to No. 13 St. Cloud State (Minn.), 26-3 | Sept. 10 vs. C.W. Post (N.Y.) |
| 23. | Wingate (N.C.) | 0-1 | 101 | 14 | Lost to No. 20 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 34-28 2OT | Sept. 10 at No. 7 Albany St. (Ga.) |
| 24. | Colorado School of Mines | 1-0 | 89 | NR | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 33-0 | Sept. 10 vs. South Dakota School of Mines |
| 25. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 1-0 | 57 | NR | D. Missouri Western St., 34-7 | Sept. 10 vs. Emporia St. (Kan.) |
Dropped Out: West Texas A&M (19), Central Washington (22), Henderson St. (Ark.) (24), Hillsdale (Mich.) (25T), Shaw (N.C.) (25T)
Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, 56; Michigan Tech, 48; New Haven (Conn.), 40; Tuskegee (Ala.), 30; West Texas A&M, 24; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 21; Harding (Ark.), 16; Virginia Union, 16; Henderson St. (Ark.), 14; Tusculum (Tenn.), 10; St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 8; Edinboro (Pa.), 7; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 6; Ashland (Ohio), 5; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 5; Midwestern St. (Texas), 5; Shaw (N.C.), 5; Morehouse (Ga.), 2; Northern Michigan, 2; American International (Mass.), 1; Mars Hill (N.C.), 1; Merrimack (Mass.), 1; Missouri Western St., 1; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1.
