[D2 Poll] California (PA.) Rises to No. 3 in AFCA Poll
November 1, 2021
California (Pa.) scored 28 unanswered points in the first quarter and rolled to a 42-14 win over Seton Hill (Pa.). The win, along with a West Georgia loss, allowed the Vulcans to rise to No. 3 in this week’s AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. California (Pa.), who is 8-0 on the season, clinched at least a share of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division title with only one week of league play left to go.
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Ferris State (Mich.) still sits at No. 1, but with No. 2 Valdosta State’s 36-34 win over then-No. 3 West Georgia, the rest of the top-five is new. Following California (Pa.) is No. 4 West Florida and No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.). California (Pa.) and West Florida get to test their new rankings as both play top-25 opponents on Saturday. The Vulcans face No. 15 Slippery Rock (Pa.) while the Argonauts travel to newly ranked and No. 23 West Alabama.
Another new team to the poll is No. 24 New Haven (Conn.). The Chargers beat Assumption (Mass.), 16-10, to move their record to 7-1 and enter the poll for the first time since December 17, 2018. They will host No. 9 Bentley (Mass.) with first place in the Northeast-10 on the line.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – November 1, 2021
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 9 Next Game
1 Ferris St. (Mich.) (24) 8-0 744 1 D. Northern Michigan, 44-24 Nov. 6 at Davenport (Mich.)
2 Valdosta St. (Ga.) (6) 8-0 726 2 D. No. 3 West Georgia, 36-34 Nov. 6 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)
3 California (Pa.) 8-0 668 4 D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 42-14 Nov. 6 at No. 15 Slippery Rock (Pa.)
4 West Florida 7-1 649 5 D. Mississippi College, 63-28 Nov. 6 at No. 23 West Alabama
5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 8-1 581 6 D. East Central (Okla.), 43-28 Nov. 6 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma
6 Northwest Missouri St. 7-1 565 8 D. No. 17 Nebraska-Kearney, 66-13 Nov. 6 at Missouri Southern
7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 7-1 561 7 D. Michigan Tech, 14-9 Nov. 6 at Wayne St. (Mich.)
8 Notre Dame (Ohio) 8-1 509 9 D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 45-0 Nov. 6 at North Carolina-Pembroke
9 Bentley (Mass.) 8-0 490 11 D. Franklin Pierce (N.H.), 24-14 Nov. 6 at No. 24 New Haven (Conn.)
10 Harding (Ark.) 8-1 485 10 D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 73-14 Nov. 6 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma
11 Shepherd (W.Va.) 8-1 440 12 D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 62-18 Nov. 6 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
12 West Georgia 7-2 411 3 Lost to No. 2 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 36-34 Nov. 13 vs. Delta St. (Miss.)
13 Colorado School of Mines 8-1 396 14 D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 34-7 Nov. 6 at Colorado St.-Pueblo
14 Bowie St. (Md.) 8-1 377 13 D. Lincoln (Pa.), 31-7 Nov. 6 vs. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.)
15 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 8-1 356 15 D. Gannon (Pa.), 63-21 Nov. 6 vs. No. 3 California (Pa.)
16 Henderson St. (Ark.) 8-1 306 18 D. Southern Nazarene, 34-3 Nov. 6 at Oklahoma Baptist
17 Augustana (S.D.) 8-1 293 19 D. Winona St. (Minn.), 38-20 Nov. 6 at Minnesota-Duluth
18 Western Colorado 8-1 244 20 D. No. 22 Colorado Mesa, 23-9 Nov. 6 vs. Lincoln (Calif.)
19 Kutztown (Pa.) 8-1 222 21 D. Millersville (Pa.), 30-7 Nov. 6 at West Chester (Pa.)
20 Frostburg St. (Md.) 8-1 159 23 D. Alderson Broaddus (W.Va.), 45-7 Nov. 6 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
21 Midwestern St. (Texas) 6-2 128 24 D. Western New Mexico, 52-10 Nov. 6 at West Texas A&M
22 Albany St. (Ga.) 8-1 113 25 D. Morehouse (Ga.), 14-10 Nov. 6 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.)
23 West Alabama 7-2 64 NR D. North Greenville (S.C.), 31-14 Nov. 6 vs. No. 4 West Florida
24 New Haven (Conn.) 7-1 49 NR D. Assumption (Mass.), 16-10 Nov. 6 vs. No. 9 Bentley (Mass.)
25 Nebraska-Kearney 7-2 48 17 Lost to No. 8 Northwest Missouri St., 66-13 Nov. 6 at Central Oklahoma
Dropped Out: Wingate (N.C.) (16), Colorado Mesa (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Wingate (N.C.), 39; Washburn (Kan.), 30; Minnesota-Duluth, 18; Colorado Mesa, 16; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 13; Charleston (W.Va.), 8; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 8; Angelo St. (Texas), 7; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 7; Lindenwood (Mo.), 7; Indiana (Pa.), 4; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 3; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 2; Tiffin (Ohio), 2; Northern St. (S.D.), 1; Southeastern Oklahoma, 1.
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California (Pa.) scored 28 unanswered points in the first quarter and rolled to a 42-14 win over Seton Hill (Pa.). The win, along with a West Georgia loss, allowed the Vulcans to rise to No. 3 in this week’s AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. California (Pa.), who is 8-0 on the season, clinched at least a share of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Division title with only one week of league play left to go.
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Ferris State (Mich.) still sits at No. 1, but with No. 2 Valdosta State’s 36-34 win over then-No. 3 West Georgia, the rest of the top-five is new. Following California (Pa.) is No. 4 West Florida and No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.). California (Pa.) and West Florida get to test their new rankings as both play top-25 opponents on Saturday. The Vulcans face No. 15 Slippery Rock (Pa.) while the Argonauts travel to newly ranked and No. 23 West Alabama.
Another new team to the poll is No. 24 New Haven (Conn.). The Chargers beat Assumption (Mass.), 16-10, to move their record to 7-1 and enter the poll for the first time since December 17, 2018. They will host No. 9 Bentley (Mass.) with first place in the Northeast-10 on the line.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – November 1, 2021
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 9 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (24) | 8-0 | 744 | 1 | D. Northern Michigan, 44-24 | Nov. 6 at Davenport (Mich.) |
| 2 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (6) | 8-0 | 726 | 2 | D. No. 3 West Georgia, 36-34 | Nov. 6 vs. North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 3 | California (Pa.) | 8-0 | 668 | 4 | D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 42-14 | Nov. 6 at No. 15 Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 4 | West Florida | 7-1 | 649 | 5 | D. Mississippi College, 63-28 | Nov. 6 at No. 23 West Alabama |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 8-1 | 581 | 6 | D. East Central (Okla.), 43-28 | Nov. 6 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma |
| 6 | Northwest Missouri St. | 7-1 | 565 | 8 | D. No. 17 Nebraska-Kearney, 66-13 | Nov. 6 at Missouri Southern |
| 7 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 7-1 | 561 | 7 | D. Michigan Tech, 14-9 | Nov. 6 at Wayne St. (Mich.) |
| 8 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 8-1 | 509 | 9 | D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 45-0 | Nov. 6 at North Carolina-Pembroke |
| 9 | Bentley (Mass.) | 8-0 | 490 | 11 | D. Franklin Pierce (N.H.), 24-14 | Nov. 6 at No. 24 New Haven (Conn.) |
| 10 | Harding (Ark.) | 8-1 | 485 | 10 | D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 73-14 | Nov. 6 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma |
| 11 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 8-1 | 440 | 12 | D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 62-18 | Nov. 6 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 12 | West Georgia | 7-2 | 411 | 3 | Lost to No. 2 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 36-34 | Nov. 13 vs. Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 13 | Colorado School of Mines | 8-1 | 396 | 14 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 34-7 | Nov. 6 at Colorado St.-Pueblo |
| 14 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 8-1 | 377 | 13 | D. Lincoln (Pa.), 31-7 | Nov. 6 vs. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.) |
| 15 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 8-1 | 356 | 15 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 63-21 | Nov. 6 vs. No. 3 California (Pa.) |
| 16 | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 8-1 | 306 | 18 | D. Southern Nazarene, 34-3 | Nov. 6 at Oklahoma Baptist |
| 17 | Augustana (S.D.) | 8-1 | 293 | 19 | D. Winona St. (Minn.), 38-20 | Nov. 6 at Minnesota-Duluth |
| 18 | Western Colorado | 8-1 | 244 | 20 | D. No. 22 Colorado Mesa, 23-9 | Nov. 6 vs. Lincoln (Calif.) |
| 19 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 8-1 | 222 | 21 | D. Millersville (Pa.), 30-7 | Nov. 6 at West Chester (Pa.) |
| 20 | Frostburg St. (Md.) | 8-1 | 159 | 23 | D. Alderson Broaddus (W.Va.), 45-7 | Nov. 6 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 21 | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 6-2 | 128 | 24 | D. Western New Mexico, 52-10 | Nov. 6 at West Texas A&M |
| 22 | Albany St. (Ga.) | 8-1 | 113 | 25 | D. Morehouse (Ga.), 14-10 | Nov. 6 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.) |
| 23 | West Alabama | 7-2 | 64 | NR | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 31-14 | Nov. 6 vs. No. 4 West Florida |
| 24 | New Haven (Conn.) | 7-1 | 49 | NR | D. Assumption (Mass.), 16-10 | Nov. 6 vs. No. 9 Bentley (Mass.) |
| 25 | Nebraska-Kearney | 7-2 | 48 | 17 | Lost to No. 8 Northwest Missouri St., 66-13 | Nov. 6 at Central Oklahoma |
Dropped Out: Wingate (N.C.) (16), Colorado Mesa (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Wingate (N.C.), 39; Washburn (Kan.), 30; Minnesota-Duluth, 18; Colorado Mesa, 16; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 13; Charleston (W.Va.), 8; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 8; Angelo St. (Texas), 7; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 7; Lindenwood (Mo.), 7; Indiana (Pa.), 4; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 3; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 2; Tiffin (Ohio), 2; Northern St. (S.D.), 1; Southeastern Oklahoma, 1.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out The Insider and subscribe to our weekly email.
If you are interested in more in-depth articles and videos, please become an AFCA member. You can find out more information about membership and specific member benefits on the AFCA Membership Overview page. If you are ready to join, please fill out the AFCA Membership Application.
