[D2 Poll] Valdosta State Upset West Georgia to Move Up in Final Regular Season Coaches Poll
November 12, 2018
Valdosta State (Ga.) rushed for 395 yards and dominated then-No. 3 West Georgia, 47-31, to clinch their first Gulf South Conference title since 2010. The Blazers, who moved up two places to No. 3, also secured its first undefeated regular season since 2002 and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II playoffs. West Georgia dropped six spots to No. 9 after the loss and will host Wingate (N.C.) in the first round of the playoffs.
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Minnesota State still claims the top spot in the final regular season AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Mavericks also received a No. 1 seed in the playoffs and will await their next opponent. Joining Minnesota State and Valdosta State in the Top 5 are No. 2 Ferris State (Mich.), No. 4 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) and No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth. Ouachita Baptist and No. 11 Notre Dame (Ohio) are the other two No. 1 seeds in the playoffs.
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There are three new teams who entered the final regular season poll. Ohio Dominican jumps back in at No. 22 after a three-week layoff, as does No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.), who has had a five-week layoff. Bowie State (Md.) makes its first appearance in the poll this year, coming in at No. 25. The Bulldogs will host West Alabama in the first round of the playoffs
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – November 12, 2018
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 4 Next Game
1. Minnesota St. (29) 11-0 818 1 D. Upper Iowa, 47-7 Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD
2. Ferris St. (Mich.) (3) 11-0 789 2 D. William Jewell (Mo.), 47-6 Nov. 17 vs. No. 21 Harding (Ark.)
3. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (1) 10-0 738 5 D. No. 3 West Georgia, 47-31 Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD
4. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 11-0 728 4 D. Henderson St. (Ark.), 38-10 Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD
5. Minnesota-Duluth 11-0 682 6 D. Northern St. (S.D.), 40-13 Nov. 17 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce
6. Tarleton St. (Texas) 10-0 664 7 D. Western New Mexico, 58-0 Nov. 17 vs. No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
7. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 10-1 608 8 D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 45-21 Nov. 17 vs. No. 18 Northwest Missouri St.
8. West Chester (Pa.) 10-0 559 9 D. Slippery Rock (Pa.), 33-10 Nov. 17 vs. New Haven (Conn.)
9. Colorado St.-Pueblo 10-1 539 10 D. Western St. Colorado, 41-3 Nov. 17 at No. 14 Colorado School of Mines
10. West Georgia 10-1 527 3 Lost to No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 47-31 Nov. 17 vs. Wingate (N.C.)
11. Notre Dame (Ohio) 11-0 491 11 D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 41-7 Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD
12. Indianapolis (Ind.) 9-1 446 12 D. No. 20 Hillsdale (Mich.), 34-24 Nov. 17 vs. No. 19 Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
13. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 10-0 410 13 D. New Haven (Conn.), 17-13 Nov. 17 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.)
14. Colorado School of Mines 10-1 395 15 D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 49-20 Nov. 17 vs. No. 10 Colorado St.-Pueblo
15. Texas A&M-Commerce 9-2 366 14 D. Angelo St. (Texas), 41-13 Nov. 17 at No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth
16. Midwestern St. (Texas) 8-2 310 16 D. West Texas A&M, 24-23 OT Season Complete
17. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 10-1 306 17 D. Catawba (N.C.), 63-21 Nov. 17 vs. Florida Tech
18. Northwest Missouri St. 9-2 297 19 D. Central Missouri, 48-21 Nov. 17 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
19. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) 9-2 232 22 D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 58-0 Nov. 17 at No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.)
20. Kutztown (Pa.) 9-1 214 21 D. Edinboro (Pa.), 33-32 OT Nov. 17 vs. No. 23 Hillsdale (Mich.)
21. Harding (Ark.) 9-2 186 25 D. Arkansas Tech, 28-0 Nov. 17 at No. 2 Ferris St. (Mich.)
22. Ohio Dominican 9-2 91 NR D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 62-6 Season Complete
23. Hillsdale (Mich.) 9-2 68 20 Lost to No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.), 34-24 Nov. 17 at No. 20 Kutztown (Pa.)
24. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 8-3 48 NR D. No. 18 Central Washington, 42-35 Nov. 17 at No. 6 Tarleton St. (Texas)
25. Bowie St. (Md.) 9-2 46 NR D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 30-10 Nov. 17 vs. West Alabama
Dropped Out: Central Washington (18), Indiana (Pa.) (23), Tiffin (Ohio) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, 30; New Haven (Conn.), 19; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 18; West Alabama, 18; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 17; Missouri S&T, 16; Tiffin (Ohio), 15; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 12; Virginia Union, 8; Indiana (Pa.), 6; Southern Arkansas, 6; Colorado Mesa, 1; Florida Tech, 1.
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Valdosta State (Ga.) rushed for 395 yards and dominated then-No. 3 West Georgia, 47-31, to clinch their first Gulf South Conference title since 2010. The Blazers, who moved up two places to No. 3, also secured its first undefeated regular season since 2002 and earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II playoffs. West Georgia dropped six spots to No. 9 after the loss and will host Wingate (N.C.) in the first round of the playoffs.
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Minnesota State still claims the top spot in the final regular season AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Mavericks also received a No. 1 seed in the playoffs and will await their next opponent. Joining Minnesota State and Valdosta State in the Top 5 are No. 2 Ferris State (Mich.), No. 4 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) and No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth. Ouachita Baptist and No. 11 Notre Dame (Ohio) are the other two No. 1 seeds in the playoffs.
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There are three new teams who entered the final regular season poll. Ohio Dominican jumps back in at No. 22 after a three-week layoff, as does No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.), who has had a five-week layoff. Bowie State (Md.) makes its first appearance in the poll this year, coming in at No. 25. The Bulldogs will host West Alabama in the first round of the playoffs
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – November 12, 2018
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 4 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Minnesota St. (29) | 11-0 | 818 | 1 | D. Upper Iowa, 47-7 | Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 2. | Ferris St. (Mich.) (3) | 11-0 | 789 | 2 | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 47-6 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 21 Harding (Ark.) |
| 3. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (1) | 10-0 | 738 | 5 | D. No. 3 West Georgia, 47-31 | Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 4. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 11-0 | 728 | 4 | D. Henderson St. (Ark.), 38-10 | Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 5. | Minnesota-Duluth | 11-0 | 682 | 6 | D. Northern St. (S.D.), 40-13 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 6. | Tarleton St. (Texas) | 10-0 | 664 | 7 | D. Western New Mexico, 58-0 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 7. | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 10-1 | 608 | 8 | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 45-21 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 18 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 8. | West Chester (Pa.) | 10-0 | 559 | 9 | D. Slippery Rock (Pa.), 33-10 | Nov. 17 vs. New Haven (Conn.) |
| 9. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 10-1 | 539 | 10 | D. Western St. Colorado, 41-3 | Nov. 17 at No. 14 Colorado School of Mines |
| 10. | West Georgia | 10-1 | 527 | 3 | Lost to No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 47-31 | Nov. 17 vs. Wingate (N.C.) |
| 11. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 11-0 | 491 | 11 | D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 41-7 | Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
| 12. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 9-1 | 446 | 12 | D. No. 20 Hillsdale (Mich.), 34-24 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 19 Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 13. | LIU-Post (N.Y.) | 10-0 | 410 | 13 | D. New Haven (Conn.), 17-13 | Nov. 17 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 14. | Colorado School of Mines | 10-1 | 395 | 15 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 49-20 | Nov. 17 vs. No. 10 Colorado St.-Pueblo |
| 15. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9-2 | 366 | 14 | D. Angelo St. (Texas), 41-13 | Nov. 17 at No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth |
| 16. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 8-2 | 310 | 16 | D. West Texas A&M, 24-23 OT | Season Complete |
| 17. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 10-1 | 306 | 17 | D. Catawba (N.C.), 63-21 | Nov. 17 vs. Florida Tech |
| 18. | Northwest Missouri St. | 9-2 | 297 | 19 | D. Central Missouri, 48-21 | Nov. 17 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 19. | Fort Hays St. (Kan.) | 9-2 | 232 | 22 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 58-0 | Nov. 17 at No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.) |
| 20. | Kutztown (Pa.) | 9-1 | 214 | 21 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 33-32 OT | Nov. 17 vs. No. 23 Hillsdale (Mich.) |
| 21. | Harding (Ark.) | 9-2 | 186 | 25 | D. Arkansas Tech, 28-0 | Nov. 17 at No. 2 Ferris St. (Mich.) |
| 22. | Ohio Dominican | 9-2 | 91 | NR | D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 62-6 | Season Complete |
| 23. | Hillsdale (Mich.) | 9-2 | 68 | 20 | Lost to No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.), 34-24 | Nov. 17 at No. 20 Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 24. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 8-3 | 48 | NR | D. No. 18 Central Washington, 42-35 | Nov. 17 at No. 6 Tarleton St. (Texas) |
| 25. | Bowie St. (Md.) | 9-2 | 46 | NR | D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 30-10 | Nov. 17 vs. West Alabama |
Dropped Out: Central Washington (18), Indiana (Pa.) (23), Tiffin (Ohio) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, 30; New Haven (Conn.), 19; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 18; West Alabama, 18; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 17; Missouri S&T, 16; Tiffin (Ohio), 15; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 12; Virginia Union, 8; Indiana (Pa.), 6; Southern Arkansas, 6; Colorado Mesa, 1; Florida Tech, 1.
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