Bearcats Drop to 10th in Latest AFCA D2 Football Top 25

2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 18, 2021

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 7 Next Game
1 Ferris St. (Mich.) (23) 6-0 743 3 D. No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 35-28 Oct. 23 at Michigan Tech
2 Valdosta St. (Ga.) (7) 6-0 726 4 D. No. 10 West Alabama, 42-17 Oct. 23 at Mississippi College
3 Colorado School of Mines 7-0 688 5 D. South Dakota Mines, 44-24 Oct. 23 at Colorado Mesa
4 West Georgia 6-1 624 12 D. No. 1 West Florida, 30-26 Oct. 23 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)
5 California (Pa.) 6-0 556 13 Oct. 16 vs. Clarion (Pa.), cancelled Oct. 23 at No. 23 Indiana (Pa.)
6 West Florida 5-1 549 1 Lost to No. 12 West Georgia, 30-26 Oct. 23 vs. Shorter (Ga.)
7 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 6-1 521 11 D. Arkansas-Monticello, 34-0 Oct. 23 vs. Southern Arkansas
8 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 5-1 475 7 Lost to No. 3 Ferris St. (Mich.), 35-28 Oct. 23 at Northern Michigan
9 Notre Dame (Ohio) 6-1 455 14 D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 52-14 Oct. 23 at Glenville St. (W.Va.)
10 Northwest Missouri St. 5-1 449 2 Lost to Washburn (Kan.), 17-16 Oct. 23 at Northeastern St. (Okla.)
11 Shepherd (W.Va.) 6-1 405 15 D. Millersville (Pa.), 38-13 Oct. 23 vs. West Chester (Pa.)
12 Harding (Ark.) 6-1 392 20 D. No. 9 Henderson St. (Ark.), 46-21 Oct. 23 vs. Arkansas-Monticello
13 Bentley (Mass.) 7-0 383 17 D. Southern Connecticut St., 34-20 Oct. 30 vs. Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
14 Bowie St. (Md.) 6-1 313 16 D. Virginia St., 51-44 Oct. 23 at Virginia Union
15 West Alabama 6-1 305 10 Lost to No. 4 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 42-17 Oct. 23 vs. Delta St. (Miss.)
16 Minnesota-Duluth 6-1 298 18 D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 33-13 Oct. 23 vs. Bemidji St. (Minn.)
17 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 6-1 294 6 Lost to Indiana (Pa.), 48-21 Oct. 23 at Mercyhurst (Pa.)
18 Wingate (N.C.) 5-1 227 8 Lost to Barton (N.C.), 26-20 OT Oct. 23 at Virginia-Wise
19 Midwestern St. (Texas) 5-1 225 19 Idle Oct. 23 at Tarleton St.
20 Henderson St. (Ark.) 6-1 220 9 Lost to No. 20 Harding (Ark.), 46-21 Oct. 23 at Arkansas Tech
21 Nebraska-Kearney 6-1 198 21 D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 42-35 Oct. 23 vs. Lincoln (Mo.)
22 Augustana (S.D.) 6-1 176 22 D. No. 23 Wayne St. (Neb.), 32-24 Oct. 23 at Minnesota St.
23 Indiana (Pa.) 5-1 170 NR D. No. 6 Slippery Rock (Pa.), 48-21 Oct. 23 vs. No. 5 California (Pa.)
24 Western Colorado 6-1 117 24 D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 44-28 Oct. 23 at South Dakota Mines
25 Kutztown (Pa.) 6-1 82 25 D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 20-3 Oct. 23 at Lock Haven (Pa.)

Dropped Out: Wayne St. (Neb.) (23)

Others Receiving Votes: Washburn (Kan.), 31; Frostburg St. (Md.), 25; Charleston (W.Va.), 22; Southeastern Oklahoma, 20; Minnesota St., 15; Albany St. (Ga.), 11; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 10; New Haven (Conn.), 8; Savannah St. (Ga.), 7; Wayne St. (Neb.), 5; Colorado Mesa, 3; Angelo St. (Texas), 1; Stonehill (Mass.), 1.