Bearcats Move To #2 In Latest AFCA D2 Top 25

2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 20, 2021

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 3 Next Game
1 West Florida (30) 3-0 750 1 D. No. 21 Texas A&M-Commerce, 35-17 Sept. 25 vs. Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)
2 Northwest Missouri St. 2-0 691 3 D. Central Missouri, 47-7 Sept. 25 vs. Central Oklahoma
3 Ferris St. (Mich.) 3-0 687 2 D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 47-45 OT Sept. 25 vs. Davenport (Mich.)
4 Valdosta St. (Ga.) 3-0 662 4 D. Albany St. (Ga.), 21-3 Oct. 2 vs. Shorter (Ga.)
5 Colorado School of Mines 3-0 608 7 D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 76-0 Sept. 25 at West Texas A&M
6 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 3-0 607 6 D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 57-7 Sept. 25 at Seton Hill (Pa.)
7 Notre Dame (Ohio) 3-0 574 8 D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 51-10 Sept. 25 vs. West Virginia St.
8 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 3-0 535 9 D. Arkansas Tech, 38-24 Sept. 25 at Harding (Ark.)
9 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 2-0 502 10 D. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 45-24 Sept. 25 at Michigan Tech
10 Shepherd (W.Va.) 3-0 491 11 D. No. 14 Indiana (Pa.), 37-21 Sept. 25 vs. Kutztown (Pa.)
11 Minnesota-Duluth 3-0 434 13 D. Winona St. (Minn.), 29-23 Sept. 25 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.)
12 Tiffin (Ohio) 3-0 416 15 D. No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.), 20-17 Sept. 25 vs. Truman St. (Mo.)
13 Wingate (N.C.) 3-0 377 16 D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 25-3 Sept. 25 vs. Catawba (N.C.)
14 West Georgia 3-0 347 18 D. No. 22 Delta St. (Miss.), 27-26 Sept. 25 at Shorter (Ga.)
15 Midwestern St. (Texas) 3-0 322 20 D. No. 17 Angelo St. (Texas), 35-17 Sept. 25 vs. Eastern New Mexico
16 Nebraska-Kearney 3-0 214 23 D. Washburn (Kan.), 28-24 Sept. 25 at Central Missouri
17 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 1-1 201 5 Lost to Newberry (S.C.), 28-21 Sept. 25 vs. Mars Hill (N.C.)
18 Henderson St. (Ark.) 3-0 200 25 D. Arkansas-Monticello, 58-18 Sept. 25 vs. Southern Arkansas
19 Indianapolis (Ind.) 2-1 169 12 Lost to No. 15 Tiffin (Ohio), 20-17 Sept. 25 vs. Ohio Dominican
20 Minnesota St. 2-1 160 19 D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 45-24 Sept. 25 at Minot St. (N.D.)
21 West Alabama 3-0 115 NR D. North American (Texas), 80-0 Sept. 25 at Mississippi College
22 Augustana (S.D.) 3-0 108 NR D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 43-17 Sept. 25 at Bemidji St. (Minn.)
23 Bowie St. (Md.) 2-1 103 24 D. New Haven (Conn.), 27-13 Sept. 25 at Livingstone (N.C.)
24 Indiana (Pa.) 1-1 96 14 Lost to No. 11 Shepherd (W.Va.), 37-21 Sept. 25 at Mercyhurst (Pa.)
25 Delta St. (Miss.) 2-1 64 22 Lost to No. 18 West Georgia, 27-26 Sept. 25 at Jackson St. (Miss.)

Dropped Out: Angelo St. (Texas) (17), Texas A&M-Commerce (21)

Others Receiving Votes: Truman St. (Mo.), 62; Angelo St. (Texas), 59; California (Pa.), 48; Bentley (Mass.), 38; Frostburg St. (Md.), 26; Texas A&M-Commerce, 19; Western Colorado, 17; Kutztown (Pa.), 14; North Carolina-Pembroke, 10; Harding (Ark.), 8; Southeastern Oklahoma, 5; Washburn (Kan.), 4; Newberry (S.C.), 3; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 2; American International (Mass.), 1; Colorado Mesa, 1.