WINSTON-SALEM STATE ENTERS AFCA DIVISION II COACHES’ TOP 25 POLL

WINSTON-SALEM STATE ENTERS AFCA DIVISION II COACHES’ TOP 25 POLL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2002

September 27, 2010

WACO, TEX.– After a four-year run in Football Championship Subdivision, Winston-Salem State (N.C.) is back in Division II and makes an appearance in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time since 2002. The Rams moved their record to 5-0 after a 31-14 victory over Fayetteville State (N.C.) and enter the poll at No. 23. Grand Valley State (Mich.), Minnesota-Duluth, North Alabama, California (Pa.) and Abilene Christian (Texas) still hold down the Top 5 places. There will be three Top 25 matchups in this week’s games, including a pair of Top 10 games. No. 5 Abilene Christian (Texas) will travel south to face conference rival, No. 6 Texas A&M-Kingsville, while No. 7 Northwest Missouri State plays host to No. 8 Missouri Western State. In the final Top 25 matchup, No. 15 West Alabama will travel to No. 19 Delta State (Miss.) in a Thursday night showdown in the Gulf South Conference.

2010 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll
September 27, 2010

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game
1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (21) 4-0 644 1 D. Findlay (Ohio) 35-7 Oct. 2 at Tiffin (Ohio)
2. Minnesota-Duluth (2) 4-0 620 2 D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 44-21 Oct. 2 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead
3. North Alabama (3) 4-0 604 3 D. Lambuth (Tenn.), 31-0 Oct. 2 vs. Arkansas Tech
4. California (Pa.) 4-0 556 4 D. Clarion (Pa.), 24-9 Oct. 2 vs. Lock Haven (Pa.)
5. Abilene Christian (Texas) 4-0 551 5 D. Tarleton St. (Texas), 65-3 Oct. 2 at No. 6 Texas A&M-Kingsville
6. Texas A&M-Kingsville 4-0 520 6 D. Incarnate Word (Texas), 37-9 Oct. 2 vs. No. 5 Abilene Christian (Texas)
7. Northwest Missouri St. 2-1 497 7 D. Truman St. (Mo.), 44-10 Oct. 2 vs. No. 8 Missouri Western St.
8. Missouri Western St. 4-0 445 8 D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 42-25 Oct. 2 at No. 7 Northwest Missouri St.
9. West Texas A&M 3-1 431 9 D. Angelo St. (Texas), 37-27 Oct. 2 at Northeastern St. (Okla.)
10. Midwestern St. (Texas) 4-0 409 10 D. Central Oklahoma, 30-24 Oct. 2 vs. Incarnate Word (Texas)
11. Hillsdale (Mich.) 3-1 359 12 D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 42-37 Oct. 2 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
12. Edinboro (Pa.) 4-0 329 13 D. Gannon (Pa.), 13-0 Oct. 2 vs. Indiana (Pa.)
13. Tusculum (Tenn.) 4-0 324 15 Idle Oct. 2 at Mars Hill (N.C.)
14. Albany St. (Ga.) 4-0 301 16 D. Savannah St. (Ga.), 28-14 Oct. 2 vs. Lane (Tenn.)
15. West Alabama 3-1 260 17 D. West Georgia, 28-7 Sept. 30 at No. 19 Delta St. (Miss.)
16. Central Missouri 4-1 236 21 D. Washburn (Kan.), 55-45 Oct. 2 at Truman St. (Mo.)
17. Nebraska-Kearney 3-1 198 19 D. Western St. (Colo.), 13-6 Oct. 2 vs. Adams St. (Colo.)
18. Morehouse (Ga.) 5-0 186 20 D. Lincoln (Mo.), 30-14 Oct. 9 vs. No. 22 Tuskegee (Ala.)
19. Delta St. (Miss.) 3-1 165 23 D. Henderson St. (Ark.), 41-37 Sept. 30 vs. No. 15 West Alabama
20. Augustana (S.D.) 4-0 134 24 D. Southwest Minnesota St., 53-21 Oct. 2 at Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
21. Central Washington 3-2 111 22 D. Simon Fraser (B.C.) 44-30 Oct. 2 at Humboldt St. (Calif.)
22. Tuskegee (Ala.) 3-1 103 25 D. Texas Southern, 21-14 Oct. 2 vs. Miles (Ala.)
23. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 5-0 87 NR D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 31-14 Oct. 2 at Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)
24. North Carolina-Pembroke 3-1 78 NR D. No. 14 Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 30-7 Oct. 2 at Glenville St. (W.Va.)
25. Minnesota St.-Mankato 3-1 75 11 Lost to Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 28-26 Oct. 2 at Winona St. (Minn.)

Dropped Out: Carson-Newman (Tenn.) (14), West Liberty (W.Va.) (18).
Others Receiving Votes: Shepherd (W.Va.), 54; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 30; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 29; Wingate (N.C.), 29; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 17; Michigan Tech, 16; Colorado School of Mines, 15; West Virginia Wesleyan, 8; Winona St. (Minn.), 7; Wayne St. (Neb.), 5; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 4; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 3; Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 3; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 3; Arkansas Tech, 2; Northern Michigan, 2.

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