American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Rank
Last Week; Next Game

1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (25) 0-0 695 1
Idle; Aug. 30 vs. St. Joseph's (Ind.)

2. Northwest Missouri St. (2) 0-0 671 2
Leading Arkansas Tech, 21-0 (decision pending); Sept. 8 at No. 14 Nebraska-Omaha

3. North Dakota (1) 1-0 636 3
D. Humboldt St. (Calif.), 59-0; Sept. 8 at Southern Utah

4. North Alabama 0-0 596 4
Idle; Sept. 8 vs. Tusculum (Tenn.)

5. Chadron St. (Neb.) 1-0 542 5
D. No. 25 Washburn (Kan.), 34-24; Sept. 1 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.)

6. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 0-0 526 6
Idle; Sept. 1 vs. No. 21 Albany St. (Ga.)

7. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 1-0 476 7
D. Texas A&M-Commerce, 28-14; Sept. 1 vs. East Central (Okla.)

8. South Dakota 0-0 433 10
Idle; Aug. 30 at No. 24 West Texas A&M

9. Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 415 8
D. Millersville (Pa.), 36-7; Sept. 1 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.)

10. Delta St. (Miss.) 0-0 401 12
Idle; Sept. 1 at Jackson St. (Miss.)

11. Abilene Christian (Texas) 0-0 379 11
Idle; Sept. 1 at Central Oklahoma

12. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 0-0 375 9
Idle; Sept. 1 vs. C.W. Post (N.Y.)

13. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 1-0 351 15
D. Virginia St., 52-21; Aug. 30 at Tennessee-Chattanooga

14. Nebraska-Omaha 0-0 348 13
Idle; Sept. 1 at Nebraska-Kearney

15. Northwood (Mich.) 0-0 323 14
Idle; Sept. 1 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.)

16. Newberry (S.C.) 0-0 247 16
Idle; Sept. 1 vs. Chowan (N.C.)

17. West Chester (Pa.) 0-0 237 17
Idle; Sept. 1 at Edinboro (Pa.)

18. Southeastern Oklahoma St. 0-0 209 18
Idle; Aug. 30 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma St.

19. Midwestern St. (Texas) 1-0 191 23
D. Adams St. (Colo.), 41-15; Sept. 8 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma St.

20. Bemidji St. (Minn.) 0-0 175 19
Idle; Sept. 1 at Minnesota-Duluth

21. Albany St. (Ga.) 1-0 171 20
D. North Carolina Central, 16-10; Sept. 1 at No. 6 Valdosta St. (Ga.)

22. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.) 0-0 144 21T
Idle; Sept. 1 vs. Catawba (N.C.)

23. California (Pa.) 1-0 117 21T
D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 26-3; Sept. 1 at Glenville St. (W.Va.)

24. West Texas A&M 0-0 106 24
Idle; Aug. 30 vs. No. 8 South Dakota

25. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 0-0 57 NR
Idle; Sept. 1 vs. Ashland (Ohio)

Dropped Out (last week’s rating): Washburn (Kan.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Catawba (N.C.), 30; Indiana (Pa.), 29; Tiffin (Ohio), 29; Southern Connecticut St., 23; Tarleton St. (Texas), 19; Tuskegee (Ala.), 19; Wingate (N.C.), 17; Missouri Western St., 16; Nebraska-Kearney, 14; Southwestern Oklahoma St., 14; Winona St. (Minn.), 13; Washburn (Kan.), 9; Central Washington, 8; C.W. Post (N.Y.), 8; Ferris St. (Mich.), 7; Henderson St. (Ark.), 7; St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 7; Texas A&M-Commerce, 5; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Lane (Tenn.), 1; Merrimack (Mass.), 1; Minnesota St.-Mankato, 1; North Greenville (S.C.), 1.

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