Hillsdale Football moves up a spot to 12 in coaches' poll

Hillsdale moves up a spot to 12 in coaches' poll

AFCA Release

WACO, TEX.– Morehouse beat Kentucky State, 41-25, moving its record to 4-0 and jumped into the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll for the first time in school history. The Maroon Tigers are ranked No. 20 in the fourth week of the poll. Grand Valley State still holds on to the top spot with 19 first-place votes, but No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth took home three more first-place votes this week after a 42-10 win over then-No. 18 Wayne State (Neb.). North Alabama still sits at No. 3, but the Lions also received one more first-place vote from last week after a 48-6 defeat of Southern Arkansas. California (Pa.) and Abilene Christian (Texas) round out the Top 5. New to the poll this week are No. 16 Albany State (Ga.), No. 21 Central Missouri, No. 23 Delta State (Miss.) and No. 24 Augustana (S.D.).


2010 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll

September 20, 2010

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts.

1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (19)
2. Minnesota-Duluth (4) 3-0 620
3. North Alabama (3) 3-0 604
4. California (Pa.) 3-0 558
5. Abilene Christian (Texas) 3-0 552
6. Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-0 519
7. Northwest Missouri St. 1-1 463
8. Missouri Western St. 3-0 441
9. West Texas A&M 2-1 428 9
10. Midwestern St. (Texas) 3-0 374
11. Minnesota St.-Mankato 3-0 359
12. Hillsdale (Mich.) 2-1 350
13. Edinboro (Pa.) 3-0 280
14. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 2-1 278
15. Tusculum (Tenn.) 4-0 219
16. Albany St. (Ga.) 3-0 203
17. West Alabama 2-1 196
18. West Liberty (W.Va.) 1-1
19. Nebraska-Kearney 2-1
20. Morehouse (Ga.) 4-0 123
21. Central Missouri 3-1 116
22. Central Washington 2-2 115 25
23. Delta St. (Miss.) 2-1 97
24. Augustana (S.D.) 3-0 82
25. Tuskegee (Ala.) 2-1 72

Dropped Out: North Carolina-Pembroke (14), Washburn (Kan.) (15), Winona St. (Minn.) (17), Wayne St. (Neb.) (18), Valdosta St. (Ga.) (20).

Others Receiving Votes: Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 54; North Carolina-Pembroke, 51; Washburn (Kan.), 51; Wayne St. (Neb.), 48; Winona St. (Minn.), 46; Shepherd (W.Va.