Chargers Return to Top 25

After beating two straight ranked opponents, 6-2  Hillsdale College returns to the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 poll at #25.

Surprising fellow 6-2 club and Saturday's opponent Wayne State did not make the cut and neither did Saginaw Valley also sitting at 6-2 on the year.

2009 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll
October 19, 2009

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week	Next Game
1.	North Alabama (25)	8-0	625	2	D. Delta St. (Miss.), 34-24	Oct. 22 at Valdosta St. (Ga.)
2.	Central Washington	8-0	592	3	D. Western Oregon, 23-21	Oct. 24 vs. Humboldt St. (Calif.)
3.	Bloomsburg (Pa.)	8-0	567	4	D. Cheyney (Pa.), 28-6	Oct. 24 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.)
4.	Northwest Missouri St.	7-1	544	5	D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 45-12	Oct. 24 vs. No. 16 Washburn (Kan.)
5.	Minnesota St.-Mankato	8-0	525	6	D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 59-14	Oct. 24 vs. Southwest Minnesota St.
6.	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	7-1	492	8	D. No. 18 Findlay (Ohio), 38-13	Oct. 24 at Ashland (Ohio)
7.	Minnesota-Duluth	7-1	475	9	D. St. Cloud State (Minn.), 31-7	Oct. 24 at Bemidji St. (Minn.)
8.	Albany St. (Ga.)	7-0	427	10	D. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 32-29 OT	Oct. 24 vs. No. 19 Tuskegee (Ala.)
9.	Abilene Christian (Texas)	7-1	425	1	Lost to West Texas A&M, 32-21	Oct. 24 at No. 11 Tarleton St. (Texas)
10.	Charleston (W.Va.)	8-0	411	11	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 34-7	Oct. 24 vs. No. 18 West Liberty (W.Va.)
11.	Tarleton St. (Texas)	7-1	368	13	D. Eastern New Mexico, 30-20	Oct. 24 vs. No. 9 Abilene Christian (Texas)
12.	Missouri Western St.	7-1	348	15	D. No. 14 Central Missouri, 36-21	Oct. 24 vs. Missouri Southern St.
13.	Nebraska-Kearney	7-1	315	16	D. Western New Mexico, 65-30	Oct. 24 at Fort Lewis (Colo.)
14.	Texas A&M-Kingsville	7-1	274	7	Lost to No. 22 Midwestern St. (Texas), 38-7	Oct. 24 vs. Eastern New Mexico
15.	North Carolina-Pembroke	6-1	240	17	Idle	Oct. 24 at Concord (W.Va.)
16.	Washburn (Kan.)	6-2	207	20	D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 55-3	Oct. 24 at No. 4 Northwest Missouri St.
17.	Midwestern St. (Texas)	6-2	193	22	D. No. 7 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 38-7	Oct. 24 vs. Central Oklahoma
18.	West Liberty (W.Va.)	7-1	151	21	D. Shepherd (W.Va.), 31-30	Oct. 24 at No. 10 Charleston (W.Va.)
19.	Tuskegee (Ala.)	5-2	143	19	Idle	Oct. 24 at No. 8 Albany St. (Ga.)
20.	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	6-2	118	25	D. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 17-13	Oct. 24 vs. Brevard (N.C.)
21.	Central Missouri	6-2	117	14	Lost to No. 15 Missouri Western St., 36-21	Oct. 24 at Nebraska-Omaha
22.	Wayne St. (Neb.)	6-2	109	24	D. Winona St. (Minn.), 48-25	Oct. 24 vs. Augustana (S.D.)
23.	Edinboro (Pa.)	6-2	99	12	Lost to California (Pa.), 38-14	Oct. 24 at Mercyhurst (Pa.)
24.	California (Pa.)	6-2	97	NR	D. No. 12 Edinboro (Pa.), 38-14	Oct. 24 at Slippery Rock (Pa.)
25.	Hillsdale (Pa.)	6-2	72	NR	D. No. 23 Northern Michigan, 28-17	Oct. 24 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)

Dropped Out: Findlay (Ohio) (18), Northern Michigan (23).

Others Receiving Votes: Findlay (Ohio), 43; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 36; Angelo St. (Texas), 33; Bentley (Mass.), 28; Wayne St. (Mich.), 20; Colorado School of Mines, 9; Shippensburg (Pa.), 8; Northern Michigan, 6; Bowie St. (Md.), 3; Shaw (N.C.), 2; Wingate (N.C.), 2; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 1.

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