WACO, TEX – Minnesota State prevailed in this season’s first big matchup, edging past then-No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth, 20-17, to hold onto their No. 1 spot in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Mavericks garned 24 first-place votes this week, while No. 2 Colorado State-Pueblo received six first-place nods after their 41-14 victory over Central Washington. West Georgia and Northwest Missouri State moved up to third and fourth, respectively, and each received one first-place vote, while Pittsburg State (Kan.) jumped two spots to No. 5 after its 38-14 win over Northeastern State (Okla.). There are two Top 25 matchups in the second week of action as No. 7 Ohio Dominican plays host to No. 20 Grand Valley State (Mich.) and No. 10 Delta State (Miss.) travels to No. 18 Texas A&M-Commerce.
2015 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll — Sept. 7, 2015
TEAM |
PTS. | PREV |
| 1. Minnesota State (24) (1-0) | 790 | 1 |
| 2. CSU-Pueblo (6) (1-0) | 773 | 2 |
| 3. West Georgia (1) (1-0) | 722 | 4 |
| 4. NW Missouri State (1) (1-0) | 703 | 5 |
| 5. Pittsburg State (1-0) | 636 | 7 |
| 6. Ferris State (0-0) | 621 | 6 |
| 7. Ohio Dominican (1-0) | 599 | 8 |
| 8. Lenoir-Rhyne (1-0) | 546 | 10 |
| 9. Minnesota-Duluth (0-1) | 531 | 3 |
| 10. Delta State (1-0) | 480 | 14 |
| 11. Ouachita Baptist (1-0) | 475 | 12 |
| 12. Angelo State (1-0) | 463 | 13 |
| 13. North Alabama (1-0) | 401 | 15 |
| 14. Valdosta State (1-0) | 387 | 16 |
| 15. Sioux Falls (1-0) | 364 | 17 |
| 16. Colorado School of Mines (1-0) | 295 | 18 |
| 17. Azusa Pacific (1-0) | 286 | 19 |
| 18. Texas A&M-Commerce (1-0) | 231 | 22 |
| 19. Harding (1-0) | 204 | 21 |
| 20. Grand Valley State (1) (1-0) | 143 | 24 |
| 21. Slippery Rock (1-0) | 107 | 25 |
| 22. Concord (0-1) | 94 | 9 |
| 23. Indianapolis (1-0) | 77 | NR |
| 24. Ashland (1-0) | 64 | NR |
| 25. Shepherd (1-0) | 60 | NR |
() – Denotes first-place votes; () – Denotes current record
Also receiving votes: Tuskegee (Ala.), 56; Michigan Tech, 50; North Carolina-Pembroke, 39; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 36; Midwestern St. (Texas), 35; Central Missouri, 22; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 21; Newberry (S.C.), 14; West Chester (Pa.), 13; Henderson St. (Ark.), 12; Tarleton St. (Texas), 12; California (Pa.), 10; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 6; Virginia Union, 5; Gannon (Pa.), 4; Charleston (W.Va.), 3; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 3; Stonehill (Mass.), 3; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 2; Bowie St. (Md.), 1; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 1.
Dropped Out: Bloomsburg (Pa.) (11), Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (20), West Chester (Pa.) (23)
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