WACO, TEX.– There was only one Top 25 upset in the fourth week of action, which did not allow for much movement in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Top 13 teams stayed the same with Minnesota State holding onto the top spot for another week with 30 first-place votes. West Georgia, Northwest Missouri State, Ferris State (Mich.) and Delta State (Miss.) round out the Top 5.
The only Top 25 loss was then-No. 14 Slippery Rock (Pa.) falling to Seton Hill (Pa.), with The Rock falling out of the poll, making room for Emporia State (Kan.). The Hornets come in at No. 23 with a 4-0 record.
There are three Top 25 matchups this week with the first being a key Lone Star Conference game as No. 6 Angelo State (Texas) plays host to No. 20 Midwestern State (Texas). The second matchup is a Top 10 duel as No. 8 North Alabama travels to No. 9 Valdosta State (Ga.). The final matchup has No. 12 Harding (Ark.) traveling to Arkadelphia to face No. 24 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.).
2015 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll — Sept. 28, 2015
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TEAM |
PTS. | PREV |
| 1. Minnesota State (30) (4-0) | 798 | 1 |
| 2. West Georgia (2) (4-0) | 756 | 2 |
| 3. NW Missouri State (4-0) | 735 | 3 |
| 4. Ferris State (3-0) | 703 | 4 |
| 5. Delta State (4-0) | 668 | 5 |
| 6. Angelo State (4-0) | 631 | 6 |
| 7. Sioux Falls (4-0) | 596 | 7 |
| 8. North Alabama (3-0) | 561 | 8 |
| 9. Valdosta State (3-0) | 552 | 9 |
| 10. CSU-Pueblo (3-1) | 480 | 10 |
| 11. Colorado School of Mines (4-0) | 469 | 11 |
| 12. Harding (4-0) | 448 | 12 |
| 13. Ashland (4-0) | 409 | 13 |
| 14. Shepherd (4-0) | 346 | 16 |
| 15. Pittsburg State (3-1) | 335 | 15 |
| 16. Humboldt State (3-0) | 301 | 17 |
| 17. Tuskegee (4-0) | 272 | 18 |
| T18. Texas A&M-Commerce (3-1) | 197 | 20 |
| T18. Michigan Tech (4-0) | 197 | 21 |
| 20. Midwestern State (4-0) | 189 | 23 |
| 21. Concord (3-1) | 184 | 19 |
| 22. Lenoir-Rhyne (3-1) | 163 | 22 |
| 23. Emporia State (4-0) | 93 | NR |
| 24. Ouachita Baptist (3-1) | 87 | 24 |
| 25. Minnesota-Duluth (2-2) | 49 | 25 |
() – Denotes first-place votes; () – Denotes current record
Dropped Out: Slippery Rock (Pa.) (14)
Others Receiving Votes: Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 29; Arkansas Tech, 28; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 26; Wingate (N.C.), 23; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 19; Stonehill (Mass.), 11; Washburn (Kan.), 9; West Texas A&M, 7; Colorado Mesa, 6; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Henderson St. (Ark.), 5; East Central (Okla.), 4; Virginia Union, 4; Newberry (S.C.), 2; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 1; Indianapolis (Ind.), 1
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