Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate Remain Ranked in Latest AFCA Division II Poll
After six weeks of the NCAA Division II football season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears and Wingate Bulldogs remain ranked in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches Poll.
The Bears stayed at No. 8 for the sixth straight week after a 38-14 win over Tusculum, while Wingate moved up to No. 13 after a 34-3 win over Limestone.
Carson-Newman also received votes in this week's poll but remains just outside the Top-25.
2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 14, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (30) | 6-0 | 797 | 1 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 34-13 | Oct. 19 vs. Florida Tech |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) | 6-0 | 758 | 2 | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 59-13 | Oct. 19 vs. Northwood (Mich.) |
| 3 | Minnesota St. | 6-0 | 725 | 3 | D. Northern St. (S.D.), 39-7 | Oct. 19 vs. Mary (N.D.) |
| 4 | Tarleton St. (Texas) (1) | 6-0 | 710 | 4 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 49-10 | Oct. 19 vs. No. 20 Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 6-0 | 635 | 5t | D. East Central (Okla.), 31-3 | Oct. 19 vs. Oklahoma Baptist |
| 6 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 6-0 | 621 | 5t | D. Charleston (W.Va.), 63-53 | Oct. 19 vs. Wheeling (W.Va.) |
| 7 | Northwest Missouri St. | 6-0 | 611 | 7 | D. No. 13 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 38-17 | Oct. 19 at Nebraska-Kearney |
| 8 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 6-0 | 586 | 8 | D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 38-14 | Oct. 19 vs. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
| 9 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 6-0 | 535 | 9 | D. No. 16 Indiana (Pa.), 45-42 | Oct. 19 at Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 10 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 6-0 | 526 | 10 | D. Quincy (Ill.), 59-19 | Oct. 26 vs. Missouri S&T |
| 11 | Colorado School of Mines | 6-0 | 496 | 11 | D. Western Colorado, 28-0 | Oct. 19 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
| 12 | West Chester (Pa.) | 6-0 | 427 | 12 | D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 20-17 | Oct. 19 at Shepherd (W.Va.) |
| 13 | Wingate (N.C.) | 6-0 | 408 | 14 | D. Limestone (S.C.), 34-3 | Oct. 19 vs. UNC-Pembroke |
| 14 | Central Missouri | 6-0 | 386 | 15 | D. Central Oklahoma, 44-26 | Oct. 19 at Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 15 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 5-1 | 323 | 17 | D. New Mexico Highlands, 31-14 | Oct. 19 vs. Colorado Mesa |
| 16 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 6-0 | 270 | 18 | D. Chowan (N.C.), 64-17 | Oct. 19 at Virginia St. |
| 17 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 5-1 | 247 | 19 | D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 35-28 | Oct. 19 at Northern Michigan |
| 18 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 6-0 | 231 | 21 | D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 35-13 | Oct. 19 at Lock Haven (Pa.) |
| 19 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 5-1 | 223 | 13 | Lost to No. 7 Northwest Missouri St., 38-17 | Oct. 19 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 20 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4-1 | 218 | 20 | D. Midwestern St. (Texas), 54-28 | Oct. 19 at No. 4 Tarleton St. (Texas) |
| 21 | Harding (Ark.) | 5-1 | 188 | 22 | D. Oklahoma Baptist, 50-33 | Oct. 19 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 22 | Indiana (Pa.) | 5-1 | 149 | 16 | Lost to No. 9 Slippery Rock (Pa.), 45-42 | Oct. 19 at Clarion (Pa.) |
| 23 | Minnesota-Duluth | 5-1 | 136 | 23 | D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 21-7 | Oct. 19 at Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 24 | West Florida | 4-1 | 76 | 25 | Idle | Oct. 19 at West Georgia |
| 25 | Angelo St. (Texas) | 5-1 | 37 | NR | D. Western New Mexico, 31-14 | Oct. 19 at West Texas A&M |
Dropped Out: Truman St. (Mo.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Union, 21; Ashland (Ohio), 18; Henderson St. (Ark.), 11; West Texas A&M, 11; Dixie St. (Utah), 9; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 3; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 2; Missouri S&T, 2; Missouri Western St., 2; Eastern New Mexico, 1; Virginia St., 1.
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