Lenoir-Rhyne Moves Up to No. 7 and Wingate Moves to No. 12 in AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
After seven 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 moved up to No. 7 for the first time this season after a 36-23 win over Carson-Newman, while Wingate moved up to No. 12 after a 48-38 win over UNC Pembroke.
2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 21, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (30) | 7-0 | 774 | 1 | D. Florida Tech, 55-28 | Oct. 26 at North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 7-0 | 737 | 2 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 44-17 | Oct. 26 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 3 | Minnesota St. | 7-0 | 708 | 3 | D. Mary (N.D.), 74-17 | Oct. 26 at Minnesota-Crookston |
| 4 | Tarleton St. (Texas) (1) | 7-0 | 663 | 4 | D. No. 20 Texas A&M-Commerce, 35-21 | Oct. 26 at Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 7-0 | 644 | 5 | D. Oklahoma Baptist, 42-14 | Oct. 24 at Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| 6 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 7-0 | 608 | 6 | D. Wheeling (W.Va.), 51-13 | Oct. 26 vs. Findlay (Ohio) |
| 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 7-0 | 586 | 8 | D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 36-23 | Oct. 26 at Limestone (S.C.) |
| 8 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 6-0 | 526 | 10 | Idle | Oct. 26 vs. Missouri S&T |
| 9t. | Colorado School of Mines | 7-0 | 519 | 11 | D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 42-0 | Oct. 26 at Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 9t. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 7-0 | 519 | 9 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 41-30 | Oct. 26 vs. Clarion (Pa.) |
| 11 | Central Missouri | 7-0 | 421 | 14 | D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 34-27 | Oct. 26 vs. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 12 | Wingate (N.C.) | 7-0 | 417 | 13 | D. UNC-Pembroke, 48-38 | Oct. 26 vs. Virginia-Wise |
| 13 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 6-1 | 368 | 15 | D. Colorado Mesa, 48-22 | Oct. 26 vs. Adams St. (Colo.) |
| 14 | Northwest Missouri St. | 6-1 | 343 | 7 | Lost to Nebraska-Kearney, 24-17 | Oct. 26 vs. Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 15 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 7-0 | 337 | 16 | D. Virginia St., 24-14 | Oct. 26 vs. No. 25 Virginia Union |
| 16 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 6-1 | 311 | 17 | D. Northern Michigan, 45-17 | Oct. 26 vs. Davenport (Mich.) |
| 17 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 7-0 | 305 | 18 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 35-12 | Oct. 26 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 18 | Harding (Ark.) | 6-1 | 247 | 21 | D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 45-14 | Oct. 26 at Northwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 19 | Indiana (Pa.) | 6-1 | 209 | 22 | D. Clarion (Pa.), 59-21 | Oct. 26 vs. Gannon (Pa.) |
| 20 | West Florida | 5-1 | 177 | 24 | D. West Georgia, 30-2 | Oct. 26 at Florida Tech |
| 21 | West Chester (Pa.) | 6-1 | 151 | 12 | Lost to Shepherd (W.Va.), 35-23 | Oct. 26 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 22 | Angelo St. (Texas) | 6-1 | 142 | 25 | D. West Texas A&M, 17-14 | Oct. 26 vs. Texas-Permian Basin |
| 23t. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 6-1 | 71 | NR | D. East Central (Okla.), 48-17 | Oct. 26 at Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
| 23t. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4-2 | 71 | 20 | Lost to No. 4 Tarleton St. (Texas), 35-21 | Oct. 26 vs. Western New Mexico |
| 25 | Virginia Union | 6-1 | 67 | NR | D. Chowan (N.C.), 41-34 | Oct. 26 at No. 15 Bowie St. (Md.) |
Dropped Out: Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (19), Minnesota-Duluth (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 39; Dixie St. (Utah), 37; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 20; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 12; Missouri Western St., 11; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 5; Minnesota-Duluth, 5; Truman St. (Mo.), 5; Eastern New Mexico, 4; Frostburg St. (Md.), 4; Tiffin (Ohio), 4; Nebraska-Kearney, 3; Assumption (Mass.), 2; Southern Arkansas, 2; Miles (Ala.), 1.
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