Lenoir-Rhyne and Wingate Remain Ranked in Latest AFCA Division II Poll
After eight 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 No. 7 after a 28-20 win over Limestone, while Wingate stayed at No. 12 after a 45-13 win over UVa-Wise.
The two teams will face-off in the NCAA Division II Showcase game on Saturday (Nov. 2) at Lenoir-Rhyne. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 3. Kick-off is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.
2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 28, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (29) | 8-0 | 772 | 1 | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 20-15 | Nov. 9 vs. No. 20 West Florida |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) | 8-0 | 737 | 2 | D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 34-10 | Nov. 2 at Michigan Tech |
| 3 | Minnesota St. | 8-0 | 706 | 3 | D. Minnesota-Crookston, 81-0 | Nov. 2 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) |
| 4 | Tarleton St. (Texas) (1) | 8-0 | 689 | 4 | D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 45-33 | Nov. 2 vs. Midwestern St. (Texas) |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 8-0 | 648 | 5 | D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 27-13 | Nov. 2 vs. Southern Arkansas |
| 6 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 8-0 | 605 | 6 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 24-19 | Nov. 2 at Frostburg St. (Md.) |
| 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 8-0 | 572 | 7 | D. Limestone (S.C.), 28-20 | Nov. 2 vs. No. 12 Wingate (N.C.) |
| 8 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 7-0 | 552 | 8 | D. Missouri S&T, 48-7 | Nov. 2 at Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 9 | Colorado School of Mines | 8-0 | 528 | 9t | D. Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 49-27 | Nov. 2 at South Dakota Mines |
| 10 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 8-0 | 509 | 9t | D. Clarion (Pa.), 41-6 | Nov. 2 vs. California (Pa.) |
| 11 | Central Missouri | 8-0 | 459 | 11 | D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 36-28 | Nov. 2 at Nebraska-Kearney |
| 12 | Wingate (N.C.) | 8-0 | 429 | 12 | D. Virginia-Wise, 45-13 | Nov. 2 at No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
| 13 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 7-1 | 386 | 13 | D. Adams St. (Colo.), 52-12 | Nov. 2 at Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
| 14 | Northwest Missouri St. | 7-1 | 356 | 14 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 56-9 | Nov. 2 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 15 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 8-0 | 336 | 15 | D. No. 25 Virginia Union, 52-17 | Nov. 2 vs. Lincoln (Pa.) |
| 16 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 7-1 | 312 | 16 | D. Davenport (Mich.), 27-7 | Nov. 2 vs. William Jewell (Mo.) |
| 17 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 8-0 | 299 | 17 | D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 55-5 | Nov. 2 at No. 22 West Chester (Pa.) |
| 18 | Harding (Ark.) | 7-1 | 267 | 18 | D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 47-13 | Nov. 2 vs. East Central (Okla.) |
| 19 | Indiana (Pa.) | 7-1 | 217 | 19 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 35-0 | Nov. 2 at Seton Hill (Pa.) |
| 20 | West Florida | 6-1 | 190 | 20 | D. Florida Tech, 38-14 | Nov. 2 vs. North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 21 | Angelo St. (Texas) | 7-1 | 140 | 22 | D. Texas-Permian Basin, 65-7 | Nov. 2 at Adams St. (Colo.) |
| 22 | West Chester (Pa.) | 7-1 | 136 | 21 | D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 28-21 | Nov. 2 vs. No. 17 Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 23 | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 7-1 | 89 | 23t | D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 41-27 | Nov. 2 at Arkansas-Monticello |
| 24 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5-2 | 57 | 23t | D. Western New Mexico, 62-21 | Nov. 2 at West Texas A&M |
| 25 | Truman St. (Mo.) | 7-1 | 16 | NR | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 49-27 | Nov. 2 vs. McKendree (Ill.) |
Dropped Out: Virginia Union (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Tiffin (Ohio), 12; Frostburg St. (Md.), 9; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 9; West Texas A&M, 9; Virginia Union, 7; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Missouri Western St., 6; Southern Arkansas, 4; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 3; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 3.