Lenoir-Rhyne Stays at No. 7, Wingate Drops to No. 18 in latest AFCA Division II Poll
November 4, 2019
After nine 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 20-13 win over Wingate, while Wingate dropped to No. 18.
2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – November 4, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (29) | 8-0 | 773 | 1 | Idle | Nov. 9 vs. No. 20 West Florida |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) | 9-0 | 741 | 2 | D. Michigan Tech, 52-0 | Nov. 9 vs. No. 14 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 3 | Tarleton St. (Texas) (1) | 9-0 | 689 | 4 | D. Midwestern St. (Texas), 66-7 | Nov. 9 at William Jewell (Mo.) |
| 4 | Minnesota St. | 9-0 | 683 | 3 | D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 62-7 | Nov. 9 at Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 9-0 | 642 | 5 | D. Southern Arkansas, 38-21 | Nov. 9 vs. Arkansas-Monticello |
| 6 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 9-0 | 598 | 6 | D. Frostburg St. (Md.), 35-13 | Nov. 9 vs. Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
| 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 9-0 | 581 | 7 | D. No. 12 Wingate (N.C.), 20-13 | Nov. 9 vs. North Carolina-Pembroke |
| 8 | Colorado School of Mines | 9-0 | 562 | 9 | D. South Dakota Mines, 49-28 | Nov. 9 vs. Dixie St. (Utah) |
| 9 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 9-0 | 522 | 10 | D. California (Pa.), 31-28 | Nov. 9 at Gannon (Pa.) |
| 10 | Central Missouri | 9-0 | 495 | 11 | D. Nebraska-Kearney, 47-40 | Nov. 9 vs. Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 11 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 8-1 | 434 | 13 | D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 21-13 | Nov. 9 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
| 12 | Northwest Missouri St. | 8-1 | 407 | 14 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 79-0 | Nov. 9 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 13 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 9-0 | 372 | 15 | D. Lincoln (Pa.), 65-20 | Nov. 9 at Elizabeth City St. (N.C.) |
| 14 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 8-1 | 355 | 16 | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 63-10 | Nov. 9 at No. 2 Ferris St. (Mich.) |
| 15 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 9-0 | 342 | 17 | D. No. 22 West Chester (Pa.), 30-17 | Nov. 9 vs. Millersville (Pa.) |
| 16 | Harding (Ark.) | 8-1 | 319 | 18 | D. East Central (Okla.), 56-20 | Nov. 9 at Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
| 17 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 7-1 | 264 | 8 | Lost to Lindenwood (Mo.), 34-27 | Nov. 9 vs. No. 23 Truman St. (Mo.) |
| 18 | Wingate (N.C.) | 8-1 | 263 | 12 | Lost to No. 7 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 20-13 | Nov. 9 vs. Newberry (S.C.) |
| 19 | Indiana (Pa.) | 8-1 | 228 | 19 | D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 50-23 | Nov. 9 vs. Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 20 | West Florida | 7-1 | 217 | 20 | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 17-14 | Nov. 9 at No. 1 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 21 | Angelo St. (Texas) | 8-1 | 188 | 21 | D. Adams St. (Colo.), 41-21 | Nov. 9 at Eastern New Mexico |
| 22 | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 8-1 | 136 | 23 | D. Arkansas-Monticello, 27-20 | Nov. 9 vs. Southern Arkansas |
| 23 | Truman St. (Mo.) | 8-1 | 82 | 25 | D. McKendree (Ill.), 45-17 | Nov. 9 at No. 17 Indianapolis (Ind.) |
| 24 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 6-2 | 74 | 24 | D. West Texas A&M, 34-20 | Nov. 9 vs. Texas-Permian Basin |
| 25 | Tiffin (Ohio) | 7-1 | 28 | NR | Idle | Nov. 9 vs. Hillsdale (Mich.) |
Dropped Out: West Chester (Pa.) (22)
Others Receiving Votes: West Chester (Pa.), 25; Missouri Western St., 19; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 11; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 10; Virginia Union, 7; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 4; Dixie St. (Utah), 2; Assumption (Mass.), 1; Shepherd (W.Va.), 1.