Lenoir-Rhyne Up Four Spots to No. 20 in Latest AFCA National Poll
The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears jumped four spots to No. 20 in the most recent American Football Coaches Association Division II National Poll.
The Bears took down Fayetteville State (24-10) in week two of the 2023 season.
2023 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 11, 2023
|
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Week 2 |
Next Game |
|
1 |
Ferris St. (Mich.) (27) |
2-0 |
745 |
1 |
D. No. 21 Ashland (Ohio), 38-28 |
Sept. 16 at Montana |
|
2 |
Colorado School of Mines (2) |
2-0 |
719 |
2 |
D. No. 4 Angelo St. (Tex.), 31-21 |
Sept. 16 vs. Adams St. (Colo.) |
|
3 |
Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
2-0 |
689 |
3 |
D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 40-14 |
Sept. 16 at Central Missouri |
|
4 |
West Florida |
2-0 |
631 |
6 |
D. McKendree (Ill.), 35-3 |
Sept. 16 at Florida A&M |
|
5 |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
2-0 |
572 |
8 |
D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 66-0 |
Sept. 16 vs. Southern Arkansas |
|
6 |
Minnesota St. |
2-0 |
562 |
9 |
D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 31-14 |
Sept. 16 at Minot St. (N.D.) |
|
7 |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
1-1 |
557 |
7 |
D. No. 25 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 57-49 2OT |
Sept. 16 vs. No. 19Assumption (Mass.) |
|
8 |
Delta St. (Miss.) |
2-0 |
522 |
10 |
D. Chowan (N.C.), 42-18 |
Sept. 16 vs. Mississippi Valley St. |
|
9 |
Angelo St. (Tex.) |
1-1 |
493 |
4 |
Lost to No. 2 Colorado School of Mines, 31-21 |
Sept. 16 at Central Washington |
|
10 |
Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
2-0 |
474 |
11 |
D. Southwest Minnesota St., 34-14 |
Sept. 16 vs. Winona St. (Minn.) |
|
11 |
Harding (Ark.) |
2-0 |
428 |
12 |
D. Oklahoma Baptist, 49-10 |
Sept. 16 vs. Arkansas-Monticello |
|
12 |
Emporia St. (Kan.) |
2-0 |
406 |
18 |
D. No. 5 Northwest Missouri St., 33-13 |
Sept. 16 at Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
|
13 |
Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
2-0 |
360 |
15 |
D. West Chester (Pa.), 49-24 |
Sept. 16 vs. Millersville (Pa.) |
|
14 |
Shepherd (W.Va.) |
2-0 |
358 |
14 |
D. Edinboro (Pa.), 35-28 |
Sept. 16 at California (Pa.) |
|
15 |
Northwest Missouri St. |
1-1 |
352 |
5 |
Lost to No. 18 Emporia St. (Kan.), 33-13 |
Sept. 16 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
|
16 |
Benedict (S.C.) |
2-0 |
321 |
16 |
D. Edward Waters (Fla.), 34-0 |
Sept. 16 at Lane (Tenn.) |
|
17 |
Virginia Union (1) |
2-0 |
277 |
17 |
D. Shaw (N.C.), 26-13 |
Sept. 16 at Livingstone (N.C.) |
|
18 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
1-0 |
215 |
19 |
Idle |
Sept. 16 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.) |
|
19 |
Assumption (Mass.) |
2-0 |
185 |
23 |
D. Southern Connecticut St., 42-29 |
Sept. 16 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
|
20 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
2-0 |
176 |
24 |
D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 24-10 |
Sept. 16 vs. Erskine (S.C.) |
|
21 |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
2-0 |
99 |
NR |
D. No. 20 West Georgia, 20-17 |
Sept. 16 at Western New Mexico |
|
22 |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
1-1 |
91 |
25 |
Lost to No. 7 Grand Valley (Mich.), 57-49 2OT |
Sept. 16 vs. No. 25 Western Colo. |
|
23 |
Henderson St. (Ark.) |
2-0 |
79 |
NR |
D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 38-28 |
Sept. 16 at Arkansas Tech |
|
24 |
Davenport (Mich.) |
2-0 |
63 |
NR |
D. Bowie St. (Md.), 24-19 |
Sept. 23 vs. William Jewell (Mo.) |
|
25 |
Western Colorado |
2-0 |
56 |
NR |
D. Texas-Permian Basin, 35-27 |
Sept. 16 at No. 22 Colorado St.-Pueblo |
Dropped Out: Indiana (Pa.) (13), West Georgia (20), Ashland (Ohio) (21), Wingate (N.C.) (22)
Others Receiving Votes: Ashland (Ohio), 49; Indiana (Pa.), 47; Notre Dame (Ohio), 30; West Georgia, 27; Minnesota-Duluth, 26; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 22; Tuskegee (Ala.), 16; Augustana (S.D.), 15; Central Missouri, 13; Tiffin (Ohio), 13; Truman St. (Mo.), 12; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 9; Mars Hill (N.C.), 8; Millersville (Pa.), 8; Wingate (N.C.), 8; Bowie St. (Md.), 6; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 5; Newberry (S.C.), 4; Lincoln (Pa.), 1; Virginia St., 1.
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