Lenoir-Rhyne Football Ranked No. 12 and No. 13 in Latest National Polls

October 10, 2023

The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears moved up to No. 12 in the most recent American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) Division II National Poll and stayed at No. 13 in the latest D2Football.com National Poll.

The Bears defeated Limestone 31-28 in overtime last week.

AFCA Division II Coaches' National Poll - Oct. 9

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 6	Next Game
1	Ferris St. (Mich.) (27)	4-1	747	1	D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 38-17	Oct. 14 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
2	Colorado School of Mines (3)	6-0	720	2	D. Colorado Mesa, 52-0	Oct. 14 vs. South Dakota Mines
3	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	6-0	667	3	D. No. 20 Emporia St. (Kan.), 33-25	Oct. 14 at Missouri Southern St.
4	Minnesota St.	6-0	639	4	D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 24-21	Oct. 14 vs. Western Oregon
5	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	6-0	622	5	D. East Central (Okla.), 31-14	Oct. 14 at No. 9 Harding (Ark.)
6	West Florida	5-1	583	6	D. Shorter (Ga.), 42-3	Oct. 14 at West Alabama
7	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	4-1	566	7	D. Kentucky St., 65-7	Oct. 14 vs. No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.)
8	Delta St. (Miss.)	6-0	556	8	D. No. 19 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 49-25	Oct. 14 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)
9	Harding (Ark.)	6-0	525	9	D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 62-0	Oct. 14 vs. No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
10	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	6-0	476	10	D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 75-31	Oct. 14 at Gannon (Pa.)
11	Benedict (S.C.) (1)	6-0	420	11	D. Miles (Ala.), 27-24	Oct. 12 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.)
12	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	6-0	384	13	D. Limestone (S.C.), 31-28 OT	Oct. 14 vs. Barton (N.C.)
13	Indianapolis (Ind.)	5-0	373	12	D. William Jewell (Mo.), 59-17	Oct. 14 at No. 19 Truman St. (Mo.)
14	Western Colorado	6-0	358	15	D. South Dakota Mines, 43-20	Oct. 14 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.)
15	Bemidji St. (Minn.)	4-1	329	14	Idle	Oct. 14 at Wayne St. (Neb.)
16	Davenport (Mich.)	5-0	305	16	D. Northern Michigan, 28-12	Oct. 14 at Wayne St. (Mich.)
17	Central Missouri	5-1	266	18	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 38-14	Oct. 14 at Northeastern St. (Okla.)
18	Henderson St. (Ark.)	5-1	180	22	D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 42-28	Oct. 14 vs. Southern Arkansas
19	Truman St. (Mo.)	6-0	163	24	D. Quincy (Ill.), 33-27	Oct. 14 vs. No. 13 Indianapolis (Ind.)
20	Angelo St. (Tex.)	3-2	127	21	Idle	Oct. 14 at Texas A&M-Kingsville
21	Assumption (Mass.)	4-1	109	23	D. American International (Mass.), 38-14	Oct. 14 at Franklin Pierce (N.H.)
22	Augustana (S.D.)	6-0	103	NR	D. Southwest Minnesota St., 38-6	Oct. 14 at Winona St. (Minn.)
23	Shepherd (W.Va.)	5-1	98	25	D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 27-10	Oct. 14 at Millersville (Pa.)
24	Virginia St.	6-0	83	NR	D. Bowie St. (Md.), 44-16	Oct. 14 vs. Bluefield St. (W.Va.)
25	Emporia St. (Kan.)	4-2	79	20	Lost to No. 3 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 33-25	Oct. 14 vs. Washburn (Kan.)

Dropped Out: Minnesota-Duluth (17), Valdosta St. (Ga.) (19)

Others Receiving Votes: Valdosta St. (Ga.), 51; Tiffin (Ohio), 46; Virginia Union, 40; Missouri Western St., 33; Minnesota-Duluth, 30; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 24; Texas-Permian Basin, 20; Charleston (W.Va.), 18; Tuskegee (Ala.), 6; Central Washington, 2; Barton (N.C.), 1; Southern Arkansas, 1.

D2Football.com National Poll - Oct. 9

Rank	Team	Record	Last
1	Ferris State	4-1	1
2	Colorado Mines	6-0	2
3	Pittsburg State	6-0	3
4	Grand Valley	4-1	4
5	Minnesota State	6-0	5
6	Delta State	6-0	6
7	West Florida	5-1	7
8	Ouachita Baptist	6-0	8
9	Harding	6-0	9
10	Slippery Rock	6-0	10
11	Bemidji State	4-1	11
12	Benedict	6-0	12
13	Lenoir-Rhyne	6-0	13
14	Indianapolis	45-0	14
15	Western Colorado	6-0	16
16	Davenport	5-0	15
17	Central Missouri	5-1	18
18	Truman State	6-0	20
19	Angelo State	3-2	19
20	Shepherd	5-1	22
21	Missouri Western	5-1	24
22	Virginia Union	5-1	23
23	Emporia State	4-2	17
24	Augustana	6-0	NR
25	Virginia State	6-0	NR