Lenoir-Rhyne Football Enters Top 10 in National Rankings
The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears moved up to No. 10 in the most recent American Football Coaches' Association (AFCA) Division II National Poll and jumped to No. 11 in the latest D2Football.com National Poll.
The Bears defeated Barton 47-3 last week.
2023 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 16, 2023
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 7 Next Game
1. Colorado School of Mines (28) 7-0 723 2 D. South Dakota Mines, 45-22 Oct. 21 at Black Hills St. (S.D.)
2. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 7-0 691 3 D. Missouri Southern St., 31-21 Oct. 21 at Northwest Missouri St.
3. Minnesota St. 7-0 655 4 D. Western Oregon, 45-14 Oct. 21 at No. 17 Augustana (S.D.)
4. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 5-1 618 7 D. No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.), 49-28 Oct. 21 at Northern Michigan
5. Delta St. (Miss.) 7-0 597 8 D. North Greenville (S.C.), 49-27 Oct. 21 vs. No. 18 West Florida
6. Harding (Ark.) 7-0 577 9 D. No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 41-10 Oct. 21 at Southern Arkansas
7. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 7-0 519 10 D. Gannon (Pa.), 49-24 Oct. 21 vs. California (Pa.)
8. Benedict (S.C.) 7-0 497 11 D. Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 48-6 Oct. 21 vs. Kentucky St.
9. Ferris St. (Mich.) 4-2 486 1 Lost to No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 49-28 Oct. 21 at Michigan Tech
10. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 7-0 451 12 D. Barton (N.C.), 47-3 Oct. 21 at Newberry (S.C.)
11. Indianapolis (Ind.) 6-0 427 13 D. No. 19 Truman St. (Mo.), 38-17 Oct. 21 at Quincy (Ill.)
12. Western Colorado 7-0 396 14 D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 35-20 Oct. 21 vs. New Mexico Highlands
13. Davenport (Mich.) 6-0 338 16 D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 32-3 Oct. 21 at Mary (N.D.)
14. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 6-1 329 5 Lost to No. 9 Harding (Ark.), 41-10 Oct. 21 vs. Arkansas Tech
15. Bemidji St. (Minn.) 5-1 325 15 D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 33-23 Oct. 21 vs. Concordia (Minn.)
16. Central Missouri 6-1 298 17 D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 63-24 Oct. 21 vs. No. 24 Emporia St. (Kan.)
17. Augustana (S.D.) 7-0 222 22 D. Winona St. (Minn.), 48-28 Oct. 21 vs. No. 3 Minnesota St.
18. West Florida 5-2 221 6 Lost to West Alabama, 10-6 Oct. 21 at No. 5 Delta St. (Miss.)
19. Angelo St. (Tex.) 4-2 182 20 D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 38-16 Oct. 21 vs. Texas-Permian Basin
20. Virginia St. (1) 7-0 173 24 D. Bluefield St. (W.Va.), 39-23 Oct. 21 vs. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.)
21. Assumption (Mass.) 5-1 151 21 D. Franklin Pierce (N.H.), 21-17 Oct. 21 vs. St. Anselm (N.H.)
22. Shepherd (W.Va.) 6-1 131 23 D. Millersville (Pa.), 33-17 Oct. 21 vs. West Chester (Pa.)
23. Tiffin (Ohio) 7-0 97 NR D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 50-0 Oct. 21 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
24. Emporia St. (Kan.) 5-2 70 25 D. Washburn (Kan.), 38-23 Oct. 21 at No. 16 Central Missouri
25. Truman St. (Mo.) 6-1 62 19 Lost to No. 13 Indianapolis (Ind.), 38-17 Oct. 21 vs. William Jewell (Mo.)
Dropped Out: Henderson St. (Ark.) (18)
Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Union, 45; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 42; Texas-Permian Basin, 27; Charleston (W.Va.), 21; Minnesota-Duluth, 15; Henderson St. (Ark.), 13; Southern Arkansas, 12; Missouri Western St., 10; Central Washington, 4.
D2Football.com National Poll - October 16, 2023
|
Rank |
Team |
Record |
Last |
|
1 |
Colorado Mines |
7-0 |
2 |
|
2 |
Grand Valley |
5-1 |
4 |
|
3 |
Pittsburg State |
7-0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Minnesota State |
7-0 |
5 |
|
5 |
Ferris State |
4-2 |
1 |
|
6 |
Delta State |
7-0 |
6 |
|
7 |
Harding |
7-0 |
9 |
|
8 |
Slippery Rock |
7-0 |
10 |
|
9 |
Bemidji State |
5-1 |
11 |
|
10 |
Benedict |
7-0 |
12 |
|
11 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
7-0 |
13 |
|
12 |
Indianapolis |
6-0 |
14 |
|
13 |
West Florida |
5-2 |
7 |
|
14 |
Western Colorado |
7-0 |
15 |
|
15 |
Davenport |
6-0 |
16 |
|
16 |
Ouachita Baptist |
6-1 |
8 |
|
17 |
Central Missouri |
6-1 |
17 |
|
18 |
Angelo State |
4-2 |
19 |
|
19 |
Shepherd |
6-1 |
20 |
|
20 |
Virginia Union |
6-1 |
22 |
|
21 |
Augustana |
7-0 |
24 |
|
22 |
Truman State |
6-1 |
18 |
|
23 |
Emporia State |
5-2 |
23 |
|
24 |
Virginia State |
7-0 |
25 |
|
25 |
UT-Permian Basin |
6-1 |
NR |