AFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll (August 30, 2010)

            Following Saturday night's 24-17 overtime win at 13^th-ranked Nebraska-Kearney, the Wayne State College football team is ranked 25^th in the latest AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats received a total of 72 points in voting by NCAA Division II coaches across the country.  Wayne State is off this weekend and will open Northern Sun Conference play at home on Saturday, September 11 against Minnesota, Crookston in a 1:00 p.m. game at Cunningham Field in Wayne.

            Listed below is the final AFCA Division II Coaches Top 25 poll released Monday afternoon:

 

AFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll  (August 30, 2010)                                             

Rank, School, (1^st place votes),         Record   Points    Prev.                                                      

1.   Northwest Missouri State (23)    0-0          643          1

2.   Grand Valley State (Mich.) (1)     0-0          619           2

3.   Minnesota Duluth (1)                    1-0          581           4

4.   North Alabama (1)                        0-0          564           3

5.   California (Pa.)                              0-0          524           6

6.   Abilene Christian (Texas)            0-0          467           7

7.   West Liberty (W. Va.)                    0-0          451          8

8.   West Texas A&M                           0-0          417         11

9.   Washburn (Kan.)                           1-0          408         10

10. West Alabama                               1-0          344         12

11. Saginaw Valley State (Mich.)      0-0          332         14

12. Nebraska-Omaha                        0-0          305         15

13. Central Washington                     0-1          277          5

14. Texas A&M - Kingsville                0-0          274         16

15. Tuskegee (Ala.)                             0-0          258         17

16. Hillsdale (Mich.)                            0-0          242         18

17. Midwestern State (Texas)           0-0          235         19

18. Minnesota State-Mankato           0-0          188         21

19. Missouri Western                         0-0          169         20

20. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)            0-1          133          9

21. West Chester (Pa.)                       0-0          126         22

22. Delta State (Miss.)                        0-0          115         24

23. North Carolina-Pembroke          0-0          108         23

24. Winona State (Minn.)                    1-0            84         NR

25. Wayne State (Neb.)                     1-0            72         NR

 

Others receiving votes: – Nebraska-Kearney 52; East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 44;

Bemidji State (Minn.) 43; Albany State (Ga.) 40; Wingate (N.C.) 38;

Central Missouri 35; Valdosta State (Ga.) 31; Morehouse (Ga.) 24;

Tarleton State (Texas) 24; Augustana (S.D.) 22; Fort Valley State (Ga.) 20;

Texas A&M-Commerce 20; Bloomsburg (Pa.) 17; Edinboro (Pa.) 16;

Fayetteville (N.C.) 16; Shepherd (W. Va.) 14; Chadron State (Neb.) 12;

Colorado School of Mines 12; Benedict (S.C.) 8; Bentley (Mass.) 7;

Clarion (Pa.) 5; Henderson State (Ark.) 5; C.W. Post (N.Y.) 3;

Findlay (Ohio) 3; Shaw (N.C.) 2; Elizabeth City State (N.C.) 1.