AFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll (09-06-10)

            Despite being idle this weekend, the Wayne State College football team moved up three spots to 22nd in the latest AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released Monday afternoon.  The Wildcats received a total of 115 points in voting by NCAA Division II coaches across the country.  Wayne State, who opened the season on August 28^th with a 24-17 overtime win at then-#13 Nebraska-Kearney, 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 on Armed Services Appreciation Day.

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

 

AFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll  (September 6, 2010)                                        

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

1.   Grand Valley State (Mich.) (21)   1-0          641          2

2.   Minnesota Duluth (2)                    1-0          616           3

3.   North Alabama (3)                        1-0          605           4

4.   California (Pa.)                              1-0          565           5

5.   Abilene Christian (Texas)            1-0          551           6

6.   Texas A&M-Kingsville                   1-0          503         14

7.   West Alabama                               2-0          471         10

8.   Northwest Missouri State            0-1          419          1

9.   West Texas A&M                           0-1          356          8

10. Tuskegee (Ala.)                             1-0          348         15

11. Hillsdale (Mich.)                            1-0          342         16

12. Central Washington                     1-1          337         13

13. Midwestern State (Texas)           1-0          312         17

14. Missouri Western                         1-0          294         19

15. Washburn (Kan.)                          1-1          269          9

16. Saginaw Valley State (Mich.)      0-1          232         11

17. North Carolinla-Pembroke         1-0          219         23

18. Minnesota State-Mankato           1-0          200         18

19. Winona State (Minn.)                    1-0          129         24

20. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)            1-1          119         20

20. West Liberty (W.Va.)                     0-1          119          7

22. Wayne State (Neb.)                     1-0          115         25

23. Nebraska-Kearney                       1-1          106         NR

24. Edinboro (Pa.)                               1-0            84         NR

25. East Stroudsburg (Pa.)                1-0            81         NR

 

Others receiving votes: –Valdosta State (Ga.) 77; Nebraska-Omaha 58;

Bemidji State (Minn.) 51; Central Missouri 30; Augustana (S.D.) 24;

West Chester (Pa.) 24; Delta State (Miss.) 23; Ashland (Ohio) 22;

Morehouse (Ga.) 18; Texas A&M-Commerce 14; Colorado Mines 11;

Albany State (Ga.) 10; Shepherd (W.Va.) 10; Tarleton State (Texas) 10;

Indiana (Pa.) 9; Tusculum (Tenn.) 6; Shaw (N.C.) 5; Wayne State (Mich.) 5;

C.W. Post (N.Y.) 4; Concord (W.Va.) 2; CSU-Pueblo 1;

Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 1; Pittsburg State (Kan.) 1; St. Augustine's (N.C.) 1.