Minnesota State remained the number one ranked team in the AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll after defeating then number three ranked Minnesota-Duluth 20-17. Colorado State-Pueblo rose to the number two spot after beating Central Washington 41-14. West Georgia and Northwest Missouri State moved up to third and fourth in the rankings. There are two top 25 matchups scheduled for the following week.

1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 7, 2015
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MINNESOTA STATE STILL NO. 1 IN AFCA DIVISION II COACHES’ POLL
WACO, TEX.– Minnesota State prevailed in this season’s first big matchup, edging past then-No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth, 20-17, to hold onto
their No. 1 spot in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Mavericks garned 24 first-place votes this week, while No. 2 Colorado
State-Pueblo received six first-place nods after their 41-14 victory over Central Washington. West Georgia and Northwest Missouri State
moved up to third and fourth, respectively, and each received one first-place vote, while Pittsburg State (Kan.) jumped two spots to No.
5 after its 38-14 win over Northeastern State (Okla.).
There are two Top 25 matchups in the second week of action as No. 7 Ohio Dominican plays host to No. 20 Grand Valley State (Mich.)
and No. 10 Delta State (Miss.) travels to No. 18 Texas A&M-Commerce.
2015 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 7, 2015
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Season Opener Next Game
1. Minnesota St. (24) 1-0 790 1 D. No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth, 20-17 Sept. 12 at Northern St. (S.D.)
2. Colorado St.-Pueblo (6) 1-0 773 2 D. Central Washington, 41-14 Sept. 12 at West Texas A&M
3. West Georgia (1) 1-0 722 4 D. Catawba (N.C.), 44-13 Sept. 12 vs. Miles (Ala.)
4. Northwest Missouri St. (1) 1-0 703 5 D. Nebraska-Kearney, 31-0 Sept. 10 vs. Missouri Southern St.
5. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 1-0 636 7 D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 38-14 Sept. 12 vs. Lindenwood (Mo.)
6. Ferris St. (Mich.) 0-0 621 6 Idle Sept. 12 vs. Northwood (Mich.)
7. Ohio Dominican 1-0 599 8 D. Malone (Ohio), 59-21 Sept. 12 vs. No. 20 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
8. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 1-0 546 10 D. No. 22 West Chester (Pa.), 41-28 Sept. 12 at North Greenville (S.C.)
9. Minnesota-Duluth 0-1 531 3 Lost to No. 1 Minnesota St., 20-17 Sept. 12 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.)
10. Delta St. (Miss.) 1-0 480 14 D. Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 48-7 Sept. 12 at No. 18 Texas A&M-Commerce
11. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 1-0 475 12 D. East Central (Okla.), 31-24 Sept. 12 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma St.
12. Angelo St. (Texas) 1-0 463 13 D. Oklahoma Panhandle St., 52-31 Sept. 12 at Western St. (Colo.)
13. North Alabama 1-0 401 15 D. Miles (Ala.), 34-17 Sept. 12 vs. Mississippi College
14. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 1-0 387 16 D. Albany St. (Ga.), 21-13 Sept. 12 vs. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.)
15. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 1-0 364 17 D. Mary (N.D.), 55-7 Sept. 12 at Minnesota-Crookston
16. Colorado School of Mines 1-0 295 18 D. South Dakota School of Mines, 63-28 Sept. 12 at William Jewell (Mo.)
17. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1-0 286 19 D. West Texas A&M, 27-24 Sept. 12 vs. Humboldt St. (Calif.)
18. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 231 22 D. Adams St. (Colo.), 48-17 Sept. 12 vs. No. 10 Delta St. (Miss.)
19. Harding (Ark.) 1-0 204 21 D. Oklahoma Baptist, 20-19 OT Sept. 12 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
20. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 1-0 143 24 D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 36-28 Sept. 12 at No. 7 Ohio Dominican
21. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 1-0 107 25 D. New Haven (Conn.), 39-13 Sept. 12 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
22. Concord (W.Va.) 0-1 94 9 Lost to West Liberty (W.Va.), 29-28 Sept. 12 vs. Fairmont St. (W.Va.)
23. Indianapolis (Ind.) 1-0 77 NR D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 27-17 Sept. 12 at Marian (Ind.)
24. Ashland (Ohio) 1-0 64 NR D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 56-22 Sept. 12 at Walsh (Ohio)
25. Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 60 NR D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 43-0 Sept. 12 vs. Charleston (W.Va.)
Dropped Out: Bloomsburg (Pa.) (11), Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (20), West Chester (Pa.) (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Tuskegee (Ala.), 56; Michigan Tech, 50; North Carolina-Pembroke, 39; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 36; Midwestern
St. (Texas), 35; Central Missouri, 22; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 21; Newberry (S.C.), 14; West Chester (Pa.), 13; Henderson St. (Ark.),
12; Tarleton St. (Texas), 12; California (Pa.), 10; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 6; Virginia Union, 5; Gannon (Pa.), 4; Charleston (W.Va.), 3; Humboldt
St. (Calif.), 3; Stonehill (Mass.), 3; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 2; Bowie St. (Md.), 1; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 1.
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