Six top 25 teams lost over the weekend, causing a reshuffle in the AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll. Minnesota State remained at number 1 while West Georgia and Northwest Missouri State moved up to numbers 2 and 3 respectively. Colorado State-Pueblo dropped to number 13 after its close loss, and Lenoir-Rhyne fell from number 8 to 23 after its defeat. Several top 25 matchups are scheduled for this upcoming weekend.

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TOP 25 RESHUFFELED IN AFCA DIVISION II COACHES’ POLL
WACO, TEX.– Six Top 25 teams lost this past weekend, including then-No. 2 Colorado State-Pueblo, which caused a massive ranking
reshuffle in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Minnesota State still sits at No. 1 and solidified its place in the top spot after receiving
30 of the 32 first-place votes this week. The Mavericks are followed by new No. 2 West Georgia and new No. 3 Northwest Missouri State,
who received one first-place vote each. Pittsburg State (Kan.) and Ferris State (Mich.) also move up one spot each to round out the Top 5.
Colorado State-Pueblo dropped to No. 13 after its close loss to West Texas A&M, 31-30, while Ohio Dominican fell 10 places to No. 17
after losing to then-No. 20 Grand Valley State (Mich.), 27-24. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) took the biggest hit in the poll this week, falling from No. 8
to No. 23 after North Greenville (S.C.) beat them, 35-13. Top spots in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference will be up for grabs
in two of the three Top 25 matchups this week as No. 5 Ferris State (Mich.) travels to No. 14 Grand Valley State (Mich.), while No. 17 Ohio
Dominican travels to No. 19 Ashland (Ohio). The final Top 25 matchup has No. 12 Sioux Falls (S.D.) playing host to No. 7 Minnesota-Duluth.
2015 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 14, 2015
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 2 Next Game
1. Minnesota St. (30) 2-0 798 1 D. Northern St. (S.D.), 27-10 Sept. 19 vs. Mary (N.D.)
2. West Georgia (1) 2-0 752 3 D. Miles (Ala.), 33-7 Sept. 19 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.)
3. Northwest Missouri St. (1) 2-0 742 4 D. Missouri Southern St., 48-7 Sept. 19 at Central Missouri
4. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 2-0 670 5 D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 56-28 Sept. 19 vs. Washburn (Kan.)
5. Ferris St. (Mich.) 1-0 665 6 D. Northwood (Mich.), 40-3 Sept. 19 at No. 14 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
6. Delta St. (Miss.) 2-0 591 10 D. No. 18 Texas A&M-Commerce, 51-44 Sept. 19 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
7. Minnesota-Duluth 1-1 584 9 D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 48-7 Sept. 19 at No. 12 Sioux Falls (S.D.)
8. Angelo St. (Texas) 2-0 539 12 D. Western St. (Colo.), 48-20 Sept. 19 vs. Bacone (Okla.)
9. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 2-0 528 11 D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 42-40 Sept. 19 at Southwestern Oklahoma St.
10. North Alabama 2-0 493 13 D. Mississippi College, 34-17 Sept. 26 vs. Florida Tech
11. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 2-0 473 14 D. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 31-3 Sept. 26 vs. Cumberland (Tenn.)
12. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 2-0 422 15 D. Minnesota-Crookston, 45-21 Sept. 19 vs. No. 7 Minnesota-Duluth
13. Colorado St.-Pueblo 1-1 412 2 Lost to West Texas A&M, 31-30 Sept. 19 vs. Western St. (Colo.)
14. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 2-0 367 20 D. No. 7 Ohio Dominican, 27-24 Sept. 19 vs. No. 5 Ferris St. (Mich.)
15. Colorado School of Mines 2-0 348 16 D. William Jewell (Mo.), 42-7 Sept. 19 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.)
16. Harding (Ark.) 2-0 298 19 D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 42-0 Sept. 19 at Southern Arkansas
17. Ohio Dominican 1-1 277 7 Lost to No. 20 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 27-24 Sept. 19 at No. 19 Ashland (Ohio)
18. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 2-0 230 21 D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 34-9 Sept. 19 vs. Millersville (Pa.)
19. Ashland (Ohio) 2-0 176 24 D. Walsh (Ohio), 31-24 OT Sept. 19 vs. No. 17 Ohio Dominican
20. Shepherd (W.Va.) 2-0 170 25 D. Charleston (W.Va.), 45-25 Sept. 19 at Virginia-Wise
21. Concord (W.Va.) 1-1 117 22 D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 27-10 Sept. 19 at Urbana (Ohio)
22. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-1 108 18 Lost to No. 10 Delta St. (Miss.), 51-44 Sept. 19 at Texas A&M-Kingsville
23. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 1-1 93 8 Lost to North Greenville (S.C.), 35-13 Sept. 19 at Tusculum (Tenn.)
24. Tuskegee (Ala.) 2-0 90 NR D. Albany St. (Ga.), 27-14 Sept. 19 vs. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.)
25. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 2-0 74 NR D. No. 17 Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 62-41 Sept. 19 vs. Dixie St. (Utah)
Dropped Out: Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (17), Indianapolis (Ind.) (23)
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan Tech, 71; Midwestern St. (Texas), 60; West Texas A&M, 56; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 48; North
Carolina-Pembroke, 38; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 28; Findlay (Ohio), 13; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 10; Emporia St. (Kan.), 9; Virginia Union, 9; Fort
Hays St. (Kan.), 7; Henderson St. (Ark.), 6; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 5; East Central (Okla.), 4; Indianapolis (Ind.), 4; Newberry (S.C.), 3; North
Greenville (S.C.), 3; Augustana (S.D.), 2; Bowie St. (Md.), 2; Stonehill (Mass.), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Gannon (Pa.), 1; Tiffin (Ohio), 1.
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