Wingate Jumps to No. 8 in Latest AFCA Division II Poll
October 4, 2021
Wingate jumped two spots in the 2021 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Week five Coaches' Poll.
The Bulldogs moved up to No. 8 in the poll.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 4, 2021
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Florida (30) | 4-0 | 750 | 1 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 39-33 | Oct. 9 at North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 2 | Northwest Missouri St. | 4-0 | 709 | 2 | D. Missouri Western, 30-7 | Oct. 9 vs. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 3 | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 5-0 | 698 | 3 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 67-25 | Oct. 16 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 4 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 4-0 | 658 | 4 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 49-13 | Oct. 9 vs. Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 5 | Colorado School of Mines | 5-0 | 624 | 5 | D. Western Colorado, 20-14 OT | Oct. 9 at Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
| 6 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 5-0 | 599 | 7 | D. Clarion (Pa.), 75-0 | Oct. 9 at Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 7 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 4-0 | 575 | 8 | D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 49-17 | Oct. 9 vs. Northwood (Mich.) |
| 8 | Wingate (N.C.) | 4-0 | 513 | 10 | D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 43-35 | Oct. 9 at Limestone (S.C.) |
| 9 | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 5-0 | 504 | 13 | D. Southeastern Oklahoma, 27-24 | Oct. 9 vs. East Central (Okla.) |
| 10 | West Alabama | 5-0 | 480 | 15 | D. No. 9 West Georgia, 38-20 | Oct. 9 at Shorter (Ga.) |
| 11 | Minnesota St. | 4-1 | 369 | 17 | D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 58-10 | Oct. 9 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) |
| 12 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 4-1 | 329 | 19 | D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 64-17 | Oct. 9 at Southwestern Oklahoma |
| 13 | West Georgia | 4-1 | 327 | 9 | Lost to No. 15 West Alabama, 38-20 | Oct. 9 at Mississippi College |
| 14 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 4-1 | 295 | 6 | Lost to Charleston (W.Va.), 38-28 | Oct. 9 vs. No. 23 Frostburg St. (Md.) |
| 15 | California (Pa.) | 5-0 | 283 | 25t | D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 37-0 | Oct. 9 at Gannon (Pa.) |
| 16t. | Bowie St. (Md.) | 4-1 | 257 | 20 | D. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 44-7 | Oct. 9 at No. 24 Chowan (N.C.) |
| 16t. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 4-1 | 257 | 21 | D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 59-27 | Oct. 9 at Lock Haven (Pa.) |
| 18 | Bentley (Mass.) | 5-0 | 227 | 24 | D. Saint Anselm (N.H.), 34-21 | Oct. 9 vs. Pace (N.Y.) |
| 19 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4-1 | 197 | 22 | D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 26-21 | Oct. 9 at Mary (N.D.) |
| 20 | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 4-1 | 185 | 11 | Lost to Central Washington, 30-20 | Oct. 9 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 21 | Harding (Ark.) | 4-1 | 157 | 23 | D. Oklahoma Baptist, 31-7 | Oct. 9 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| 22 | Nebraska-Kearney | 4-1 | 142 | 12 | Lost to Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 42-35 | Oct. 9 vs. Missouri Western |
| 23 | Frostburg St. (Md.) | 5-0 | 137 | NR | D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 51-21 | Oct. 9 at No. 14 Notre Dame (Ohio) |
| 24 | Chowan (N.C.) | 5-0 | 116 | NR | D. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 73-7 | Oct. 9 vs. No. 16t Bowie St. (Md.) |
| 25 | Augustana (S.D.) | 4-1 | 113 | 14 | Lost to Sioux Falls (S.D.), 28-26 | Oct. 9 vs. Upper Iowa |
Dropped Out: Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) (16), Truman St. (Mo.) (18), Indiana (Pa.) (25t)
Others Receiving Votes: Western Colorado, 47; Angelo St. (Texas), 46; Indiana (Pa.), 46; Kutztown (Pa.), 42; Truman St. (Mo.), 23; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 21; Southeastern Oklahoma, 13; Charleston (W.Va.), 5; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 2; Shippensburg (Pa.), 2; Albany St. (Ga.), 1; Wayne St. (Neb.), 1.