Newberry Jumps to No. 13 and Lenoir-Rhyne Climbs to No. 14 in AFCA National Poll
The Newberry Wolves and the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears each moved up the rankings this week according to the preseason American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national poll.
The Wolves moved up to No. 13 nationally after a win over Allen and the Bears jumped to No. 14 with a win over Virginia State.
2022 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – September 6, 2022
|
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Season Opener |
Next Game |
|
1 |
Ferris St. (Mich.) (28) |
1-0 |
748 |
1 |
D. Central Washington, 36-20 |
Sept. 10 at No. 14 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
|
2 |
Northwest Missouri St. |
1-0 |
706 |
2 |
D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 33-19 |
Sept. 10 at Lincoln (Mo.) |
|
3 |
Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
1-0 |
686 |
3 |
D. Keiser (Fla.), 36-21 |
Sept. 10 vs. Virginia Union |
|
4 |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1) |
1-0 |
667 |
5 |
D. No. 4 Colorado School of Mines, 25-22 |
Sept. 10 at No. 21t Colorado St.-Pueblo |
|
5 |
Shepherd (W.Va.) |
1-0 |
608 |
6 |
D. Southern Connecticut St., 48-7 |
Sept. 10 vs. Edinboro (Pa.) |
|
6 |
Angelo St. (Tex.) |
1-0 |
582 |
7 |
D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 35-0 |
Sept. 10 at No. 12 Colorado School of Mines |
|
7 |
West Florida (1) |
1-0 |
524 |
11 |
D. Warner (Fla.), 52-3 |
Sept. 10 at Southwest Baptist (Mo.) |
|
8 |
Harding (Ark.) |
1-0 |
509 |
9 |
D. East Central (Okla.), 29-12 |
Sept. 10 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
|
9 |
Bowie St. (Md.) |
1-0 |
500 |
8 |
D. No. 16 New Haven (Conn.), 27-20 |
Sept. 10 at Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
|
10 |
West Georgia |
1-0 |
475 |
12 |
D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 38-7 |
Sept. 10 at Morehouse (Ga.) |
|
11 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
1-0 |
428 |
14 |
D. Missouri Southern, 24-7 |
Sept. 8 vs. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
|
12 |
Colorado School of Mines |
0-1 |
424 |
4 |
Lost to No. 5 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 25-22 |
Sept. 10 vs. No. 6 Angelo St. (Tex.) |
|
13 |
Newberry (S.C.) |
1-0 |
361 |
15 |
D. Allen (S.C.), 40-6 |
Sept. 10 at North Greenville (S.C.) |
|
14 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
1-0 |
326 |
19t |
D. Virginia St., 38-19 |
Sept. 10 vs. No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.) |
|
15 |
Albany St. (Ga.) |
1-0 |
286 |
18 |
D. Mississippi College, 28-14 |
Sept. 10 at Florida A&M |
|
16 |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
1-0 |
278 |
19t |
D. Oklahoma Baptist, 42-32 |
Sept. 10 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
|
17 |
California (Pa.) |
1-0 |
252 |
21 |
D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 35-15 |
Sept. 10 at Kutztown (Pa.) |
|
18 |
Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
1-0 |
229 |
23 |
D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 42-10 |
Sept. 10 at West Chester (Pa.) |
|
19 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
1-0 |
152 |
25 |
D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 28-14 |
Sept. 10 vs. Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
|
20 |
Ashland (Ohio) |
1-0 |
122 |
NR |
D. No. 10 Notre Dame (Ohio), 31-14 |
Sept. 10 at Findlay (Ohio) |
|
21t. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
1-0 |
102 |
NR |
D. No. 24 Midwestern St. (Tex.), 59-27 |
Sept. 10 vs. No. 4 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
|
21t. |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
0-1 |
102 |
10 |
Lost to Ashland (Ohio), 31-14 |
Sept. 10 vs. Wheeling (W.Va.) |
|
23 |
West Texas A&M |
1-0 |
88 |
NR |
D. No. 17 Western Colorado, 44-6 |
Sept. 10 at Adams St. (Colo.) |
|
24 |
New Haven (Conn.) |
0-1 |
85 |
16 |
Lost to No. 8 Bowie St. (Md.), 27-20 |
Sept. 10 vs. Southern Connecticut |
|
25 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
1-0 |
76 |
NR |
D. Saint Xavier (Ill.), 57-0 |
Sept. 10 at Tiffin (Ohio) |
Dropped Out: Kutztown (Pa.) (13), Western Colorado (17), Bemidji St. (Minn.) (22), Midwestern St. (Tex.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Washburn (Kan.), 56; Kutztown (Pa.), 53; Minnesota St., 53; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 52; Frostburg St. (Md.), 42; Minnesota-Duluth, 31; Tiffin (Ohio), 27; Western Colorado, 25; Henderson St. (Ark.), 23; Indiana (Pa.), 20; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 18; Virginia Union, 8; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 7; West Alabama, 7; Colorado Mesa, 4; Assumption (Mass.), 3; Ohio Dominican, 3; Missouri Western St., 1; Emporia St. (Kan.), 1.
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