Lenoir-Rhyne No. 14 and Newberry No. 19 in Latest AFCA National Poll
October 3, 2022
The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears and the Newberry Wolves were each ranked this week according to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national poll.
The Bears moved to No. 14 nationally, and the Wolves dropped to No. 19.
Limestone and Carson-Newman also received votes in this week's poll.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (29) | 4-0 | 749 | 1 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 38-7 | Oct. 8 at No. 25 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 2 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1) | 5-0 | 719 | 2 | D. No. 17 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 29-10 | Oct. 8 at American International (Mass.) |
| 3 | Angelo St. (Tex.) | 5-0 | 687 | 3 | D. Western Oregon, 30-7 | Oct. 8 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 4 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 5-0 | 655 | 4 | D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 30-13 | Oct. 8 vs. Lock Haven (Pa.) |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 5-0 | 631 | 6 | D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 48-7 | Oct. 8 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 6 | Ashland (Ohio) | 4-0 | 591 | 9 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 56-17 | Oct. 8 at Walsh (Ohio) |
| 7 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 5-0 | 570 | 10 | D. Missouri Southern St., 38-9 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 9 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 8 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 4-0 | 492 | 14t | D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 44-17 | Oct. 8 at McKendree (Ill.) |
| 9 | Northwest Missouri St. | 4-1 | 491 | 12 | D. Missouri Western St., 16-3 | Oct. 8 at No. 7 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 10 | West Florida | 3-1 | 387 | 14t | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 34-31 | Oct. 8 at No. 15 West Georgia |
| 11 | Harding (Ark.) | 4-1 | 383 | 16 | D. Oklahoma Baptist, 38-23 | Oct. 8 at Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| 12 | Virginia Union | 5-0 | 354 | 20 | D. St. Augustine's (N.C.), 69-0 | Oct. 8 vs. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.) |
| 13 | Delta St. (Miss.) | 5-0 | 315 | 25 | D. No. 13 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 70-31 | Oct. 8 at North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 14 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 4-1 | 283 | 19 | D. Virginia-Wise, 42-10 | Oct. 8 vs. Limestone (S.C.) |
| 15 | West Georgia | 3-1 | 258 | 5 | Lost to Mississippi College, 39-38 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 10 West Florida |
| 16 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 4-1 | 255 | 18 | D. Charleston (W.Va.), 49-24 | Oct. 8 at Frostburg St. (Md.) |
| 17 | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 5-0 | 230 | NR | D. No. 11 Augustana (S.D.), 31-24 | Oct. 8 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. |
| 18 | Indiana (Pa.) | 4-0 | 220 | NR | D. No. 8 Slippery Rock (Pa.), 20-12 | Oct. 8 at California (Pa.) |
| 19 | Newberry (S.C.) | 4-1 | 190 | 7 | Lost to Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 24-14 | Oct. 8 vs. Barton (N.C.) |
| 20 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 4-1 | 188 | 8 | Lost to Indiana (Pa.), 20-12 | Oct. 8 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
| 21 | Colorado School of Mines | 3-2 | 159 | 22 | D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 45-9 | Oct. 8 vs. Colorado Mesa |
| 22t. | Albany St. (Ga.) | 4-1 | 158 | 21 | D. Miles (Ala.), 20-3 | Oct. 8 at Edward Waters (Fla.) |
| 22t. | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 5-0 | 158 | NR | D. Simon Fraser (B.C.), 35-7 | Oct. 8 vs. Western New Mexico |
| 24 | Nebraska-Kearney | 4-1 | 145 | 23 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 38-20 | Oct. 8 at Missouri Western St. |
| 25 | Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) | 4-1 | 132 | 17 | Lost to No. 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 29-10 | Oct. 8 vs. No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.) |
Showing 1 to 25 of 25 entries
Dropped Out: Augustana (S.D.) (11), Valdosta St. (Ga.) (13), New Haven (Conn.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Augustana (S.D.), 117; New Haven (Conn.), 98; Benedict (S.C.), 57; Henderson St. (Ark.), 17; Limestone (S.C.), 14; Western Colorado, 14; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 10; Assumption (Mass.), 5; Davenport (Mich.), 5; Truman St. (Mo.), 4; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 3; Emporia St. (Kan.), 3; Minnesota St., 3.