[D2 Poll] Ferris State Beats Rival Grand Valley State For GLIAC Crown
November 11, 2019
Categories: Coaches Poll, Division II,
Ferris State (Mich.) overcame a 9-0 deficit with a strong second half performance to beat then-No. 14 Grand Valley State (Mich.), 21-16, and claim their second straight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title. With the win, the Bulldogs remain No. 2 in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The loss drops Grand Valley State to No. 19.
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Valdosta State (Ga.) returned to action, beating then-No. 20 West Florida, 26-21, and clinched at least a share of the Gulf South Conference title. The Blazers remain No. 1 with 28 first-place votes. The rest of the Top 5 remained unchanged with No. 3 Tarleton State (Texas), No. 4 Minnesota State and No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) all registering victories on Saturday.
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There are three Top 25 matchups in the final week of the 2019 regular season and two of them have conference title implications. First is No. 5 Ouachita Baptist hosting No. 20 Henderson State (Ark.) in the Battle of the Ravine. The second matchup has No. 8 Slippery Rock (Pa.) traveling to No. 13 Kutztown (Pa.) in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship game. The final matchup has No. 9 Central Missouri traveling to No. 13 Northwest Missouri State. If the Mules win, they will capture their first out-right Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association title since 1988.
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – November 11, 2019
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 5 Next Game
1 Valdosta St. (Ga.) (28) 9-0 772 1 D. No. 20 West Florida, 26-21 Nov. 16 at West Georgia
2 Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) 10-0 742 2 D. No. 14 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 21-16 Regular Season Complete
3 Tarleton St. (Texas) (2) 10-0 710 3 D. William Jewell (Mo.), 58-3 Nov. 16 at Western New Mexico
4 Minnesota St. 10-0 685 4 D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 42-39 Nov. 16 at Upper Iowa
5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 10-0 626 5 D. Arkansas-Monticello, 35-7 Nov. 16 vs. No. 20 Henderson St. (Ark.)
6 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 10-0 614 7 D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 45-31 Nov. 16 at Catawba (N.C.)
7 Colorado School of Mines 10-0 590 8 D. Dixie St. (Utah), 35-27 Nov. 16 at Chadron St. (Neb.)
8 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 10-0 552 9 D. Gannon (Pa.), 56-7 Nov. 16 at No. 12 Kutztown (Pa.)
9 Central Missouri 10-0 522 10 D. Lincoln (Mo.), 73-6 Nov. 16 at No. 13 Northwest Missouri St.
10 Colorado St.-Pueblo 9-1 434 11 D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 58-0 Nov. 16 vs. Western Colorado
11 Bowie St. (Md.) 10-0 426 13 D. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 60-21 Nov. 16 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.)
12 Northwest Missouri St. 9-1 419 12 D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 36-33 2OT Nov. 16 vs. No. 9 Central Missouri
13 Kutztown (Pa.) 10-0 418 15 D. Millersville (Pa.), 37-17 Nov. 16 vs. No. 8 Slippery Rock (Pa.)
14 Harding (Ark.) 9-1 371 16 D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 35-14 Nov. 16 at Arkansas Tech
15 Notre Dame (Ohio) 9-1 318 6 Lost to Glenville St. (W.Va.), 23-20 OT Nov. 16 at West Virginia St.
16 Indianapolis (Ind.) 8-1 315 17 D. No. 23 Truman St. (Mo.), 44-28 Nov. 16 vs. Lake Erie (Ohio)
17 Wingate (N.C.) 9-1 289 18 D. Newberry (S.C.), 35-28 Nov. 16 at Mars Hill (N.C.)
18 Indiana (Pa.) 9-1 272 19 D. Edinboro (Pa.), 35-6 Nov. 16 at Shippensburg (Pa.)
19 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 8-2 219 14 Lost to No. 2 Ferris St. (Mich.), 21-16 Nov. 16 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)
20 Henderson St. (Ark.) 9-1 216 22 D. Southern Arkansas, 38-31 Nov. 16 at No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
21 Tiffin (Ohio) 8-1 147 25 D. Hillsdale (Mich.), 35-24 Nov. 16 at Findlay (Ohio)
22 West Florida 7-2 130 20 Lost to No. 1 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 26-21 Nov. 16 vs. West Alabama
23 Texas A&M-Commerce 7-2 119 24 D. Texas-Permian Basin, 44-13 Nov. 16 at Angelo St. (Texas)
24 West Chester (Pa.) 8-2 43 NR D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 56-14 Nov. 16 vs. California (Pa.)
25 Truman St. (Mo.) 8-2 33 23 Lost to No. 17 Indianapolis (Ind.), 44-28 Nov. 16 at Urbana (Ohio)
Dropped Out: Angelo St. (Texas) (21)
Others Receiving Votes: Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 25; Angelo St. (Texas), 24; Shepherd (W.Va.), 17; Virginia St., 4; Wayne St. (Mich.), 4; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 3; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 3; West Texas A&M, 3; Dixie St. (Utah), 2; Missouri Western St., 2; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 2; Virginia Union, 2; Augustana (S.D.), 1; Eastern New Mexico, 1.
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Ferris State (Mich.) overcame a 9-0 deficit with a strong second half performance to beat then-No. 14 Grand Valley State (Mich.), 21-16, and claim their second straight Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title. With the win, the Bulldogs remain No. 2 in the AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The loss drops Grand Valley State to No. 19.
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Valdosta State (Ga.) returned to action, beating then-No. 20 West Florida, 26-21, and clinched at least a share of the Gulf South Conference title. The Blazers remain No. 1 with 28 first-place votes. The rest of the Top 5 remained unchanged with No. 3 Tarleton State (Texas), No. 4 Minnesota State and No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) all registering victories on Saturday.
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There are three Top 25 matchups in the final week of the 2019 regular season and two of them have conference title implications. First is No. 5 Ouachita Baptist hosting No. 20 Henderson State (Ark.) in the Battle of the Ravine. The second matchup has No. 8 Slippery Rock (Pa.) traveling to No. 13 Kutztown (Pa.) in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship game. The final matchup has No. 9 Central Missouri traveling to No. 13 Northwest Missouri State. If the Mules win, they will capture their first out-right Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association title since 1988.
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2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – November 11, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (28) | 9-0 | 772 | 1 | D. No. 20 West Florida, 26-21 | Nov. 16 at West Georgia |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) | 10-0 | 742 | 2 | D. No. 14 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 21-16 | Regular Season Complete |
| 3 | Tarleton St. (Texas) (2) | 10-0 | 710 | 3 | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 58-3 | Nov. 16 at Western New Mexico |
| 4 | Minnesota St. | 10-0 | 685 | 4 | D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 42-39 | Nov. 16 at Upper Iowa |
| 5 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 10-0 | 626 | 5 | D. Arkansas-Monticello, 35-7 | Nov. 16 vs. No. 20 Henderson St. (Ark.) |
| 6 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 10-0 | 614 | 7 | D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 45-31 | Nov. 16 at Catawba (N.C.) |
| 7 | Colorado School of Mines | 10-0 | 590 | 8 | D. Dixie St. (Utah), 35-27 | Nov. 16 at Chadron St. (Neb.) |
| 8 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 10-0 | 552 | 9 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 56-7 | Nov. 16 at No. 12 Kutztown (Pa.) |
| 9 | Central Missouri | 10-0 | 522 | 10 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 73-6 | Nov. 16 at No. 13 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 10 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 9-1 | 434 | 11 | D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 58-0 | Nov. 16 vs. Western Colorado |
| 11 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 10-0 | 426 | 13 | D. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 60-21 | Nov. 16 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.) |
| 12 | Northwest Missouri St. | 9-1 | 419 | 12 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 36-33 2OT | Nov. 16 vs. No. 9 Central Missouri |
| 13 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 10-0 | 418 | 15 | D. Millersville (Pa.), 37-17 | Nov. 16 vs. No. 8 Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 14 | Harding (Ark.) | 9-1 | 371 | 16 | D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 35-14 | Nov. 16 at Arkansas Tech |
| 15 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 9-1 | 318 | 6 | Lost to Glenville St. (W.Va.), 23-20 OT | Nov. 16 at West Virginia St. |
| 16 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 8-1 | 315 | 17 | D. No. 23 Truman St. (Mo.), 44-28 | Nov. 16 vs. Lake Erie (Ohio) |
| 17 | Wingate (N.C.) | 9-1 | 289 | 18 | D. Newberry (S.C.), 35-28 | Nov. 16 at Mars Hill (N.C.) |
| 18 | Indiana (Pa.) | 9-1 | 272 | 19 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 35-6 | Nov. 16 at Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 19 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 8-2 | 219 | 14 | Lost to No. 2 Ferris St. (Mich.), 21-16 | Nov. 16 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.) |
| 20 | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 9-1 | 216 | 22 | D. Southern Arkansas, 38-31 | Nov. 16 at No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
| 21 | Tiffin (Ohio) | 8-1 | 147 | 25 | D. Hillsdale (Mich.), 35-24 | Nov. 16 at Findlay (Ohio) |
| 22 | West Florida | 7-2 | 130 | 20 | Lost to No. 1 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 26-21 | Nov. 16 vs. West Alabama |
| 23 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7-2 | 119 | 24 | D. Texas-Permian Basin, 44-13 | Nov. 16 at Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 24 | West Chester (Pa.) | 8-2 | 43 | NR | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 56-14 | Nov. 16 vs. California (Pa.) |
| 25 | Truman St. (Mo.) | 8-2 | 33 | 23 | Lost to No. 17 Indianapolis (Ind.), 44-28 | Nov. 16 at Urbana (Ohio) |
Dropped Out: Angelo St. (Texas) (21)
Others Receiving Votes: Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 25; Angelo St. (Texas), 24; Shepherd (W.Va.), 17; Virginia St., 4; Wayne St. (Mich.), 4; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 3; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 3; West Texas A&M, 3; Dixie St. (Utah), 2; Missouri Western St., 2; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 2; Virginia Union, 2; Augustana (S.D.), 1; Eastern New Mexico, 1.
For more information about the AFCA, visit www.AFCA.com. For more interesting articles, check out insider.afca.com and subscribe to our weekly email.
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