Lenoir-Rhyne Ranked No. 17 in AFCA Division II Top-25 Coaches' Poll
WACO, TEX.– The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears football team stayed strong at No. 17 the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Top-25 Poll.
The Bears are currently on an 10 game winning streak, with an 10-1 record overall and are 7-0 in SAC play.
2018 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – November 12, 2018
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Week 11 |
Next Game |
1. |
Minnesota St. (29) |
11-0 |
818 |
1 |
D. Upper Iowa, 47-7 |
Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
2. |
Ferris St. (Mich.) (3) |
11-0 |
789 |
2 |
D. William Jewell (Mo.), 47-6 |
Nov. 17 vs. No. 21 Harding (Ark.) |
3. |
Valdosta St. (Ga.) (1) |
10-0 |
738 |
5 |
D. No. 3 West Georgia, 47-31 |
Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
4. |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
11-0 |
728 |
4 |
D. Henderson St. (Ark.), 38-10 |
Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
5. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
11-0 |
682 |
6 |
D. Northern St. (S.D.), 40-13 |
Nov. 17 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce |
6. |
Tarleton St. (Texas) |
10-0 |
664 |
7 |
D. Western New Mexico, 58-0 |
Nov. 17 vs. No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
7. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
10-1 |
608 |
8 |
D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 45-21 |
Nov. 17 vs. No. 18 Northwest Missouri St. |
8. |
West Chester (Pa.) |
10-0 |
559 |
9 |
D. Slippery Rock (Pa.), 33-10 |
Nov. 17 vs. New Haven (Conn.) |
9. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
10-1 |
539 |
10 |
D. Western St. Colorado, 41-3 |
Nov. 17 at No. 14 Colorado School of Mines |
10. |
West Georgia |
10-1 |
527 |
3 |
Lost to No. 5 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 47-31 |
Nov. 17 vs. Wingate (N.C.) |
11. |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
11-0 |
491 |
11 |
D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 41-7 |
Nov. 24 vs. Opponent TBD |
12. |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
9-1 |
446 |
12 |
D. No. 20 Hillsdale (Mich.), 34-24 |
Nov. 17 vs. No. 19 Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
13. |
LIU-Post (N.Y.) |
10-0 |
410 |
13 |
D. New Haven (Conn.), 17-13 |
Nov. 17 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
14. |
Colorado School of Mines |
10-1 |
395 |
15 |
D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 49-20 |
Nov. 17 vs. No. 9 Colorado St.-Pueblo |
15. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
9-2 |
366 |
14 |
D. Angelo St. (Texas), 41-13 |
Nov. 17 at No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth |
16. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
8-2 |
310 |
16 |
D. West Texas A&M, 24-23 OT |
Season Complete |
17. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
10-1 |
306 |
17 |
D. Catawba (N.C.), 63-21 |
Nov. 17 vs. Florida Tech |
18. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
9-2 |
297 |
19 |
D. Central Missouri, 48-21 |
Nov. 17 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
19. |
Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
9-2 |
232 |
22 |
D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 58-0 |
Nov. 17 at No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.) |
20. |
Kutztown (Pa.) |
9-1 |
214 |
21 |
D. Edinboro (Pa.), 33-32 OT |
Nov. 17 vs. No. 23 Hillsdale (Mich.) |
21. |
Harding (Ark.) |
9-2 |
186 |
25 |
D. Arkansas Tech, 28-0 |
Nov. 17 at No. 2 Ferris St. (Mich.) |
22. |
Ohio Dominican |
9-2 |
91 |
NR |
D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 62-6 |
Season Complete |
23. |
Hillsdale (Mich.) |
9-2 |
68 |
20 |
Lost to No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.), 34-24 |
Nov. 17 at No. 20 Kutztown (Pa.) |
24. |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
8-3 |
48 |
NR |
D. No. 18 Central Washington, 42-35 |
Nov. 17 at No. 6 Tarleton St. (Texas) |
25. |
Bowie St. (Md.) |
9-2 |
46 |
NR |
D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 30-10 |
Nov. 17 vs. West Alabama |
Dropped Out: Central Washington (18), Indiana (Pa.) (23), Tiffin (Ohio) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Central Washington, 30; New Haven (Conn.), 19; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 18; West Alabama, 18; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 17; Missouri S&T, 16; Tiffin (Ohio), 15; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 12; Virginia Union, 8; Indiana (Pa.), 6; Southern Arkansas, 6; Colorado Mesa, 1; Florida Tech, 1.
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