Lenoir-Rhyne Moves to No. 6, Wingate to No. 17 in AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
After ten weeks of the NCAA Division II football season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears and Wingate Bulldogs remain ranked in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches Poll.
The Bears moved up to No. 6 after a 45-31 win over UNC Pembroke, while the Bulldogs moved up to No. 17 after a 35-28 win over Newberry .
Carson-Newman received votes in the poll but fell just shy of the top-25.
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.