Lenoir-Rhyne Ranked No. 8, Wingate Moves to No. 18 in Latest AFCA Division II Coaches Poll

September 10, 2019

After the first week of NCAA Division II football action, the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears and Wingate Bulldogs remain ranked in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches Poll.

The Bears defeated St. Augustine's 68-7 and stayed strong at No. 8, while Wingate jumped ot No. 18 after a 42-6 win over Johnson C. Smith.

Carson-Newman received votes but fell just shy of the Top-25 ranking after it's 20-13 win over West Florida.

2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – September 9, 2019

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Season Opener	Next Game
1	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (31)	1-0	799	1	D. Albany St. (Ga.), 38-3	Sept. 14 vs. Ohio Dominican
2	Ferris St. (Mich.)	1-0	732	2	D. Findlay (Ohio), 24-23	Sept. 14 at Central Washington
3	Minnesota St.	1-0	718	3	D. Southwest Minnesota St., 38-23	Sept. 14 vs. Augustana (S.D.)
4	Notre Dame (Ohio)	1-0	646	4	D. Concord (W.Va.), 33-10	Sept. 12 at West Liberty (W.Va.)
5	Tarleton St. (Texas)	1-0	644	7	D. Stephen F. Austin (Texas), 37-26	Sept. 14 vs. Doane (Neb.)
6	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	1-0	643	5	D. No. 18 Harding (Ark.), 16-14	Sept. 14 at Arkansas Tech
7	Northwest Missouri St. (1)	1-0	624	6	D. Missouri Western St., 45-35	Sept. 14 vs. Washburn (Kan.)
8	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	1-0	578	8	D. St. Augustine's (N.C.), 68-7	Sept. 14 at Virginia Union
9	Colorado St.-Pueblo	1-0	545	9	D. Dixie St. (Utah), 36-7	Sept. 14 at Chadron St. (Neb.)
10	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	1-0	488	12	D. Edinboro (Pa.), 35-10	Sept. 14 vs. Delta St. (Miss.)
11	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	1-0	441	10	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 62-37	Sept. 14 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.)
12	Texas A&M-Commerce	1-0	400	13	D. Seleccion Nuevo Leon (Mexico), 83-0	Sept. 14 at Western Oregon
13	Minnesota-Duluth	1-0	397	14	D. Minot St. (N.D.), 52-7	Sept. 14 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead
14	West Georgia	1-0	396	15	D. Catawba (N.C.), 37-9	Sept. 14 at Limestone (S.C.)
15	Indianapolis (Ind.)	1-0	355	16	D. No. 23 Ashland (Ohio), 24-9	Sept. 14 vs. Hillsdale (Mich.)
16	Midwestern St. (Texas)	1-0	331	20	D. Northwestern St. (La.), 33-7	Sept. 14 at Lindenwood (Mo.)
17	Colorado School of Mines	1-0	313	17	D. Adams St. (Colo.), 41-10	Sept. 14 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.)
18	Wingate (N.C.)	1-0	208	21	D. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 42-6	Sept. 14 at Fayetteville St. (N.C.)
19	West Chester (Pa.)	1-0	189	22	D. Bentley (Mass.), 14-7	Sept. 14 at Gannon (Pa.)
20	West Alabama	1-0	173	24	D. Limestone (S.C.), 35-18	Sept. 14 at Tusculum (Tenn.)
21	Central Missouri	1-0	105	NR	D. No. 11 Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 34-30	Sept. 12 at Northeastern St. (Okla.)
22	Harding (Ark.)	0-1	95	18	Lost to No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 16-14	Sept. 14 vs. Arkansas-Monticello
23	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	1-0	84	NR	D. Central Oklahoma, 37-35	Sept. 14 vs. Emporia St. (Kan.)
24	Indiana (Pa.)	1-0	83	NR	D. New Haven (Conn.), 24-13	Sept. 14 at Millersville (Pa.)
25	Fort Hays St. (Kan.)	0-1	67	11	Lost to Central Missouri, 34-30	Sept. 12 vs. Missouri Western

Dropped Out: Hillsdale (Mich.) (19), Ashland (Ohio) (23), Fairmont St. (W.Va.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Bowie St. (Md.), 56; Virginia Union, 40; Ashland (Ohio), 38; Augustana (S.D.), 30; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 24; California (Pa.), 23; Southern Arkansas, 15; Ohio Dominican, 13; West Texas A&M, 13; Colorado Mesa, 12; Angelo St. (Texas), 10; Florida Tech, 10; Emporia St. (Kan.), 9; Kutztown (Pa.), 9; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 9; Albany St. (Ga.), 5; Chadron St. (Neb.), 5; Winona St. (Minn.), 5; Central Washington, 4; Findlay (Ohio), 4; Michigan Tech, 4; Shepherd (W.Va.), 3; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 2; Eastern New Mexico, 1; Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 1; Kentucky St., 1.

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