Lenoir-Rhyne Stays at No. 8, Wingate Jumps to No. 17 in Latest AFCA Coaches Poll
After the third 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 Newberry 34-17 and stayed strong at No. 8, while Wingate moved up to No. 17 after a 30-28 win over Carson-Newman.
2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – September 23, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 3 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (30) | 3-0 | 797 | 1 | D. No. 20 West Alabama, 44-27 | Sept. 28 at Shorter (Ga.) |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) | 3-0 | 764 | 2 | D. Ashland (Ohio), 28-13 | Sept. 28 vs. Northern Michigan |
| 3 | Minnesota St. | 3-0 | 723 | 3 | D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 29-3 | Sept. 28 vs. Winona St. (Minn.) |
| 4 | Tarleton St. (Texas) (1) | 3-0 | 701 | 4 | D. West Texas A&M, 58-28 | Sept. 28 at Texas-Permian Basin |
| 5 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 3-0 | 636 | 5 | D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 61-49 | Sept. 28 at Urbana (Ohio) |
| 6 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 3-0 | 631 | 6 | D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 31-11 | Sept. 28 at Southwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 7 | Northwest Missouri St. | 3-0 | 617 | 7 | D. Missouri Southern St., 66-34 | Sept. 28 vs. Central Oklahoma |
| 8 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 3-0 | 561 | 8 | D. Newberry (S.C.), 34-17 | Sept. 28 at Mars Hill (N.C.) |
| 9 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 3-0 | 542 | 10 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 27-3 | Sept. 28 at Michigan Tech |
| 10 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 3-0 | 481 | 11 | D. Millersville (Pa.), 49-0 | Sept. 28 at Seton Hill (Pa.) |
| 11 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2-0 | 468 | 12 | D. Eastern New Mexico, 45-27 | Sept. 28 at No. 20 Colorado St.-Pueblo |
| 12 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 3-0 | 434 | 14 | D. McKendree (Ill.), 63-21 | Sept. 28 vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) |
| 13 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-0 | 418 | 13 | D. St. Cloud State (Minn.), 20-14 | Sept. 28 at Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
| 14 | Colorado School of Mines | 3-0 | 408 | 17 | D. No. 9 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 34-14 | Sept. 28 vs. New Mexico Highlands |
| 15 | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 3-0 | 364 | 16 | D. Texas-Permian Basin, 14-8 | Sept. 28 at Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 16 | West Chester (Pa.) | 3-0 | 298 | 18 | D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 29-0 | Sept. 28 at Millersville (Pa.) |
| 17 | Wingate (N.C.) | 3-0 | 280 | 19 | D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 30-28 | Sept. 28 at Catawba (N.C.) |
| 18t. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 3-0 | 221 | 22 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 58-3 | Sept. 28 at Nebraska-Kearney |
| 18t. | Central Missouri | 3-0 | 221 | 21 | D. Missouri Western St., 48-45 OT | Sept. 28 vs. Washburn (Kan.) |
| 20 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 2-1 | 185 | 9 | Lost to No. 17 Colorado Mines, 34-14 | Sept. 28 vs. No. 11 Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 21 | Indiana (Pa.) | 3-0 | 158 | 24 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 77-14 | Sept. 28 at Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
| 22 | Harding (Ark.) | 2-1 | 137 | 23 | D. Southern Arkansas, 31-0 | Sept. 28 vs. Henderson St. (Ark.) |
| 23 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 3-0 | 104 | 25 | D. Alderson Broaddus (W.Va.), 42-14 | Sept. 28 vs. St. Augustine's (N.C.) |
| 24 | West Alabama | 2-1 | 55 | 20 | Lost to No. 1 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 44-27 | Sept. 28 vs. Tuskegee (Ala.) |
| 25 | Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) | 3-0 | 53 | NR | D. Michigan Tech, 23-7 | Sept. 28 at Wayne St. (Mich.) |
Dropped Out: West Georgia (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Kutztown (Pa.), 30; West Georgia, 27; Henderson St. (Ark.), 23; Angelo St. (Texas), 15; Truman St. (Mo.), 11; California (Pa.), 6; Virginia Union, 6; West Florida, 6; West Texas A&M, 6; Delta St. (Miss.), 4; Albany St. (Ga.), 2; Missouri S&T, 2; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 2; Shepherd (W.Va.), 2; Urbana (Ohio), 1.
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