Wingate Moves up to No. 14, Lenoir-Rhyne Remains No. 8 in AFCA Division II National Poll
Through five 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 stayed at No. 8 for the fifth straight week after a 63-6 win over UVa-Wise, while Wingate moved up to No. 14 after a 28-21 win over Tusculum.
Carson-Newman also received votes in this week's poll but remains just outside the Top-25.
2019 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 7, 2019
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (30) | 5-0 | 797 | 1 | D. Mississippi College, 42-17 | Oct. 12 at Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 2 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) | 5-0 | 761 | 2 | D. Davenport (Mich.), 35-7 | Oct. 12 at Wayne St. (Mich.) |
| 3 | Minnesota St. | 5-0 | 733 | 3 | D. No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth, 52-7 | Oct. 12 at Northern St. (S.D.) |
| 4 | Tarleton St. (Texas) (1) | 5-0 | 708 | 4 | D. No. 23 Angelo St. (Texas), 30-13 | Oct. 12 at Eastern New Mexico |
| 5t. | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 5-0 | 633 | 5 | D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 52-6 | Oct. 12 at Charleston (W.Va.) |
| 5t. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 5-0 | 633 | 6 | D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 27-14 | Oct. 12 at East Central (Okla.) |
| 7 | Northwest Missouri St. | 5-0 | 610 | 7 | D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 34-23 | Oct. 12 vs. No. 13 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 8 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 5-0 | 587 | 8 | D. Virginia-Wise, 63-6 | Oct. 12 at Tusculum (Tenn.) |
| 9 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 5-0 | 524 | 10 | D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 45-14 | Oct. 12 vs. No. 16 Indiana (Pa.) |
| 10 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 5-0 | 523 | 11 | D. William Jewell (Mo.), 59-7 | Oct. 12 vs. Quincy (Ill.) |
| 11 | Colorado School of Mines | 5-0 | 486 | 13 | D. Colorado Mesa, 56-20 | Oct. 12 vs. Western Colorado |
| 12 | West Chester (Pa.) | 5-0 | 411 | 14 | D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 29-21 | Oct. 12 vs. Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
| 13 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 5-0 | 406 | 15 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 56-14 | Oct. 12 vs. No. 7 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 14 | Wingate (N.C.) | 5-0 | 362 | 16 | D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 28-21 | Oct. 12 vs. Limestone (S.C.) |
| 15 | Central Missouri | 5-0 | 352 | 17 | D. Missouri Southern St., 71-42 | Oct. 12 vs. Central Oklahoma |
| 16 | Indiana (Pa.) | 5-0 | 288 | 19 | D. California (Pa.), 17-6 | Oct. 12 at No. 9 Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
| 17 | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 4-1 | 262 | 18 | D. South Dakota Mines, 21-13 | Oct. 12 at New Mexico Highlands |
| 18 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 5-0 | 236 | 20 | D. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 23-13 | Oct. 12 vs. Chowan (N.C.) |
| 19 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 4-1 | 211 | 9 | Lost to Ashland (Ohio), 20-17 | Oct. 12 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 20 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3-1 | 174 | 21 | D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 33-6 | Oct. 12 vs. Midwestern St. (Texas) |
| 21 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 5-0 | 161 | 24 | D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 27-12 | Oct. 12 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 22 | Harding (Ark.) | 4-1 | 158 | 22 | D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 31-3 | Oct. 12 at Oklahoma Baptist |
| 23 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4-1 | 127 | 12 | Lost to No. 3 Minnesota St., 52-7 | Oct. 12 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) |
| 24 | Truman St. (Mo.) | 5-0 | 101 | NR | D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 52-7 | Oct. 12 at Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 25 | West Florida | 4-1 | 53 | NR | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 48-3 | Oct. 19 at West Georgia |
Dropped Out: Angelo St. (Texas) (23), West Alabama (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Angelo St. (Texas), 44; Virginia Union, 19; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 13; West Texas A&M, 8; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 7; Ashland (Ohio), 5; Eastern New Mexico, 2; Henderson St. (Ark.), 2; Dixie St. (Utah), 1; Missouri S&T, 1; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 1.
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