Wingate Stays at No. 8 in Latest AFCA Poll
October 11, 2021
Wingate remained in the top-10 of the 2021 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Week Six Coaches' Poll.
The Bulldogs stayed at No. 8 for the second straight week.
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 11, 2021
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Florida (30) | 5-0 | 750 | 1 | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 52-10 | Oct. 16 vs. No. 12 West Georgia |
| 2 | Northwest Missouri St. | 5-0 | 701 | 2 | D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 20-19 | Oct. 16 at Washburn (Kan.) |
| 3 | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 5-0 | 691 | 3 | Idle | Oct. 16 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 4 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 5-0 | 669 | 4 | D. Delta St. (Miss.), 55-0 | Oct. 16 at No. 10 West Alabama |
| 5 | Colorado School of Mines | 6-0 | 624 | 5 | D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 41-20 | Oct. 16 vs. South Dakota Mines |
| 6 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 6-0 | 598 | 6 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 49-13 | Oct. 16 vs. Indiana (Pa.) |
| 7 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 5-0 | 576 | 7 | D. Northwood (Mich.), 70-9 | Oct. 16 vs. No. 3 Ferris St. (Mich.) |
| 8 | Wingate (N.C.) | 5-0 | 533 | 8 | D. Limestone (S.C.), 35-17 | Oct. 16 at Barton (N.C.) |
| 9 | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 6-0 | 508 | 9 | D. East Central (Okla.), 59-24 | Oct. 16 vs. No. 20 Harding (Ark.) |
| 10 | West Alabama | 6-0 | 475 | 10 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 44-7 | Oct. 16 vs. No. 4 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 11 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 5-1 | 417 | 12 | D. Southwestern Oklahoma, 30-10 | Oct. 16 at Arkansas-Monticello |
| 12 | West Georgia | 5-1 | 397 | 13 | D. Mississippi College, 40-21 | Oct. 16 at No. 1 West Florida |
| 13 | California (Pa.) | 6-0 | 383 | 15 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 38-17 | Oct. 16 vs. Clarion (Pa.) |
| 14 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 5-1 | 357 | 14 | D. No. 23 Frostburg St. (Md.), 23-21 | Oct. 16 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 15 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 5-1 | 301 | 16t | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 75-21 | Oct. 16 at Millersville (Pa.) |
| 16 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 5-1 | 288 | 16t | D. No. 24 Chowan (N.C.), 14-3 | Oct. 16 vs. Virginia St. |
| 17 | Bentley (Mass.) | 6-0 | 281 | 18 | D. Pace (N.Y.), 26-0 | Oct. 16 at Southern Connecticut St. |
| 18 | Minnesota-Duluth | 5-1 | 230 | 19 | D. Mary (N.D.), 31-27 | Oct. 16 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) |
| 19 | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 5-1 | 218 | 20 | D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 30-13 | Oct. 23 at Tarleton St. |
| 20 | Harding (Ark.) | 5-1 | 181 | 21 | D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 49-10 | Oct. 16 at No. 9 Henderson St. (Ark.) |
| 21 | Nebraska-Kearney | 5-1 | 155 | 22 | D. Missouri Western, 35-14 | Oct. 16 at Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 22 | Augustana (S.D.) | 5-1 | 112 | 25 | D. Upper Iowa, 37-20 | Oct. 16 at No. 23 Wayne St. (Neb.) |
| 23 | Wayne St. (Neb.) | 5-1 | 54 | NR | D. No. 11 Minnesota St., 35-24 | Oct. 16 vs. No. 22 Augustana (S.D.) |
| 24 | Western Colorado | 5-1 | 38 | NR | D. New Mexico Highlands, 45-38 | Oct. 16 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
| 25 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 5-1 | 30 | NR | D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 34-7 | Oct. 16 vs. Shippensburg (Pa.) |
Dropped Out: Minnesota St. (11), Frostburg St. (Md.) (23), Chowan (N.C.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana (Pa.), 23; Frostburg St. (Md.), 22; Truman St. (Mo.), 22; Minnesota St., 21; Southeastern Oklahoma, 15; Charleston (W.Va.), 13; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 12; Albany St. (Ga.), 11; Angelo St. (Texas), 11; Chowan (N.C.), 10; Washburn (Kan.), 8; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 5; Colorado Mesa, 3; Shippensburg (Pa.), 3; Ohio Dominican, 2; Indianapolis (Ind.), 1; Savannah St. (Ga.), 1.