Newberry Moves into National Top 10, Lenoir-Rhyne Falls to No. 18 in Latest AFCA Poll
September 12, 2022
The Newberry Wolves and the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears each earned new rankings this week according to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national poll.
The Wolves moved up to No. 9 nationally, and the Bears dropped to No. 18.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 2 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (29) | 2-0 | 749 | 1 | D. No. 14 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 27-5 | Sept. 24 vs. Waldorf (Iowa) |
| 2 | Northwest Missouri St. | 2-0 | 712 | 2 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 58-20 | Sept. 17 vs. Central Missouri |
| 3 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1) | 2-0 | 692 | 4 | D. No. 21t Colorado St.-Pueblo, 35-10 | Sept. 17 vs. Lincoln (Calif.) |
| 4 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 2-0 | 645 | 5 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 41-7 | Sept. 17 vs. California (Pa.) |
| 5 | Angelo St. (Tex.) | 2-0 | 625 | 6 | D. No. 12 Colorado School of Mines, 30-27 OT | Sept. 17 at Texas Permian Basin |
| 6 | West Florida | 2-0 | 609 | 7 | D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 49-10 | Sept. 24 vs. Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 7 | Harding (Ark.) | 2-0 | 567 | 8 | D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 38-13 | Sept. 17 vs. Southern Arkansas |
| 8 | West Georgia | 2-0 | 543 | 10 | D. Morehouse (Ga.), 42-0 | Sept. 24 at West Alabama |
| 9 | Newberry (S.C.) | 2-0 | 471 | 13 | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 29-22 | Sept. 17 at Emory & Henry (Va.) |
| 10 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 2-0 | 468 | 16 | D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 45-0 | Sept. 17 at Arkansas Tech |
| 11 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 2-0 | 412 | 18 | D. West Chester (Pa.), 35-14 | Sept. 17 at Millersville (Pa.) |
| 12 | Ashland (Ohio) | 2-0 | 370 | 20 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 28-3 | Sept. 24 at Quincy (Ill.) |
| 13 | Augustana (S.D.) | 2-0 | 341 | 19 | D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 30-29 | Sept. 17 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead |
| 14 | West Texas A&M | 2-0 | 283 | 23 | D. Adams St. (Colo.), 34-19 | Sept. 17 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 15 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 1-1 | 281 | 3 | Lost to Virginia Union, 45-40 | Sept. 17 at Miles (Ala.) |
| 16 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 2-0 | 204 | NR | D. No. 11 Nebraska-Kearney, 35-28 | Sept. 17 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 17 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 1-1 | 158 | 21t | D. Wheeling (W.Va.), 27-14 | Sept. 17 vs. West Liberty |
| 18 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 1-1 | 144 | 14 | Lost to No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.), 27-5 | Sept. 17 at Erskine (S.C.) |
| 19 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 1-0 | 140 | 25 | Idle | Sept. 17 at Tiffin (Ohio) |
| 20 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 1-1 | 132 | 9 | Lost to Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 40-12 | Sept. 17 at Shaw (N.C.) |
| 21t. | Albany St. (Ga.) | 1-1 | 121 | 15 | Lost to Florida A&M, 23-13 | Sept. 17 at Shorter (Ga.) |
| 21t. | Colorado School of Mines | 0-2 | 121 | 12 | Lost to No. 6 Angelo St. (Tex.), 30-27 OT | Sept. 17 at Adams St. (Colo.) |
| 23 | Saginaw Valley St. | 2-0 | 120 | NR | D. No. 9 Bowie St. (Md.), 40-12 | Sept. 17 at Northwood (Mich.) |
| 24 | Minnesota St. | 2-0 | 119 | NR | D. Minnesota-Duluth, 17-10 | Sept. 17 at Northern St. (S.D.) |
| 25 | New Haven (Conn.) | 1-1 | 114 | 24 | D. Southern Connecticut, 31-26 | Sept. 17 vs. American International (Mass.) |
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Dropped Out: Nebraska-Kearney (11), California (Pa.) (17), Colorado St.-Pueblo (21t)
Others Receiving Votes: Washburn (Kan.), 102; Virginia Union, 97; Nebraska-Kearney, 81; Tiffin (Ohio), 51; Henderson St. (Ark.), 48; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 46; West Alabama, 43; Frostburg St. (Md.), 33; Kutztown (Pa.), 30; Indiana (Pa.), 25; Missouri Western St., 21; California (Pa.), 18; Assumption (Mass.), 10; Colorado Mesa, 4.