Newberry No. 7 and Lenoir-Rhyne No. 19 in Latest AFCA Division II National Poll
September 26, 2022
The Newberry Wolves and the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears were each ranked this week according to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national poll.
The Wolves moved to No. 7 nationally, and the Bears dropped to No. 19.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 4 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (29) | 3-0 | 749 | 1 | D. Waldorf (Iowa), 69-3 | Oct. 1 at Findlay (Ohio) |
| 2 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1) | 4-0 | 719 | 3 | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 48-9 | Oct. 1 vs. No. 17 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 3 | Angelo St. (Tex.) | 4-0 | 686 | 4 | D. West Texas A&M, 34-14 | Oct. 1 at Western Oregon |
| 4 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 4-0 | 649 | 5 | D. Kutztown (Pa.), 42-35 | Oct. 1 at Shippensburg (Pa.) |
| 5 | West Georgia | 3-0 | 623 | 8 | D. West Alabama, 22-7 | Oct. 1 vs. Mississippi College |
| 6 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 4-0 | 605 | 9 | D. No. 7 Harding (Ark.), 21-13 | Oct. 1 at Northwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 7 | Newberry (S.C.) | 4-0 | 553 | 10 | D. Erskine (S.C.), 32-14 | Oct. 1 at Carson-Newman (Tenn.) |
| 8 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 4-0 | 526 | 11 | D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 30-2 | Oct. 1 at Indiana (Pa.) |
| 9 | Ashland (Ohio) | 3-0 | 477 | 12 | D. Quincy (Ill.), 34-14 | Oct. 1 vs. Northwood (Mich.) |
| 10 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 4-0 | 421 | 14 | D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 14-13 | Oct. 1 vs. Missouri Southern St. |
| 11 | Augustana (S.D.) | 4-0 | 402 | 13 | D. Northern St. (S.D.), 21-13 | Oct. 1 vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 12 | Northwest Missouri St. | 3-1 | 384 | 2 | Lost to Central Oklahoma, 23-14 | Oct. 1 vs. Missouri Western St. |
| 13 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 3-1 | 328 | 15 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 34-30 | Oct. 1 at No. 25 Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 14t. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 3-0 | 321 | 16 | D. Ohio Dominican, 44-38 | Oct. 1 vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) |
| 14t. | West Florida | 2-1 | 321 | 6 | Lost to Delta St. (Miss.), 45-42 2OT | Oct. 1 vs. North Greenville (S.C.) |
| 16 | Harding (Ark.) | 3-1 | 310 | 7 | Lost to No. 9 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 21-13 | Oct. 1 vs. Oklahoma Baptist |
| 17 | Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) | 4-0 | 258 | 19 | D. Michigan Tech, 35-13 | Oct. 1 at No. 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
| 18 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 3-1 | 245 | 17 | D. West Virginia St., 48-13 | Oct. 1 vs. Charleston (W.Va.) |
| 19 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 3-1 | 244 | 18 | D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 34-13 | Oct. 1 at Virginia-Wise |
| 20 | Virginia Union | 4-0 | 172 | 22 | D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 31-28 | Oct. 1 vs. St. Augustine's (N.C.) |
| 21 | Albany St. (Ga.) | 3-1 | 171 | 20 | D. Clark-Atlanta (Ga.), 35-0 | Oct. 1 vs. Miles (Ala.) |
| 22 | Colorado School of Mines | 2-2 | 163 | 21 | D. Colorado St.-Pueblo, 45-17 | Oct. 1 at Chadron St. (Neb.) |
| 23 | Nebraska-Kearney | 3-1 | 108 | 25 | D. Central Missouri, 38-6 | Oct. 1 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) |
| 24 | New Haven (Conn.) | 3-1 | 80 | 23 | D. Bentley (Mass.), 21-13 | Oct. 1 at St. Anselm (N.H.) |
| 25 | Delta St. (Miss.) | 4-0 | 78 | NR | D. No. 6 West Florida, 45-42 2OT | Oct. 1 vs. No. 13 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
Showing 1 to 25 of 25 entries
Dropped Out: Henderson St. (Ark.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana (Pa.), 38; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 34; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 33; Washburn (Kan.), 16; Midwestern St. (Tex.), 9; Henderson St. (Ark.), 5; Wayne St. (Neb.), 5; Western Colorado, 5; Benedict (S.C.), 4; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 3; Truman St. (Mo.), 3; Minnesota St., 2.