Lenoir-Rhyne No. 12 and Newberry No. 16 in This Week's AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
October 17, 2022
The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears and the Newberry Wolves were each ranked this week according to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national poll.
The Bears moved to No. 12 nationally, and the Wolves moved up to No. 16.
Wingate also received votes in this week's poll.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 7 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (29) | 7-0 | 749 | 2 | D. No. 1 Ferris St. (Mich.), 22-21 | Oct. 22 vs. Northern Michigan |
| 2 | Angelo St. (Tex.) (1) | 7-0 | 713 | 3 | D. Western New Mexico, 52-13 | Oct. 22 vs. No. 15 Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 3 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 7-0 | 672 | 4 | D. Millersville (Pa.), 55-17 | Oct. 22 at West Chester (Pa.) |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 7-0 | 650 | 5 | D. Arkansas-Monticello, 41-7 | Oct. 22 at Southern Arkansas |
| 5 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 7-0 | 598 | 7 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 49-10 | Oct. 22 vs. Missouri Western St. |
| 6 | Ashland (Ohio) | 6-0 | 596 | 6 | D. Ohio Dominican, 14-7 | Oct. 22 vs. Tiffin (Ohio) |
| 7 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (28) | 5-1 | 583 | 1 | Lost to No. 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 22-21 | Oct. 22 vs. Michigan Tech |
| 8 | Delta St. (Miss.) | 7-0 | 534 | 10 | D. West Alabama, 20-7 | Oct. 20 at Shorter (Ga.) |
| 9 | West Florida | 5-1 | 511 | 9 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 50-26 | Oct. 22 vs. Mississippi College |
| 10 | Virginia Union | 7-0 | 486 | 11 | D. Bowie St. (Md.), 27-24 OT | Oct. 22 at Lincoln (Pa.) |
| 11 | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 7-0 | 427 | 14 | D. Mary (N.D.), 41-27 | Oct. 22 at Winona St. (Minn.) |
| 12 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 6-1 | 413 | 13 | D. Barton (N.C.), 34-0 | Oct. 22 vs. No. 16 Newberry (S.C.) |
| 13 | Indiana (Pa.) | 6-0 | 393 | 15 | D. Edinboro (Pa.), 41-0 | Oct. 22 vs. Seton Hill (Pa.) |
| 14 | Northwest Missouri St. | 5-2 | 298 | 16 | D. Washburn (Kan.), 32-30 | Oct. 22 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 15 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 7-0 | 288 | 20 | D. Texas Permian Basin, 13-10 | Oct. 22 at No. 2 Angelo St. (Tex.) |
| 16 | Newberry (S.C.) | 6-1 | 281 | 17 | D. Catawba (N.C.), 34-27 | Oct. 22 at No. 12 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
| 17 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 6-1 | 277 | 18 | D. Gannon (Pa.), 40-14 | Oct. 22 at California (Pa.) |
| 18t. | Benedict (S.C.) | 7-0 | 229 | 23 | D. No. 21 Albany St. (Ga.), 24-20 | Oct. 22 at Morehouse (Ga.) |
| 18t. | Colorado School of Mines | 5-2 | 229 | 19 | D. South Dakota Mines, 48-20 | Oct. 22 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
| 20 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 5-1 | 208 | 8 | Lost to Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 38-14 | Oct. 22 vs. Quincy (Ill.) |
| 21 | Augustana (S.D.) | 6-1 | 143 | 24 | D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 31-27 | Oct. 22 vs. Minnesota St. |
| 22 | Davenport (Mich.) | 6-0 | 95 | NR | D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 47-43 | Oct. 22 vs. Lincoln (Calif.) |
| 23 | Harding (Ark.) | 5-2 | 79 | 12 | Lost to Henderson St. (Ark.), 15-14 | Oct. 22 at Arkansas-Monticello |
| 24 | Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) | 5-2 | 76 | NR | D. No. 8 Indianapolis (Ind.), 38-14 | Oct. 22 at Wayne St. (Mich.) |
| 25 | West Georgia | 4-2 | 65 | 25 | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 38-35 | Oct. 22 vs. Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
Showing 1 to 25 of 25 entries
Dropped Out: Albany St. (Ga.) (21), Nebraska-Kearney (22)
Others Receiving Votes: New Haven (Conn.), 55; Albany St. (Ga.), 19; Wingate (N.C.), 19; Emporia St. (Kan.), 18; Notre Dame (Ohio), 14; Truman St. (Mo.), 11; Henderson St. (Ark.), 10; Central Oklahoma, 7; Nebraska-Kearney, 3; Concord (W.Va.), 1.