Wingate No. 20 and Newberry No. 22 in Latest AFCA Poll
The Wingate Bulldogs and the Newberry Wolves were each ranked this week according to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) national poll.
The Bulldogs moved to No. 20 nationally, and the Wolves dropped to No. 22.
Lenoir-Rhyne and Tusculum also received votes in this week's poll.
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 9 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (28) | 9-0 | 748 | 1 | D. Michigan Tech, 42-7 | Nov. 5 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.) |
| 2 | Angelo St. (Tex.) (2) | 9-0 | 720 | 2 | D. Simon Fraser (B.C.), 24-0 | Nov. 5 vs. Central Washington |
| 3 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 9-0 | 677 | 3 | D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 55-10 | Nov. 5 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) |
| 4 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 9-0 | 652 | 4 | D. East Central (Okla.), 28-18 | Nov. 5 at Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
| 5 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 9-0 | 632 | 5 | D. Central Oklahoma, 38-7 | Nov. 5 at Washburn (Kan.) |
| 6 | Delta St. (Miss.) | 9-0 | 583 | 8 | D. Mississippi College, 52-38 | Nov. 5 vs. No. 19 West Georgia |
| 7 | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 7-1 | 573 | 7 | D. Northern Michigan, 56-20 | Nov. 5 vs. No. 13 Davenport (Mich.) |
| 8 | West Florida | 7-1 | 512 | 9 | D. West Alabama, 36-24 | Nov. 5 at Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 9 | Benedict (S.C.) | 9-0 | 456 | 15 | D. Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 49-20 | Nov. 5 at Allen (S.C.) |
| 10 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 8-1 | 453 | 13t | D. Clarion (Pa.), 31-0 | Nov. 5 vs. Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 11 | Northwest Missouri St. | 7-2 | 446 | 13t | D. Nebraska-Kearney, 28-24 | Nov. 5 vs. Missouri Southern St. |
| 12 | Colorado School of Mines | 7-2 | 379 | 16 | D. Western Colorado, 30-20 | Nov. 5 at New Mexico Highlands |
| 13 | Davenport (Mich.) | 8-0 | 376 | 18 | D. No. 23 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 29-28 | Nov. 5 at No. 7 Ferris St. (Mich.) |
| 14 | Ashland (Ohio) | 7-1 | 348 | 6 | Lost to Hillsdale (Mich.), 36-20 | Nov. 5 at Lake Erie (Ohio) |
| 15 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 7-1 | 334 | 17 | D. Missouri S&T, 42-16 | Nov. 5 at William Jewell (Mo.) |
| 16 | Virginia Union | 8-1 | 276 | 10 | Lost to Chowan (N.C.), 26-21 | Nov. 5 at Virginia St. |
| 17t. | Harding (Ark.) | 7-2 | 248 | 21 | D. Northwestern Oklahoma St., 28-7 | Nov. 5 at Southwestern Oklahoma St. |
| 17t. | Indiana (Pa.) | 7-1 | 248 | 11 | Lost to Gannon (Pa.), 43-36 | Nov. 5 vs. Clarion (Pa.) |
| 19 | West Georgia | 6-2 | 223 | 24 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 49-14 | Nov. 5 at No. 6 Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 20 | Wingate (N.C.) | 8-1 | 190 | NR | D. No. 22 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 24-21 | Nov. 5 vs. No. 22 Newberry |
| 21 | Truman St. (Mo.) | 7-1 | 143 | NR | D. Quincy (Ill.), 59-32 | Nov. 5 vs. McKendree (Ill.) |
| 22 | Newberry (S.C.) | 7-2 | 138 | 12 | Lost to Limestone (S.C.), 42-37 | Nov. 5 at No. 20 Wingate (N.C.) |
| 23 | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 7-2 | 80 | NR | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 42-14 | Nov. 5 at Lincoln (Mo.) |
| 24 | Minnesota St. | 7-2 | 68 | NR | D. No. 19 Sioux Falls (S.D.), 38-24 | Nov. 5 vs. Southwest Minnesota St. |
| 25 | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 7-2 | 46 | 19 | Lost to Minnesota St., 38-24 | Nov. 5 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) |
Dropped Out: Texas A&M-Kingsville (20), Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) (22), Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) (23), New Haven (Conn.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M-Kingsville, 42; Albany St. (Ga.), 31; Henderson St. (Ark.), 26; Winona St. (Minn.), 26; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 13; Assumption (Mass.), 12; Kutztown (Pa.), 12; Notre Dame (Ohio), 9; Wayne St. (Neb.), 9; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 8; Tusculum (Tenn.), 4; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 3; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 3; New Haven (Conn.), 3.