DII football rankings: Northwest Missouri State is back in the top 10 as the postseason nears NCAA.com
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PRESENTED BY It was business as usual for the DII football top 25 in Week 9. With no upsets of ranked teams on Saturday, the newest AFCA poll looks pretty similar to last week's. Week 9 saw the top 10 dominate its opponents, with four teams putting up 50 or more points. Northwest Missouri State was one of those, dropping 62 points and earning themselves a spot in familiar territory with two weeks of the regular season remaining. Let's take a look at the Week 9 AFCA top 25. RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS RANK 1 Minnesota State (30) 9-0 818 1 2 Ferris State (3) 9-0 794 2 3 West Georgia 9-0 754 3 4 Ouachita Baptist 9-0 692 4 5 Minnesota Duluth 9-0 677 5 6 Colorado School of Mines 9-0 657 6 7 Valdosta State 8-0 615 7 8 Tarleton State 8-0 608 8 9 Grand Valley State 8-1 549 9 10 Northwest Missouri State 8-1 525 11 11 West Chester 8-0 496 12 12 Colorado St.-Pueblo 8-1 463 13 13 Notre Dame (OH) 9-0 432 14 14 Indianapolis 7-1 347 16 15 Tiffin 9-0 338 17 16 Texas A&M-Commerce 7-2 289 18 17 LIU-Post 8-0 268 19 18 MSU Texas 6-2 258 10 19 Central Washington 7-2 201 20 20 Southern Arkansas 8-1 193 21 21 Lenoir-Rhyne 8-1 136 24 22 Indiana (Pa.) 7-2 121 22 23 Kutztown 7-1 120 15 24 Harding 7-2 112 23 25 Hillsdale 8-1 88 25 The top 10
Minnesota State continues to roll through the regular season. The Mavericks extended their regular-season winning streak to 22 games, last losing to Sioux Falls two years ago. Almost fittingly, the Mavericks, who have had a stranglehold on the top spot since Week 4, host the Cougars this weekend looking to continue their undefeated run. Ferris State, West Georgia, Ouachita Baptist, and Minnesota Duluth all improved to 9-0 to round out the top 5. Final Score Minnesota State 55, Wayne State 2. — Minnesota State Football (@MinnStFootball) The is looking like it is poised to make another run. The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats are back in the top 10 after a commanding 62-17 win over Northeastern State this past weekend. They have a huge challenge at home against a tough Fort Hays State team looking to re-enter the top 25 and keep its hopes alive in Super Region 3, currently clinging to the final playoff spot. MORE: Risers and fallers
Last week, Lenoir-Rhyne entered the top 25 at No. 24 for the first time all season. The Bears celebrated by completely dismantling UNC Pembroke 51-3. They were rewarded by jumping three spots in this week's poll, more than any other team this week. Indianapolis, Tiffin, Texas A&M-Commerce and LIU Post all jumped two spots. Domination!! Bears grab at least a share of the SAC Championship by overpowering UNC Pembroke and earning their 8th straight W! — LR Athletics (@BearsSports) As the only two top 25 teams to lose in Week 8, MSU Texas and Kutztown both fell eight spots. MSU Texas fell from No. 10 to No. 18 after losing to the red-hot Tarleton State Texans, while then-No. 15 Kutztown lost its spot in the PSAC Championship Game, falling to No. 11 West Chester. MORE: The undefeated
And then there were 12. SCHOOL RECORD Minnesota State 9-0 Ferris State 9-0 West Georgia 9-0 Ouachita Baptist 9-0 Minnesota Duluth 9-0 Colorado School of Mines 9-0 Valdosta State 8-0 Tarleton State 8-0 West Chester 8-0 Notre Dame (OH) 9-0 Tiffin 9-0 LIU-Post 8-0 Tiffin may have the toughest challenge this weekend to remain undefeated as the Dragons travel to No. 25 Hillsdale for a game that should decide the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. Of course, Ouachita Baptist has a huge Great American Conference showdown against No. 20 Southern Arkansas, which may very well turn into the best game of the weekend. Valdosta State returns from its bye week to face off against a West Florida team looking to make a statement and return to the postseason. While on paper, these are tough matchups, let's face the reality: every game is a tough one at this point in the season. We are officially under upset watch with teams fighting for their postseason lives. Outside the top 25
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