American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll

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Overview

Since 1950, the AFCA has conducted a weekly Top 20/Top 25 poll during the college football season. The AFCA awards the AFCA Coaches’ Trophy to the No. 1-ranked team in the final FBS Coaches Poll each season. The head coach of the No. 1-ranked team receives the trophy at the American Football Coaches Awards show in early January.

Format

The FBS Coaches Poll is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at FBS schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the AFCA their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.

The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2024 season: Tim Albin, Ohio; Major Applewhite, South Alabama; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Mike Bloomgren, Rice; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Derek Mason, Middle Tennessee; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, New Mexico; Jeff Monken, Army; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, UNLV; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio.

1950: Oklahoma; Bud Wilkinson
1951: Tennessee; Robert Neyland
1952: Michigan State; Biggie Munn
1953: Maryland; Jim Tatum
1954: UCLA; Red Sanders
1955: Oklahoma; Bud Wilkinson
1956: Oklahoma; Bud Wilkinson
1957: Ohio State; Woody Hayes
1958: LSU; Paul Dietzel
1959: Syracuse; Ben Schwartzwalder
1960: Minnesota; Murray Warmath
1961: Alabama; Bear Bryant
1962: USC; John McKay
1963: Texas; Darrell Royal
1964: Alabama; Bear Bryant
1965: Michigan State; Duffy Daugherty
1966: Notre Dame; Ara Parseghian
1967: USC; John McKay
1968: Ohio State; Woody Hayes

1969: Texas; Darrell Royal
1970: Texas; Darrell Royal
1971: Nebraska; Bob Devaney
1972: USC; John McKay
1973: Alabama; Bear Bryant
1974: USC; John McKay
1975: Oklahoma; Barry Switzer
1976: Pittsburgh; Johnny Majors
1977: Notre Dame; Dan Devine
1978: USC; John Robinson
1979: Alabama; Bear Bryant
1980: Georgia; Vince Dooley
1981: Clemson; Danny Ford
1982: Penn State; Joe Paterno
1983: Miami (FL); Howard Schnellenberger
1984: BYU; LaVell Edwards
1985: Oklahoma; Barry Switzer
1986: Penn State; Joe Paterno

1987: Miami (FL); Jimmy Johnson
1988: Notre Dame; Lou Holtz
1989: Miami (FL); Dennis Erickson
1990: Georgia Tech; Bobby Ross
1991: Washington; Don James
1992: Alabama; Gene Stallings
1993: Florida State; Bobby Bowden
1994: Nebraska; Tom Osborne
1995: Nebraska; Tom Osborne
1996: Florida; Steve Spurrier
1997: Nebraska; Tom Osborne
1998: Tennessee; Phil Fulmer
1999: Florida State; Bobby Bowden
2000: Oklahoma; Bob Stoops
2001: Miami (FL); Larry Coker
2002: Ohio State; Jim Tressel
2003: LSU; Nick Saban
2004: USC; Pete Carroll

2005: Texas; Mack Brown
2006: Florida; Urban Meyer
2007: LSU; Les Miles
2008: Florida; Urban Meyer
2009: Alabama; Nick Saban
2010: Auburn; Gene Chizik
2011: Alabama; Nick Saban
2012: Alabama; Nick Saban
2013: Florida State; Jimbo Fisher
2014: Ohio State; Urban Meyer
2015: Alabama; Nick Saban
2016: Clemson; Dabo Swinney
2017: Alabama; Nick Saban
2018: Clemson; Dabo Swinney
2019: LSU; Ed Orgeron
2020: Alabama; Nick Saban
2021: Georgia; Kirby Smart
2022: Georgia; Kirby Smart
2023: Michigan; Jim Harbaugh

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Oregon (55)	1,375	1	11-0
2	Ohio State	1,316	2	9-1
3	Texas	1,263	3	9-1
4	Penn State	1,158	5	9-1
5	Indiana	1,109	6	10-0
6	Notre Dame	1,096	7	9-1
7	Alabama	996	9	8-2
8	Georgia	993	10	8-2
9	Mississippi	984	11	8-2
10	Miami (Fla.)	847	12	9-1
11	Tennessee	823	4	8-2
12	SMU	744	13	9-1
13	Boise State	714	13	9-1
14	Texas A&M	646	15	8-2
15	BYU	633	8	9-1
16	Clemson	569	16	8-2
17	Army	509	17	9-0
18	Colorado	464	20	8-2
19	South Carolina	379	23	7-3
20	Tulane	280	NR	9-2
21	Iowa State	268	25	8-2
22	Arizona State	251	NR	8-2
23	UNLV	93	NR	8-2
24	Memphis	77	NR	9-2
25	Kansas State	67	19	7-3

Dropped out: No. 18 Washington State (8-2); No. 21 Missouri (7-3); No. 22 LSU (6-4); No. 24 Louisville (6-4).

Others receiving votes: Washington State (8-2) 65; Illinois (7-3) 56; Missouri (7-3) 44; Syracuse (7-3) 18; James Madison (8-2) 11; Duke (7-3) 9; Pittsburgh (7-3) 7; Louisiana-Lafayette (8-2) 5; Louisville (6-4) 2; Colorado State (7-3) 1; LSU (6-4) 1; Sam Houston (8-2) 1; Vanderbilt (6-4) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Oregon (55)	1,375	1	10-0
2	Ohio State	1,314	3	8-1
3	Texas	1,262	5	8-1
4	Tennessee	1,138	6	8-1
5	Penn State	1,113	7	8-1
6	Indiana	1,057	10	10-0
7	Notre Dame	1,038	8	8-1
8	BYU	994	9	9-0
9	Alabama	899	11	7-2
10	Georgia	887	2	7-2
11	Mississippi	877	12	8-2
12	Miami (Fla.)	820	4	9-1
13	SMU	691	15	8-1
13	Boise State	691	14	8-1
15	Texas A&M	597	16	7-2
16	Clemson	536	17	7-2
17	Army	466	19	9-0
18	Washington State	385	20	8-1
19	Kansas State	332	21	7-2
20	Colorado	329	24	7-2
21	Missouri	277	22	7-2
22	LSU	257	13	6-3
23	South Carolina	118	NR	6-3
24	Louisville	109	NR	6-3
25	Iowa State	92	18	7-2

Dropped out: No. 23 Pittsburgh (7-2); No. 25 Vanderbilt (6-4).

Others receiving votes: Tulane (8-2) 85; Louisiana-Lafayette (8-1) 42; Arizona State (7-2) 30; Pittsburgh (7-2) 28; UNLV (7-2) 17; Memphis (8-2) 11; James Madison (7-2) 2; Navy (7-2) 3; Illinois (6-3) 2; Duke (7-3) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Oregon (53)	1,349	1	9-0
2	Georgia (1)	1,267	2	7-1
3	Ohio State	1,245	4	7-1
4	Miami (Fla.)	1,194	5	9-0
5	Texas	1,138	6	7-1
6	Tennessee	1,039	7	7-1
7	Penn State	982	3	7-1
8	Notre Dame	961	9	7-1
9	BYU	918	12	8-0
10	Indiana	916	13	9-0
11	Alabama	772	14	6-2
12	Mississippi	657	18	7-2
13	LSU	653	16	6-2
14	Boise State	615	19	7-1
15	SMU	603	20	8-1
16	Texas A&M	518	11	7-2
17	Clemson	513	8	6-2
18	Iowa State	511	10	7-1
19	Army	404	21	8-0
20	Washington State	284	22	7-1
21	Kansas State	201	15	7-2
22	Missouri	192	23	6-2
23	Pittsburgh	178	17	7-1
24	Colorado	124	NR	6-2
25	Vanderbilt	85	NR	6-3

Dropped out: No. 24 Illinois (6-3); No. 25 Memphis (7-2).

Others receiving votes: Louisville (6-3) 38; Tulane (7-2) 38; South Carolina (5-3) 33; Louisiana-Lafayette (7-1) 27; Syracuse (6-2) 24; Arizona State (6-2) 17; UNLV (6-2) 17; Minnesota (6-3) 14; Iowa (6-3) 13; Memphis (7-2) 5; Illinois (6-3) 3; James Madison (6-2) 1;
Texas Tech (6-3) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Oregon (53)	1,349	1	8-0
2	Georgia (1)	1,270	2	6-1
3	Penn State	1,239	3	7-0
4	Ohio State	1,160	4	6-1
5	Miami (Fla.)	1,136	5	8-0
6	Texas	1,096	6	7-1
7	Tennessee	987	8	6-1
8	Clemson	942	9	6-1
9	Notre Dame	853	11	7-1
10	Iowa State	846	10	7-0
11	Texas A&M	806	14	7-1
12	BYU	786	12	8-0
13	Indiana	741	13	8-0
14	Alabama	619	15	6-2
15	Kansas State	533	16	7-1
16	LSU	530	7	6-2
17	Pittsburgh	495	20	7-0
18	Mississippi	475	18	6-2
19	Boise State	459	19	6-1
20	SMU	346	22	7-1
21	Army	278	23	7-0
22	Washington State	160	NR	7-1
23	Missouri	114	17	6-2
24	Illinois	89	21	6-2
25	Memphis	76	NR	7-1

Dropped out: No. 24 Navy (6-1); No. 25 Vanderbilt (5-3).

Others receiving votes: Colorado (6-2) 75; Tulane (6-2) 27; Louisiana-Lafayette (6-1) 14; Vanderbilt (5-3) 13; Navy (6-1) 10; UNLV (6-2) 7; Arizona State (5-2) 5; Arkansas (5-3) 3; Duke (6-2) 3; Virginia Tech (5-3) 3; James Madison (6-2) 2; Louisville (5-3) 2; Michigan (5-3) 1.

Note: One ballot is missing. Ken Niumatalolo of San Jose State could not be reached before the voting deadline.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Oregon (51)	1,323	2	7-0
2	Georgia (2)	1,238	4	6-1
3	Penn State	1,197	3	6-0
4	Ohio State	1,107	5	5-1
5	Miami (Fla)	1,087	6	7-0
6	Texas	1,082	1	6-1
7	LSU	946	8	6-1
8	Tennessee	916	10	6-1
9	Clemson	907	9	6-1
10	Iowa State	829	12	7-0
11	Notre Dame	809	11	6-1
12	BYU	740	13	7-0
13	Indiana	651	18	7-0
14	Texas A&M	641	14	6-1
15	Alabama	554	7	5-2
16	Kansas State	488	17	6-1
17	Missouri	486	16	6-1
18	Mississippi	444	15	5-2
19	Boise State	379	19	5-1
20	Pittsburgh	359	20	6-0
21	Illinois	347	21	6-1
22	SMU	249	23	6-1
23	Army	185	24	7-0
24	Navy	115	NR	6-0
25	Vanderbilt	37	NR	5-2

Dropped out: No. 22 Michigan (4-3); No. 25 Nebraska (5-2).

Others receiving votes: UNLV (6-1) 28; Syracuse (5-1) 27; Washington State (6-1) 25; Duke (6-1) 7; Liberty (5-0) 6; Memphis (6-1) 6; Tulane (5-2) 3; Wisconsin (5-2) 3; Cincinnati (5-2) 2; Arizona State (5-2) 1; Nebraska (5-2) 1.

Note: One ballot is missing. Major Applewhite of South Alabama could not be reached before the voting deadline.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Texas (52)	1,348	1	6-0
2	Oregon (2)	1,298	3	6-0
3	Penn State	1,197	5	6-0
4	Georgia	1,169	4	5-1
5	Ohio State	1,123	2	5-1
6	Miami (Fla.)	1,083	6	6-0
7	Alabama	989	7	5-1
8	LSU	895	10	5-1
9	Clemson	888	11	5-1
10	Tennessee	878	9	5-1
11	Notre Dame	821	12	5-1
12	Iowa State	808	13	6-0
13	BYU	674	15	6-0
14	Texas A&M	622	14	5-1
15	Mississippi	523	8	5-2
16	Missouri	510	18	5-1
17	Kansas State	462	19	5-1
18	Indiana	454	20	6-0
19	Boise State	364	22	5-1
20	Pittsburgh	333	24	6-0
21	Illinois	231	23	5-1
22	Michigan	221	21	4-2
23	SMU	183	25	5-1
24	Army	98	NR	6-0
25	Nebraska	87	NR	5-1

Dropped out:

No. 16 Oklahoma (4-2); No. 17 Utah (4-2).

Others receiving votes:

Oklahoma (4-2) 81; Arizona State (5-1) 44; Navy (5-0) 37; Utah (4-2) 31; Vanderbilt (4-2) 22; Syracuse (5-1) 13; Iowa (4-2) 12; UNLV (5-1) 12; Liberty (5-0) 9; Texas Tech (5-1) 9; Washington State (5-1) 8; Louisville (4-2) 4; Memphis (5-1) 4; James Madison (5-1) 3; Tulane (4-2) 2.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Texas (44)	1,364	1	5-0
2	Ohio State (11)	1,330	3	5-0
3	Oregon	1,215	6	5-0
4	Georgia	1,174	5	4-1
5	Penn State	1,163	7	5-0
6	Miami (Fla.)	1,085	8	6-0
7	Alabama	1,035	2	4-1
8	Mississippi	935	11	5-1
9	Tennessee	856	4	4-1
10	LSU	839	12	4-1
11	Clemson	818	14	4-1
12	Notre Dame	807	13	4-1
13	Iowa State	695	16	5-0
14	Texas A&M	564	21	5-1
15	BYU	549	19	5-0
16	Oklahoma	541	17	4-1
17	Utah	479	18	4-1
18	Missouri	473	9	4-1
19	Kansas State	360	20	4-1
20	Indiana	358	24	6-0
21	Michigan	224	10	4-2
22	Boise State	213	NR	4-1
23	Illinois	179	25	4-1
24	Pittsburgh	170	NR	5-0
25	SMU	123	NR	5-1

Dropped out: No. 15 Southern California (3-2); No. 22 Louisville (3-2); No. 23 UNLV (4-1).

Others receiving votes: Southern California (3-2) 102; Nebraska (5-1) 68; Army (5-0) 36; Navy (5-0) 26; Colorado (4-1) 16; Arizona (3-2) 12; Kentucky (3-2) 12; UNLV (4-1) 11; Texas Tech (5-1) 8; Virginia (4-1) 7; Liberty (4-0) 5; Washington (4-2) 5; Vanderbilt (3-2) 4; Arkansas (4-2) 3;Rutgers (4-1) 3; Iowa (3-2) 2; Louisville (3-2) 2; Tulane (4-2) 2; Arizona State (4-1) 1;
Syracuse (4-1) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Texas (29)	1,339	2	5-0
2	Alabama (19)	1,330	4	4-0
3	Ohio State (7)	1,281	3	4-0
4	Tennessee	1,163	6	4-0
5	Georgia	1,153	1	3-1
6	Oregon	1,090	7	4-0
7	Penn State	1,062	8	4-0
8	Miami (Fla.)	981	9	5-0
9	Missouri	948	11	4-0
10	Michigan	792	12	4-1
11	Mississippi	743	5	4-1
12	LSU	725	13	4-1
13	Notre Dame	702	14	4-1
14	Clemson	671	15	3-1
15	USC	660	16	3-1
16	Iowa State	500	19	4-0
17	Oklahoma	470	18	4-1
18	Utah	408	10	4-1
19	Brigham Young	375	22	5-0
20	Kansas State	242	25	4-1
21	Texas A&M	198	24	4-1
22	Louisville	197	17	3-1
23	UNLV	180	23	4-0
24	Indiana	143	NR	5-0
25	Illinois	122	21	4-1

Dropped out: No. 20 Oklahoma State (3-2).

Others receiving votes: Boise State (3-1) 103; Pittsburgh (4-0) 51; Arizona (3-1) 44; Rutgers (4-0) 35; Iowa (3-1) 29; James Madison (4-0) 25; Duke (5-0) 22; Kentucky (3-2) 17; Oklahoma State (3-2) 15; SMU (4-1) 14; Nebraska (4-1) 12; Colorado (4-1) 9; Navy (4-0) 9; Boston College (4-1) 6; Army (4-0) 3; Central Florida (3-1) 2; Liberty (4-0) 2; South Carolina (3-1) 1; Tulane (3-2) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Georgia (35)	1,350	1	3-0
2	Texas (18)	1,324	2	4-0
3	Ohio State (2)	1,279	3	3-0
4	Alabama	1,185	4	3-0
5	Ole Miss	1,145	5	4-0
6	Tennessee	1,094	7	4-0
7	Oregon	1,016	6	3-0
8	Penn State	967	8	3-0
9	Miami (Fla.)	912	11	4-0
10	Utah	904	10	4-0
11	Missouri	887	8	4-0
12	Michigan	692	17	3-1
13	LSU	632	16	3-1
14	Notre Dame	553	18	3-1
15	Clemson	542	19	2-1
16	USC	520	12	2-1
17	Louisville	509	20	3-0
18	Oklahoma	404	13	3-1
19	Iowa State	386	21	3-0
20	Oklahoma State	326	15	3-1
21	Illinois	307	NR	4-0
22	BYU	167	NR	4-0
23	UNLV	124	25	3-0
24	Texas A&M	119	24	3-1
25	Kansas State	116	14	3-1

Dropped out: No. 22 Nebraska (3-1); No. 23 Memphis (3-1).

Others receiving votes: Washington State (4-0) 94; Indiana (4-0) 67; Pittsburgh (4-0) 50; Boise State (2-1) 42; Central Florida (3-0) 35; Iowa (3-1) 34; Arizona (2-1) 16; Boston College (3-1) 15; Duke (4-0) 14; James Madison (3-0) 13; Nebraska (3-1) 7; Washington (3-1) 6; Colorado (3-1) 5; Rutgers (3-0) 5; SMU (3-1) 4; Arkansas (3-1) 2; Liberty (4-0) 2; Navy (3-0) 2; South Carolina (3-1) 2.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Georgia (42)	1,358	1	3-0
2	Texas (10)	1,301	3	3-0
3	Ohio State (3)	1,293	2	2-0
4	Alabama	1,193	4	3-0
5	Ole Miss	1,153	5	3-0
6	Oregon	1,019	6	3-0
7	Tennessee	1,009	9	3-0
8	Penn State	968	7	2-0
8	Missouri	968	8	3-0
10	Utah	834	10	3-0
11	Miami (Fla.)	831	12	3-0
12	Southern California	808	11	2-0
13	Oklahoma	697	13	3-0
14	Kansas State	662	15	3-0
15	Oklahoma State	642	14	3-0
16	LSU	466	17	2-1
17	Michigan	439	16	2-1
18	Notre Dame	404	19	2-1
19	Clemson	340	20	1-1
20	Louisville	333	21	2-0
21	Iowa State	235	23	2-0
22	Nebraska	204	24	3-0
23	Memphis	176	25	3-0
24	Texas A&M	85	NR	2-1
25	UNLV	78	NR	3-0

Dropped out: No. 18 Arizona (2-1); No. 22 Washington (2-1).

Others Receiving Votes: Illinois (3-0) 75; Washington State (3-0) 38; Arizona (2-1) 37; Northern Illinois (2-0) 34; Syracuse (2-0) 32; Central Florida (3-0) 27; Boise State (1-1) 17; Iowa (2-1) 17; Pittsburgh (3-0) 17; Arizona State (3-0) 15; North Carolina (3-0) 14; North Carolina State (2-1) 12; California (3-0) 10; Indiana (3-0) 7; Boston College (2-1) 6; Liberty (3-0) 6; Michigan State (3-0) 6; Brigham Young (3-0) 3; Washington (2-1) 2; James Madison (2-0) 1; San Jose State (3-0) 1; South Florida (2-1) 1; Toledo (3-0) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Georgia (50)	1,346	1	2-0
2	Ohio State (3)	1,281	2	2-0
3	Texas (1)	1,259	3	2-0
4	Alabama	1,157	4	2-0
5	Mississippi	1,136	5	2-0
6	Oregon	987	6	2-0
7	Penn State	956	8	2-0
8	Missouri	955	10	2-0
9	Tennessee	930	12	2-0
10	Utah	871	11	2-0
11	Southern California	803	14	2-0
12	Miami (Fla.)	798	15	2-0
13	Oklahoma	700	13	2-0
14	Oklahoma State	588	17	2-0
15	Kansas State	578	16	2-0
16	Michigan	501	9	1-1
17	LSU	410	19	1-1
18	Arizona	399	18	2-0
19	Notre Dame	388	7	1-1
20	Clemson	326	22	1-1
21	Louisville	288	24	2-0
22	Washington	176	25	2-0
23	Iowa State	157	NR	2-0
24	Nebraska	91	NR	2-0
25	Memphis	85	NR	2-0

Dropped out: No. 20 Kansas (1-1); No. 21 Iowa (1-1); No. 23 North Carolina State (1-1).

Others receiving votes: Texas A&M (1-1) 68; Boston College (2-0) 36; Illinois (2-0) 33; Syracuse (2-0) 33; Northern Illinois (2-0) 30; Wisconsin (2-0) 28; South Carolina (2-0) 25; Boise State (1-1) 20; UNLV (2-0) 19; Iowa (1-1) 17; Kansas (1-1) 14; Central Florida (2-0) 12; North Carolina State (1-1) 10; Texas State (2-0) 8; TCU (2-0) 6; California (2-0) 5; North Carolina (2-0) 5; Liberty (2-0) 4; Brigham Young (2-0) 2; Michigan State (2-0) 2; Pittsburgh (2-0) 2; Arizona State (2-0) 2; Indiana (2-0) 1; James Madison (2-0) 1; Tulane (1-1) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	Rec.
1	Georgia (51)	1,371	1	1-0
2	Ohio State (3)	1,316	2	1-0
3	Texas (1)	1,245	4	1-0
4	Alabama	1,172	5	1-0
5	Mississippi	1,081	6	1-0
6	Oregon	1,080	3	1-0
7	Notre Dame	1,079	7	1-0
8	Penn State	987	9	1-0
9	Michigan	919	8	1-0
10	Missouri	848	11	1-0
11	Utah	779	13	1-0
12	Tennessee	753	15	1-0
13	Oklahoma	705	16	1-0
14	Southern California	655	23	1-0
15	Miami (Fla.)	650	19	1-0
16	Kansas State	537	17	1-0
17	Oklahoma State	499	18	1-0
18	Arizona	348	21	1-0
19	LSU	341	12	0-1
20	Kansas	295	24	1-0
21	Iowa	260	25	1-0
22	Clemson	223	14	0-1
23	NC State	154	22	1-0
24	Louisville	101	NR	1-0
25	Washington	95	NR	1-0

Dropped out: No. 10 Florida State (0-2); No. 20 Texas A&M (0-1).

Others receiving votes: Georgia Tech (2-0) 86; Texas A&M (0-1) 78; Memphis (1-0) 43; Kentucky (1-0) 23; Boise State (1-0) 22; SMU (2-0) 19; Auburn (1-0) 13; Wisconsin (1-0) 11; Iowa State (1-0) 10; Liberty (1-0) 9; Maryland (1-0) 9; Tulane (1-0) 9; UNLV (1-0) 9; Nebraska (1-0) 8; Boston College (1-0) 7; South Florida (1-0) 5; Air Force (1-0) 4; James Madison (1-0) 4; Appalachian State (1-0) 3; North Carolina (1-0) 3;Texas-San Antonio (1-0) 3; Texas State (1-0) 2; Coastal Carolina (1-0) 1; Syracuse (1-0) 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Pts.	Prev.	2023 Rec.
1	Georgia (46)	1,364	3	13-1
2	Ohio State (7)	1,302	10	11-2
3	Oregon	1,228	7	12-2
4	Texas (1)	1,223	4	12-2
5	Alabama	1,077	5	12-2
6	Mississippi	1,019	9	11-2
7	Notre Dame	969	14	10-3
8	Michigan (1)	944	1	15-0
9	Penn State	889	13	10-3
10	Florida State	867	6	13-1
11	Missouri	808	8	11-2
12	LSU	742	12	10-3
13	Utah	665	NR	8-5
14	Clemson	657	20	9-4
15	Tennessee	621	17	9-4
16	Oklahoma	609	15	10-3
17	Kansas State	416	19	9-4
18	Oklahoma State	359	16	10-4
19	Miami (Fla.)	292	NR	7-6
20	Texas A&M	273	NR	7-6
21	Arizona	230	11	10-3
22	NC State	216	21	9-4
23	Southern California	199	NR	8-5
24	Kansas	186	23	9-4
25	Iowa	148	21	10-4

Dropped out: No. 2 Washington (14-1); No. 18 Louisville (10-4); No. 24 SMU (11-3); No. 25 West Virginia (9-4).

Others receiving votes: Washington (14-1) 123; Louisville (10-4) 95; Virginia Tech (7-6) 64; SMU (11-3) 47; Memphis (10-3) 44; Boise State (8-6) 30; Auburn (6-7) 25; West Virginia (9-4) 22; Wisconsin (7-6) 17; Iowa State (7-6) 15; Liberty (13-1) 15; Kentucky (7-6) 12; Florida (5-7) 11; South Carolina (5-7) 10; North Carolina (8-5) 6; Maryland (8-5) 5; UNLV (9-5) 5; Central Florida (6-7) 4; Texas Tech (7-6) 4; Texas-San Antonio (9-4) 3; Appalachian State (9-5) 2; Colorado (4-8) 2; Nebraska (5-7) 2; Texas State (8-5) 2; Tulane (11-3) 2; Air Force (9-4) 1; James Madison (11-2) 1; Miami (Ohio) (11-3) 1; Syracuse (6-7) 1; Troy (11-3) 1.

Overview

In response to overwhelming support by NCAA FCS coaches, the American Football Coaches Association began publishing a FCS Top 25 Coaches’ Poll in 2018. Prior to 2018, the NCAA FCS Coaches Poll was administered by the Southern Conference. The regional poll had been used to rank teams for consideration for the NCAA playoffs.

Format

The FCS poll follows the same basic format as the Amway Coaches Poll. The FCS Board of Coaches will have 30 voters representing all FCS football playing conferences, as well as independent schools. The FCS Coaches’ Poll will be released on Mondays beginning with a preseason poll in August and will run through the final week of the regular season in November. A final poll will be released the Monday following the NCAA FCS championship game.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 12	Next Game
1	North Dakota St. (23)	10-1	647	1	D. No. 14 Missouri St., 59-21	Nov. 23 at No. 4 South Dakota
2	Montana St. (3)	11-0	623	2	D. No. 4 UC Davis, 30-28	Nov. 23 vs. No. 10 Montana
3	South Dakota St.	9-2	601	3	D. Southern Illinois, 41-10	Nov. 23 at No. 18 Missouri St.
4	South Dakota	8-2	544	5	D. North Dakota, 42-36	Nov. 23 vs. No. 1 North Dakota St.
5	UC Davis	9-2	529	4	Lost to No. 2 Montana St., 30-28	Nov. 23 at Sacramento St.
6	UIW	9-2	515	6	D. Stephen F. Austin, 27-20	Nov. 16 at East Texas A&M
7	Richmond	9-2	490	7	D. Hampton, 24-21	Nov. 23 vs. William & Mary
8	Idaho	8-3	435	10	D. Weber St., 31-24	Nov. 23 at Idaho St.
9	Mercer	9-2	428	9	Lost to Alabama, 52-7	Nov. 23 vs. Furman
10	Montana	8-3	392	11	D. Portland St., 28-17	Nov. 23 at No. 2 Montana St.
11	Southeast Missouri St.	9-2	386	13	D. Western Illinois, 54-45	Nov. 23 at No. 25 Tennessee St.
12	ACU	8-3	356	15	D. No. 12 Tarleton St., 35-31	Nov. 23 at Stephen F. Austin
13	Illinois St.	8-3	317	16	D. Indiana St., 31-19	Nov. 23 vs. North Dakota
14	Villanova	8-3	290	8	Lost to Monmouth (N.J.), 40-33	Nov. 23 vs. Delaware
15	Rhode Island	9-2	288	18	D. UAlbany, 20-17	Nov. 23 at Bryant
16	Tarleton St.	8-3	244	12	Lost to No. 15 ACU, 35-31	Nov. 23 vs. Central Arkansas
17	Jackson St.	9-2	237	20	D. Alabama St., 16-10	Nov. 23 at Alcorn St.
18	Missouri St.	8-3	221	14	Lost to No. 1 North Dakota St., 59-21	Nov. 23 vs. No. 3 South Dakota St.
19	Duquesne	8-2	178	21	D. Wagner, 42-21	Nov. 23 at Central Connecticut St.
20	Stony Brook	8-3	139	17	Lost to New Hampshire, 31-30	Nov. 23 vs. Monmouth (N.J.)
21t.	Harvard	8-1	130	22	D. Pennsylvania, 31-28	Nov. 23 vs. Yale
21t.	South Carolina St.	8-2	130	23	D. Morgan St., 54-7	Nov. 23 vs. Norfolk St.
23	Butler	9-2	65	25t	D. St. Thomas (Minn.), 36-20	Nov. 23 at Presbyterian
24	UT Martin	7-4	63	19	Lost to Tennessee Tech, 10-9	Nov. 23 vs. Lindenwood
25	Tennessee St.	8-3	52	NR	D. Gardner-Webb, 23-20	Nov. 23 vs. No. 11 Southeast Missouri St.

Dropped Out: Dartmouth (24), Chattanooga (25t)

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Arizona, 41; North Carolina Central, 32; William & Mary, 29; Drake, 10; Southeastern Louisiana, 8; Eastern Kentucky, 7; New Hampshire, 7; Chattanooga, 5; Southern Utah, 4; Dartmouth, 3; North Dakota, 3; Central Arkansas, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 11	Next Game
1	North Dakota St. (24)	9-1	648	1	Idle	Nov. 16 vs. No. 14 Missouri St.
2	Montana St. (2)	10-0	622	2	D. Sacramento St., 49-7	Nov. 16 at No. 4 UC Davis
3	South Dakota St.	8-2	598	3	D. No. 23 North Dakota, 38-7	Nov. 16 vs. Southern Illinois
4	UC Davis	9-1	570	4	D. No. 7 Montana, 30-14	Nov. 16 vs. No. 2 Montana St.
5	South Dakota	7-2	527	5	D. Indiana St., 49-0	Nov. 16 at North Dakota
6	UIW	8-2	500	8	D. Lamar, 41-20	Nov. 16 at Stephen F. Austin
7	Richmond	8-2	479	9	D. Campbell, 27-24	Nov. 16 at Hampton
8	Villanova	8-2	433	11	D. North Carolina A&T, 31-3	Nov. 16 at Monmouth (N.J.)
9	Mercer	9-1	416	13	D. VMI, 34-0	Nov. 16 at Alabama
10	Idaho	7-3	393	12	D. Portland St., 39-30	Nov. 16 vs. Weber St.
11	Montana	7-3	348	7	Lost to No. 4 UC Davis, 30-14	Nov. 16 vs. Portland St.
12	Tarleton St.	8-2	342	14	D. West Georgia, 38-21	Nov. 16 vs. No. 15 ACU
13	Southeast Missouri St.	8-2	334	6	Lost to Lindenwood, 24-12	Nov. 16 vs. Western Illinois
14	Missouri St.	8-2	310	15	D. Murray St., 59-31	Nov. 16 at No. 1 North Dakota St.
15	ACU	7-3	283	16	D. Austin Peay, 35-34	Nov. 16 at No. 12 Tarleton St.
16	Illinois St.	7-3	270	17	D. Northern Iowa, 31-9	Nov. 16 at Indiana St.
17	Stony Brook	8-2	251	18	D. UAlbany, 24-6	Nov. 16 at New Hampshire
18	Rhode Island	8-2	239	10	Lost to Delaware, 24-21	Nov. 16 vs. UAlbany
19	UT Martin	7-3	186	22	D. Charleston Southern, 40-14	Nov. 16 vs. Tennessee Tech
20	Jackson St.	8-2	181	20	D. Mississippi Valley St., 51-14	Nov. 16 at Alabama St.
21	Duquesne	7-2	146	24	D. Robert Morris, 31-6	Nov. 16 vs. Wagner
22	Harvard	7-1	88	25	D. Columbia, 26-6	Nov. 16 at Pennsylvania
23	South Carolina St.	7-2	66	NR	D. Howard, 38-14	Nov. 16 at Morgan St.
24	Dartmouth	7-1	35	NR	D. Princeton, 26-17	Nov. 16 at Cornell (N.Y.)
25t.	Butler	8-2	31	NR	D. Valparaiso, 24-17	Nov. 16 vs. St. Thomas (Minn.)
25t.	Chattanooga	6-4	31	NR	D. The Citadel, 31-7	Nov. 16 vs. Samford

Dropped Out: Central Arkansas (19), William & Mary (21), North Dakota (23)

Others Receiving Votes: Central Arkansas, 29; Drake, 18; William & Mary, 18; Tennessee St., 16; North Carolina Central, 13; North Dakota, 12; Northern Arizona, 7; East Tennessee St., 6; Southeastern Louisiana, 3; Eastern Kentucky, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 10	Next Game
1	North Dakota St. (24)	9-1	648	1	D. Northern Iowa, 42-19	Nov. 16 vs. No. 15 Missouri St.
2	Montana St. (2)	9-0	622	2	D. Eastern Washington, 42-28	Nov. 9 vs. Sacramento St.
3	South Dakota St.	7-2	599	3	D. Murray St., 52-6	Nov. 9 at No. 23 North Dakota
4	UC Davis	8-1	568	4	D. Northern Colorado, 59-7	Nov. 9 at No. 7 Montana
5	South Dakota	6-2	523	5	Idle	Nov. 9 vs. Indiana St.
6	Southeast Missouri St.	8-1	493	6	Idle	Nov. 9 at Lindenwood
7	Montana	7-2	484	8	D. Cal Poly, 42-7	Nov. 9 vs. No. 4 UC Davis
8	UIW	7-2	452	10	D. Houston Christian, 45-20	Nov. 9 vs. Lamar
9	Richmond	7-2	411	12	D. Towson, 35-24	Nov. 9 at Campbell
10	Rhode Island	8-1	372	14	D. Monmouth (N.J.), 37-28	Nov. 9 at Delaware
11	Villanova	7-2	368	13	D. Hampton, 20-14	Nov. 9 vs. North Carolina A&T
12	Idaho	6-3	357	11	Idle	Nov. 9 at Portland St.
13	Mercer	8-1	348	16	D. East Tennessee St., 37-31	Nov. 9 at VMI
14	Tarleton St.	7-2	320	7	Lost to Eastern Kentucky, 17-13	Nov. 9 at West Georgia
15	Missouri St.	7-2	274	17	D. Southern Illinois, 38-17	Nov. 9 at Murray St.
16	ACU	6-3	249	18	D. Southern Utah, 28-25	Nov. 9 at Austin Peay
17	Illinois St.	6-3	224	19	D. Youngstown St., 23-16	Nov. 9 at Northern Iowa
18	Stony Brook	7-2	202	20	D. Bryant, 31-30 OT	Nov. 9 at UAlbany
19	Central Arkansas	6-3	201	9	Lost to Utah Tech, 34-21	Nov. 9 at Eastern Kentucky
20	Jackson St.	7-2	144	23	D. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 41-3	Nov. 9 vs. Mississippi Valley St.
21	William & Mary	6-3	134	24	D. North Carolina A&T, 45-7	Nov. 9 vs. Elon
22	UT Martin	6-3	99	NR	D. Tennessee St., 28-21	Nov. 9 at Charleston Southern
23	North Dakota	5-4	83	15	Lost to Indiana St., 35-31	Nov. 9 vs. No. 3 South Dakota St.
24	Duquesne	6-2	71	NR	D. Mercyhurst, 31-24	Nov. 9 vs. Robert Morris
25	Harvard	6-1	27	NR	D. No. 22 Dartmouth, 31-27	Nov. 9 vs. Columbia

Dropped Out: North Carolina Central (21), Dartmouth (22), Chattanooga (25)

Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina St., 23; North Carolina Central, 22; Dartmouth, 18; Butler, 16; Stephen F. Austin, 15; Florida A&M, 14; Austin Peay, 11; Drake, 11; Columbia, 9; Western Carolina, 9; Chattanooga, 7; Northern Arizona, 7; Robert Morris, 6; Tennessee St., 4; Indiana St., 3; Lamar, 1; Southeastern Louisiana, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	North Dakota St. (24)	8-1	648	1	D. Murray St., 59-6	Nov. 2 vs. Northern Iowa
2	Montana St. (2)	8-0	620	2	Idle	Nov. 2 at Eastern Washington
3	South Dakota St.	6-2	602	3	D. No. 4 South Dakota, 20-17 OT	Nov. 2 vs. Murray St.
4	UC Davis	7-1	559	5	Idle	Nov. 2 vs. Northern Colorado
5	South Dakota	6-2	534	4	Lost to No. 3 South Dakota St., 20-17 OT	Nov. 9 vs. Indiana St.
6	Southeast Missouri St.	8-1	518	6	D. Gardner-Webb, 30-24	Nov. 9 at Lindenwood
7	Tarleton St.	7-1	493	8	D. Austin Peay, 27-17	Nov. 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky
8	Montana	6-2	460	9	D. Northern Colorado, 24-0	Nov. 2 Cal Poly
9	Central Arkansas	6-2	402	10	D. North Alabama, 24-19	Nov. 2 at Utah Tech
10	UIW	6-2	391	11	D. Southeastern Louisiana, 34-31	Nov. 2 vs. Houston Christian
11	Idaho	6-3	356	12	D. Eastern Washington, 38-28	Nov. 9 at Portland St.
12	Richmond	6-2	348	13	D. Bryant, 41-14	Nov. 2 vs. Towson
13	Villanova	6-2	316	14	D. New Hampshire, 14-6	Nov. 2 at Hampton
14	Rhode Island	7-1	307	16	D. Maine, 24-14	Nov. 2 vs. Monmouth (N.J.)
15	North Dakota	5-3	293	7	Lost to Youngstown St., 41-40 OT	Nov. 2 at Indiana St.
16	Mercer	7-1	282	17	D. Western Carolina, 44-34	Nov. 2 vs. East Tennessee St.
17	Missouri St.	6-2	214	18	D. Northern Iowa, 49-42	Nov. 2 vs. Southern Illinois
18	ACU	5-3	202	19	Idle	Nov. 2 vs. Southern Utah
19	Illinois St.	5-3	180	20	Idle	Nov. 2 vs. Youngstown St.
20	Stony Brook	6-2	141	24	D. No. 15 William & Mary, 35-13	Nov. 2 at Bryant
21	North Carolina Central	6-2	132	21	D. Morgan St., 16-7	Oct. 31 at South Carolina St.
22	Dartmouth	6-0	106	22	D. Columbia, 24-21	Nov. 2 vs. Harvard
23	Jackson St.	6-2	82	23	D. Bethune-Cookman, 37-17	Nov. 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
24	William & Mary	5-3	65	15	Lost to No. 24 Stony Brook, 35-13	Nov. 2 at North Carolina A&T
25	Chattanooga	5-3	63	25	D. VMI, 31-10	Nov. 2 at Western Carolina

Dropped Out: None

Others Receiving Votes: Duquesne, 34; UT Martin, 31; East Tennessee St., 29; Tennessee St., 20; Florida A&M, 5; Lamar, 4; Butler, 3; Drake, 3; Robert Morris, 3; Northern Arizona, 2; Harvard, 1; Stephen F. Austin, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 8	Next Game
1	North Dakota St. (24)	7-1	648	2	D. No. 1 South Dakota St., 13-9	Oct. 26 at Murray St.
2	Montana St. (2)	8-0	614	3	D. Portland St., 44-14	Nov. 2 at Eastern Washington
3	South Dakota St.	5-2	590	1	Lost to No. 2 North Dakota St., 13-9	Oct. 26 vs. No. 4 South Dakota
4	South Dakota	6-1	581	4	D. Youngstown St., 27-17	Oct. 26 at No. 3 South Dakota St.
5	UC Davis	7-1	542	6	D. Eastern Washington, 48-38	Nov. 2 vs. Northern Colorado
6	Southeast Missouri St.	7-1	502	8	D. Charleston Southern, 26-13	Oct. 26 vs. Gardner-Webb
7	North Dakota	5-2	476	10	D. Northern Iowa, 31-7	Oct. 26 at Youngstown St.
8	Tarleton St.	6-1	472	9	Idle	Oct. 26 at Austin Peay
9	Montana	5-2	409	11	Idle	Oct. 26 at Northern Colorado
10	Central Arkansas	5-2	366	12	Idle	Oct. 26 vs. North Alabama
11	UIW	5-2	350	13	D. McNeese, 30-17	Oct. 26 at Southeastern Louisiana
12	Idaho	5-3	327	14	D. Cal Poly, 34-29	Oct. 26 vs. Eastern Washington
13	Richmond	5-2	308	15	D. Delaware, 28-9	Oct. 26 at Bryant
14	Villanova	5-2	301	5	Lost to Maine, 35-7	Oct. 26 vs. New Hampshire
15	William & Mary	5-2	285	16	D. Campbell, 35-28	Oct. 26 at No. 24 Stony Brook
16	Rhode Island	6-1	262	17	D. No. 19 New Hampshire, 26-9	Oct. 26 vs. Maine
17	Mercer	6-1	261	7	Lost to Samford, 55-35	Oct. 26 vs. Western Carolina
18	Missouri St.	5-2	201	20	D. Indiana St., 46-21	Oct. 26 at Northern Iowa
19	ACU	5-3	192	21t	D. Eastern Kentucky, 34-20	Nov. 2 vs. Southern Utah
20	Illinois St.	5-3	147	23	D. Murray St., 40-32	Nov. 2 vs. Youngstown St.
21	North Carolina Central	5-2	131	21t	Idle	Oct. 26 vs. Morgan St.
22	Dartmouth	5-0	110	24	D. Central Connecticut St., 20-16	Oct. 26 at Columbia
23	Jackson St.	5-2	82	25	D. No. 18 Florida A&M, 35-21	Oct. 26 at Bethune-Cookman
24	Stony Brook	5-2	49	NR	D. Towson, 52-24	Oct. 26 vs. No. 15 William & Mary
25	Chattanooga	4-3	40	NR	D. Wofford, 37-5	Oct. 26 vs. VMI

Dropped Out: Florida A&M (18), New Hampshire (19)

Others Receiving Votes: Duquesne, 37; New Hampshire, 22; East Tennessee St., 18; UT Martin, 18; Western Carolina, 18; Florida A&M, 15; Monmouth (N.J.), 15; Tennessee St., 13; Sacramento St., 10; Harvard, 8; Drake, 7; Columbia, 5; Lafayette, 4; Robert Morris, 4; Lamar, 3; Butler, 2; Northern Arizona, 2; Samford, 2; Southeastern Louisiana, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 7	Next Game
1	South Dakota St. (21)	5-1	644	1	D. Youngstown St., 63-13	Oct. 19 at No. 2 North Dakota St.
2	North Dakota St. (2)	6-1	621	2	D. Southern Illinois, 24-3	Oct. 19 vs. No. 1 South Dakota St.
3	Montana St. (3)	7-0	603	3	D. No. 8 Idaho, 38-7	Oct. 19 at Portland St.
4	South Dakota	5-1	572	4	D. Northern Iowa, 42-17	Oct. 19 at Youngstown St.
5	Villanova	5-1	535	5	Idle	Oct. 19 at Maine
6	UC Davis	6-1	514	6	D. Cal Poly, 56-10	Oct. 19 at Eastern Washington
7	Mercer	6-0	491	7	D. Princeton, 34-7	Oct. 19 at Samford
8	Southeast Missouri St.	6-1	455	9	D. Tennessee Tech, 34-3	Oct. 19 at Charleston Southern
9	Tarleton St.	6-1	418	11	D. Utah Tech, 42-0	Oct. 26 at Austin Peay
10	North Dakota	4-2	403	10	Idle	Oct. 19 vs. Northern Iowa
11	Montana	5-2	367	14	D. Northern Arizona, 31-20	Oct. 26 at Northern Colorado
12	Central Arkansas	5-2	342	13	D. West Georgia, 34-33	Oct. 26 vs. North Alabama
13	UIW	4-2	325	15	D. Nicholls, 55-10	Oct. 19 vs. McNeese
14	Idaho	4-3	309	8	Lost to No. 3 Montana St., 38-7	Oct. 19 vs. Cal Poly
15	Richmond	4-2	255	17	Idle	Oct. 19 vs. Delaware
16	William & Mary	4-2	249	18	Idle	Oct. 19 vs. Campbell
17	Rhode Island	5-1	219	21	D. Brown, 31-21	Oct. 19 at No. 19 New Hampshire
18	Florida A&M	3-2	157	19	Idle	Oct. 19 at No. 25 Jackson St.
19	New Hampshire	4-2	136	22	D. Elon, 17-10	Oct. 19 vs. No. 17 Rhode Island
20	Missouri St.	4-2	131	25	D. No. 16 Illinois St., 41-7	Oct. 19 vs. Indiana St.
21t.	ACU	4-3	127	12	Lost to North Alabama, 47-34	Oct. 19 vs. Eastern Kentucky
21t.	North Carolina Central	5-2	127	24	D. Virginia-Lynchburg, 68-0	Oct. 26 vs. Morgan St.
23	Illinois St.	4-3	92	16	Lost to No. 25 Missouri St., 41-7	Oct. 19 at Murray St.
24	Dartmouth	4-0	84	NR	D. Yale, 44-43 OT	Oct. 19 vs. Central Connecticut St.
25	Jackson St.	4-2	37	NR	Idle	Oct. 19 vs. No. 18 Florida A&M

Dropped Out: Sacramento St. (20), Weber St. (23)

Others Receiving Votes: Stony Brook, 36; Duquesne, 35; Chattanooga, 30; East Tennessee St., 28; UT Martin, 22; McNeese, 17; Monmouth (N.J.), 11; Sacramento St., 11; Western Carolina, 11; Drake, 8; Columbia, 6; Stephen F. Austin, 5; Tennessee St., 5; Weber St., 4; Butler, 2; Northern Arizona, 2; Georgetown (D.C.), 1; Indiana St., 1; Lafayette, 1; Lamar, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 6	Next Game
1	South Dakota St. (21)	4-1	644	1	D. No. 18 Northern Iowa, 41-3	Oct. 12 vs. Youngstown St.
2	North Dakota St. (3)	5-1	624	2	D. No. 6 North Dakota, 41-17	Oct. 12 at Southern Illinois
3	Montana St. (2)	6-0	600	3	D. Northern Colorado, 55-17	Oct. 12 vs. No. 8 Idaho
4	South Dakota	4-1	552	4	D. Murray St., 59-0	Oct. 12 vs. Northern Iowa
5	Villanova	5-1	541	5	D. Stony Brook, 42-24	Oct. 19 at Maine
6	UC Davis	5-1	504	8	D. Portland St., 27-26	Oct. 12 vs. Cal Poly
7	Mercer	5-0	464	11	Idle	Oct. 12 vs. Princeton
8	Idaho	4-2	419	12	D. Northern Arizona, 23-17	Oct. 12 at No. 3 Montana St.
9	Southeast Missouri St.	5-1	404	13	D. Eastern Illinois, 38-27	Oct. 12 vs. Tennessee Tech
10	North Dakota	4-2	401	6	Lost to No. 2 North Dakota St., 41-17	Oct. 19 vs. Northern Iowa
11	Tarleton St.	5-1	383	14	D. Southern Utah, 38-37 OT	Oct. 12 vs. Utah Tech
12	ACU	4-2	332	17	D. No. 7 Central Arkansas, 41-34	Oct. 12 at North Alabama
13	Central Arkansas	4-2	291	7	Lost to No. 17 ACU, 41-34	Oct. 12 vs. West Georgia
14	Montana	4-2	290	9	Lost to Weber St., 55-48 OT	Oct. 12 vs. Northern Arizona
15	UIW	3-2	288	15	D. Prairie View A&M, 56-28	Oct. 12 vs. Nicholls
16	Illinois St.	4-2	276	19	D. No. 23 Southern Illinois, 45-10	Oct. 12 vs. No. 25 Missouri St.
17	Richmond	4-2	214	21	D. North Carolina A&T, 20-17	Oct. 19 vs. Delaware
18	William & Mary	4-2	197	10	Lost to Towson, 34-27	Oct. 19 vs. Campbell
19	Florida A&M	3-2	167	22	D. Alabama St., 28-13	Oct. 19 at Jackson St.
20	Sacramento St.	2-3	157	20	Idle	Oct. 12 vs. Eastern Washington
21	Rhode Island	4-1	139	25	D. Hampton, 46-44 2OT	Oct. 12 vs. Brown
22	New Hampshire	3-2	63	16	Lost to Harvard, 28-23	Oct. 12 at Elon
23	Weber St.	3-3	57	NR	D. No. 9 Montana, 55-48 OT	Oct. 12 vs. Northern Colorado
24	North Carolina Central	4-2	52	NR	D. Campbell, 45-14	Oct. 12 vs. Virginia-Lynchburg
25	Missouri St.	3-2	50	NR	Idle	Oct. 12 at No. 16 Illinois St.

Dropped Out: Northern Iowa (18), Southern Illinois (23), McNeese (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Lafayette, 49; Northern Iowa, 47; Dartmouth, 32; McNeese, 31; Butler, 27; Jackson St., 27; Duquesne, 24; Stony Brook, 21; Harvard, 15; Chattanooga, 14; Lamar, 10; Monmouth (N.J.), 10; Southern Illinois, 9; Western Carolina, 6; East Tennessee St., 5; Columbia, 4; Nicholls, 4; Northern Arizona, 4; Davidson, 1; Drake, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 5	Next Game
1	South Dakota St. (21)	3-1	620	1	Idle	Oct. 5 at No. 18 Northern Iowa
2	North Dakota St. (3)	4-1	598	2	D. No. 15 Illinois St., 42-10	Oct. 5 vs. No. 6 North Dakota
3	Montana St. (1)	5-0	575	3	D. Idaho St., 37-17	Oct. 5 vs. Northern Colorado
4	South Dakota	3-1	546	5	D. No. 17 Southern Illinois, 42-13	Oct. 5 at Murray St.
5	Villanova	4-1	508	6	D. LIU, 24-10	Oct. 5 at Stony Brook
6	North Dakota	4-1	481	8	D. Murray St., 72-35	Oct. 5 at No. 2 North Dakota St.
7	Central Arkansas	4-1	475	7	D. No. 25 Lamar, 34-14	Oct. 5 at No. 17 ACU
8	UC Davis	4-1	434	11	D. No. 4 Idaho, 28-26	Oct. 5 at Portland St.
9	Montana	4-1	425	9	D. Eastern Washington, 52-49	Oct. 5 vs. Weber St.
10	William & Mary	4-1	388	12	D. Hampton, 49-7	Oct. 5 at Towson
11	Mercer	5-0	356	13	D. Wofford, 22-3	Oct. 12 vs. Princeton
12	Idaho	3-2	354	4	Lost to No. 11 UC Davis, 28-26	Oct. 5 vs. Northern Arizona
13	Southeast Missouri St.	4-1	320	14	D. Northwestern St., 19-0	Oct. 5 at Eastern Illinois
14	Tarleton St.	4-1	315	16	D. Southeastern Louisiana, 36-33	Oct. 5 at Southern Utah
15	UIW	2-2	229	18	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. Prairie View A&M
16	New Hampshire	3-1	194	20	Idle	Oct. 4 at Harvard
17	ACU	3-2	160	22	D. Utah Tech, 55-30	Oct. 5 vs. No. 7 Central Arkansas
18	Northern Iowa	2-2	150	19	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. No. 1 South Dakota St.
19	Illinois St.	3-2	143	15	Lost to No. 2 North Dakota St., 42-10	Oct. 5 at No. 23 Southern Illinois
20	Sacramento St.	2-3	139	10	Lost to Northern Arizona, 34-16	Oct. 12 vs. Eastern Washington
21	Richmond	3-2	134	23t	D. Elon, 27-17	Oct. 5 vs. North Carolina A&T
22	Florida A&M	2-2	109	21	Idle	Oct. 5 at Alabama St.
23	Southern Illinois	2-3	102	17	Lost to No. 5 South Dakota, 42-13	Oct. 5 vs. No. 19 Illinois St.
24	McNeese	4-2	72	NR	D. Weber St., 28-26	Oct. 5 at Houston Christian
25	Rhode Island	3-1	50	NR	Idle	Oct. 5 at Hampton

Dropped Out: UAlbany (23t), Lamar (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Stony Brook, 28; Missouri St., 27; Lafayette, 24; East Tennessee St., 22; Northern Arizona, 22; Chattanooga, 21; Monmouth (N.J.), 18; Lamar, 17; North Carolina Central, 13; Duquesne, 12; Butler, 9; Dartmouth, 5; Jackson St., 4; Western Carolina, 4; Brown, 3; Drake, 3; Murray St., 3; Nicholls, 3; Bucknell, 2; Dayton, 2; Weber St., 2; Wofford, 2; Alabama A&M, 1; UAlbany, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 4	Next Game
1	South Dakota St. (22)	3-1	644	1	D. Southeastern Louisiana, 41-0	Oct. 5 at No. 19 Northern Iowa
2	North Dakota St. (1)	3-1	612	2	D. Towson, 41-24	Sept. 28 at No. 15 Illinois St.
3	Montana St. (2)	4-0	598	3	D. Mercyhurst, 52-13	Sept. 28 at Idaho St.
4	Idaho (1)	3-1	578	4	D. No. 23 ACU, 27-24	Sept. 28 at No. 11 UC Davis
5	South Dakota	2-1	515	6	D. Drake, 42-3	Sept. 28 vs. No. 17 Southern Illinois
6	Villanova	3-1	475	5	Lost to Maryland, 38-20	Sept. 28 vs. LIU
7	Central Arkansas	3-1	467	8	D. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 56-17	Sept. 28 vs. No. 25 Lamar
8	North Dakota	3-1	457	9	D. San Diego, 41-24	Sept. 28 vs. Murray St.
9	Montana	3-1	453	10	D. Western Carolina, 46-35	Sept. 28 at Eastern Washington
10	Sacramento St.	2-2	408	11	D. Texas A&M-Commerce, 34-0	Sept. 28 at Northern Arizona
11	UC Davis	3-1	366	12	D. Utah Tech, 32-14	Sept. 28 vs. No. 4 Idaho
12	William & Mary	3-1	355	13	D. Furman, 34-24	Sept. 28 vs. Hampton
13	Mercer	4-0	286	16	D. The Citadel, 38-21	Sept. 28 at Wofford
14	Southeast Missouri St.	3-1	277	21	D. No. 7 Southern Illinois, 38-21	Sept. 28 vs. Northwestern St.
15	Illinois St.	3-1	276	15	D. Eastern Illinois, 31-7	Sept. 28 vs. No. 2 North Dakota St.
16	Tarleton St.	3-1	263	17	D. North Alabama, 28-14	Sept. 28 vs. Southeastern Louisiana
17	Southern Illinois	2-2	248	7	Lost to No. 21 Southeast Missouri St., 38-21	Sept. 28 at No. 5 South Dakota
18	UIW	2-2	194	18	D. Northern Arizona, 38-14	Oct. 5 vs. Prairie View A&M
19	Northern Iowa	2-2	105	19	Lost to Hawaii, 36-7	Oct. 5 vs. No. 1 South Dakota St.
20	New Hampshire	3-1	98	NR	D. Bryant, 38-17	Oct. 4 at Harvard
21	Florida A&M	2-2	85	20	Lost to Troy, 34-12	Sept. 28 vs. Alabama A&M
22	ACU	2-2	78	23	Lost to No. 4 Idaho, 27-24	Sept. 28 at Utah Tech
23t.	UAlbany	1-2	73	22	Idle	Sept. 28 vs. Maine
23t.	Richmond	2-2	73	NR	D. Delaware St., 38-24	Sept. 28 at Elon
25	Lamar	3-1	68	NR	D. Texas Southern, 20-17	Sept. 28 at No. 7 Central Arkansas

Dropped Out: Lafayette (14), Chattanooga (24), Youngstown St. (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Rhode Island, 54; Lafayette, 49; Chattanooga, 46; Weber St., 28; McNeese, 23; Eastern Illinois, 20; Missouri St., 20; Harvard, 19; Lehigh, 19; Stony Brook, 16; Wofford, 14; Monmouth (N.J.), 10; Youngstown St., 10; Duquesne, 9; North Carolina Central, 9; Stephen F. Austin, 9; Nicholls, 7; Butler, 6; East Tennessee St., 6; Indiana St., 5; Northern Arizona, 4; Southern, 4; Dartmouth, 3; Yale, 3; Central Connecticut St., 2; Jackson St., 1; Murray St., 1; Western Carolina, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 3	Next Game
1	South Dakota St. (22)	2-1	644	1	D. Augustana (S.D.), 24-3	Sept. 21 at Southeastern Louisiana
2	North Dakota St. (1)	2-1	605	2	D. East Tennessee St., 38-35	Sept. 21 vs. Towson
3	Montana St. (3)	3-0	602	3	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. Mercyhurst
4	Idaho	2-1	573	5	D. No. 15 UAlbany, 41-13	Sept. 21 at No. 23 ACU
5	Villanova	3-0	515	4	D. Towson, 14-13	Sept. 21 at Maryland
6	South Dakota	1-1	514	6	Sept. 14 at Portland St., cancelled	Sept. 21 vs. Drake
7	Southern Illinois	2-1	470	8	D. No. 14 UIW, 35-28	Sept. 21 vs. No. 21 Southeast Missouri St.
8	Central Arkansas	2-1	462	7	D Austin Peay, 45-17	Sept. 21 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
9	North Dakota	2-1	439	10	D. Idaho St., 52-28	Sept. 21 vs. San Diego
10	Montana	2-1	436	9	D. Morehead St., 59-2	Sept. 21 vs. Western Carolina
11	Sacramento St.	1-2	379	11	D. No. 23 Nicholls, 34-7	Sept. 21 at Texas A&M-Commerce
12	UC Davis	2-1	349	12	D. Southern Utah, 24-21	Sept. 21 vs. Utah Tech
13	William & Mary	2-1	334	13	D. Wofford, 28-21	Sept. 21 vs. Furman
14	Lafayette	2-1	263	18	D. Marist, 56-14	Sept. 21 at Columbia
15	Illinois St.	2-1	258	19	D. Western Illinois, 51-34	Sept. 21 vs. Eastern Illinois
16	Mercer	3-0	236	24	D. No. 16 Chattanooga, 10-3	Sept. 21 vs. The Citadel
17	Tarleton St.	2-1	235	17	Idle	Sept. 21 at North Alabama
18	UIW	1-2	158	14	Lost to No. 8 Southern Illinois, 35-28	Sept. 21 vs. Northern Arizona
19	Northern Iowa	2-1	114	21	Lost to Nebraska, 34-3	Sept. 21 at Hawaii
20	Florida A&M	2-1	107	22	Idle	Sept. 21 at Troy
21	Southeast Missouri St.	2-1	97	NR	Idle	Sept. 21 at No. 7 Southern Illinois
22	UAlbany	1-2	94	15	Lost to No. 5 Idaho, 41-13	Sept. 28 vs. Maine
23	ACU	2-1	72	NR	D. Northern Colorado, 24-22	Sept. 21 vs. No. 4 Idaho
24	Chattanooga	0-3	59	16	Lost to No. 24 Mercer, 10-3	Sept. 28 vs. Portland St.
25	Youngstown St.	1-2	41	20	Lost to Duquesne, 28-25	Sept. 21 at Pittsburgh

Dropped Out: Nicholls (23), Weber St. (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Richmond, 37; New Hampshire, 33; Northern Arizona, 33; Furman, 28; Weber St., 23; Lamar, 22; Wofford, 22; Western Carolina, 20; McNeese, 18; Rhode Island, 18; Delaware St., 13; Elon, 13; Nicholls, 12; Eastern Illinois, 11; Eastern Kentucky, 9; Jackson St., 9; Alabama A&M, 7; Central Connecticut St., 7; The Citadel, 7; Yale, 7; Duquesne, 6; Lehigh, 6; Monmouth (N.J.), 6; Wagner, 6; Drake, 3; Indiana St., 3; North Carolina Central, 3; Southern Utah, 3; UT Martin, 3; Butler, 2; Tennessee St., 2; Murray St., 1; Stony Brook, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 2	Next Game
1	South Dakota St. (22)	1-1	645	1	D. No. 11 UIW, 45-24	Sept. 14 vs. Augustana (S.D.)
2	North Dakota St. (2)	1-1	620	2	D. Tennessee St., 52-3	Sept. 14 at East Tennessee St.
3	Montana St. (2)	3-0	599	3	D. Maine, 41-24	Sept. 21 vs. Mercyhurst
4	Villanova	2-0	553	5	D. Colgate, 28-3	Sept. 14 vs. Towson
5	Idaho	1-1	545	7	D. Wyoming, 17-13	Sept. 14 vs. No. 15 UAlbany
6	South Dakota	1-1	515	6	Lost to Wisconsin, 27-13	Sept. 14 at Portland St.
7	Central Arkansas	1-1	433	9	D. Lindenwood, 34-13	Sept. 14 vs. Austin Peay
8	Southern Illinois	1-1	426	12	D. Austin Peay, 31-17	Sept. 14 vs. No. 14 UIW
9	Montana	1-1	405	4	Lost to No. 20 North Dakota, 27-24	Sept. 14 vs. Morehead St.
10	North Dakota	1-1	362	20	D. No. 4 Montana, 27-24	Sept. 14 vs. Idaho St.
11	Sacramento St.	0-2	304	8	Lost to Fresno St., 46-30	Sept. 14 vs. No. 23 Nicholls
12	UC Davis	1-1	283	18	D. Texas A&M-Commerce, 36-22	Sept. 14 at Southern Utah
13	William & Mary	1-1	281	14	Lost to Coastal Carolina, 40-21	Sept. 14 at Wofford
14	UIW	1-1	277	11	Lost to No. 1 South Dakota St., 45-24	Sept. 14 at No. 8 Southern Illinois
15	UAlbany	1-1	266	13	Lost to West Virginia, 49-14	Sept. 14 at No. 5 Idaho
16	Chattanooga	0-2	265	10	Lost to Georgia St., 24-21	Sept. 14 vs. No. 24 Mercer
17	Tarleton St.	2-1	231	21	D. Houston Christian, 35-18	Sept. 21 at North Alabama
18	Lafayette	1-1	218	19	D. Monmouth (N.J.), 40-35	Sept. 14 vs. Marist
19	Illinois St.	1-1	202	22	D. North Alabama, 24-17	Sept. 14 vs. Western Illinois
20	Youngstown St.	1-1	183	23	D. Valparaiso, 59-25	Sept. 14 vs. Duquesne
21	Northern Iowa	2-0	86	NR	D. St. Thomas (Minn.), 17-10	Sept. 14 at Nebraska
22	Florida A&M	2-1	70	24	Lost to Miami (Fla.), 56-9	Sept. 21 at Troy
23	Nicholls	0-2	65	25	Lost to LSU, 44-21	Sept. 14 at No. 11 Sacramento St.
24	Mercer	2-0	64	NR	D. Bethune-Cookman, 31-2	Sept. 14 at No. 16 Chattanooga
25	Weber St.	1-1	63	NR	D. Portland St., 43-16	Sept. 14 at Lamar

Dropped Out: Richmond (15), Furman (16), Western Carolina (17)

Others Receiving Votes: Southeast Missouri St., 61; Furman, 51; Richmond, 49; Wofford, 46; ACU, 38; Elon, 37; Southern Utah, 31; Eastern Illinois, 28; Western Carolina, 27; North Carolina Central, 16; Northern Arizona, 14; Delaware St., 13; New Hampshire, 13; Harvard, 11; UT Martin, 10; Missouri St., 8; Yale, 8; St. Francis (Pa.), 6; Drake, 5; Alabama A&M, 4; Alabama St., 2; Georgetown (D.C.), 2; McNeese, 2; Rhode Island, 2; Campbell, 1; Indiana St., 1; Lamar, 1; Prairie View A&M, 1; Stephen F. Austin, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 1	Next Game
1	South Dakota St. (17)	0-1	630	1	Lost to Oklahoma St., 44-20	Sept. 7 vs. No. 11 UIW
2	North Dakota St. (5)	0-1	624	2	Lost to Colorado, 31-26	Sept. 7 vs. Tennessee St.
3	Montana St. (4)	2-0	589	4	D. Utah Tech, 31-7	Sept. 7 vs. Maine
4	Montana	1-0	572	3	D. Missouri St., 29-24	Sept. 7 at No. 20 North Dakota
5	Villanova	1-0	527	6	D. No. 23 Youngstown St., 24-17	Sept. 7 at Colgate
6	South Dakota	1-0	493	5	D. Northern St., 45-3	Sept. 7 at Wisconsin
7	Idaho	0-1	489	7	Lost to Oregon, 24-14	Sept. 7 at Wyoming
8	Sacramento St.	0-1	397	10	Lost to San Jose St., 42-24	Sept. 7 at Fresno St.
9	Central Arkansas	0-1	359	13	Lost to Arkansas St., 34-31	Sept. 7 at Lindenwood
10	Chattanooga	0-1	342	8	Lost to Tennessee, 69-3	Sept. 7 at Georgia St.
11	UIW	1-0	340	15	D. Northern Colorado, 28-7	Sept. 7 at No. 1 South Dakota St.
12	Southern Illinois	0-1	331	11	Lost to BYU, 41-13	Sept. 7 at Austin Peay
13	UAlbany	1-0	302	14	D. LIU, 27-21	Sept. 7 at West Virginia
14	William & Mary	1-0	300	16	D. VMI, 41-7	Sept. 7 at Coastal Carolina
15	Richmond	0-1	289	12	Lost to Virginia, 34-13	Sept. 7 vs. Wofford
16	Furman	0-1	270	9	Lost to Ole Miss, 76-0	Sept. 7 vs. Charleston Southern
17	Western Carolina	0-1	221	19	Lost to NC State, 38-21	Sept. 7 vs. Campbell
18	UC Davis	0-1	197	17	Lost to California, 31-13	Sept. 7 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce
19	Lafayette	0-1	156	18	Lost to Buffalo, 30-13	Sept. 7 at Monmouth (N.J.)
20	North Dakota	0-1	152	22	Lost to Iowa St., 21-3	Sept. 7 vs. No. 4 Montana
21	Tarleton St.	1-1	109	21	Lost to Baylor, 45-3	Sept. 7 at Houston Christian
22	Illinois St.	0-1	95	20	Lost to Iowa, 40-0	Sept. 7 at North Alabama
23	Youngstown St.	0-1	88	23	Lost to No. 6 Villanova, 24-17	Sept. 7 vs. Valparaiso
24	Florida A&M	2-0	82	25	D. South Carolina St., 22-18	Sept. 7 at Miami (Fla.)
25	Nicholls	0-1	74	24	Lost to Louisiana Tech, 25-17	Sept. 7 at LSU

Dropped Out: None

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Iowa, 55; ACU, 43; Mercer, 41; Eastern Washington, 40; North Carolina Central, 33; Eastern Illinois, 30; Rhode Island, 26; Southeast Missouri St., 20; Weber St., 17; Delaware St., 14; Harvard, 14; Missouri St., 14; Princeton, 14; Elon, 13; McNeese, 13; Stephen F. Austin, 12; UT Martin, 11; Wagner, 10; Northern Arizona, 5; Wofford, 5; Indiana St., 3; Yale, 3; Tennessee St., 2; Alabama A&M, 1; Murray St., 1; North Carolina A&T, 1; Samford, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	2023 Rec.	Pts.	2023 Rank	Season Opener	Head Coach
1	South Dakota St. (25)	15-0	649	1	Aug. 31 at Oklahoma St.	Jimmy Rogers
2	North Dakota St.	11-4	614	3	Aug. 29 at Colorado	Tim Polasek
3	Montana	13-2	576	2	Aug. 31 vs. Missouri St.	Bobby Hauck
4	Montana St.	8-4	518	8	Aug. 24 at New Mexico	Brent Vigen
5	South Dakota	10-3	512	4t	Aug. 29 vs. Northern St.	Bob Nielson
6	Villanova	10-3	502	9	Aug. 29 vs. No. 23 Youngstown St.	Mark Ferrante
7	Idaho	9-4	473	4t	Aug. 31 at Oregon	Jason Eck
8	Chattanooga	8-5	403	17	Aug. 31 at Tennessee	Rusty Wright
9	Furman	10-3	392	6	Aug. 31 at Ole Miss	Clay Hendrix
10	Sacramento St.	8-5	382	15	Aug. 29 at San Jose St.	Andy Thompson
11	Southern Illinois	8-5	370	13	Aug. 31 at BYU	Nick Hill
12	Richmond	9-4	353	22	Aug. 31 at Virginia	Russ Huesman
13	Central Arkansas	7-4	339	NR	Aug. 31 at Arkansas St.	Nathan Brown
14	UAlbany	11-4	275	7	Aug. 31 vs. LIU	Greg Gattuso
15	UIW	9-2	259	14	Aug. 31 vs. Northern Colorado	Clint Killough
16	William & Mary	6-5	196	NR	Aug. 29 vs. VMI	Mike London
17	UC Davis	7-4	164	NR	Aug. 31 at California	Tim Plough
18	Lafayette	9-3	157	19	Aug. 29 at Buffalo	John Troxell
19	Western Carolina	7-4	144	NR	Aug. 29 at NC State	Kerwin Bell
20	Illinois St.	6-5	143	NR	Aug. 31 at Iowa	Brock Spack
21	Tarleton	8-3	137	NR	Aug. 24 vs. McNeese	Todd Whitten
22	North Dakota	7-5	131	16	Aug. 31 at Iowa St.	Bubba Schweigert
23	Youngstown St.	8-5	97	21	Aug. 29 at No. 6 Villanova	Doug Phillips
24	Nicholls	6-5	91	NR	Aug. 31 at Louisiana Tech	Tim Rebowe
25	Florida A&M (1)	12-1	71	10	Aug. 24 vs. Norfolk St.	James Colzie III

*– Ranking in final AFCA FCS Coaches Poll of 2023

Others Receiving Votes: Weber St., 66; North Carolina Central, 53; Eastern Illinois, 50; UT Martin, 38; Austin Peay, 35; Northern Iowa, 33; Harvard, 32; Yale, 31; Mercer, 27; Holy Cross, 20; Howard, 20; Alabama St., 17; Northern Arizona, 17; Elon, 16; Alcorn St., 9; Duquesne, 7; North Carolina A&T, 6; Fordham, 5; Gardner-Webb, 4; Indiana St., 3; Missouri St., 3; Butler, 2; Eastern Kentucky, 2; Southeast Missouri St., 2; Eastern Washington, 1; Murray St., 1; Samford, 1; Utah Tech, 1.

Overview

In response to overwhelming support by NCAA Division II coaches, the American Football Coaches Association began publishing a Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll in 2000. Prior to 2000, there was no coaches’ polls for NCAA Division II. The regional poll had been used to rank teams for consideration for the NCAA playoffs.

Format

The Division II poll follows the same basic format as the Amway Coaches Poll. The Division II Board of Coaches will have 30 voters representing all Division II conferences, as well as independent schools. The Division II Coaches’ Poll will be released on Mondays beginning with a preseason poll in August and will run through the final week of the regular season in November. A final poll will be released the Monday following the NCAA Division II championship game.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 11	Post-season
1	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (27)	10-0	747	1	D. No. 16 West Florida, 28-7	Nov. 30 TBA
2	Ferris St. (Mich.) (3)	10-1	715	2	D. Davenport (Mich.), 24-9	Nov. 30 TBA
3	Kutztown (Pa.)	11-0	681	3	D. No. 17 California (Pa.), 21-14	Nov. 30 TBA
4	Harding (Ark.)	10-1	657	4	D. Arkansas Tech, 57-27	Nov. 23 at No. 13 Pittsburg St. (Kan.)
5	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	10-1	636	5	D. Roosevelt (Ill.), 34-21	Nov. 23 vs. No. 14 Indianapolis (Ind.)
6	Charleston (W.Va.)	11-0	582	6	D. West Virginia St., 52-17	Nov. 23 vs. Ashland (Ohio)
7	Colorado St.-Pueblo	10-1	577	7	D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 38-21	Nov. 30 TBA
8	Central Oklahoma	10-1	546	8	D. Emporia St. (Kan.), 55-38	Nov. 23 vs. No. 9 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
9	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	10-1	508	9	D. Henderson St. (Ark.), 27-20	Nov. 23 at No. 8 Central Oklahoma
10	Western Colorado	10-1	475	10	D. Colorado Mesa, 37-7	Nov. 23 vs. No. 19 Central Washington
11	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	9-1	421	11	D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 27-7	Nov. 23 vs. New Haven (Conn.)
12	West Alabama	9-1	410	12	D. Erskine (S.C.), 63-0	Nov. 23 vs. No. 15 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)
13	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	8-2	387	13	D. Northwest Missouri St., 23-7	Nov. 23 vs. No. 4 Harding (Ark.)
14	Indianapolis (Ind.)	10-1	352	14	D. Lincoln (Mo.), 52-0	Nov. 23 at No. 5 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
15	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	9-2	294	20	D. Anderson (S.C.), 27-24	Nov. 23 at No. 12 West Alabama
16	Angelo St. (Tex.)	9-2	281	21	D. West Texas A&M, 56-19	Nov. 23 vs. Bemidji St. (Minn.)
17	Wingate (N.C.)	9-1	273	23	D. No. 19 Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 28-13	Nov. 23 vs. Virginia Union
18	Colorado School of Mines	8-3	198	24	D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 67-9	Regular Season Complete
19	Central Washington	8-3	166	25	D. Western Oregon, 13-3	Nov. 23 at No. 10 Western Colorado
20	California (Pa.)	8-2	144	17	Lost to No. 3 Kutztown (Pa.), 21-14	Nov. 23 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
21	West Florida	7-3	95	16	Lost to No. 1 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 28-7	Regular Season Complete
22	Augustana (S.D.)	8-3	90	15	Lost to Bemidji St. (Minn.), 17-10	Nov. 23 vs. Minnesota St.
23	Southern Arkansas	9-2	89	NR	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 54-22	Regular Season Complete
24	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	9-2	80	19	Lost to No. 23 Wingate (N.C.), 28-13	Nov. 23 at Miles (Ala.)
25	Central Missouri	8-3	70	NR	D. Missouri Southern St., 62-47	Regular Season Complete

Dropped Out: Minnesota St. (18), Findlay (Ohio) (22)

Others Receiving Votes: Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 65; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 45; Virginia Union, 38; Miles (Ala.), 36; Minnesota St., 34; New Haven (Conn.), 21; Findlay (Ohio), 18; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 9; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 4; Davenport (Mich.), 3; Ashland (Ohio), 2; Glenville St. (W.Va.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 10	Next Game
1	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (25)	9-0	745	1	D. Delta St. (Miss.), 49-20	Nov. 16 vs. No. 16 West Florida
2	Ferris St. (Mich.) (5)	9-1	720	2	D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 27-24	Nov. 16 vs. Davenport (Mich.)
3	Kutztown (Pa.)	10-0	680	3	D. West Chester (Pa.), 31-13	Nov. 16 at No. 17 California (Pa.)
4	Harding (Ark.)	9-1	663	4	D. East Central (Okla.), 34-7	Nov. 16 vs. Arkansas Tech
5	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	9-1	636	5	D. Michigan Tech, 20-0	Nov. 16 at Roosevelt (Ill.)
6	Charleston (W.Va.)	10-0	585	6	D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 69-21	Nov. 16 vs. West Virginia St.
7	Colorado St.-Pueblo	9-1	580	7	D. No. 14 Colorado School of Mines, 28-13	Nov. 16 at Chadron St. (Neb.)
8	Central Oklahoma	9-1	539	8	D. Washburn (Kan.), 28-27	Nov. 16 vs. Emporia St. (Kan.)
9	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	9-1	505	9	D. Oklahoma Baptist, 55-0	Nov. 16 at Henderson St. (Ark.)
10	Western Colorado	9-1	445	11	D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 21-17	Nov. 16 at Colorado Mesa
11	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	8-1	436	10	D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 38-20	Nov. 16 vs. Bloomsburg (Pa.)
12	West Alabama	8-1	400	12	D. Shorter (Ga.), 31-6	Nov. 16 vs. Erskine (S.C.)
13	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	7-2	399	13	Idle	Nov. 16 at Northwest Missouri St.
14	Indianapolis (Ind.)	9-1	336	15	D. Missouri S&T, 55-10	Nov. 16 at Lincoln (Mo.)
15	Augustana (S.D.)	8-2	333	16	D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 27-21	Nov. 16 at Bemidji St. (Minn.)
16	West Florida	7-2	280	17	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 35-14	Nov. 16 at No. 1 Valdosta St. (Ga.)
17	California (Pa.)	8-1	259	18t	D. Edinboro (Pa.), 28-14	Nov. 16 vs. No. 3 Kutztown (Pa.)
18	Minnesota St.	8-2	234	18t	D. UMary (N.D.), 49-21	Nov. 16 at Minnesota-Duluth
19	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	9-1	185	21t	D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 56-14	Nov. 16 at No. 23 Wingate (N.C.)
20	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	8-2	170	21t	D. Catawba (N.C.), 33-14	Nov. 16 vs. Anderson (S.C.)
21	Angelo St. (Tex.)	8-2	147	23	D. Western Oregon, 38-16	Nov. 16 vs. West Texas A&M
22	Findlay (Ohio)	9-1	130	24t	D. Northwood (Mich.), 27-17	Nov. 16 at Tiffin (Ohio)
23	Wingate (N.C.)	8-1	121	24t	D. Newberry (S.C.), 38-0	Nov. 16 vs. No. 19 Carson-Newman (Tenn.)
24	Colorado School of Mines	7-3	95	14	Lost to No. 7 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 28-13	Nov. 16 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.)
25	Central Washington	7-3	38	NR	D. Sul Ross St. (Tex.), 66-0	Nov. 16 vs. Western Oregon

Dropped Out: Emporia St. (Kan.) (20)

Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri, 25; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 18; Southern Arkansas, 14; Emporia St. (Kan.), 9; New Haven (Conn.), 9; Miles (Ala.), 4; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 4; Virginia Union, 2; Davenport (Mich.), 1; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 1; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 1; Virginia St., 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (24)	8-0	743	1	D. Chowan (N.C.), 52-0	Nov. 9 at Delta St. (Miss.)
2	Ferris St. (Mich.) (6)	8-1	723	2	D. Northern Michigan, 55-9	Nov. 9 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
3	Kutztown (Pa.)	9-0	678	4	D. Millersville (Pa.), 49-17	Nov. 9 vs. West Chester (Pa.)
4	Harding (Ark.)	8-1	648	6	D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 56-14	Nov. 9 at East Central (Okla.)
5	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	8-1	638	7	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 51-28	Nov. 9 at Michigan Tech
6	Charleston (W.Va.)	9-0	580	9	D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 38-0	Nov. 9 at West Virginia Wesleyan
7	Colorado St.-Pueblo	8-1	574	10	D. No. 8 Western Colorado, 44-34	Nov. 9 vs. No. 14 Colorado School of Mines
8	Central Oklahoma	8-1	532	13	D. Missouri Western St., 37-34 OT	Nov. 9 at Washburn (Kan.)
9	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	8-1	433	3	Lost to Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 18-17	Nov. 9 at Oklahoma Baptist
10	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	7-1	432	14	D. Clarion (Pa.), 38-22	Nov. 9 vs. Seton Hill (Pa.)
11	Western Colorado	8-1	415	8	Lost to No. 10 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 44-34	Nov. 9 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.)
12	West Alabama	7-1	411	15	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 17-14	Nov. 9 at Shorter (Ga.)
13	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	7-2	408	5	Lost to Central Missouri, 37-13	Nov. 16 at Northwest Missouri St.
14	Colorado School of Mines	7-2	327	18	D. New Mexico Highlands, 56-21	Nov. 9 at No. 7 Colorado St.-Pueblo
15	Indianapolis (Ind.)	8-1	315	19	D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 58-3	Nov. 9 vs. Missouri S&T
16	Augustana (S.D.)	7-2	279	20	D. Concordia (Minn.), 28-7	Nov. 9 vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
17	West Florida	6-2	229	21	D. Erskine (S.C.), 70-0	Nov. 9 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)
18t.	California (Pa.)	7-1	178	23	Idle	Nov. 9 vs. Edinboro (Pa.)
18t.	Minnesota St.	7-2	178	22	D. Northern St. (S.D.), 24-14	Nov. 9 vs. UMary (N.D.)
20	Emporia St. (Kan.)	7-2	164	11	Lost to Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 36-7	Nov. 9 vs. Central Missouri
21t.	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	8-1	143	24	D. Anderson (S.C.), 28-7	Nov. 9 at Tusculum (Tenn.)
21t.	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	7-2	143	12	Lost to Wingate (N.C.), 14-10	Nov. 9 at Catawba (N.C.)
23	Angelo St. (Tex.)	7-2	112	NR	D. No. 17 Central Washington, 17-16	Nov. 9 at Western Oregon
24t.	Findlay (Ohio)	8-1	100	25	D. Walsh (Ohio), 28-17	Nov. 9 vs. Northwood (Mich.)
24t.	Wingate (N.C.)	7-1	100	NR	D. No. 12 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 14-10	Nov. 9 vs. Newberry (S.C.)

Dropped Out: Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) (16), Central Washington (17)

Others Receiving Votes: Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 74; Central Washington, 41; Virginia Union, 40; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 24; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 23; Ashland (Ohio), 18; Colorado Mesa, 15; Central Missouri, 13; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 7; Southern Arkansas, 7; New Haven (Conn.), 4; Miles (Ala.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 8	Next Game
1	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (18)	7-0	712	2	Idle	Nov. 2 vs. Chowan (N.C.)
2	Ferris St. (Mich.) (8)	7-1	689	3	D. No. 1 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 34-7	Nov. 2 at Northern Michigan
3	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) (2)	8-0	649	5	D. Arkansas Tech, 38-7	Oct. 31 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
4	Kutztown (Pa.)	8-0	629	4	D. Shepherd (W.Va.), 24-0	Nov. 2 at Millersville (Pa.)
5	Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (1)	7-1	615	6	D. No. 9 Central Oklahoma, 35-21	Nov. 2 vs. Central Missouri
6	Harding (Ark.)	7-1	571	7	D. No. 22 Southern Arkansas, 49-17	Oct. 31 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma St.
7	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	7-1	530	1	Lost to No. 3 Ferris St. (Mich.), 34-7	Nov. 2 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)
8	Western Colorado	8-0	524	8	D. No. 10 Colorado School of Mines, 38-28	Nov. 2 vs. No. 10 Colorado St.-Pueblo
9	Charleston (W.Va.)	8-0	460	11	D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 50-30	Nov. 2 at West Liberty (W.Va.)
10	Colorado St.-Pueblo	7-1	457	12	Idle	Nov. 2 at No. 8 Western Colorado
11	Emporia St. (Kan.)	7-1	415	14	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 42-35	Nov. 2 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
12	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	7-1	354	16	D. Limestone (S.C.), 21-19	Nov. 2 vs. Wingate (N.C.)
13	Central Oklahoma	7-1	353	9	Lost to No. 6 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 35-21	Nov. 2 at Missouri Western St.
14	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	6-1	351	15	Idle	Oct. 31 at Clarion (Pa.)
15	West Alabama	6-1	290	18	D. Chowan (N.C.), 38-0	Nov. 2 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)
16	Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)	8-0	281	19	D. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 24-15	Nov. 2 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.)
17	Central Washington	6-2	249	20	D. Midwestern St. (Tex.), 42-21	Nov. 2 at Angelo St. (Tex.)
18	Colorado School of Mines	6-2	220	10	Lost to No. 8 Western Colorado, 38-28	Nov. 2 at New Mexico Highlands
19	Indianapolis (Ind.)	7-1	202	21	D. Upper Iowa, 40-13	Nov. 2 vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
20	Augustana (S.D.)	6-2	174	25	D. No. 13 Minnesota St., 34-16	Nov. 2 vs. Concordia (Minn.)
21	West Florida	5-2	142	23	D. Shorter (Ga.), 35-16	Nov. 2 at Erskine (S.C.)
22	Minnesota St.	6-2	103	13	Lost to No. 25 Augustana (S.D.), 34-16	Nov. 2 at Northern St. (S.D.)
23	California (Pa.)	7-1	85	NR	D. Indiana (Pa.), 16-13 OT	Nov. 9 vs. Edinboro (Pa.)
24	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	7-1	78	17	Lost to Emory & Henry (Va.), 17-10	Nov. 2 vs. Anderson (S.C.)
25	Findlay (Ohio)	7-1	59	NR	D. Thomas More (Ky.), 34-17	Nov. 2 vs. Walsh (Ohio)

Dropped Out: Southern Arkansas (22), Delta St. (Miss.) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Angelo St. (Tex.), 46; Emory & Henry (Va.), 45; Wingate (N.C.), 35; Virginia Union, 31; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 28; Southern Arkansas, 20; Ashland (Ohio), 7; Davenport (Mich.), 7; Assumption (Mass.), 3; Colorado Mesa, 3; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 3; Delta St. (Miss.), 2; Miles (Ala.), 1; New Haven (Conn.), 1; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 7	Next Game
1	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (27)	7-0	747	2	D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 16-9	Oct. 26 vs. No. 3 Ferris St. (Mich.)
2	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (3)	7-0	720	3	D. Mississippi College, 35-10	Nov. 2 vs. Chowan (N.C.)
3	Ferris St. (Mich.)	6-1	657	4	D. Michigan Tech, 51-13	Oct. 26 at No. 1 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
4	Kutztown (Pa.)	7-0	634	5	D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 31-2	Oct. 26 vs. Shepherd (W.Va.)
5	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	7-0	627	9	D. No. 1 Harding (Ark.), 17-13	Oct. 26 at Arkansas Tech
6	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	6-1	590	7	D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 18-17	Oct. 26 at No. 9 Central Oklahoma
7	Harding (Ark.)	6-1	579	1	Lost to No. 9 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 17-13	Oct. 26 vs. No. 22 Southern Arkansas
8	Western Colorado	7-0	554	8	D. South Dakota Mines, 35-24	Oct. 26 at No. 10 Colorado School of Mines
9	Central Oklahoma	7-0	513	11	D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 64-57	Oct. 26 vs. No. 6 Pittsburg St. (Kan.)
10	Colorado School of Mines	6-1	460	12	D. Adams St. (Colo.), 56-14	Oct. 26 vs. No. 8 Western Colorado
11	Charleston (W.Va.)	7-0	439	13	D. No. 22 Frostburg St. (Md.), 48-7	Oct. 25 vs. Fairmont St. (W.Va.)
12	Colorado St.-Pueblo	7-1	419	14	D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 24-21	Nov. 2 at No. 8 Western Colorado
13	Minnesota St.	6-1	341	15	Idle	Oct. 26 vs. No. 25 Augustana (S.D.)
14	Emporia St. (Kan.)	6-1	333	16	Idle	Oct. 26 at Nebraska-Kearney
15	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	6-1	300	6	Lost to California (Pa.), 28-7	Oct. 31 at Clarion (Pa.)
16	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	6-1	290	17	D. Barton (N.C.), 20-0	Oct. 26 vs. Limestone (S.C.)
17	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	7-0	287	18	D. Virginia-Wise, 35-23	Oct. 26 at Emory & Henry (Va.)
18	West Alabama	5-1	220	10	Lost to Delta St. (Miss.), 21-6	Oct. 26 vs. Chowan (N.C.)
19	Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)	7-0	200	20	D. Shaw (N.C.), 21-14	Oct. 26 at Winston-Salem St. (N.C.)
20	Central Washington	5-2	181	21	D. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 31-0	Oct. 26 vs. Midwestern St. (Tex.)
21	Indianapolis (Ind.)	6-1	177	19	D. McKendree (Ill.), 42-34	Oct. 26 at Upper Iowa
22	Southern Arkansas	6-1	117	24	D. No. 25 Henderson St. (Ark.), 42-19	Oct. 26 at No. 7 Harding (Ark.)
23	West Florida	4-2	115	23	D. Chowan (N.C.), 35-6	Oct. 26 vs. Shorter (Ga.)
24	Delta St. (Miss.)	5-2	58	NR	D. No. 10 West Alabama, 21-6	Oct. 26 at North Greenville (S.C.)
25	Augustana (S.D.)	5-2	29	NR	D. Winona St. (Minn.), 31-0	Oct. 26 at No. 13 Minnesota St.

Dropped Out: Frostburg St. (Md.) (22), Henderson St. (Ark.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Angelo St. (Tex.), 22; Findlay (Ohio), 22; California (Pa.), 21; Virginia Union, 20; Wayne St. (Neb.), 16; Wingate (N.C.), 10; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 8; Colorado Mesa, 7; Indiana (Pa.), 7; New Haven (Conn.), 7; Davenport (Mich.), 6; Frostburg St. (Md.), 6; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 4; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 3; Ashland (Ohio), 2; Emory & Henry (Va.), 1; Western Oregon, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 6	Next Game
1	Harding (Ark.) (30)	6-0	750	1	D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 62-0	Oct. 19 at No. 9 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
2	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	6-0	718	2	D. Northern Michigan, 49-17	Oct. 19 at Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
3	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	6-0	666	3	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 32-24	Oct. 19 vs. Mississippi College
4	Ferris St. (Mich.)	5-1	625	4	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 27-14	Oct. 19 vs. Michigan Tech
5	Kutztown (Pa.)	6-0	613	5	D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 24-0	Oct. 19 at Shippensburg (Pa.)
6	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	6-0	590	6	D. Gannon (Pa.), 35-17	Oct. 19 at California (Pa.)
7	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	5-1	583	7	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 20-10	Oct. 19 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
8	Western Colorado	6-0	537	8	D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 35-14	Oct. 19 vs. South Dakota Mines
9	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	6-0	508	10	D. East Central (Okla.), 40-0	Oct. 19 vs. No. 1 Harding (Ark.)
10	West Alabama	5-0	467	11	D. Mississippi College, 26-0	Oct. 19 at Delta St. (Miss.)
11	Central Oklahoma	6-0	448	13	D. Northwest Missouri St., 48-20	Oct. 19 at Northeastern St. (Okla.)
12	Colorado School of Mines	5-1	419	12	D. South Dakota Mines, 45-20	Oct. 19 at Adams St. (Colo.)
13	Charleston (W.Va.)	6-0	364	14	D. Wheeling (W.Va.), 42-23	Oct. 19 at No. 22 Frostburg St. (Md.)
14	Colorado St.-Pueblo	6-1	352	16	D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 58-24	Oct. 19 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.)
15	Minnesota St.	6-1	347	15	D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 24-19	Oct. 26 vs. Augustana (S.D.)
16	Emporia St. (Kan.)	6-1	277	18	D. Missouri Southern St., 49-30	Oct. 26 at Nebraska-Kearney
17	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	5-1	275	17	D. Newberry (S.C.), 24-3	Oct. 19 at Barton (N.C.)
18	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	6-0	203	23	D. Mars Hill (N.C.), 28-27	Oct. 19 vs. Virginia-Wise
19	Indianapolis (Ind.)	5-1	200	21	D. Quincy (Ill.), 47-10	Oct. 19 at McKendree (Ill.)
20	Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)	6-0	185	22	Idle	Oct. 19 vs. Shaw (N.C.)
21	Central Washington	4-2	147	9	Lost to Texas-Permian Basin, 14-13	Oct. 19 at Texas A&M-Kingsville
22	Frostburg St. (Md.)	6-0	143	24	D. Glenville St. (W.Va.), 41-9	Oct. 19 vs. No. 13 Charleston (W.Va.)
23	West Florida	3-2	59	NR	D. No. 19 Delta St. (Miss.), 40-28	Oct. 19 at Chowan (N.C.)
24	Southern Arkansas	5-1	48	NR	D. Oklahoma Baptist, 65-10	Oct. 19 vs. No. 25 Henderson St. (Ark.)
25	Henderson St. (Ark.)	5-1	44	NR	D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 48-21	Oct. 19 vs. No. 24 Southern Arkansas

Dropped Out: Delta St. (Miss.) (19), Findlay (Ohio) (20), Indiana (Pa.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Augustana (S.D.), 34; Delta St. (Miss.), 19; Virginia Union, 19; Findlay (Ohio), 17; New Haven (Conn.), 12; Wayne St. (Neb.), 12; Angelo St. (Tex.), 11; Colorado Mesa, 8; Emory & Henry (Va.), 8; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 8; Assumption (Mass.), 7; Limestone (S.C.), 7; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 7; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Ashland (Ohio), 2; Davenport (Mich.), 2; Wingate (N.C.), 2; West Virginia St., 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 5	Next Game
1	Harding (Ark.) (30)	5-0	750	1	D. Southwestern Oklahoma, 57-3	Oct. 12 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma
2	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	5-0	718	2	D. Davenport (Mich.), 24-7	Oct. 12 vs. Northern Michigan
3	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	5-0	690	3	D. Shorter (Ga.), 59-6	Oct. 12 at North Greenville (S.C.)
4	Ferris St. (Mich.)	4-1	654	5	D. Roosevelt (Ill.), 55-13	Oct. 12 at Wayne St. (Mich.)
5	Kutztown (Pa.)	5-0	605	8	D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 42-10	Oct. 12 vs. Lock Haven (Pa.)
6	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	5-0	590	9	D. No. 21 Indiana (Pa.), 33-32	Oct. 12 vs. Gannon (Pa.)
7	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	4-1	550	10	D. Missouri Western St., 31-20	Oct. 12 at Nebraska-Kearney
8	Western Colorado	5-0	498	13	D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 44-7	Oct. 12 at Black Hills St. (S.D.)
9	Central Washington	4-1	471	11	D. Eastern New Mexico, 44-28	Oct. 12 vs. Texas-Permian Basin
10	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	5-0	470	14	D. Southeastern Oklahoma, 25-9	Oct. 12 vs. East Central (Okla.)
11	West Alabama	4-0	412	15	Idle	Oct. 12 at Mississippi College
12	Colorado School of Mines	4-1	404	4	Lost to Colorado Mesa, 14-13	Oct. 12 vs. South Dakota Mines
13	Central Oklahoma	5-0	367	17	D. Missouri Southern St., 59-24	Oct. 12 vs. Northwest Missouri St.
14	Charleston (W.Va.)	5-0	353	16	D. Glenville St. (W.Va.), 29-17	Oct. 12 vs. Wheeling (W.Va.)
15	Minnesota St.	5-1	313	7	Lost to Sioux Falls (S.D.), 40-36	Oct. 12 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead
16	Colorado St.-Pueblo	5-1	306	18t	D. New Mexico Highlands, 67-28	Oct. 12 at Fort Lewis (Colo.)
17	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	4-1	287	6	Lost to Emory & Henry (Va.), 31-20	Oct. 12 vs. Newberry (S.C.)
18	Emporia St. (Kan.)	5-1	263	18t	D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 48-14	Oct. 12 at Missouri Southern St.
19	Delta St. (Miss.)	4-1	207	20	D. Chowan (N.C.), 54-9	Oct. 12 at West Florida
20	Findlay (Ohio)	5-0	171	23	D. Kentucky Wesleyan, 49-9	Oct. 12 vs. Ashland (Ohio)
21	Indianapolis (Ind.)	4-1	135	22	D. William Jewell (Mo.), 23-20 OT	Oct. 12 vs. Quincy (Ill.)
22	Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)	6-0	134	24	D. Virginia St., 21-17	Oct. 19 vs. Shaw (N.C.)
23	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	5-0	118	25	D. Barton (N.C.), 28-17	Oct. 12 at Mars Hill (N.C.)
24	Frostburg St. (Md.)	5-0	66	NR	D. West Virginia Wesleyan, 49-16	Oct. 12 at Glenville St. (W.Va.)
25	Indiana (Pa.)	4-1	47	21	Lost to No. 9 Slippery Rock (Pa.), 33-32	Oct. 12 at Edinboro (Pa.)

Dropped Out: Central Missouri (12)

Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri, 45; Augustana (S.D.), 28; West Florida, 19; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 17; Virginia Union, 13; Southern Arkansas, 11; Henderson St. (Ark.), 9; Northwest Missouri St., 5; New Haven (Conn.), 4; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 4; Wayne St. (Neb.), 4; Assumption (Mass.), 3; Colorado Mesa, 2; Davenport (Mich.), 2; Michigan Tech, 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Limestone (S.C.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 4	Next Game
1	Harding (Ark.) (29)	4-0	725	1	D. No. 20 Henderson St. (Ark.), 66-0	Oct. 5 at Southwestern Oklahoma
2	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	4-0	695	2	D. No. 21 West Florida, 31-7	Oct. 5 at Davenport (Mich.)
3	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	4-0	656	3	Idle	Oct. 5 at Shorter (Ga.)
4	Colorado School of Mines	4-0	641	4	D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 52-24	Oct. 5 at Colorado Mesa
5	Ferris St. (Mich.)	3-1	586	5	D. American International (Mass.), 84-7	Oct. 5 vs. Roosevelt (Ill.)
6	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	4-0	570	6	D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 37-23	Oct. 5 at Emory & Henry (Va.)
7	Minnesota St.	5-0	545	7	D. Concordia (Minn.), 33-20	Oct. 5 vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
8	Kutztown (Pa.)	4	506	8	D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 27-21	Oct. 5 vs. Bloomsburg (Pa.)
9	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	4-0	489	9	D. Edinboro (Pa.), 28-23	Oct. 5 at No. 21 Indiana (Pa.)
10	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	3-1	470	10	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. Missouri Western St.
11	Central Washington	3-1	401	13	D. Western New Mexico, 36-0	Oct. 5 at Eastern New Mexico
12	Central Missouri	3-1	399	12	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 36-35	Oct. 5 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
13	Western Colorado	4-0	376	14	D. New Mexico Highlands, 53-12	Oct. 5 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.)
14	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	4-0	350	16	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 49-14	Oct. 5 at Southeastern Oklahoma
15	West Alabama	4-0	319	17	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. Erskine (S.C.)
16	Charleston (W.Va.)	4-0	265	19	D. Concord (W.Va.), 42-7	Oct. 5 vs. Glenville St. (W.Va.)
17	Central Oklahoma	4-0	246	23	D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 49-24	Oct. 5 at Missouri Southern St.
18t.	Colorado St.-Pueblo	4-1	238	22	D. Adams St. (Colo.), 66-10	Oct. 5 vs. New Mexico Highlands
18t.	Emporia St. (Kan.)	4-1	238	11	Lost to Northwest Missouri St., 14-9	Oct. 5 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.)
20	Delta St. (Miss.)	3-1	150	24	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. Chowan (N.C.)
21	Indiana (Pa.)	4-0	132	25	D. Clarion (Pa.), 31-0	Oct. 5 vs. No. 9 Slippery Rock (Pa.)
22	Indianapolis (Ind.)	3-1	117	15	Lost to Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 28-24	Oct. 5 at William Jewell (Mo.)
23	Findlay (Ohio)	4-0	73	NR	D. Hillsdale (Mich.), 28-21	Oct. 5 at Kentucky Wesleyan
24	Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)	5-0	51	NR	D. Bluefield St. (W.Va.), 42-3	Oct. 5 vs. Virginia St.
25	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	4-0	43	NR	D. Catawba (N.C.), 35-34	Oct. 5 vs. Barton (N.C.)

Dropped Out: Augustana (S.D.) (18), Henderson St. (Ark.) (20), West Florida (21)

Others Receiving Votes: Bemidji St. (Minn.), 30; Frostburg St. (Md.), 22; West Florida, 20; Henderson St. (Ark.), 18; Davenport (Mich.), 14; Augustana (S.D.), 12; Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 11; Virginia Union, 6; Southern Arkansas, 5; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 3; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; Assumption (Mass.), 1; New Haven (Conn.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 3	Next Game
1	Harding (Ark.) (29)	3-0	725	1	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 63-3	Sept. 28 vs. No. 20 Henderson St. (Ark.)
2	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	3-0	687	2	D Wisconsin-La Crosse, 20-13	Sept. 28 vs. No. 21 West Florida
3	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	4-0	661	3	D. Erskine (S.C.), 73-0	Sept. 28 vs. No. 17 West Alabama
4	Colorado School of Mines	3-0	632	4	D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 13-12	Sept. 28 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.)
5	Ferris St. (Mich.)	2-1	594	5	Idle	Sept. 28 at American International (Mass.)
6	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	3-0	562	6	D. Mars Hill (N.C.), 29-21	Sept. 28 vs. Tusculum (Tenn.)
7	Minnesota St.	4-0	523	8	D. Minot St. (N.D.), 40-6	Sept. 28 at Concordia (Minn.)
8	Kutztown (Pa.)	3-0	508	7	D. Gannon (Pa.), 37-7	Sept. 28 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
9	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	3-0	481	9	D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 33-7	Sept. 28 vs. Edinboro (Pa.)
10	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	3-1	474	10	D. Washburn (Kan.), 39-31	Oct. 5 vs. Missouri Western St.
11	Emporia St. (Kan.)	4-0	418	13	D. Missouri Western St., 30-27 OT	Sept. 28 at Northwest Missouri St.
12	Central Missouri	2-1	400	11	D. Davenport (Mich.), 32-31	Sept. 28 vs. Nebraska-Kearney
13	Central Washington	2-1	346	14	D. West Texas A&M, 45-3	Sept. 28 vs. Western New Mexico
14	Western Colorado	3-0	336	15	D. Adams St. (Colo.), 38-0	Sept. 28 at New Mexico Highlands
15	Indianapolis (Ind.)	3-0	292	16	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 30-6	Sept. 28 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
16	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	3-0	282	17	D. Southern Arkansas, 25-20	Sept. 28 vs. Arkansas-Monticello
17	West Alabama	4-0	272	23	D. No. 12 West Florida, 35-33 2OT	Sept. 28 at No. 3 Valdosta St. (Ga.)
18	Augustana (S.D.)	2-1	241	18	D. Northern St. (S.D.), 41-7	Sept. 28 at Minnesota St.-Moorhead
19	Charleston (W.Va.)	3-0	200	19	D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 58-36	Sept. 28 at Concord (W.Va.)
20	Henderson St. (Ark.)	3-0	170	20	D. Arkansas Tech, 27-12	Sept. 28 at No. 1 Harding (Ark.)
21	West Florida	1-1	169	12	Lost to No. 23 West Alabama, 35-33 2OT	Sept. 28 at No. 2 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
22	Colorado St.-Pueblo	3-1	160	22	D. Colorado Mesa, 38-14	Sept. 28 at Adams St. (Colo.)
23	Central Oklahoma	3-0	107	NR	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 32-17	Sept. 28 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
24	Delta St. (Miss.)	3-1	96	24t	D. Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 27-24	Sept. 28 at Erskine (S.C.)
25	Indiana (Pa.)	3-0	23	NR	D. Millersville (Pa.), 42-14	Sept. 28 vs. Clarion (Pa.)

Dropped Out: Virginia Union (21), Wingate (N.C.) (24t)

Others Receiving Votes: Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 17; Findlay (Ohio), 12; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 8; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 7; Davenport (Mich.), 7; Southern Arkansas, 3; Clark Atlanta (Ga.), 2; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 2; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 2; Frostburg St. (Md.), 2; Virginia Union, 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; New Haven (Conn.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 2	Next Game
1	Harding (Ark.) (27)	2-0	723	1	D. Oklahoma Baptist, 59-7	Sept. 19 at Arkansas-Monticello
2	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1)	2-0	694	3	D. No. 22 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 24-21	Sept. 21 vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse
3	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	3-0	638	6	D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 34-0	Sept. 21 at Erskine (S.C.)
4	Colorado School of Mines	2-0	634	5	D. Washburn (Kan.), 31-28	Sept. 21 at Chadron St. (Neb.)
5	Ferris St. (Mich.)	2-1	586	7	D. Ashland (Ohio), 43-3	Sept. 28 at American International (Mass.)
6	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	2-0	550	8	D. Tiffin (Ohio), 38-17	Sept. 21 at Mars Hill (N.C.)
7	Kutztown (Pa.)	2-0	477	9	D. Edinboro (Pa.), 26-0	Sept. 21 at Gannon (Pa.)
8	Minnesota St.	3-0	474	11	D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 35-28	Sept. 21 vs. Minot St. (N.D.)
9	Slippery Rock (Pa.) (1)	2-0	465	10	D. Shepherd (W.Va.), 20-10	Sept. 21 at Shippensburg (Pa.)
10	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	2-1	462	4	Lost to No. 21 Emporia St. (Kan.), 24-21	Sept. 21 at Washburn (Kan.)
11	Central Missouri	1-1	412	2	Lost to Central Oklahoma, 57-40	Sept. 21 at Davenport (Mich.)
12	West Florida	1-0	393	12	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. No. 23 West Alabama
13	Emporia St. (Kan.)	3-0	359	21	D. No. 4 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 24-21	Sept. 21 vs. Missouri Western St.
14	Central Washington	1-1	345	13	D. Colorado Mesa, 28-12	Sept. 21 at West Texas A&M
15	Western Colorado	2-0	333	15	D. West Texas A&M, 26-17	Sept. 21 vs. Adams St. (Colo.)
16	Indianapolis (Ind.)	2-0	297	16	D. Truman St. (Mo.), 41-34	Sept. 21 at Wayne St. (Mich.)
17	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	2-0	278	18	D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 56-2	Sept. 21 at Southern Arkansas
18	Augustana (S.D.)	1-1	217	14	Lost to South Dakota St., 24-3	Sept. 21 vs. Northern St. (S.D.)
19	Charleston (W.Va.)	2-0	205	20	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. North Carolina-Pembroke
20	Henderson St. (Ark.)	2-0	136	24	D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 34-17	Sept. 21 vs. Arkansas Tech
21	Virginia Union	1-1	123	23	Idle	Sept. 21 at Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)
22	Colorado St.-Pueblo	2-1	96	22	Lost to No. 3 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 24-21	Sept. 21 vs. Colorado Mesa
23	West Alabama	3-0	89	NR	D Limestone (S.C.), 33-14	Sept. 21 at No. 12 West Florida
24t.	Delta St. (Miss.)	2-1	71	17	Lost to Wingate (N.C.), 21-7	Sept. 21 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.)
24t.	Wingate (N.C.)	2-0	71	NR	D. No. 17 Delta St. (Miss.), 21-7	Sept. 21 vs. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)

Dropped Out: Minnesota-Duluth (19), Fort Hays St. (Kan.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Davenport (Mich.), 68; Central Oklahoma, 51; Indiana (Pa.), 32; Minnesota-Duluth, 29; Findlay (Ohio), 25; Texas-Permian Basin, 16; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 15; Southern Arkansas, 14; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 13; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 13; Nebraska-Kearney, 7; Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 4; Frostburg St. (Md.), 2; Minot St. (N.D.), 2; New Haven (Conn.), 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; Colorado Mesa, 1; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 1; Wayne St. (Neb.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 1	Next Game
1	Harding (Ark.) (27)	1-0	723	1	D. Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 59-0	Sept. 14 at Oklahoma Baptist
2	Central Missouri (1)	1-0	690	2	D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 63-21	Sept. 14 at Central Oklahoma
3	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1)	1-0	650	4	D. Central St. (Ohio), 58-0	Sept. 14 at No. 22 Colorado St.-Pueblo
4	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	2-0	623	6	D. Missouri Southern St., 42-17	Sept. 14 vs. No. 21 Emporia St. (Kan.)
5	Colorado School of Mines	1-0	599	5	D. West Texas A&M, 41-13	Sept. 14 at Washburn (Kan.)
6	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	2-0	567	7	D. Newberry (S.C.), 27-14	Sept. 14 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.)
7	Ferris St. (Mich.)	1-1	546	3	D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 56-3	Sept. 14 vs. Ashland (Ohio)
8	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	1-0	491	9	D. Bowie St. (Md.), 32-19	Sept. 14 vs. Tiffin (Ohio)
9	Kutztown (Pa.)	1-0	468	10	D. Assumption (Mass.), 24-6	Sept. 14 vs. Edinboro (Pa.)
10	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	1-0	445	11	D. New Haven (Conn.), 22-7	Sept. 14 at Shepherd (W.Va.)
11	Minnesota St.	2-0	415	13	D. No. 25 Bemidji St. (Minn.), 31-29	Sept. 14 at Wayne St. (Neb.)
12	West Florida	1-0	410	12	D. McKendree (Ill.), 38-6	Sept. 21 vs. West Alabama
13	Central Washington	0-1	333	8	Lost to San Diego (Calif.), 26-7	Sept. 14 at Colorado Mesa
14	Augustana (S.D.)	1-0	318	14	D. Mary (N.D.), 35-13	Sept. 14 at South Dakota St.
15	Western Colorado	1-0	304	15	D. Midwestern St. (Tex.), 38-33	Sept. 14 at West Texas A&M
16	Indianapolis (Ind.)	1-0	298	16	D. Hillsdale (Mich.), 42-16	Sept. 14 vs. Truman St. (Mo.)
17	Delta St. (Miss.)	2-0	288	18	D. Missouri S&T, 55-18	Sept. 14 at Wingate (N.C.)
18	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	1-0	228	19	D. Southwestern Oklahoma, 42-3	Sept. 12 at Northwestern Oklahoma
19	Minnesota-Duluth	1-0	225	17	Idle	Sept. 14 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead
20	Charleston (W.Va.)	2-0	131	23	D. California (Pa.), 23-19	Sept. 21 vs. North Carolina-Pembroke
21	Emporia St. (Kan.)	2-0	112	NR	D. No. 24 Angelo St. (Tex.), 17-12	Sept. 14 at No. 4 Pittsburg St. (Kan.)
22	Colorado St.-Pueblo	2-0	94	NR	D. No. 21 Texas-Permian Basin, 40-23	Sept. 14 vs. No. 3 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
23	Virginia Union	1-1	84	20	Lost to Hampton (Va.), 33-21	Sept. 21 at Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)
24	Henderson St. (Ark.)	1-0	73	NR	D. East Central (Okla.), 41-17	Sept. 14 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma St.
25	Fort Hays St. (Kan.)	2-0	70	NR	D. Missouri Western St., 30-16	Sept. 14 at Northwest Missouri St.

Dropped Out: Texas-Permian Basin (21), Northwest Missouri St. (22), Angelo St. (Tex.) (24), Bemidji St. (Minn.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Davenport (Mich.), 35; Tiffin (Ohio), 33; Wayne St. (Neb.), 30; Findlay (Ohio), 24; Texas-Permian Basin, 19; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 16; West Alabama, 15; Indiana (Pa.), 11; Southern Arkansas, 11; Wingate (N.C.), 10; Shepherd (W.Va.), 9; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 8; East Central (Okla.), 3; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 3; Nebraska-Kearney, 2; Shaw (N.C.), 2; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; Colorado Mesa, 1; Frostburg St. (Md.), 1; Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 1; Limestone (S.C.), 1; Minot St. (N.D.), 1; Virginia St., 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	2023 Rec.	Pts.	2023 Rank	Season Opener	Head Coach
1	Harding (Ark.) (25)	15-0	672	1	Sept. 5 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.)	Paul Simmons
2	Central Missouri	11-2	620	6	Sept. 7 vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.)	Josh Lamberson
3	Ferris St. (Mich.) (1)	8-3	590	9	Aug. 31 at No. 6 Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	Tony Annese
4	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1)	11-2	566	3	Sept. 5 vs. Central St. (Ohio)	Scott Wooster
5	Colorado School of Mines	14-1	564	2	Sept. 5 vs. West Texas A&M	Pete Sterbick
6	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	11-2	540	5	Aug. 31 vs. No. 3 Ferris St. (Mich.)	Tom Anthony
7	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	12-2	516	8	Aug. 31 vs. Albany St. (Ga.)	Tremaine Jackson
8	Central Washington	9-4	418	17	Sept. 7 at San Diego (Calif.)	Chris Fisk
9	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	13-2	416	4	Sept. 7 vs. Bowie St. (Md.)	Doug Socha
10	Kutztown (Pa.)	12-3	413	7	Sept. 5 vs. Assumption (Mass.)	Jim Clements
11	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	12-2	384	10	Sept. 7 vs. New Haven (Conn.)	Shawn Lutz
12	West Florida	8-4	330	23	Sept. 5 vs. McKendree (Ill.)	Kaleb Nobles
13	Minnesota St.	9-3	232	21	Aug. 29 at No. 22 Northwest Missouri St.	Todd Hoffner
14	Augustana (S.D.)	11-2	231	13	Sept. 5 at Mary (N.D.)	Jerry Olszewski
15	Western Colorado	10-2	230	15	Sept. 7 vs. Midwestern St. (Tex.)	Jas Bains
16	Indianapolis (Ind.)	9-2	216	22	Sept. 7 at Hillsdale (Mich.)	Chris Keevers
17	Minnesota-Duluth	9-2	214	25	Aug. 29 at Northern Michigan	Curt Wiese
18	Delta St. (Miss.)	10-2	212	11	Aug. 29 at Mars Hill (N.C.)	Todd Cooley
19	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	9-2	209	NR	Sept. 5 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma St.	Todd Knight
20	Virginia Union	10-2	183	20	Aug. 31 at Kentucky St.	Alvin Parker
21	Texas-Permian Basin	10-2	169	18	Aug. 31 vs. Western New Mexico	Kris McCullough
22	Northwest Missouri St.	7-4	167	NR	Aug. 29 vs. No. 13 Minnesota St.	Rich Wright
23	Charleston (W.Va.)	10-2	102	19	Aug. 31 at Livingstone (N.C.)	Quinn Sanders
24	Angelo St. (Tex.)	7-3	89	NR	Aug. 29 at Fort Hays St. (Kan.)	Jeff Girsch
25	Bemidji St. (Minn.)	9-3	70	16	Aug. 29 vs. Michigan Tech	Brent Bolte

*– Ranking in final AFCA Division II Poll of 2023

Others Receiving Votes: Benedict (S.C.), 64; Henderson St. (Ark.), 56; Virginia St., 54; Tiffin (Ohio), 34; Southern Arkansas, 24; Ashland (Ohio), 21; Davenport (Mich.), 21; Wingate (N.C.), 20; Emporia St. (Kan.), 18; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 17; Albany St. (Ga.), 15; Findlay (Ohio), 14; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 12; California (Pa.), 11; Oklahoma Baptist, 11; Shepherd (W.Va.), 8; New Haven (Conn.), 7; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Wayne St. (Neb.), 3; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 2; Truman St. (Mo.), 2; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 1; Indiana (Pa.), 1.

Overview

In response to overwhelming support by NCAA Division III coaches, the American Football Coaches Association began publishing a Division III Top 25 Coaches’ Poll in 1999.

Prior to 1999, there were no coaches’ polls for any NCAA divisions other than Football Bowl Subdivision. The NCAA had published a regional poll for Division III prior to 1999, but discontinued the poll because of changes in the selection process for the Division III playoffs that took effect in 1999.

The regional poll had been used to rank teams for consideration for the 16-team playoff tournament. But in 1999, the Division III playoffs expanded to 28 teams and the regional format was no longer used.

Format

The Division III poll follows the same basic format as the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. The Division III Board of Coaches will have 42 voters, representing all Division III conferences. The Division III Coaches’ Poll will be released on Mondays beginning in September and will run through the completion of the regular season in mid-November. A final poll will be released on the Monday following the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 11	Post-season
1	North Central (Ill.) (38)	10-0	1236	1	D. Illinois Wesleyan, 42-20	Nov. 30 TBA
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (11)	10-0	1200	2	D. Ithaca (N.Y.), 28-17	Nov. 30 TBA
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	10-0	1115	3	D. Muskingum (Ohio), 35-28	Nov. 30 TBA
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	10-0	1110	4	D. Bethel (Minn.), 41-33	Nov. 30 TBA
5	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	10-0	1067	5	D. East Texas Baptist, 45-23	Nov. 30 TBA
6	Susquehanna (Pa.)	9-1	931	6	D. Lycoming (Pa.), 55-0	Nov. 30 vs. Hobart (N.Y.)
7	Salisbury (Md.)	10-0	920	7	D. Kean (N.J.), 58-28	Nov. 30 TBA
8	DePauw (Ind.)	10-0	884	8	D. Wabash (Ind.), 42-21	Nov. 30 TBA
9	Wisconsin-Platteville	9-1	866	9	D. Wisconsin-Stout, 46-38	Nov. 30 at No. 10 Wartburg (Iowa)
10	Wartburg (Iowa)	9-1	761	11	D. Loras (Iowa), 60-14	Nov. 30 vs. No. 9 Wisconsin-Platteville
11	Endicott (Mass.)	9-1	695	12	D. Curry (Mass.), 49-14	Nov. 23 vs. Alfred St. (N.Y.)
12	Linfield (Ore.)	9-1	648	14	D. No. 10 Whitworth (Wash.), 34-7	Nov. 30 vs. Texas Lutheran
13	Aurora (Ill.)	9-1	619	13	Idle	Nov. 30 at No. 14 Hope (Mich.)
14	Hope (Mich.)	10-0	580	15	D. Olivet (Mich.), 48-12	Nov. 30 vs. No. 13 Aurora (Ill.)
15	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	9-1	552	16	D. Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 37-30	Nov. 30 vs. Centre (Ky.)
16	Grove City (Pa.)	9-1	509	17	D. Westminster (Pa.), 36-9	Nov. 30 at No. 17 Johns Hopkins (Md.)
17	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	9-1	404	18	D. McDaniel (Md.), 35-0	Nov. 30 vs. No. 16 Grove City (Pa.)
18	Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)	9-1	346	19	D. Allegheny (Pa.), 45-0	Nov. 30 at No. 22 Randolph-Macon (Va.)
19	Wisconsin-La Crosse	7-3	325	21	D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 56-14	Nov. 23 vs. Northwestern (Minn.)
20	Springfield (Mass.)	10-0	295	20	D. SUNY Maritime (N.Y.), 55-20	Nov. 30 vs. Massachusetts-Dartmouth
21	Whitworth (Wash.)	9-1	258	10	Lost to No. 14 Linfield (Ore.), 34-7	Nov. 23 vs. Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.)
22	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	9-1	208	22	D. Hampden-Sydney (Va.), 27-6	Nov. 30 vs. No. 18 Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)
23	Lake Forest (Ill.)	10-0	144	25	D. UChicago (Ill.), 28-9	Nov. 30 TBA
24	Coe (Iowa)	9-1	118	NR	Idle	Nov. 23 vs. Bethel (Minn.)
25	Wisconsin-River Falls	7-3	90	NR	D. No. 23 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 28-14	Regular Season Complete

Dropped Out: Wisconsin-Oshkosh (23), Marietta (Ohio) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Wheaton (Ill.), 75; Bethel (Minn.), 71; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 40; John Carroll (Ohio), 35; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 35; Hobart (N.Y.), 28; Ursinus (Pa.), 21; Wisconsin-Stout, 18; Wabash (Ind.), 12; Berry (Ga.), 12; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 10; Alma (Mich.), 4; Marietta (Ohio), 3; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 3; Maryville (Tenn.), 1; Texas Lutheran, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (38)	9-0	1237	1	D. Elmhurst (Ill.), 70-7	Nov. 16 at Illinois Wesleyan
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (11)	9-0	1169	2	D. Brockport (N.Y.), 29-28	Nov. 16 vs. Ithaca (N.Y.)
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	9-0	1132	3	D. No. 23 Marietta (Ohio), 28-21	Nov. 16 at Muskingum (Ohio)
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	9-0	1103	4	D. St. Olaf (Minn.), 55-6	Nov. 16 vs. Bethel (Minn.)
5	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	9-0	1065	5	D. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 27-19	Nov. 16 at East Texas Baptist
6	Susquehanna (Pa.)	8-1	920	6	Idle	Nov. 16 at Lycoming (Pa.)
7	Salisbury (Md.)	9-0	919	7	D. McDaniel (Md.), 69-13	Nov. 16 at Kean (N.J.)
8	DePauw (Ind.)	9-0	872	8	D. Hiram (Ohio), 58-7	Nov. 16 vs. Wabash (Ind.)
9	Wisconsin-Platteville	8-1	859	9	D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 56-14	Nov. 16 at Wisconsin-Stout
10	Whitworth (Wash.)	9-0	742	10	D. George Fox (Ore.), 31-0	Nov. 16 vs. No. 14 Linfield (Ore.)
11	Wartburg (Iowa)	8-1	734	11	D. Dubuque (Iowa), 24-14	Nov. 16 vs. Loras (Iowa)
12	Endicott (Mass.)	8-1	676	12	D. Husson (Maine), 32-6	Nov. 16 at Curry (Mass.)
13	Aurora (Ill.)	9-1	600	14	D. Eureka (Ill.), 56-0	Nov. 16 - Idle
14	Linfield (Ore.)	8-1	540	15	D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 38-10	Nov. 16 at No. 10 Whitworth (Wash.)
15	Hope (Mich.)	9-0	538	16	D. Calvin (Mich.), 38-7	Nov. 16 at Olivet (Mich.)
16	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	8-1	501	17	D. Allegheny (Pa.), 63-10	Nov. 16 at Case Western Reserve (Ohio)
17	Grove City (Pa.)	8-1	472	18	D. Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 30-20	Nov. 16 at Westminster (Pa.)
18	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	8-1	359	19	D. Dickinson (Pa.), 30-0	Nov. 16 at McDaniel (Md.)
19	Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)	8-1	287	22	Idle	Nov. 16 at Allegheny (Pa.)
20	Springfield (Mass.)	9-0	280	20	D. Merchant Marine (N.Y.), 42-7	Nov. 16 at SUNY Maritime (N.Y.)
21	Wisconsin-La Crosse	6-3	255	21	D. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 24-21	Nov. 16 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
22	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	8-1	194	24	D. Ferrum (Va.), 35-7	Nov. 16 at Hampden-Sydney (Va.)
23	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	6-3	158	13	Lost to Wisconsin-Stout, 45-42	Nov. 16 at Wisconsin-River Falls
24	Marietta (Ohio)	8-1	134	23	Lost to No. 3 Mount Union (Ohio), 28-21	Nov. 16 at John Carroll (Ohio)
25	Lake Forest (Ill.)	9-0	93	NR	D. Monmouth (Ill.), 35-28	Nov. 16 at UChicago (Ill.)

Dropped Out: Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Coe (Iowa), 90; Bethel (Minn.), 85; Wisconsin-Stout, 49; Brockport (N.Y.), 43; Wheaton (Ill.), 41; Wisconsin-River Falls, 35; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 19; Wabash (Ind.), 14; Hobart (N.Y.), 9; Ursinus (Pa.), 8; Berry (Ga.), 5; Alma (Mich.), 4; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 4; John Carroll (Ohio), 3; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 1; Texas Lutheran, 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (36)	8-0	1235	1	D. Carroll (Wis.), 56-3	Nov. 9 vs. Elmhurst (Ill.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (13)	8-0	1207	2	D. Hartwick (N.Y.), 68-10	Nov. 9 at Brockport (N.Y.)
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	8-0	1133	3	D. Capital (Ohio), 54-0	Nov. 9 vs. No. 23 Marietta (Ohio)
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	8-0	1097	4	D. Scholastica (Minn.), 70-0	Nov. 9 vs. St. Olaf (Minn.)
5	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	8-0	1052	5	D. Howard Payne (Tex.), 44-17	Nov. 9 vs. No. 25 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)
6	Susquehanna (Pa.)	8-1	913	6	D. Moravian (Pa.), 49-34	Nov. 16 at Lycoming (Pa.)
7	Salisbury (Md.)	8-0	898	7	D. The College of New Jersey, 52-35	Nov. 9 vs. McDaniel (Md.)
8	DePauw (Ind.)	8-0	866	8	D. Kenyon (Ohio), 65-0	Nov. 9 at Hiram (Ohio)
9	Wisconsin-Platteville	7-1	851	9	D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 42-14	Nov. 9 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
10	Whitworth (Wash.)	8-0	732	10	D. Lewis & Clark (Ore.), 48-9	Nov. 9 at George Fox (Ore.)
11	Wartburg (Iowa)	7-1	690	11	D. Luther (Iowa), 49-10	Nov. 9 at Dubuque (Iowa)
12	Endicott (Mass.)	7-1	657	12	D. Nichols (Mass.), 50-10	Nov. 9 vs. Husson (Maine)
13	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	6-2	616	13	D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 42-31	Nov. 9 vs. Wisconsin-Stout
14	Aurora (Ill.)	8-1	571	14	D. Benedictine (Ill.), 56-20	Nov. 9 at Eureka (Ill.)
15	Linfield (Ore.)	7-1	515	15	D. Pacific (Ore.), 68-28	Nov. 9 vs. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
16	Hope (Mich.)	8-0	499	17	D. Albion (Mich.), 41-14	Nov. 9 at Calvin (Mich.)
17	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	7-1	474	16	D. Westminster (Pa.), 45-20	Nov. 9 vs. Allegheny (Pa.)
18	Grove City (Pa.)	7-1	450	18	D. Waynesburg (Pa.), 51-0	Nov. 9 vs. Case Western Reserve (Ohio)
19	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	7-1	314	19	D. Muhlenberg (Pa.), 26-13	Nov. 9 vs. Dickinson (Pa.)
20	Springfield (Mass.)	8-0	246	22	D. Norwich (Vt.), 56-14	Nov. 9 at Merchant Marine (N.Y.)
21	Wisconsin-La Crosse	5-3	244	21	D. Wisconsin-Stout, 33-31	Nov. 9 vs. Wisconsin-Whitewater
22	Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)	8-1	238	23	D. Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 34-21	Nov. 16 at Allegheny (Pa.)
23	Marietta (Ohio)	8-0	193	25	D. Wilmington (Ohio), 52-6	Nov. 9 at No. 3 Mount Union (Ohio)
24	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	7-1	162	24	D. Washington & Lee (Va.), 20-7	Nov. 9 vs. Ferrum (Va.)
25	Mary Hardin- Baylor (Tex.)	4-2	85	NR	D. East Texas Baptist, 27-14	Nov. 9 at No. 5 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)

Dropped Out: Wisconsin-River Falls (20)

Others Receiving Votes: Lake Forest (Ill.), 65; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 56; Coe (Iowa), 45; Wisconsin-River Falls, 34; Bethel (Minn.), 32; Wheaton (Ill.), 30; Wisconsin-Stout, 20; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 6; Ursinus (Pa.), 5; Wabash (Ind.), 5; Alma (Mich.), 4; Hobart (N.Y.), 4; John Carroll (Ohio), 4; Berry (Ga.), 1; Brockport (N.Y.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 8	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (37)	7-0	1236	1	D. Augustana (Ill.), 49-10	Nov. 2 vs. Carroll (Wis.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (12)	7-0	1206	2	D. St. John Fisher (N.Y.), 49-0	Nov. 2 vs. Hartwick (N.Y.)
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	7-0	1133	3	D. Ohio Northern, 42-13	Nov. 2 at Capital (Ohio)
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	7-0	1099	4	D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 34-0	Nov. 2 at St. Scholastica (Minn.)
5	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	7-0	1034	5	D. East Texas Baptist, 38-22	Nov. 2 vs. Howard Payne (Tex.)
6	Susquehanna (Pa.)	7-1	905	6	D. Wilkes (Pa.), 48-32	Nov. 2 vs. Moravian (Pa.)
7	Salisbury (Md.)	7-0	876	7	D. Rowan (N.J.), 42-35	Nov. 2 at The College of New Jersey
8	DePauw (Ind.)	7-0	870	8	D. Wittenberg (Ohio), 44-10	Nov. 2 at Kenyon (Ohio)
9	Wisconsin-Platteville	6-1	839	11	D. No. 22 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 17-10	Nov. 2 at Wisconsin-Stevens Point
10	Whitworth (Wash.)	7-0	747	10	D. Pacific (Ore.), 39-32	Nov. 2 vs. Lewis & Clark (Ore.)
11	Wartburg (Iowa)	6-1	709	12	D. No. 21 Coe (Iowa), 14-7	Nov. 2 vs. Luther (Iowa)
12	Endicott (Mass.)	6-1	656	13	D. Western New England (Mass.), 41-7	Nov. 2 vs. Nichols (Mass.)
13	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	5-2	601	14	D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 42-7	Nov. 2 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
14	Aurora (Ill.)	7-1	559	15	D. Lakeland (Wis.), 49-14	Nov. 2 vs. Benedictine (Ill.)
15	Linfield (Ore.)	6-1	479	17	D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 62-13	Nov. 2 at Pacific (Ore.)
16	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	6-1	476	16	D. St. Vincent (Pa.), 69-7	Nov. 2 vs. Westminster (Pa.)
17	Hope (Mich.)	7-0	472	18	D. Adrian (Mich.), 45-0	Nov. 2 vs. Albion (Mich.)
18	Grove City (Pa.)	6-1	429	19	D. Thiel (Pa.), 59-7	Nov. 2 at Waynesburg (Pa.)
19	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	6-1	315	20	D. Ursinus (Pa.), 16-7	Nov. 2 vs. Muhlenberg (Pa.)
20	Wisconsin-River Falls	5-2	278	9	Lost to No. 25t Wisconsin-La Crosse, 28-24	Nov. 2 at Wisconsin-Whitewater
21	Wisconsin-La Crosse	4-3	225	25t	D. No. 9 Wisconsin-River Falls, 28-24	Nov. 2 at Wisconsin-Stout
22	Springfield (Mass.)	7-0	212	23	D. Salve Regina (R.I.), 31-7	Nov. 2 vs. Norwich (Vt.)
23	Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)	7-1	201	25t	D. Bethany (W.V.), 48-7	Nov. 2 at Case Western Reserve (Ohio)
24	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	6-1	181	24	D. Bridgewater (Va.), 49-16	Nov. 2 at Washington & Lee (Va.)
25	Marietta (Ohio)	7-0	146	NR	D. Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 47-7	Nov. 2 vs. Wilmington (Ohio)

Dropped Out: Coe (Iowa) (21), Wisconsin-Whitewater (22)

Others Receiving Votes: Coe (Iowa), 82; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 69; Wisconsin-Whitewater, 48; Lake Forest (Ill.), 46; Wheaton (Ill.), 35; Bethel (Minn.), 30; Wisconsin-Stout, 22; Wabash (Ind.), 11; Hobart (N.Y.), 10; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 4; Ursinus (Pa.), 3; Alma (Mich.), 2; Brockport (N.Y.), 2; John Carroll (Ohio), 1; Westminster (Pa.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 7	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (36)	6-0	1235	1	D. North Park (Ill.), 69-0	Oct. 26 at Augustana (Ill.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (13)	6-0	1210	2	D. Alfred (N.Y.), 59-17	Oct. 26 vs. St. John Fisher (N.Y.)
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	6-0	1110	3	D. Heidelberg (Ohio), 52-10	Oct. 26 at Ohio Northern
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	6-0	1093	4	D. Carleton (Minn.), 48-7	Oct. 26 vs. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.)
5	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	6-0	1054	5	D. McMurry (Tex.), 17-12	Oct. 26 vs. East Texas Baptist
6	Susquehanna (Pa.)	6-1	910	8	D. Juniata (Pa.), 66-21	Oct. 26 at Wilkes (Pa.)
7	Salisbury (Md.)	6-0	900	9	D. Montclair St. (N.J.), 44-8	Oct. 26 vs. Rowan (N.J.)
8	DePauw (Ind.)	6-0	858	10	D. Denison (Ohio), 53-34	Oct. 26 vs. Wittenberg (Ohio)
9	Wisconsin-River Falls	5-1	746	11	D. Wisconsin-Stout, 40-37 OT	Oct. 26 at No. 25t Wisconsin-La Crosse
10	Whitworth (Wash.)	6-0	702	12	D. Puget Sound (Wash.), 42-24	Oct. 26 at Pacific (Ore.)
11	Wisconsin-Platteville	5-1	670	6	Lost to No. 19 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 24-17	Oct. 26 vs. No. 22 Wisconsin-Whitewater
12	Wartburg (Iowa)	5-1	625	13	D. Simpson (Iowa), 46-21	Oct. 26 at No. 21 Coe (Iowa)
13	Endicott (Mass.)	5-1	596	14	D. New England (Maine), 39-7	Oct. 26 at Western New England (Mass.)
14	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	4-2	573	19	D. No. 6 Wisconsin-Platteville, 24-17	Oct. 26 at Wisconsin-Stevens Point
15	Aurora (Ill.)	6-1	502	16	D. Rockford (Ill.), 69-0	Oct. 26 at Lakeland (Wis.)
16	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	5-1	482	15	Idle	Oct. 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.)
17	Linfield (Ore.)	5-1	444	17	D. George Fox (Ore.), 47-7	Oct. 26 vs. Puget Sound (Wash.)
18	Hope (Mich.)	6-0	418	18	D. Kalamazoo (Mich.), 49-18	Oct. 26 vs. Adrian (Mich.)
19	Grove City (Pa.)	5-1	400	7	Lost to Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 27-19	Oct. 26 vs. Thiel (Pa.)
20	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	5-1	262	20	D. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.), 13-6	Oct. 26 at Ursinus (Pa.)
21	Coe (Iowa)	7-0	253	21	D. Nebraska Wesleyan, 50-0	Oct. 26 vs. No. 12 Wartburg (Iowa)
22	Wisconsin-Whitewater	4-2	245	22	D. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 66-0	Oct. 26 at No. 11 Wisconsin-Platteville
23	Springfield (Mass.)	6-0	134	25	D. MIT (Mass.), 48-0	Oct. 26 at Salve Regina (R.I.)
24	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	5-1	126	23	D. Averett (Va.), 49-10	Oct. 26 vs. Bridgewater (Va.)
25t.	Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)	6-1	119	NR	D. No. 7 Grove City (Pa.), 27-19	Oct. 26 vs. Bethany (W.V.)
25t.	Wisconsin-La Crosse	3-3	119	24	D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 34-7	Oct. 26 vs. No. 9 Wisconsin-River Falls

Dropped Out: None

Others Receiving Votes: Marietta (Ohio), 89; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 77; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 64; Ursinus (Pa.) 62; Berry (Ga.), 48; Lake Forest (Ill.), 44; Wisconsin-Stout, 31; Wheaton (Ill.), 17; Bethel (Minn.), 13; Wabash (Ind.), 11; Washington (Mo.), 4; Hobart (N.Y.), 2; Alma (Mich.), 1; John Carroll (Ohio), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 6	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (36)	5-0	1235	1	D. Millikin (Ill.), 70-14	Oct. 19 vs. North Park (Ill.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (13)	5-0	1207	2	D. Utica (N.Y.), 45-7	Oct. 19 at Alfred (N.Y.)
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	5-0	1118	3	D. Wilmington (Ohio), 78-19	Oct. 19 vs. Heidelberg (Ohio)
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	5-0	1078	4	D. Concordia (Minn.), 38-31	Oct. 19 at Carleton (Minn.)
5	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	5-0	1037	6	D. No. 17 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 44-21	Oct. 19 at McMurry (Tex.)
6	Wisconsin-Platteville	5-0	995	11	D. No. 5 Wisconsin-River Falls, 28-7	Oct. 19 at No. 19 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
7	Grove City (Pa.)	5-0	985	7	D. No. 10 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.), 17-10	Oct. 19 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)
8	Susquehanna (Pa.)	5-1	839	9	D. Keystone (Pa.), 79-6	Oct. 19 vs. Juniata (Pa.)
9	Salisbury (Md.)	5-0	794	12	D. William Paterson (N.J.), 63-0	Oct. 19 vs. Montclair St. (N.J.)
10	DePauw (Ind.)	5-0	742	13	Idle	Oct. 19 at Denison (Ohio)
11	Wisconsin-River Falls	4-1	665	5	Lost to No. 11 Wisconsin-Platteville, 28-7	Oct. 19 vs. Wisconsin-Stout
12	Whitworth (Wash.)	5-0	653	14	D. Willamette (Ore.), 48-0	Oct. 19 at Puget Sound (Wash.)
13	Wartburg (Iowa)	4-1	602	15	D. Buena Vista (Iowa), 70-21	Oct. 19 vs. Simpson (Iowa)
14	Endicott (Mass.)	4-1	558	16	Idle	Oct. 19 at New England (Maine)
15	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	5-1	473	10	Lost to No. 7 Grove City (Pa.), 17-10	Oct. 26 at St. Vincent (Pa.)
16	Aurora (Ill.)	5-1	445	20	D. Concordia (Wis.), 42-14	Oct. 19 at Rockford (Ill.)
17	Linfield (Ore.)	4-1	436	19	D. Lewis & Clark (Ore.), 47-14	Oct. 12 at George Fox (Ore.)
18	Hope (Mich.)	5-0	422	21	Idle	Oct. 19 at Kalamazoo (Mich.)
19	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	3-2	345	23	D. No. 18 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 34-33	Oct. 19 vs. No. 6 Wisconsin-Platteville
20	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	4-1	273	22	D. Gettysburg (Pa.), 51-7	Oct. 19 vs. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)
21	Coe (Iowa)	6-0	221	24	D. Central (Iowa), 16-13 2OT	Oct. 19 at Nebraska Wesleyan
22	Wisconsin-Whitewater	3-2	197	8	Lost to Wisconsin-Stout, 29-27	Oct. 18 vs. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
23	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	4-1	126	25	D. Guilford (N.C.), 63-0	Oct. 19 at Averett (Va.)
24	Wisconsin-La Crosse	2-3	120	18	Lost to No. 23 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 34-33	Oct. 19 at Wisconsin-Eau Claire
25	Springfield (Mass.)	5-0	108	NR	Idle	Oct. 19 vs. MIT (Mass.)

Dropped Out: Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) (17)

Others Receiving Votes: Marietta (Ohio), 93; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 87; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 74; Berry (Ga.), 65; Wisconsin-Stout, 55; Lake Forest (Ill.), 39; Ursinus (Pa.) 37; Wheaton (Ill.), 31; FDU-Florham (N.J.), 20; Trinity (Tex.), 17; Bethel (Minn.), 16; Wabash (Ind.), 14; Washington (Mo.), 8; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 8; Alma (Mich.), 5; Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 4; Chapman (Calif.), 1; Hobart (N.Y.), 1; John Carroll (Ohio), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 5	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (36)	4-0	1235	1	D. No. 23 Wheaton (Ill.), 55-27	Oct. 12 at Millikin (Ill.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (13)	4-0	1209	2	D. Morrisville (N.Y.), 41-0	Oct. 12 at Utica (N.Y.)
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	4-0	1109	3	D. Otterbein (Ohio), 21-0	Oct. 12 vs. Wilmington (Ohio)
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	4-0	1100	4	D. Augsburg (Minn.), 45-20	Oct. 12 at Concordia (Minn.)
5	Wisconsin-River Falls	4-0	1029	6	D. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 71-14	Oct. 12 at No. 11 Wisconsin-Platteville
6	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	4-0	953	8	D. No. 9 Endicott (Mass.), 35-27	Oct. 12 at No. 17 Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)
7	Grove City (Pa.)	4-0	952	7	D. Bethany (W.Va.), 62-22	Oct. 12 vs. No. 10 Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)
8	Wisconsin-Whitewater	3-1	755	11	D. No. 18 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 21-14	Oct. 12 at Wisconsin-Stout
9	Susquehanna (Pa.)	4-1	754	10	D. Catholic (D.C.), 48-14	Oct. 12 vs. Keystone (Pa.)
10	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	5-0	718	12	D. Waynesburg (Pa.), 42-0	Oct. 12 at No. 7 Grove City (Pa.)
11	Wisconsin-Platteville	4-0	708	20	D. No. 5 Wisconsin-La Crosse, 30-27 OT	Oct. 12 vs. No. 5 Wisconsin-River Falls
12	Salisbury (Md.)	4-0	700	13	D. Christopher Newport (Va.), 42-38	Oct. 12 at William Paterson (N.J.)
13	DePauw (Ind.)	5-0	610	14	D. Ohio Wesleyan, 53-14	Oct. 19 at Denison (Ohio)
14	Whitworth (Wash.)	4-0	497	16	D. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.), 34-23	Oct. 12 vs. Willamette (Ore.)
15	Wartburg (Iowa)	3-1	496	15	Idle	Oct. 12 at Buena Vista (Iowa)
16	Endicott (Mass.)	4-1	490	9	Lost to No. 8 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.), 35-27	Oct. 19 at New England (Maine)
17	Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)	2-1	483	17	D. East Texas Baptist, 42-28	Oct. 12 vs. No. 6 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)
18	Wisconsin-La Crosse	2-2	459	5	Lost to No. 20 Wisconsin-Platteville, 30-27 OT	Oct. 12 at No. 23 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
19	Linfield (Ore.)	3-1	364	19	D. Willamette (Ore.), 72-0	Oct. 12 vs. Lewis & Clark (Ore.)
20	Aurora (Ill.)	4-1	326	21	D. Wisconsin Lutheran, 45-14	Oct. 12 at Concordia (Wis.)
21	Hope (Mich.)	5-0	302	24	D. Trine (Ind.), 42-6	Oct. 19 at Kalamazoo (Mich.)
22	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	3-1	219	22	D. Rowan (N.J.), 20-13	Oct. 11 at Gettysburg (Pa.)
23	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	2-2	143	18	Lost to No. 11 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 21-14	Oct. 12 vs. No. 18 Wisconsin-La Crosse
24	Coe (Iowa)	5-0	122	NR	D. Loras (Iowa), 43-10	Oct. 12 vs. Central (Iowa)
25	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	3-1	117	25	D. Shenandoah (Va.), 22-21	Oct. 12 vs. Guilford (N.C.)

Dropped Out: Wheaton (Ill.) (23)

Others Receiving Votes: Springfield (Mass.), 92; Marietta (Ohio), 87; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 44; Berry (Ga.), 41; Lake Forest (Ill.), 40; Ursinus (Pa.) 26; Wheaton (Ill.), 16; Trinity (Tex.), 15; FDU-Florham (N.J.), 14; Bethel (Minn.), 9; Wabash (Ind.), 5; Washington (Mo.), 4; Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 3; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 3; Alma (Mich.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 4	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (36)	3-0	1233	1	D. Washington (Mo.), 49-9	Oct. 5 at No. 23 Wheaton (Ill.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (12)	3-0	1203	2	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. Morrisville (N.Y.)
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	3-0	1111	3	D. Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 52-14	Oct. 5 at Otterbein (Ohio)
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	3-0	1070	4	D. Bethel (Minn.), 45-20	Oct. 5 vs. Augsburg (Minn.)
5	Wisconsin-La Crosse (1)	2-1	1035	5	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. No. 20 Wisconsin-Platteville
6	Wisconsin-River Falls	3-0	999	6	D. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 69-9	Oct. 5 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
7	Grove City (Pa.)	3-0	907	7	D. Allegheny (Pa.), 58-7	Oct. 5 at Bethany (W.Va.)
8	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	3-0	867	8	D. North American (Tex.), 90-7	Oct. 5 vs. No. 9 Endicott (Mass.)
9	Endicott (Mass.)	4-0	743	9	D. Rensselaer (N.Y.), 28-20	Oct. 5 at No. 8 Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)
10	Susquehanna (Pa.)	3-1	727	10	D. Western New England (Mass.), 34-21	Oct. 5 at Catholic (D.C.)
11	Wisconsin-Whitewater	2-1	682	11t	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. No. 18 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
12	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	4-0	664	11t	D. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 30-27	Oct. 5 vs. Waynesburg (Pa.)
13	Salisbury (Md.)	3-0	632	13	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. Christopher Newport (Va.)
14	DePauw (Ind.)	4-0	568	14	D. Oberlin (Ohio), 72-0	Oct. 5 at Ohio Wesleyan
15	Wartburg (Iowa)	3-1	494	16	D. Nebraska Wesleyan, 34-0	Oct. 12 at Buena Vista (Iowa)
16	Whitworth (Wash.)	3-0	472	17	Idle	Oct. 5 at Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
17	Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)	1-1	458	18	Idle	Oct. 5 vs. East Texas Baptist
18	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	2-1	428	19	Idle	Oct. 5 at No. 11 Wisconsin-Whitewater
19	Linfield (Ore.)	2-1	285	21	Idle	Oct. 5 at Willamette (Ore.)
20	Wisconsin-Platteville	3-0	278	23	Idle	Oct. 5 at No. 5 Wisconsin-La Crosse
21	Aurora (Ill.)	3-1	264	22	D. Concordia (Ill.), 72-6	Oct. 5 at Wisconsin Lutheran
22	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	2-1	256	20	Idle	Oct. 4 vs. Rowan (N.J.)
23	Wheaton (Ill.)	2-1	206	24	D. Carroll (Wis.), 22-10	Oct. 5 vs. No. 1 North Central (Ill.)
24	Hope (Mich.)	4-0	167	NR	D. No. 15 Alma (Mich.), 34-13	Oct. 5 vs Trine (Ind.)
25	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	2-1	116	25	Idle	Oct. 5 at Shenandoah (Va.)

Dropped Out: Alma (Mich.) (15)

Others Receiving Votes: Coe (Iowa), 69; Marietta (Ohio), 47; Springfield (Mass.), 45; Berry (Ga.), 44; Lake Forest (Ill.), 27; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 25; Alma (Mich.), 19; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 19; Trinity (Tex.), 18; John Carroll (Ohio), 17; Ursinus (Pa.) 17; Bethel (Minn.), 15; Wabash (Ind.), 12; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 6; Washington (Mo.), 3; FDU-Florham (N.J.), 1; Monmouth (Ill.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 3	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (33)	2-0	1231	1	D. Carthage (Wis.), 63-0	Sept. 28 vs. Washington (Mo.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (15)	3-0	1210	2	D. No. 11 Susquehanna (Pa.), 40-38	Oct. 5 vs. Morrisville (N.Y.)
3	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	2-0	1109	4	D. John Carroll (Ohio), 37-31	Sept. 28 at Baldwin Wallace (Ohio)
4	St. John’s (Minn.)	2-0	1013	7	Idle	Sept. 28 at Bethel (Minn.)
5	Wisconsin-La Crosse (1)	2-1	1012	5	Lost to Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 20-13	Oct. 5 vs. No. 23 Wisconsin-Platteville
6	Wisconsin-River Falls	2-0	985	8	D. Greenville (Ill.), 66-7	Sept. 28 at Mount St. Joseph (Ohio)
7	Grove City (Pa.)	2-0	905	10	D. St. Vincent (Pa.), 56-7	Sept. 28 vs. Allegheny (Pa.)
8	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	2-0	863	12	Idle	Sept. 28 vs. North American (Tex.)
9	Endicott (Mass.)	3-0	704	14	D. Hilbert (N.Y.), 58-0	Sept. 28 vs. Rensselaer (N.Y.)
10	Susquehanna (Pa.)	2-1	630	11	Lost to No. 2 Cortland (N.Y.), 40-38	Sept. 28 at Western New England (Mass.)
11t.	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	3-0	626	16	D. Bethany (W.Va.), 66-0	Sept. 28 at Washington & Jefferson (Pa.)
11t.	Wisconsin-Whitewater	2-1	626	3	Lost to Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 35-17	Oct. 5 vs. No. 19 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
13	Salisbury (Md.)	3-0	567	25	D. No. 6 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 41-13	Oct. 5 vs. Christopher Newport (Va.)
14	DePauw (Ind.)	3-0	523	18	D. Wooster (Ohio), 51-14)	Sept. 28 vs. Oberlin (Ohio)
15	Alma (Mich.)	2-1	481	17	D. Northern Michigan, 44-27	Sept. 28 vs. Hope (Mich.)
16	Wartburg (Iowa)	2-1	480	15	D. Central (Iowa), 10-6	Sept. 28 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
17	Whitworth (Wash.)	3-0	440	19	D. Chapman (Calif.), 35-28	Oct. 5 at Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)
18	Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)	1-1	436	NR	D. No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 35-17	Sept. 28 vs. John Melvin (La.)
19	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	2-1	379	13	Lost to Michigan Tech, 44-7	Oct. 5 at No. 11t Wisconsin-Whitewater
20	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	2-1	291	6	Lost to No. 25 Salisbury (Md.), 41-13	Oct. 4 vs. Rowan (N.J.)
21	Linfield (Ore.)	2-1	276	21	D. Redlands (Calif.), 45-0	Oct. 5 at Willamette (Ore.)
22	Aurora (Ill.)	2-1	275	20	D. St. Norbert (Wis.), 49-0	Sept. 28 vs. Concordia (Ill.)
23	Wisconsin-Platteville	3-0	258	23	D. Wabash (Ind.), 42-21)	Oct. 5 at No. 5 Wisconsin-La Crosse
24	Wheaton (Ill.)	1-1	204	22	D. Augustana (Ill.), 42-3	Sept. 28 at Carroll (Wis.)
25	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	2-1	196	9	Lost to Berry (Ga.), 28-24	Oct. 5 at Shenandoah (Va.)

Dropped Out: Bethel (Minn.) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Bethel (Minn.), 186; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 60; Coe (Iowa), 48; Springfield (Mass.), 47; Berry (Ga.), 36; Washington (Mo.), 27; Hope (Mich.), 23; Marietta (Ohio), 23; John Carroll (Ohio), 19; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 14; Trinity (Tex.), 14; Lake Forest (Ill.), 13; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 11; Ursinus (Pa.) 4; Wabash (Ind.), 3; Baldwin Wallace (Ohio), 1; Central (Iowa), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 2	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (33)	1-0	1229	1	D. No. 13 Aurora (Ill.), 48-21	Sept. 21 at Carthage (Wis.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (16)	2-0	1200	2	D. Lycoming (Pa.), 70-7	Sept. 21 at No. 11 Susquehanna (Pa.)
3	Wisconsin-Whitewater	2-0	1137	3	D. Roosevelt (Ill.), 24-14	Sept. 21 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.)
4	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	1-0	1090	4	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. John Carroll (Ohio)
5	Wisconsin-La Crosse	2-0	1001	5	D. Northern Michigan, 35-21	Sept. 21 at Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
6	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	2-0	942	7	D. Christopher Newport (Va.), 14-3	Sept. 21 vs. No. 25 Salisbury (Md.)
7	St. John’s (Minn.)	2-0	905	12	D. No. 6 Wartburg (Iowa), 35-13	Sept. 28 at No. 24 Bethel (Minn.)
8	Wisconsin-River Falls	1-0	849	10	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. Greenville (Ill.)
9	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	2-0	840	8	D. Hobart (N.Y.), 14-7 OT	Sept. 21 vs. Berry (Ga.)
10	Grove City (Pa.)	1-0	829	9	Idle	Sept. 21 at St. Vincent (Pa.)
11	Susquehanna (Pa.)	2-0	746	11	D. Brockport (N.Y.), 27-21	Sept. 21 vs. No. 2 Cortland (N.Y.)
12	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	2-0	686	14	D. Curry (Mass.), 73-21	Sept. 28 vs. North American (Tex.)
13	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	2-0	605	18	D. No.16t Linfield (Ore.), 28-21 OT	Sept. 21 vs. Michigan Tech
14	Endicott (Mass.)	2-0	568	15	D. No. 24 Ithaca (N.Y.), 13-7	Sept. 21 vs. Hilbert (N.Y.)
15	Wartburg (Iowa)	1-1	467	6	Lost to No. 12 St. John’s (Minn.), 35-13	Sept. 21 at Central (Iowa)
16	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	2-0	441	20	D. Geneva (Pa.), 41-7	Sept. 21 vs. Bethany (W.Va.)
17	Alma (Mich.)	1-1	393	16t	D. Denison (Ohio), 38-30	Sept. 21 at Northern Michigan
18	DePauw (Ind.)	2-0	378	25	D. No. 21 Berry (Ga.), 33-0	Sept. 21 vs. Wooster (Ohio)
19	Whitworth (Wash.)	2-0	318	23	D. Eastern Oregon, 31-19	Sept. 21 vs. Chapman (Calif.)
20	Aurora (Ill.)	1-1	300	13	Lost to No. 1 North Central (Ill.), 48-21	Sept. 21 vs. St. Norbert (Wis.)
21	Linfield (Ore.)	1-1	236	16t	Lost to No. 18 Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 28-21 OT	Sept. 21 vs. Redlands (Calif.)
22	Wheaton (Ill.)	0-1	229	22	Idle	Sept. 21 vs. Augustana (Ill.)
23	Wisconsin-Platteville	2-0	173	NR	D. Dubuque (Iowa), 38-7	Sept. 21 vs. Wabash (Ind.)
24	Bethel (Minn.)	1-0	134	NR	D. Northwestern (Minn.), 49-3	Sept. 21 vs. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
25	Salisbury (Md.)	2-0	118	NR	D. No. 19 Muhlenberg (Pa.), 59-38	Sept. 21 at No. 6 Johns Hopkins (Md.)

Dropped Out: Muhlenberg (Pa.) (19), Berry (Ga.) (21), Ithaca (N.Y.) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 72; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 62; Wabash (Ind.), 55; Trinity (Tex.), 32; John Carroll (Ohio), 29; Coe (Iowa), 28; Texas Lutheran, 26; Springfield (Mass.), 24; Christoper Newport (Va.), 20; Muhlenberg (Pa.), 19; Central (Iowa), 17; Marietta (Ohio), 13; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 12; Berry (Ga.), 11; Ithaca (N.Y.), 6; Washington (Mo.), 4; Hobart (N.Y.), 2; Case Western Reserve (Ohio), 1; Hope (Mich.), 1; Lake Forest (Ill.), 1; Washington & Lee (Va.), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 1	Next Game
1	North Central (Ill.) (28)	0-0	1227	1	Idle	Sept. 14 at No. 13 Aurora (Ill.)
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (21)	1-0	1201	2	D. Hilbert (N.Y.), 76-0	Sept. 14 vs. Lycoming (Pa.)
3	Wisconsin-Whitewater	1-0	1140	3	D. No. 20 John Carroll (Ohio), 34-7	Sept. 14 at Roosevelt (Ill.)
4	Mount Union (Ohio) (1)	1-0	1058	5	D. Ferrum (Va.), 55-6	Sept. 21 vs. John Carroll (Ohio)
5	Wisconsin-La Crosse	1-0	1023	6	D. Rensselaer (N.Y.), 35-0	Sept. 14 vs. Northern Michigan
6	Wartburg (Iowa)	1-0	991	4	D. Monmouth (Ill.), 38-24	Sept. 14 at No. 12 St. John’s (Minn.)
7	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	1-0	918	8	D. No. 19 Ithaca (N.Y.), 27-23	Sept. 14 at Christopher Newport (Va.)
8	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	1-0	854	10	D. Dickinson (Pa.), 47-21	Sept. 14 vs. Hobart (N.Y.)
9	Grove City (Pa.)	1-0	780	11	D. Geneva (Pa.), 41-0	Sept. 21 at St. Vincent (Pa.)
10	Wisconsin-River Falls	1-0	729	17	D. No. 7 Alma (Mich.), 41-35	Sept. 21 vs. Greenville (Ill.)
11	Susquehanna (Pa.)	1-0	725	12	D. Bridgewater (Va.), 41-7	Sept. 14 vs. Brockport (N.Y.)
12	St. John’s (Minn.)	1-0	705	14	D. Carthage (Wis.), 49-0	Sept. 14 vs. No. 6 Wartburg (Iowa)
13	Aurora (Ill.)	1-0	598	15	D. Dubuque (Iowa), 33-21	Sept. 14 vs. No. 1 North Central (Ill.)
14	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	1-0	582	16	D. Howard Payne (Tex.), 38-6	Sept. 14 at Curry (Mass.)
15	Endicott (Mass.)	1-0	439	18	D. St. Lawrence (N.Y.), 44-13	Sept. 14 at No. 24 Ithaca (N.Y.)
16t.	Alma (Mich.)	0-1	409	7	Lost to No. 17 Wisconsin-River Falls, 41-35	Sept. 14 at Denison (Ohio)
16t.	Linfield (Ore.)	1-0	409	22	D. Denison (Ohio), 31-7	Sept. 14 at No. 18 Wisconsin-Oshkosh
18	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	1-0	407	NR	D. No. 9 Wheaton (Ill.), 21-14	Sept. 14 vs. No.16t Linfield (Ore.)
19	Muhlenberg (Pa.)	1-0	405	21	D. Moravian (Pa.), 33-7	Sept. 14 at Salisbury (Md.)
20	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	1-0	334	23	D. Thiel (Pa.), 58-0	Sept. 14 vs. Geneva (Pa.)
21	Berry (Ga.)	1-0	286	24	D. Huntingdon (Ala.), 43-7	Sept. 14 vs. No. 25 DePauw (Ind.)
22	Wheaton (Ill.)	0-1	246	9	Lost to Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 21-14	Sept. 21 vs. Augustana (Ill.)
23	Whitworth (Wash.)	1-0	222	25	D. Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), 40-7	Sept. 14 vs. Eastern Oregon
24	Ithaca (N.Y.)	0-1	118	19	Lost to No. 8 Johns Hopkins (Md.), 27-23	Sept. 14 vs. No. 15 Endicott (Mass.)
25	DePauw (Ind.)	1-0	73	NR	D. Rose-Hulman (In.), 57-14	Sept. 14 at No. 21 Berry (Ga.)

Dropped Out: Trinity (Tex.) (13), John Carroll (Ohio) (20)

Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin-Platteville, 68; Bethel (Minn.), 59; Trinity (Tex.), 53; John Carroll (Ohio), 45; Washing & Jefferson (Pa.), 23; Christoper Newport (Va.), 19; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 18; Texas Lutheran, 15; Wabash (Ind.), 15; Illinois College, 13; Coe (Iowa), 11; Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 10; Marietta (Ohio), 6; Washington (Mo.), 6; Salisbury (Md.), 4; Springfield (Mass.), 3; Utica (N.Y), 2; Central (Iowa), 1.

Rank	School (1st votes)	2023 Rec.	Pts.	2023 Rank*	Season Opener	Head Coach
1	North Central (Ill.) (26)	14-1	1225	2	Sept. 14 at No. 15 Aurora (Ill.)	Brad Spencer
2	Cortland (N.Y.) (24)	14-1	1195	1	Sept. 7 at Hilbert (N.Y.)	Curt Fitzpatrick
3	Wisconsin-Whitewater	11-2	1102	5	Sept. 7 vs. No. 20 John Carroll (Ohio)	Jace Rindahl
4	Wartburg (Iowa)	13-1	1057	3	Sept. 7 at Monmouth (Ill.)	Chris Winter
5	Mount Union (Ohio)	11-1	1042	9	Sept. 7 at Ferrum (Va.)	Geoff Dartt
6	Wisconsin-La Crosse	11-2	1008	4	Sept. 5 at Rensselaer (N.Y.)	Matt Janus
7	Alma (Mich.)	12-1	934	7	Sept. 7 vs. No. 17 Wisconsin-River Falls	Jason Couch
8	Johns Hopkins (Md.)	12-1	836	8	Sept. 7 at No. 19 Ithaca (N.Y.)	Dan Wodicka
9	Wheaton (Ill.)	10-2	779	13	Sept. 7 at Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Jesse Scott
10	Randolph-Macon (Va.)	13-1	738	6	Sept. 6 at Dickinson (Pa.)	Pedro Arruza
11	Grove City (Pa.)	11-1	697	10	Sept. 7 vs. Geneva (Pa.)	Andrew DiDonato
12	Susquehanna (Pa.)	10-1	604	14	Sept. 6 vs. Bridgewater (Va.)	Tom Perkovich
13	Trinity (Tex.)	10-2	600	11	Sept. 7 vs. Texas Lutheran	Jerheme Urban
14	St. John’s (Minn.)	8-2	577	22	Sept. 7 vs. Carthage (Wis.)	Gary Fasching
15	Aurora (Ill.)	11-1	529	12	Sept. 6 at Dubuque (Iowa)	Don Beebe
16	Hardin-Simmons (Tex.)	9-2	517	17	Sept. 7 at Howard Payne (Tex.)	Jesse Burleson
17	Wisconsin-River Falls	7-3	427	NR	Sept. 7 at No. 7 Alma (Mich.)	Matt Walker
18	Endicott (Mass.)	9-2	356	15	Sept. 7 at St. Lawrence (N.Y.)	Paul McGonagle
19	Ithaca (N.Y.)	9-3	294	18	Sept. 7 vs. No. 8 Johns Hopkins (Md.)	Michael Toerper
20	John Carroll (Ohio)	8-2	287	25	Sept. 7 at No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater	Jeff Behrman
21	Muhlenberg (Pa.)	10-1	248	19	Sept. 7 at Moravian (Pa.)	Nate Milne
22	Linfield (Ore.)	8-1	228	24	Sept. 7 vs. Denison (Ohio)	Joseph Smith
23	Carnegie Mellon (Pa.)	10-1	190	NR	Sept. 7 at Thiel (Pa.)	Ryan Larsen
24	Berry (Ga.)	9-1	177	23	Sept. 7 at Huntingdon (Ala.)	Tony Kunczewski
25	Whitworth (Wash.)	10-1	155	16	Sept. 7 at Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.)	Rod Sandberg

*– Ranking in final AFCA Division III Poll of 2023

Others Receiving Votes: Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.), 111; Bethel (Minn.), 56; Wisconsin-Platteville, 52; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 39; DePauw (Ind.), 37; Union (N.Y.), 35; Delaware Valley (Pa.), 23; Wabash (Ind.), 22; Coe (Iowa), 20; Washington & Jefferson (Pa.), 14; Illinois College, 10; Mount St. Joseph (Ohio), 7; Christopher Newport (Va.), 5; Washington (Mo.), 5; Belhaven (Miss.), 3; Rensselaer (N.Y.), 3; Huntingdon (Ala.), 2; Springfield (Mass.), 2; Central (Iowa), 1; Wisconsin-Stout, 1.

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