Shepherd Holding Steady at No. 3

November 7, 2022

Shepherd (W.Va.) claimed the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division title by beating East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 37-14. In the win, which moved the Rams to 10-0 on the season, senior quarterback Tyson Bagent threw for five touchdowns, giving him 151 for his career and set the new Division II career mark which was held by current East Stroudsburg head coach Jimmy Terwilliger. Terwilliger threw for 148 touchdowns between 2003-06. Shepherd stays at No. 3 in this week’s AFCA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 Poll as they prepare to face No. 19 Indiana (Pa.) in the PSAC title game.

The stunner of the weekend was West Georgia’s upset of unbeaten Delta State (Miss.) in Cleveland, Mississippi. Trailing 42-24 with 10:45 left to go in the fourth quarter, the Wolves scored 28 unanswered points to clinch the victory, 52-42. The loss dropped Delta State six places to No. 12 while West Georgia rose three spots to No. 16. The Statesmen still control their own destiny for the Gulf South Conference title if they beat West Alabama on Saturday. West Georgia, who sits second in the conference, ends their regular season on the road against North Greenville (S.C.).

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Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 10	Next Game
1	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (28)	10-0	748	1	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 42-14	Nov. 12 at No. 18 Davenport (Mich.)
2	Angelo St. (Tex.) (2)	10-0	722	2	D. Central Washington, 22-12	Nov. 12 at Midwestern St. (Tex.)
3	Shepherd (W.Va.)	10-0	682	3	D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 37-14	Nov. 12 at No. 19 Indiana (Pa.)
4	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	10-0	655	4	D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 40-18	Nov. 12 at No. 24 Henderson St. (Ark.)
5	Pittsburg St. (Kan.)	10-0	633	5	D. Washburn (Kan.), 37-23	Nov. 12 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)
6	Ferris St. (Mich.)	8-1	596	7	D. No. 13 Davenport (Mich.), 28-7	Nov. 12 at Wayne St. (Mich.)
7	West Florida	8-1	560	8	D. Valdosta St. (Ga.), 32-31 OT	Nov. 12 at Mississippi College
8	Benedict (S.C.)	10-0	532	9	D. Allen (S.C.), 54-21	Nov. 12 vs. Tuskegee (Ala.)
9	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	9-1	496	10	D. Edinboro (Pa.), 28-21	Nov. 12 vs. Kutztown (Pa.)
10	Northwest Missouri St.	8-2	459	11	D. Missouri Southern St., 27-5	Nov. 12 at No. 22 Emporia St. (Kan.)
11	Colorado School of Mines	8-2	427	12	D. New Mexico Highlands, 54-16	Nov. 12 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.)
12	Delta St. (Miss.)	9-1	389	6	Lost to No. 19 West Georgia, 52-42	Nov. 12 vs. West Alabama
13	Ashland (Ohio)	8-1	383	14	D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 31-23	Nov. 12 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
14	Indianapolis (Ind.)	8-1	357	15	D. William Jewell (Mo.), 48-14	Nov. 12 vs. No. 20 Truman St. (Mo.)
15	Virginia Union	9-1	325	16	D. Virginia St., 33-21	Regular Season Complete
16	West Georgia	7-2	296	19	D. No. 6 Delta St. (Miss.), 52-42	Nov. 12 at North Greenville (S.C.)
17	Harding (Ark.)	8-2	254	17t	D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 37-29	Nov. 12 vs. Arkansas Tech
18	Davenport (Mich.)	8-1	239	13	Lost to No. 7 Ferris St. (Mich.), 28-7	Nov. 12 vs. No. 1 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
19	Indiana (Pa.)	8-1	234	17t	D. Clarion (Pa.), 45-0	Nov. 12 vs. No. 3 Shepherd (W.Va.)
20	Truman St. (Mo.)	8-1	202	21	D. McKendree (Ill.), 52-7	Nov. 12 at No. 14 Indianapolis (Ind.)
21	Newberry (S.C.)	8-2	148	22	D. No. 20 Wingate (N.C.), 24-15	Nov. 12 vs. Mars Hill (N.C.)
22	Emporia St. (Kan.)	8-2	136	23	D. Lincoln (Mo.), 35-24	Nov. 12 vs. No. 10 Northwest Missouri St.
23	Minnesota St.	8-2	101	24	D. Southwest Minnesota St., 45-24	Nov. 12 vs. No. 25 Winona St. (Minn.)
24	Henderson St. (Ark.)	8-2	46	NR	D. Oklahoma Baptist, 51-24	Nov. 12 vs. No. 4 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
25	Winona St. (Minn.)	8-2	36	NR	D. Upper Iowa, 45-7	Nov. 12 at No. 23 Minnesota St.

Showing 1 to 25 of 25 entries

Dropped Out: Wingate (N.C.) (20), Sioux Falls (S.D.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Wingate (N.C.), 35; Wayne St. (Neb.), 23; Assumption (Mass.), 8; Notre Dame (Ohio), 7; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 6; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 4; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 4; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 3; New Haven (Conn.), 2; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 1; Tuskegee (Ala.), 1.

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