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For the third week in a row, Ashland University's football team is at No. 5 in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll, as the latest edition was revealed on Monday (Sept. 19) morning.
The Eagles (3-0 overall, 2-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) will take part in one of only two D-II Top 25 games this week, as their first 2016 road game will be at No. 7 Ferris State (3-0, 3-0) on Saturday (Sept. 24) at 3:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on American Sports Network.
Since 2006, the Eagles are 30-14 (.682) as an AFCA Top 25 team. Since the start of the 2014 campaign, Ashland is 15-2 (.882) when playing as a ranked team.
All-time as a ranked team against the Bulldogs, Ashland is 2-1 – a 25-24 loss at home on Sept. 6, 2008; a 44-23 road win on Sept. 5, 2009 and a 47-32 road victory on Sept. 15, 2012.
Ashland is one of three GLIAC teams ranked in the top seven of the AFCA poll, along with Grand Valley State (No. 2) and Ferris State.
2016 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – September 19
|
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
|
1. |
Northwest Missouri St. (30) |
3-0 |
750 |
1 |
|
2. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
3-0 |
713 |
2 |
|
3. |
West Georgia |
3-0 |
687 |
3 |
|
4. |
Shepherd (W.Va.) |
3-0 |
655 |
4 |
|
5. |
ASHLAND |
3-0 |
627 |
5 |
|
6. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
2-0 |
566 |
7 |
|
7. |
Ferris St. (Mich.) |
3-0 |
550 |
6 |
|
8. |
Henderson St. (Ark.) |
3-0 |
539 |
8 |
|
9. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
2-0 |
493 |
9 |
|
10. |
Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
3-0 |
476 |
11 |
|
11. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
2-0 |
426 |
12 |
|
12. |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
3-0 |
386 |
13 |
|
13. |
Central Missouri |
3-0 |
376 |
14 |
|
14. |
Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
3-0 |
333 |
15 |
|
15. |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
3-0 |
309 |
16 |
|
16. |
Augustana (S.D.) |
3-0 |
268 |
18 |
|
17. |
Assumption (Mass.) |
3-0 |
256 |
17 |
|
18. |
Colorado Mesa |
3-0 |
255 |
23 |
|
19t. |
Florida Tech |
3-0 |
233 |
19 |
|
19t. |
North Alabama |
1-1 |
233 |
20 |
|
21. |
Minnesota St. |
2-1 |
135 |
21 |
|
22. |
Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
3-0 |
126 |
24 |
|
23. |
Colorado School of Mines |
2-1 |
125 |
10 |
|
24. |
Humboldt St. (Calif.) |
2-1 |
71 |
25 |
|
25. |
Harding (Ark.) |
3-0 |
49 |
NR |
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