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Ashland University's football team has improved its position in the quest for a spot in the NCAA Division II postseason.
In the second set of Super Region rankings released on Monday (Oct. 30) afternoon, the Eagles moved up one spot to No. 3 in Super Region Three. Ashland is 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, leads the GLIAC standings and has won eight consecutive games.
Seven teams from each of the four super regions will make up the 2017 playoff field of 28 teams. Ashland is one of 42 teams in Super Region Three from the GLIAC, Great Lakes Valley Conference, Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Great American Conference.
The top team in each super region will receive a first-round bye on Nov. 18. The next three teams in each super region will play host to first-round games that day.
The first set of regional rankings were released on Oct. 23, and the third set will be released on Nov. 6. The Division II postseason selection show will be Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. on NCAA.com.
Ashland has made six NCAA Division II postseason appearances – 1986, 1997, 2007-08, 2012 and 2015.
2017 NCAA DIVISION II SUPER REGION THREE RANKINGS – FIRST TWO SETS
|
SCHOOL |
SECOND RANKING |
FIRST RANKING |
|
Fort Hays State |
1 |
3 |
|
Indianapolis |
2 |
2 |
|
ASHLAND |
3 |
4 |
|
Ferris State |
4 |
5 |
|
Northwest Missouri State |
5 |
1 |
|
Grand Valley State |
6 |
7 |
|
Ouachita Baptist |
7 |
8 |
|
Arkansas Tech |
8 |
9 |
|
Central Missouri |
9 |
6 |
|
Harding |
10 |
N/A |
|
Tiffin |
N/A |
10 |
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