WACO, TEX.– Frostburg State Football moved up in the AFCA rankings this week, coming in at No. 20, their highest ranking at the Division II level. 

Ferris State (Mich.) still sits at No. 1, but with No. 2 Valdosta State's 36-34 win over then-No. 3 West Georgia, the rest of the top-five is new. Following California (Pa.) is No. 4 West Florida and No. 5 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.). California (Pa.) and West Florida get to test their new rankings as both play top-25 opponents on Saturday. The Vulcans face No. 15 Slippery Rock (Pa.) while the Argonauts travel to newly ranked and No. 23 West Alabama.

     Another new team to the poll is No. 24 New Haven (Conn.). The Chargers beat Assumption (Mass.), 16-10, to move their record to 7-1 and enter the poll for the first time since December 17, 2018. They will host No. 9 Bentley (Mass.) with first place in the Northeast-10 on the line. 
 
2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – November 1, 2021
                                                                                                  

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	Ferris St. (Mich.) (24)	8-0	744	1	D. Northern Michigan, 44-24	Nov. 6 at Davenport (Mich.)
2	Valdosta St. (Ga.) (6)	8-0	726	2	D. No. 3 West Georgia, 36-34	Nov. 6 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)
3	California (Pa.)	8-0	668	4	D. Seton Hill (Pa.), 42-14	Nov. 6 at No. 15 Slippery Rock (Pa.)
4	West Florida	7-1	649	5	D. Mississippi College, 63-28	Nov. 6 at No. 23 West Alabama
5	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	8-1	581	6	D. East Central (Okla.), 43-28	Nov. 6 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma
6	Northwest Missouri St.	7-1	565	8	D. No. 17 Nebraska-Kearney, 66-13	Nov. 6 at Missouri Southern
7	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	7-1	561	7	D. Michigan Tech, 14-9	Nov. 6 at Wayne St. (Mich.)
8	Notre Dame (Ohio)	8-1	509	9	D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 45-0	Nov. 6 at North Carolina-Pembroke
9	Bentley (Mass.)	8-0	490	11	D. Franklin Pierce (N.H.), 24-14	Nov. 6 at No. 24 New Haven (Conn.)
10	Harding (Ark.)	8-1	485	10	D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 73-14	Nov. 6 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma
11	Shepherd (W.Va.)	8-1	440	12	D. Bloomsburg (Pa.), 62-18	Nov. 6 vs. East Stroudsburg (Pa.)
12	West Georgia	7-2	411	3	Lost to No. 2 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 36-34	Nov. 13 vs. Delta St. (Miss.)
13	Colorado School of Mines	8-1	396	14	D. Chadron St. (Neb.), 34-7	Nov. 6 at Colorado St.-Pueblo
14	Bowie St. (Md.)	8-1	377	13	D. Lincoln (Pa.), 31-7	Nov. 6 vs. Elizabeth City St. (N.C.)
15	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	8-1	356	15	D. Gannon (Pa.), 63-21	Nov. 6 vs. No. 3 California (Pa.)
16	Henderson St. (Ark.)	8-1	306	18	D. Southern Nazarene, 34-3	Nov. 6 at Oklahoma Baptist
17	Augustana (S.D.)	8-1	293	19	D. Winona St. (Minn.), 38-20	Nov. 6 at Minnesota-Duluth
18	Western Colorado	8-1	244	20	D. No. 22 Colorado Mesa, 23-9	Nov. 6 vs. Lincoln (Calif.)
19	Kutztown (Pa.)	8-1	222	21	D. Millersville (Pa.), 30-7	Nov. 6 at West Chester (Pa.)
20	Frostburg St. (Md.)	8-1	159	23	D. Alderson Broaddus (W.Va.), 45-7	Nov. 6 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
21	Midwestern St. (Texas)	6-2	128	24	D. Western New Mexico, 52-10	Nov. 6 at West Texas A&M
22	Albany St. (Ga.)	8-1	113	25	D. Morehouse (Ga.), 14-10	Nov. 6 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.)
23	West Alabama	7-2	64	NR	D. North Greenville (S.C.), 31-14	Nov. 6 vs. No. 4 West Florida
24	New Haven (Conn.)	7-1	49	NR	D. Assumption (Mass.), 16-10	Nov. 6 vs. No. 9 Bentley (Mass.)
25	Nebraska-Kearney	7-2	48	17	Lost to No. 8 Northwest Missouri St., 66-13	Nov. 6 at Central Oklahoma

 
Dropped Out: Wingate (N.C.) (16), Colorado Mesa (22)
 
Others Receiving Votes: Wingate (N.C.), 39; Washburn (Kan.), 30; Minnesota-Duluth, 18; Colorado Mesa, 16; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 13; Charleston (W.Va.), 8; Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.), 8; Angelo St. (Texas), 7; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 7; Lindenwood (Mo.), 7; Indiana (Pa.), 4; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 3; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 2; Tiffin (Ohio), 2; Northern St. (S.D.), 1; Southeastern Oklahoma, 1.
 
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