WACO, Texas – Following Saturday’s 17-13 victory at then-unbeaten Bentley, the University of New Haven football team has risen to No. 3 in this week’s American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll. The Chargers currently stand as one of 10 remaining unbeaten Division II teams at 6-0 on the season
The No. 3 national ranking tops last season’s peak spot for New Haven, which gained two slots from last week’s No. 5 position. Aiding the Chargers’ climb in the poll were losses by seven ranked teams, including then-No. 1 Pittsburg State – the defending national champion – and former-No. 4 Missouri Western State.
The new top-ranked squad by the AFCA is Colorado State-Pueblo, which stands at 7-0 and garnered 23 of 30 first-place votes. Super Region One foe Winston-Salem State moved to No. 2 and claimed six first-place tallies. The remaining first-place vote went to No. 5 Northwest Missouri State.
Other Super Region One teams appearing in the AFCA poll are No. 4 Bloomsburg, No. 13 Shippensburg, No. 14 California (Pa.) and No. 20 Indiana (Pa.). The Chargers are the lone Northeast-10 squad in the poll, with Bentley and American International both unranked but receiving votes.
The Chargers also entered this past weekend ranked No. 6 in the D2Football.com Media Poll, which will be updated on Tuesday.
No. 3 New Haven takes the national stage on Thursday, Oct. 18 at Stonehill. The 8 p.m. game from W.B. Mason Stadium in Easton, Mass. will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network.
2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 15, 2012
|
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Week Seven |
Next Game |
|
1. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo (23) |
7-0 |
742 |
2 |
D. Colorado School of Mines, 35-21 |
Oct. 20 vs. Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
|
2. |
Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (6) |
7-0 |
718 |
3 |
D. St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 56-37 |
Oct. 20 vs. Livingstone (N.C.) |
|
3. |
New Haven (Conn.) |
6-0 |
679 |
5 |
D. Bentley (Mass.), 17-13 |
Oct. 18 at Stonehill (Mass.) |
|
4. |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
7-0 |
651 |
6 |
D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 48-27 |
Oct. 20 at Cheyney (Pa.) |
|
5. |
Northwest Missouri St. (1) |
6-1 |
628 |
7 |
D. No. 1 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 31-21 |
Oct. 20 at Missouri Southern St. |
|
6. |
Ashland (Ohio) |
7-0 |
586 |
8 |
D. Walsh (Ohio), 30-0 |
Oct. 20 at Malone (Ohio) |
|
7t. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
6-1 |
519 |
9 |
D. Minot St. (N.D.), 44-6 |
Oct. 20 vs. Bemidji St. (Minn.) |
|
7t. |
Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
5-1 |
519 |
1 |
Lost to No. 7 Northwest Missouri St., 31-21 |
Oct. 20 vs. No. 16 Missouri Western St. |
|
9. |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
7-0 |
514 |
10 |
D. Southwest Minnesota St., 34-31 2OT |
Oct. 20 at Winona St. (Minn.) |
|
10. |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
6-0 |
458 |
11 |
D. Arkansas-Monticello, 58-7 |
Oct. 20 vs. No. 25 Harding (Ark.) |
|
11. |
Henderson St. (Ark.) |
7-0 |
438 |
12 |
D. No. 23 Harding (Ark.), 38-10 |
Oct. 20 vs. East Central (Okla.) |
|
12. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
5-1 |
416 |
13 |
D. Angelo St. (Texas), 35-28 |
Oct. 20 at Abilene Christian (Texas) |
|
13. |
Shippensburg (Pa.) |
7-0 |
384 |
16 |
D. Kutztown (Pa.), 73-35 |
Oct. 20 at West Chester (Pa.) |
|
14. |
California (Pa.) |
6-1 |
347 |
15 |
D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 30-0 |
Oct. 20 at Gannon (Pa.) |
|
15. |
Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
6-1 |
321 |
17 |
D. No. 18 Wayne St. (Mich.), 24-7 |
Oct. 20 at Hillsdale (Mich.) |
|
16. |
Missouri Western St. |
6-1 |
311 |
4 |
Lost to Missouri Southern St., 31-30 |
Oct. 20 at No. 7t Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
|
17. |
West Texas A&M |
6-1 |
266 |
20 |
D. Abilene Christian (Texas), 36-0 |
Oct. 20 at Eastern New Mexico |
|
18t. |
Emporia St. (Kan.) |
7-0 |
258 |
21 |
D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 13-0 |
Oct. 20 at Truman St. (Mo.) |
|
18t. |
Washburn (Kan.) |
6-1 |
258 |
19 |
D. Truman St. (Mo.), 35-24 |
Oct. 20 at Lindenwood (Mo.) |
|
20. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
6-1 |
197 |
22 |
D. Edinboro (Pa.), 26-10 |
Oct. 20 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
|
21. |
Miles (Ala.) |
6-1 |
100 |
NR |
D. Kentucky St., 45-0 |
Oct. 20 at Lane (Tenn.) |
|
22. |
Michigan Tech |
5-1 |
87 |
NR |
D. Northwood (Mich.), 28-21 |
Oct. 20 at Ferris St. (Mich.) |
|
23. |
Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
6-1 |
69 |
NR |
D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 31-23 |
Oct. 20 at Augustana (S.D.) |
|
24. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
5-2 |
39 |
14 |
Lost to Northern Michigan, 38-10 |
Oct. 20 vs. Northwood (Mich.) |
|
25. |
Harding (Ark.) |
5-1 |
31 |
23 |
Lost to No. 12 Henderson St. (Ark.), 38-10 |
Oct. 20 at No. 10 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
Dropped Out: Wayne St. (Mich.) (18), North Carolina-Pembroke (24), Shepherd (W.Va.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: West Alabama, 29; New Mexico Highlands, 26; Wayne St. (Mich.), 23; Hillsdale (Mich.), 18; Indianapolis (Ind.), 18; Central Washington, 15; Charleston (W.Va.), 14; Tuskegee (Ala.), 14; Bentley (Mass.), 13; American International (Mass.), 11; Southern Arkansas, 7; Central Missouri, 6; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 6; Chadron St. (Neb.), 5; Mars Hill (N.C.), 4; Mercyhurst (Pa.), 3; North Carolina-Pembroke, 1; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 1.
