Northern State Receiving Votes, Augie Remains #5 in AFCA Poll

Our three area DII programs are all playing well down the stretch of the regular season, and two of the three are represented in the latest AFCA Poll.

The Augustana Vikings picked up a big road win in Marshall against Southwest Minnesota State, and remain #5 in the rankings.

The Northern State Wolves won their third straight on Saturday, edging Moorhead at home 49-48, and are now receiving votes in the poll.

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The USF Cougars won their second straight, a 24-17 triumph on the road over Minot, but are not yet receiving votes again at 5-3 overall.

Here's a look at the latest rankings:

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	Ferris St. (31)	8-0	775	1	D. No. 18 Grand Valley St., 38-31	Nov. 1 vs. Northern Michigan
2	Harding	8-0	743	2	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 55-0	Nov. 1 vs. Oklahoma Baptist
3	West Florida	8-0	707	3	D. West Virginia St., 55-6	Nov. 1 at No. 15 Delta St.
4	Kutztown	8-0	686	4	D. West Chester, 41-7	Nov. 1 vs. East Stroudsburg
5	Augustana (S.D.)	8-0	635	5	D. Southwest Minnesota St., 57-29	Nov. 1 vs. Northern St.
6	Western Colorado	8-0	610	6	D. Colorado School of Mines, 40-17	Nov. 1 vs. No. 7 Colorado St.-Pueblo
7	Colorado St.-Pueblo	7-1	578	7	Idle	Nov. 1 at No. 6 Western Colorado
8	Central Washington	7-1	544	8	D. Midwestern St., 56-13	Nov. 1 vs. No. 16 Angelo St.
9	Pittsburg St.	6-2	507	10	Idle	Nov. 1 vs. Missouri Southern St.
10	Virginia Union	7-1	448	12	D. Bowie St., 24-7	Nov. 1 at Bluefield St.
11	Findlay	8-0	444	14	D. Ohio Dominican, 27-20	Nov. 1 at Northwood
12	UIndy	7-1	438	13	Idle	Nov. 1 at Quincy
13	Minnesota-Duluth	7-1	394	15	D. UMary, 54-32	Nov. 1 at Jamestown
14	Northwest Missouri St.	7-1	380	16	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 14-0	Nov. 1 at Emporia St.
15	Delta St.	7-1	373	17	D. No. 11 West Alabama, 41-38	Nov. 1 vs. No. 3 West Florida
16	Angelo St.	6-2	271	19	D. Sul Ross St., 62-0	Nov. 1 at No. 8 Central Washington
17	Ashland	7-1	235	20	D. Tiffin, 30-27	Nov. 1 vs. Walsh
18	Minnesota St.	6-2	223	9	Lost to Wayne St. (Neb.), 35-20	Nov. 1 vs. Southwest Minnesota St.
19	Johnson C. Smith	7-1	195	22	D. Winston-Salem St., 52-27	Nov. 1 at Fayetteville St.
20	UT Permian Basin	6-2	189	23	D. West Texas A&M, 22-6	Nov. 1 at Western New Mexico
21	West Alabama	5-2	178	11	Lost to No. 17 Delta St., 41-38	Nov. 1 at Valdosta St.
22	Slippery Rock	5-2	129	24	Idle	Nov. 1 vs. Clarion
23	Albany St.	7-1	109	NR	D. No. 21 Benedict, 31-3	Nov. 1 vs. Savannah St.
24	Frostburg St.	7-1	83	NR	D. Wheeling, 31-13	Nov. 1 at California (Pa.)
25	Grand Valley St.	4-3	64	18	Lost to No. 1 Ferris St., 38-31	Nov. 1 at Wayne St. (Mich.)

Dropped Out: Benedict (21), Southern Arkansas (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Assumption, 28; Newberry, 20; Benedict, 19; UNC Pembroke, 16; Chadron St., 14; Northern St., 10; Indiana (Pa.), 9; Northwood, 7; Saginaw Valley St., 3; Southern Arkansas, 3; Western Oregon, 3; Carson-Newman, 2; Michigan Tech, 2; Upper Iowa, 1.

Here's a look at the upcoming weekend schedule for the three programs:

Saturday, November 1st

(RV) Northern State @ #5 Augustana - 1:00pm

Winona State @ USF - 1:00pm

Source: AFCA Polls