Fresh off securing its fifth GLVC title in six seasons, the UIndy football team (9-0, 6-0 GLVC) moved up to No. 5 in this week's AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Monday. The Greyhounds matched their highest-ever position in the weekly rankings, first set earlier this season.
UIndy's upward swing comes on the heels of a big shake-up at the top of the poll, as two-time defending-national-champ Northwest Missouri State endured its first loss since 2014 after dropping a 20-10 decision at rival Pittsburg State over the weekend. The result makes UIndy's current 13-game winning streak the longest such streak in Division II.
Meanwhile, the new Division II No. 1 is Minnesota State, who moved up from No. 3, leapfrogging second-ranked Shepherd in the process.
The Hounds return home for their final two regular-season contests, starting with a match-up with Missouri S&T Saturday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. ET.
AFCA DIVISION II COACHES POLL
| RK |
SCHOOL (1st-place votes) |
REC |
PTS |
PREV |
| 1. |
Minnesota State (10) |
9-0 |
822 |
3 |
| 2. |
Shepherd (22) |
8-0 |
820 |
2 |
| 3. |
Indiana (Pa.) (2) |
9-0 |
777 |
4 |
| 4. |
Midwestern State |
7-0 |
717 |
5 |
| 5. |
Indianapolis |
9-0 |
710 |
6 |
| 6. |
Fort Hays State |
9-0 |
683 |
7 |
| 7. |
Central Washington |
9-0 |
625 |
8 |
| 8. |
Northwest Missouri State |
8-1 |
577 |
1 |
| 9. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
7-1 |
558 |
9 |
| 10. |
Assumption |
8-0 |
516 |
T-12 |
| 11. |
Ashland |
8-1 |
510 |
T-12 |
| 12. |
Ferris State |
7-1 |
483 |
11 |
| 13. |
Sioux Falls |
8-1 |
405 |
14 |
| 14. |
Wingate |
8-0 |
402 |
16 |
| 15. |
Colorado Mesa |
8-1 |
399 |
15 |
| 16. |
Virginia State |
8-0 |
347 |
17 |
| 17. |
Humboldt State |
7-1 |
295 |
18 |
| 18. |
Winona State |
8-1 |
289 |
10 |
| 19. |
Grand Valley State |
7-2 |
215 |
19 |
| 20. |
Bowie State |
8-1 |
214 |
20 |
| 21. |
Eastern New Mexico |
7-1 |
190 |
21 |
| 22. |
Findlay |
8-1 |
159 |
22 |
| 23. |
West Alabama |
7-2 |
100 |
25 |
| 24. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
7-2 |
88 |
24 |
| 25. |
West Georgia |
7-2 |
48 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Shippensburg, 41; Central Missouri, 25; Slippery Rock, 15; Ouachita Baptist, 7; Minnesota-Duluth, 5; Washburn, 4; California (Pa.), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Notre Dame (Ohio), 1.