INDIANAPOLIS - The University of Indianapolis has entered the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Coaches Poll in dramatic fashion with its week one debut at No. 18, it was announced Monday.
The Hounds were one of four GLVC squads to receive preseason recognition by the AFCA, garnering votes outside the top 25. Following UIndy's 24-20 upset over then-No. 2 Grand Valley State, which dropped to 14th this week, the Hounds secured their highest ranking in the AFCA poll since earning the No. 16 slot in the 2016 preseason poll. They finished the 2015 season ranked 18th.
Defending GLVC co-champion Southwest Baptist is currently receiving votes outside the poll.
Below is this week's AFCA Division II Football Top 25 Poll:
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS RANKING |
| 1 |
Northwest Missouri St. |
850 |
1 |
| 2 |
Ferris St. (Mich.) |
799 |
3 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
776 |
5 |
| 4 |
Shepherd (W.Va.) |
726 |
7 |
| 5 |
California (Pa.) |
675 |
8 |
| 6 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
649 |
9 |
| 7 |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
644 |
12 |
| 8 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
541 |
13 |
| 9 |
Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
502 |
17 |
| 10 |
LIU-Post (N.Y.) |
486 |
14 |
| 11 |
North Alabama |
468 |
6 |
| 12 |
Minnesota St. |
412 |
20 |
| 13 |
Central Missouri |
401 |
21 |
| 14 |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
338 |
2 |
| 15 |
Emporia St. (Kan.) |
310 |
4 |
| 16 |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
298 |
24 |
| 17 |
Colorado Mesa |
293 |
23 |
| 18 |
Indianapolis (Ind.) |
246 |
-- |
| 19 |
Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) |
201 |
-- |
| 20 |
Albany St. (Ga.) |
197 |
-- |
| 21 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
139 |
10 |
| 22 |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
138 |
-- |
| 23 |
Henderson St. (Ark.) |
126 |
-- |
| 24 |
West Chester (Pa.) |
101 |
-- |
| 25 |
West Georgia |
79 |
-- |
Others Receiving Votes: Valdosta St. (Ga.), 76; Florida Tech, 68; Arkansas Tech, 66; Colorado School of Mines, 60; Harding (Ark.), 53; Central Washington, 43; North Greenville (S.C.), 43; Ashland (Ohio), 32; Delta St. (Miss.), 28; Southern Arkansas, 22; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 20; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 19; North Carolina-Pembroke, 16; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 14; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 14; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 13; Bowie St. (Md.), 13; Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 11; Assumption (Mass.), 8; Gannon (Pa.), 8; Eastern New Mexico, 7; Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 5; Virginia St., 5; Findlay (Ohio), 2; Notre Dame (Ohio), 2; Winona St. (Minn.), 2; Angelo St. (Texas), 1; East Central (Okla.), 1; Mars Hill (N.C.), 1; Ohio Dominican, 1; Washburn (Kan.), 1.