Waco, TX (NSUWolves.com) – For the third week in a row, the Northern State University football team is receiving votes as a part of the AFCA NCAA Division II Top-25 Coaches Poll. The Wolves are receiving 16 votes in this week’s poll, holding a 3-1 record on the year.
Northern is joined by NSIC opponents No. 4 Minnesota State, No. 13 Minnesota Duluth, and No. 20 Augustana.
WEEK 3 – AFCA TOP-25 POLL
|
Rank
|
School (1st votes)
|
Rec.
|
Pts.
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Prev.
|
|
1.
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Ferris St. (31)
|
3-0
|
775
|
1
|
|
2.
|
Harding
|
3-0
|
744
|
2
|
|
3.
|
Kutztown
|
3-0
|
702
|
3
|
|
4.
|
Minnesota St.
|
4-0
|
668
|
4
|
|
5.
|
CSU Pueblo
|
4-0
|
652
|
5
|
|
6.
|
Grand Valley St.
|
4-0
|
611
|
6
|
|
7.
|
Northwest Missouri St.
|
3-0
|
594
|
7
|
|
8.
|
Western Colorado
|
4-0
|
544
|
8
|
|
9.
|
Findlay
|
3-0
|
520
|
9
|
|
10.
|
Slippery Rock
|
3-0
|
468
|
11
|
|
11.
|
Indiana (Pa.)
|
3-0
|
425
|
12
|
|
12.
|
Emporia St.
|
4-0
|
385
|
17
|
|
13.
|
Minnesota-Duluth
|
3-1
|
373
|
14
|
|
14.
|
Central Washington
|
1-2
|
347
|
16
|
|
15.
|
Benedict
|
3-0
|
260
|
19
|
|
16.
|
Carson-Newman
|
4-0
|
255
|
22
|
|
17.
|
Western Oregon
|
2-1
|
253
|
10
|
|
18.
|
Davenport
|
4-0
|
223
|
24
|
|
19.
|
Northeastern St.
|
3-1
|
202
|
15
|
|
20.
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Augustana (S.D.)
|
3-1
|
194
|
20
|
|
21.
|
Newberry
|
2-1
|
178
|
21
|
|
22.
|
Valdosta St.
|
3-1
|
125
|
13
|
|
23.
|
Northwood
|
3-0
|
114
|
25t
|
|
24.
|
Michigan Tech
|
3-1
|
94
|
25t
|
|
25.
|
North Greenville
|
3-0
|
93
|
NR
|
Others Receiving Votes: Henderson St., 51; Shepherd, 39; West Alabama, 34; Fort Hays St., 31; UT Permian Basin, 29; Northern St., 16; Virginia Union, 16; Walsh, 16; UNC Pembroke, 15; Ashland, 10; East Central, 7; Roosevelt, 6; Mars Hill, 5; Black Hills St., 1.