Mavericks Drop To Eighth
11/9/2009 6:32:34 PM
Waco, Texas — The Minnesota State football team fell from fourth to eighth in this week's American Football Coaches Association poll.
The poll suffered its biggest shake-up of the year this week after several teams in the top-15 lost their season finales.
Minnesota State, which fell to St. Cloud State 26-21 last Saturday, join Minnesota Duluth (#4) as the only teams from the NSIC ranked in the poll.
The Mavericks (10-1, 9-1 NSIC) host #15 Hillsdale in the opening round of the 2009 Playoffs Saturday at Noon.
AFCA Coaches Poll (Nov. 9)
| Rank |
School (1st Place Votes |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
Central Washington (23) |
11-0 |
621 |
2 |
| 2. |
Northwest Missouri State (1) |
10-1 |
600 |
3 |
| 3. |
Grand Valley State |
10-1 |
565 |
5 |
| 4. |
Minnesota Duluth |
10-1 |
542 |
6 |
| 5. |
North Alabama (1) |
10-1 |
513 |
1 |
| 6. |
Nebraska-Kearney |
10-1 |
503 |
8 |
| 7. |
Midwestern State |
9-2 |
449 |
9 |
| 8. |
Minnesota State |
10-1 |
443 |
4 |
| 9. |
West Liberty |
10-1 |
405 |
11 |
| 10. |
Carson Newman |
9-2 |
385 |
14 |
| 11. |
North Carolina Pembroke |
9-1 |
378 |
10 |
| 12. |
Tarleston State |
9-2 |
331 |
7 |
| 13. |
Texas A&M Kingsville |
92 |
300 |
17 |
| 14. |
Tuskegee |
8-2 |
298 |
15 |
| 15. |
Hillsdale |
9-2 |
277 |
20 |
| 16. |
Saginaw Valley |
9-2 |
252 |
22 |
| 17. |
Shippensburg |
9-2 |
246 |
23 |
| 18. |
Abilene Christian |
8-3 |
179 |
12 |
| 19. |
Charleston |
9-2 |
157 |
25 |
| 20. |
Albany State |
8-2 |
145 |
13 |
| 21. |
Arkansas Tech |
8-2 |
107 |
NR |
| 22. |
California (Pa) |
8-3 |
90 |
18 |
| 23. |
Central Missouri |
8-3 |
88 |
16 |
| 24. |
Washburn |
8-3 |
75 |
NR |
| 25. |
Bloomsburg |
8-3 |
44 |
19 |
Maverick Achievement Award Recipient of the Week
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Women's Track and Field
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Men's Cross Country
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