Waco, Texas --- The Minnesota State football team continued its upward trend in the American Football Coaches Association NCAA Division II Top-25 Coaches’ Poll this week, jumping from #12 a week ago to #10.
The Mavericks are joined by ninth-ranked Minnesota Duluth as the only teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in the top-25. The University of Sioux Falls and St. Cloud State are each receiving votes in this week’s poll.
The ranking marks the 24th time in program history that the Mavericks have been ranked in the top-10 and the first time it has been since it was ranked eighth in the Nov. 2, 2009 poll.
Minnesota State (6-0, 6-0 NSIC) returns to action this weekend as it entertains Southwest Minnesota State. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.
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Minnesota State in the 2012 AFCA Division II Coaches Poll
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Week
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Poll
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Preseason Poll (8/13)
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Receiving Votes (41)
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Week 1 (9/3)
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Receiving Votes (36)
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Week 2 (9/10)
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Receiving Votes (80)
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Week 3 (9/17)
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22
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Week 4 (9/24)
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15
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Week 5 (10/1)
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12
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Week 6 (10/8)
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10
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2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll –
Oct. 8, 2012
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Rank
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Team (1st Place Votes)
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Record
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Points
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Previous
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1
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Pittsburg State (29)
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5-0
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749
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1
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2
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Colorado St. – Pueblo
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6-0
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708
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2
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3
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Winston-Salem State (1)
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6-0
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681
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4
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4
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Missouri Western State
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6-0
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658
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5
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5
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New haven
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5-0
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632
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6
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6
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Bloomsburg
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6-0
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600
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7
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7
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Northwest Missouri State
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5-1
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540
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8
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8
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Ashland
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6-0
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538
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9
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9
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Minnesota Duluth
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5-1
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472
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10
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10
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Minnesota State
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6-0
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458
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12
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11
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Ouchita Baptist
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5-0
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456
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11
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12
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Henderson State
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6-0
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388
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14
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13
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Midwestern State
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4-1
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370
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13
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14
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Grand Valley State
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5-1
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335
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3
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15
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California (Pa.)
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5-1
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296
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16t
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16
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Shippensburg
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6-0
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293
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16t
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17
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Saginaw Valley State
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5-1
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286
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15
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18
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Wayne State (Mich.)
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4-1
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247
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19
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19
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Washburn
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5-1
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209
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20
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20
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West Texas A&M
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5-1
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197
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21
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21
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Emporia State
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6-0
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162
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25
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22
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Indiana (Pa.)
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5-1
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153
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22
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23
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Harding
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5-0
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132
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NR
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24
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North Carolina-Pembroke
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5-1
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39
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NR
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25
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Shepherd
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5-1
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24
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NR
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