WACO, Texas – The University of New Haven football team has climbed to No. 6 in this week’s American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll. The 4-0 Chargers were idle this past weekend but move up two spots after a Saturday that saw three top-10 teams fall to unranked opponents.
At No. 6 on the weekly ledger, New Haven is one slot shy of matching last season’s peak position of No. 5, attained on Nov. 14 following the completion of a 10-1 regular season with no losses against Division II competition.
The three major upsets of the week saw then-No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth fall to Saint Cloud State, former No. 6 California (Pa.) bested by West Chester and last week’s No. 9 Humboldt State dropped by Central Washington.
Defending National Champion Pittsburg State – idle last Saturday – maintained its No. 1 ranking and continues to receive 29 of 30 first-place votes. The other first-place tally once again went to No. 4 Winston-Salem State, which is also the only Super Region One team ranked ahead of the Chargers.
Other Super Region One teams appearing in the AFCA poll are a quartet of Pennsylvania teams: No. 7 Bloomsburg, co-No. 16 teams California and Shippensburg and No. 22 Indiana.
The Chargers were most recently ranked No. 9 in the D2Football.com Media Poll, which will be released on Tuesday.
New Haven returns to the gridiron on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium to meet Assumption. NewHavenChargers.com will present a live, high-definition broadcast of the action beginning at 12:30 p.m.
2012 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll – October 1, 2012
|
Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Week Five |
Next Game |
|
1. |
Pittsburg St. (Kan.) (29) |
4-0 |
749 |
1 |
Idle |
Oct. 6 vs. Central Missouri |
|
2. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
5-0 |
712 |
3 |
D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 50-21 |
Oct. 6 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.) |
|
3. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
5-0 |
684 |
4 |
D. Michigan Tech, 51-43 |
Oct. 6 vs. Ferris St. (Minn.) |
|
4. |
Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) (1) |
5-0 |
657 |
5 |
D. Bowie St. (Md.), 35-3 |
Oct. 6 at Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) |
|
5. |
Missouri Western St. |
5-0 |
627 |
7 |
D. Central Oklahoma, 45-23 |
Oct. 6 at Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
|
6. |
New Haven (Conn.) |
4-0 |
602 |
8 |
Idle |
Oct. 6 vs. Assumption (Mass.) |
|
7. |
Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
5-0 |
569 |
10 |
D. Gannon (Pa.), 43-24 |
Oct. 6 at Millersville (Pa.) |
|
8. |
Northwest Missouri St. |
4-1 |
485 |
11 |
D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 66-6 |
Oct. 6 at Central Oklahoma |
|
9. |
Ashland (Ohio) |
5-0 |
467 |
13 |
D. Lake Erie (Ohio), 68-21 |
Oct. 6 at Ohio Dominican |
|
10. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
4-1 |
445 |
2 |
Lost to St. Cloud State (Minn.), 51-49 |
Oct. 6 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead |
|
11. |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
4-0 |
443 |
12 |
D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 27-24 |
Oct. 6 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma St. |
|
12. |
Minnesota St.-Mankato |
5-0 |
409 |
15 |
D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 30-10 |
Oct. 6 at Augustana (S.D.) |
|
13. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
3-1 |
377 |
14 |
D. Incarnate Word (Texas), 34-7 |
Oct. 4 at No. 18 West Alabama |
|
14. |
Henderson St. (Ark.) |
5-0 |
337 |
17 |
D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 50-22 |
Oct. 6 vs. Arkansas-Monticello |
|
15. |
Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) |
4-1 |
271 |
16 |
D. Ferris St. (Mich.), 31-24 OT |
Oct. 6 at Northwood (Mich.) |
|
16t. |
California (Pa.) |
4-1 |
256 |
6 |
Lost to West Chester (Pa.), 37-34 |
Oct. 6 at Clarion (Pa.) |
|
16t. |
Shippensburg (Pa.) |
5-0 |
256 |
21 |
D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 49-6 |
Oct. 6 vs. LIU Post (N.Y.) |
|
18. |
West Alabama |
4-1 |
217 |
19 |
D. West Georgia, 24-20 |
Oct. 4 vs. No. 13 Midwestern St. (Texas) |
|
19. |
Wayne St. (Mich.) |
3-1 |
201 |
18 |
D. Northwood (Mich.), 21-11 |
Oct. 6 vs. Hillsdale (Mich.) |
|
20. |
Washburn (Kan.) |
4-1 |
185 |
20 |
D. Southwest Baptist (Mo.), 42-14 |
Oct. 6 at Lincoln (Mo.) |
|
21. |
West Texas A&M |
4-1 |
140 |
23 |
D. Tarleton St. (Texas), 41-21 |
Oct. 6 at Angelo St. (Texas) |
|
22. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
4-1 |
124 |
22 |
D. Millersville (Pa.), 41-7 |
Oct. 6 vs. Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
|
23. |
Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
5-0 |
112 |
25 |
D. Southwest Minnesota St., 41-22 |
Oct. 6 at Winona St. (Minn.) |
|
24. |
Humboldt St. (Calif.) |
4-1 |
84 |
9 |
Lost to Central Washington, 31-3 |
Oct. 6 vs. Western Oregon |
|
25. |
Emporia St. (Kan.) |
5-0 |
72 |
NR |
D. Lincoln (Mo.), 37-26 |
Oct. 6 at Southwest Baptist (Mo.) |
Dropped Out: Newberry (S.C.) (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Central Missouri, 69; Harding (Ark.), 57; Hillsdale (Mich.), 45; Central Washington, 38; North Carolina-Pembroke, 11; Miles (Ala.), 10; Shepherd (W.Va.), 9; West Chester (Pa.), 6; Michigan Tech, 5; Newberry (S.C.), 5; Chadron St. (Neb.), 3; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 3; Tuskegee (Ala.), 3; Bentley (Mass.), 2; New Mexico Highlands, 2; Indianapolis (Ind.), 1.
