SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – Shepherd University is ranked fourth in the latest 2016 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Poll and sixth in the latest D2Football.com Poll.
Shepherd recorded a 27-12 win over West Virginia Wesleyan in the season opener and will travel to University of Charleston on Thursday for a 7 p.m. contest
The complete polls are listed below.
AFCA Top 25 for September 5, 2016.
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Record |
Pts. |
Prev. |
| 1. |
Northwest Missouri St. (30) |
1-0 |
750 |
1 |
| 2. |
West Georgia |
1-0 |
703 |
2 |
| 3. |
Grand Valley St. (Mich.) |
1-0 |
687 |
3 |
| 4. |
Shepherd (W.Va.) |
1-0 |
650 |
4 |
| 5. |
Ashland (Ohio) |
1-0 |
615 |
6 |
| 6. |
Minnesota St. |
1-0 |
581 |
7 |
| 7. |
Ferris St. (Mich.) |
1-0 |
493 |
12 |
| 8. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
1-0 |
481 |
9t |
| 9. |
Henderson St. (Ark.) |
1-0 |
479 |
9t |
| 10. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
0-0 |
474 |
8 |
| 11. |
Colorado School of Mines |
1-0 |
449 |
18 |
| 12. |
Slippery Rock (Pa.) |
1-0 |
438 |
11 |
| 13. |
Humboldt St. (Calif.) |
1-0 |
398 |
13 |
| 14. |
Midwestern St. (Texas) |
1-0 |
376 |
14 |
| 15. |
Tuskegee (Ala.) |
1-0 |
297 |
17 |
| 16. |
Central Missouri |
1-0 |
290 |
20 |
| 17. |
Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
1-0 |
207 |
23 |
| 18. |
Assumption (Mass.) |
1-0 |
203 |
21 |
| 19. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
0-1 |
198 |
5 |
| 20. |
North Alabama |
0-1 |
189 |
15 |
| 21. |
Augustana (S.D.) |
1-0 |
143 |
25 |
| 22. |
Florida Tech |
1-0 |
108 |
NR |
| 23. |
Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
1-0 |
104 |
NR |
| 24. |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
1-0 |
83 |
NR |
| 25. |
Colorado Mesa |
1-0 |
45 |
NR |
D2Football.com Top 25 Poll
September 6, 2016
| Team |
Record is Now |
Last Week |
| 1 |
Northwest Missouri |
1-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
West Georgia |
1-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Grand Valley |
1-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
Minnesota State |
1-0 |
5 |
| 5 |
Ashland |
1-0 |
7 |
| 6 |
Shepherd |
1-0 |
6 |
| 7 |
Ferris State |
1-0 |
9 |
| 8 |
Central Missouri |
1-0 |
10 |
| 9 |
North Alabama |
0-1 |
8 |
| 10 |
Humboldt State |
1-0 |
14 |
| 11 |
Midwestern State |
1-0 |
11 |
| 12 |
Colorado Mines |
1-0 |
21 |
| 13 |
Henderson State |
1-0 |
16 |
| 14 |
IUP |
0-0 |
15 |
| 15 |
Slippery Rock |
1-0 |
17 |
| 16 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
0-0 |
18 |
| 17 |
Tuskegee |
1-0 |
19 |
| 18 |
Sioux Falls |
1-0 |
20 |
| 19 |
Augustana |
1-0 |
22 |
| 20 |
CSU-Pueblo |
0-1 |
4 |
| 21 |
Valdosta State |
1-0 |
23 |
| 22 |
Emporia State |
0-1 |
12 |
| 23 |
Minnesota Duluth |
0-1 |
13 |
| 24 |
Assumption |
1-0 |
NR |
| 25 |
West Chester |
1-0 |
NR |
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