SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. – The Shepherd University football team is ranked 21st in the final 2019 D2Football.com Poll for Dec. 31. The Rams earlier finished 22nd in the final AFCA Poll.
The Rams finished the 2019 season with a 10-3 overall mark. Shepherd handed #23 IUP a 31-27 loss in the first round of the NCAA II Playoffs before dropping a 51-30 decision to #9 Slippery Rock in the second round.
D2Football.com Top 25 Poll
December 31, 2019
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Rank
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Team
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Record
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Previous
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1
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West Florida
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13-2
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19
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2
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Minnesota State
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14-1
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3
|
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3
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Ferris State
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12-1
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2
|
|
4
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Lenoir-Rhyne
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13-1
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6
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5
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Valdosta State
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10-1
|
1
|
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6
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Northwest Missouri
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12-2
|
11
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7
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Texas A&M-Commerce
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10-3
|
20
|
|
8
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Tarleton State
|
11-1
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5
|
|
9
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Slippery Rock
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13-1
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8
|
|
10
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Colorado School of Mines
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12-1
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7
|
|
11
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Notre Dame
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12-2
|
15
|
|
12
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Central Missouri
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11-2
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14
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|
13
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CSU-Pueblo
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10-1
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9
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|
14
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Harding
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10-2
|
10
|
|
15
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Ouachita Baptist
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11-1
|
4
|
|
16
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Kutztown
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11-2
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18
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|
17
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Carson-Newman
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9-3
|
24
|
|
18
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Wingate
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10-2
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17
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|
19
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Indianapolis
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9-2
|
13
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20
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Bowie State
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11-1
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12
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|
21
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Shepherd
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10-3
|
25
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|
22
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Lindenwood
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9-4
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NR
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|
23
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IUP
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10-2
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16
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|
24
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Tiffin
|
9-2
|
21
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|
25
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Augustana
|
9-3
|
22
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