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Jack Ransom

Shepherd Football Climbs in Polls

10/4/2021 7:10:00 PM

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Shepherd University is tied for 16th in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll and ranks 15th in the latest D2Football.com poll for Oct 4. Shepherd handed previously undefeated Shippensburg at 59-27 setback on Saturday. 

The Rams return to action on Saturday when they travel to Lock Haven for a 1 p.m. contest. 

The complete polls are listed below. 

  

2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 4, 2021 

                                                                                                  

Rank 

School (1st votes) 

Rec. 

Pts. 

Prev. 

Week 5 

Next Game 

West Florida (30) 

4-0 

750 

D. Delta St. (Miss.), 39-33 

Oct. 9 at North Greenville (S.C.) 

Northwest Missouri St. 

4-0 

709 

D. Missouri Western, 30-7 

Oct. 9 vs. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 

Ferris St. (Mich.) 

5-0 

698 

D. Northwood (Mich.), 67-25 

Oct. 16 at No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 

Valdosta St. (Ga.) 

4-0 

658 

D. Shorter (Ga.), 49-13 

Oct. 9 vs. Delta St. (Miss.) 

Colorado School of Mines 

5-0 

624 

D. Western Colorado, 20-14 OT 

Oct. 9 at Black Hills St. (S.D.) 

Slippery Rock (Pa.) 

5-0 

599 

D. Clarion (Pa.), 75-0 

Oct. 9 at Edinboro (Pa.) 

Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 

4-0 

575 

D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 49-17 

Oct. 9 vs. Northwood (Mich.) 

Wingate (N.C.) 

4-0 

513 

10 

D. Tusculum (Tenn.), 43-35 

Oct. 9 at Limestone (S.C.) 

Henderson St. (Ark.) 

5-0 

504 

13 

D. Southeastern Oklahoma, 27-24 

Oct. 9 vs. East Central (Okla.) 

10 

West Alabama 

5-0 

480 

15 

D. No. 9 West Georgia, 38-20 

Oct. 9 at Shorter (Ga.) 

11 

Minnesota St. 

4-1 

369 

17 

D. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.), 58-10 

Oct. 9 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.) 

12 

Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 

4-1 

329 

19 

D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 64-17 

Oct. 9 at Southwestern Oklahoma 

13 

West Georgia 

4-1 

327 

Lost to No. 15 West Alabama, 38-20 

Oct. 9 at Mississippi College 

14 

Notre Dame (Ohio) 

4-1 

295 

Lost to Charleston (W.Va.), 38-28 

Oct. 9 vs. No. 23 Frostburg St. (Md.) 

15 

California (Pa.) 

5-0 

283 

25t 

D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 37-0 

Oct. 9 at Gannon (Pa.) 

    16T 

Bowie St. (Md.) 

4-1 

257 

20 

D. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.), 44-7 

Oct. 9 at No. 24 Chowan (N.C.) 

   

Shepherd (W.Va.) 

4-1 

257 

21 

D. Shippensburg (Pa.), 59-27 

Oct. 9 at Lock Haven (Pa.) 

18 

Bentley (Mass.) 

5-0 

227 

24 

D. Saint Anselm (N.H.), 34-21 

Oct. 9 vs. Pace (N.Y.) 

19 

Minnesota-Duluth 

4-1 

197 

22 

D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 26-21 

Oct. 9 at Mary (N.D.) 

20 

Midwestern St. (Texas) 

4-1 

185 

11 

Lost to Central Washington, 30-20 

Oct. 9 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville 

21 

Harding (Ark.) 

4-1 

157 

23 

D. Oklahoma Baptist, 31-7 

Oct. 9 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) 

22 

Nebraska-Kearney 

4-1 

142 

12 

Lost to Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 42-35 

Oct. 9 vs. Missouri Western 

23 

Frostburg St. (Md.) 

5-0 

137 

NR 

D. North Carolina-Pembroke, 51-21 

Oct. 9 at No. 14 Notre Dame (Ohio) 

24 

Chowan (N.C.) 

5-0 

116 

NR 

D. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 73-7 

Oct. 9 vs. No. 16t Bowie St. (Md.) 

25 

Augustana (S.D.) 

4-1 

113 

14 

Lost to Sioux Falls (S.D.), 28-26 

Oct. 9 vs. Upper Iowa 

 

 

D2Football.com Top 25 Poll
October 4, 2021 

Rank 

Team 

Record 

Last 

1 

West Florida 

4-0 

2 

Ferris State 

5-0 

3 

Valdosta State 

4-0 

4 

Northwest Missouri 

4-0 

5 

Colorado School of Mines 

5-0 

6 

Grand Valley 

4-0 

7 

Slippery Rock 

5-0 

8 

Wingate 

4-0 

10 

9 

Harding 

4-1 

14 

10 

Minnesota State 

4-1 

13 

11 

West Alabama 

5-0 

23 

12 

Ouachita Baptist 

4-1 

17 

13 

Bowie State 

4-1 

18 

14 

Notre Dame 

4-1 

15 

Shepherd 

4-1 

19 

16 

West Georgia 

4-1 

17 

Minnesota Duluth 

4-1 

20 

18 

Midwestern State 

4-1 

11 

19 

Angelo State 

4-1 

21 

20 

Augustana 

4-1 

12 

21 

Henderson State 

5-0 

NR 

22 

Texas A&M-Commerce 

3-2 

25 

23 

Bentley 

5-0 

NR 

24 

Nebraska-Kearney 

4-1 

15 

25 

Cal U 

5-0 

NR 

                                                                 

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