SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- Shepherd University is ranked 13th in the AFCA Poll and 14th in the D2Football.com poll for this week. The Rams climbed two spots in the AFCA poll and five spots in the D2Football.com poll. Shepherd opened the season with a 35-30 win on the road at Ohio Dominican. 

The Rams return to action on Saturday when they travel to Gannon for a noon contest. 

The complete polls are listed below. 

2021 American Football Coaches Association Preseason Division II Coaches' Poll – September 7, 2021 

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Season Opener Next Game 

1. West Florida (28) 1-0 744  

2. Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) 1-0 703  

3. Minnesota St. 1-0 668  

4. Northwest Missouri St. 1-0 629  

5. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 1-0 599  

6. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) (1) 1-0 593  

7. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 560  

8. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 1-0 547  

9. Colorado School of Mines 1-0 504  

10. Notre Dame (Ohio) 1-0 499  

11. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 1-0 433 12. Indianapolis (Ind.) 1-0 399  

13. Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 368  

14. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 0-0  

15. Indiana (Pa.) 0-0 266 16. Tiffin (Ohio) 1-0 236  

17. Harding (Ark.) 1-0 227  

18. Kutztown (Pa.) 1-0 220  

19. Colorado St.-Pueblo 0-1 201  

20. Minnesota-Duluth 1-0 189  

21. Wingate (N.C.) 1-0 156  

22. Angelo St. (Texas) 1-0 134  

23. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 1-0 123  

24. West Georgia 1-0 71  

25. Bowie St. (Md.) 0-1 58 18 

D2Football.com Top 25 Preseason Poll
September 7, 2021 

Rank	Team	Record	Last
1	West Florida	1-0	1
2	Ferris State	1-0	3
3	Minnesota State	1-0	2
4	Northwest Missouri	1-0	4
5	Texas A&M-Commerce	1-0	5
6	Valdosta State	1-0	6
7	Lenoir-Rhyne	1-0	7
8	Colorado School of Mines	1-0	8
9	Notre Dame	1-0	10
10	Slippery Rock	1-0	9
11	Ouachita Baptist	1-0	13
12	Harding	1-0	14
13	Indianapolis	1-0	15
14	Shepherd	1-0	19
15	CSU-Pueblo	0-1	12
16	Kutztown	1-0	16
17	Angelo State	1-0	25
18	Wingate	1-0	21
19	Tiffin	1-0	22
20	IUP	0-0	20
21	Grand Valley	0-0	24
22	West Georgia	1-0	NR
23	Bowie State	0-1	17
24	Pittsburg State	1-0	NR
25	Augustana	1-0	NR