Truman Moves Up The D2 Football Rankings

courtesy: Truman State University

Truman State moved up to 21st in the latest American Football Coaches Association Top 25 Poll. That’s a four-spot jump for the 7-1 Bulldogs. The GLVC’s first place team, Indianapolis, is now in the top 10, at number 10. Central Missouri is up one spot to 15th. Three of the top four teams are from Super Region 3 (Truman’s region), with Pittsburg State (Kan.), Grand Valley State (Mich.) and Harding (Ark.) ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively. Colorado School of Mines is number one.

Truman will play at Southwest Baptist this Saturday. You can hear the game on KRES and centralmoinfo.com starting at 12:15.

1 Colorado School of Mines (28) 8-0 724 1 D. Black Hills St. (S.D.), 42-17 Oct. 28 vs. No. 9 Western Colorado
2 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 8-0 693 2 D. Northwest Missouri St., 28-7 Oct. 28 vs. Sioux Falls (S.D.)
3 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 6-1 652 4 D. Northern Michigan, 73-14 Oct. 28 vs. Michigan Tech
4 Harding (Ark.) 8-0 635 6 D. Southern Arkansas, 54-20 Oct. 28 at Southeastern Oklahoma St.
5 Benedict (S.C.) 8-0 567 8 D. Kentucky St., 63-14 Oct. 28 at Savannah St.
6 Slippery Rock (Pa.) (1) 8-0 552 7 D. California (Pa.), 42-21 Oct. 28 vs. Clarion (Pa.)
7 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 8-0 520 10 D. Newberry (S.C.), 24-10 Oct. 28 vs. Wingate (N.C.)
8 Ferris St. (Mich.) 5-2 505 9 D. Michigan Tech, 35-21 Oct. 28 vs. American International (Mass.)
9 Western Colorado 8-0 475 12 D. New Mexico Highlands, 62-0 Oct. 28 at No. 1 Colorado School of Mines
10 Indianapolis (Ind.) 7-0 459 11 D. Quincy (Ill.), 24-14 Oct. 28 vs. Upper Iowa
11 Davenport (Mich.) 7-0 408 13 D. Mary (N.D.), 44-34 Oct. 28 vs. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
12 Augustana (S.D.) 8-0 397 17 D. No. 3 Minnesota St., 28-10 Oct. 28 at Wayne St. (Neb.)
13 Minnesota St. 7-1 333 3 Lost to No. 17 Augustana (S.D.), 28-10 Oct. 28 vs. Southwest Minnesota St.
14 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 7-1 329 14 D. Arkansas Tech, 31-24 Oct. 26 at Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
15 Central Missouri 7-1 321 16 D. No. 24 Emporia St. (Kan.), 77-27 Oct. 28 at Missouri Southern St.
16t. Bemidji St. (Minn.) 6-1 295 15 D. Concordia (Minn.), 38-3 Oct. 28 at No. 25 Minnesota-Duluth
16t. Delta St. (Miss.) 7-1 295 5 Lost to No. 18 West Florida, 24-21 Nov. 4 at West Georgia
18 West Florida 6-2 292 18 D. No. 5 Delta St. (Miss.), 24-21 Oct. 28 vs. No. 24 Valdosta St. (Ga.)
19 Tiffin (Ohio) 8-0 196 23 D. Kentucky Wesleyan, 37-12 Oct. 28 vs. Walsh (Ohio)
20 Shepherd (W.Va.) 7-1 192 22 D. West Chester (Pa.), 59-21 Oct. 28 at Bloomsburg (Pa.)
21 Truman St. (Mo.) 7-1 133 25 D. William Jewell (Mo.), 31-10 Oct. 28 at Southwest Baptist (Mo.)
22 Texas-Permian Basin 7-1 115 NR D. No. 19 Angelo St. (Tex.), 28-23 Oct. 28 vs. Western Oregon
23 Virginia Union 7-1 113 NR D. Lincoln (Pa.), 57-0 Oct. 28 at Bluefield St. (W.Va.)
24 Valdosta St. (Ga.) 7-1 81 NR D. Shorter (Ga.), 42-14 Oct. 28 at No. 18 West Florida
25 Minnesota-Duluth 7-1 56 NR D. Minot St. (N.D.), 42-7 Oct. 28 vs. No. 16t Bemidji St. (Minn.)

Dropped Out: Angelo St. (Tex.) (19), Virginia St. (20), Assumption (Mass.) (21), Emporia St. (Kan.) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia St., 28; Missouri Western St., 20; Central Washington, 11; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 10; Assumption (Mass.), 9; Henderson St. (Ark.), 4; Mars Hill (N.C.), 2; Angelo St. (Tex.), 1; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 1; Southern Arkansas, 1.