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Truman Receives The 28th Most Votes In D2 Top 25 Poll

September 18, 2023 12:38PM CDT
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Truman Receives The 28th Most Votes In D2 Top 25 Poll
photo courtesy of Brad Boyer with Alpha Media Moberly

Truman State gained 20 more votes in this week’s AFCA Division II Top 25 Poll. The 3-0 Bulldogs received 32 votes, which is the 28th most in the Poll. Truman will play at Wayne State, Michigan, on Saturday. GLVC rival Indianapolis beat Wayne 28-7 on Saturday and bumped up two spots to 16th. Ferris State lost by just seven to the 11th ranked team in the FCS D1 Poll, Montana, and remains the number one team in D2. Central Missouri is ranked 25th, after a two-point conversion for the win came up short against 3rd ranked Pittsburg State. Northwest Missouri State has dropped out of the Top 25 after losing back-to-back games for the first time since 2017. You can find the full poll with this story at centralmoinfo.com.

1 Ferris St. (Mich.) (23) 2-1 740 1 Lost to Montana, 17-10 Sept. 30 vs. Northern Michigan
2 Colorado School of Mines (7) 3-0 726 2 D. Adams St. (Colo.), 70-7 Sept. 23 at Colorado St.-Pueblo
3 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 3-0 687 3 D. Central Missouri, 38-37 Sept. 23 vs. Nebraska-Kearney
4 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 3-0 622 5 D. Southern Arkansas, 52-24 Sept. 23 at Arkansas-Monticello
5 Minnesota St. 3-0 590 6 D. Minot St. (N.D.), 52-25 Sept. 23 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
6 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 2-1 568 7 D. No. 19 Assumption (Mass.), 43-7 Sept. 30 at Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
7 West Florida 2-1 564 4 Lost to Florida A&M, 31-10 Sept. 23 vs. West Georgia
8 Delta St. (Miss.) 3-0 555 8 D. Mississippi Valley St., 35-7 Sept. 23 vs. Shorter (Ga.)
9 Bemidji St. (Minn.) 3-0 510 10 D. Winona St. (Minn.), 36-10 Sept. 23 at Mary (N.D.)
10 Harding (Ark.) 3-0 475 11 D. Arkansas-Monticello, 59-19 Sept. 23 at No. 20 Henderson St. (Ark.)
11 Emporia St. (Kan.) 3-0 450 12 D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 38-0 Sept. 23 vs. Central Oklahoma
12 Slippery Rock (Pa.) 3-0 407 13 D. Millersville (Pa.), 42-21 Sept. 23 at Seton Hill (Pa.)
13 Shepherd (W.Va.) 3-0 366 14 D. California (Pa.), 44-34 Sept. 23 vs. Kutztown (Pa.)
14 Benedict (S.C.) 3-0 354 16 D. Lane (Tenn.), 54-7 Sept. 23 at Chowan (N.C.)
15 Virginia Union 3-0 307 17 D. Livingstone (N.C.), 28-20 Sept. 23 vs. Fayetteville St. (N.C.)
16 Indianapolis (Ind.) 2-0 280 18 D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 28-7 Sept. 23 at Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)
17 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 3-0 250 20 D. Erskine (S.C.), 62-0 Sept. 23 at Carson-Newman (Tenn.)
18 Texas A&M-Kingsville 3-0 249 21 D. Western New Mexico, 30-9 Sept. 23 at Texas-Permian Basin
19 Western Colorado 3-0 194 25 D. No. 22 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 30-14 Sept. 23 at Chadron St. (Neb.)
20 Henderson St. (Ark.) 3-0 177 23 D. Arkansas Tech, 27-24 Sept. 23 vs. No. 10 Harding (Ark.)
21 Davenport (Mich.) 2-0 134 24 Idle Sept. 23 vs. William Jewell (Mo.)
22 Angelo St. (Tex.) 1-2 110 9 Lost to Central Washington, 27-24 Sept. 23 vs. Western New Mexico
23 Minnesota-Duluth 3-0 96 NR D. Sioux Falls (S.D.), 42-34 Sept. 23 at Southwest Minnesota St.
24 Assumption (Mass.) 2-1 64 19 Lost to No. 7 Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 43-7 Sept. 30 vs. Pace (N.Y.)
25 Central Missouri 2-1 35 NR Lost to No. 3 Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 38-37 Sept. 23 at Washburn (Kan.)

Dropped Out: Northwest Missouri St. (15), Colorado St.-Pueblo (22)

Others Receiving Votes: Valdosta St. (Ga.), 34; Tuskegee (Ala.), 33; *Truman St. (Mo.), 32; Augustana (S.D.), 30; Virginia St., 28; Northwest Missouri St., 23; Indiana (Pa.), 17; West Georgia, 11; Tiffin (Ohio), 8; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 5; Central Washington, 4; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 4; Mars Hill (N.C.), 4; Missouri Western St., 3; Ashland (Ohio), 2; Notre Dame (Ohio), 2.