Shepherd University Athletics

SHEPHERD MOVES TO 15TH IN AFCA DIVISION II COACHES' POLL

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- The Shepherd University football team is ranked 15th in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll for October 18.

Shepherd (8-0) is coming off a 48-21 win over Concord last Saturday. The Rams are also ranked 18th in the latest (Oct. 18) poll by D2Football.com. Shepherd maintained a third place ranking behind Bloomsburg (8-0) and East Stroudsburg (6-1) in the NCAA II Northeast Region Poll for this week. The complete AFCA poll is listed below.

2005 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches¹ Poll

October 18, 2005

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts.

1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (15) 7-0 615

2. North Dakota (10) 8-0 610

3. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 7-1 570

4. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 8-0 541

5. Albany St. (Ga.) 5-1 467

6. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 6-1 453

7. West Texas A&M 8-0 449

8. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 7-1 428

9. Northwood (Mich.) 7-1 421

10. Washburn (Kan.) 7-1 382

11. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 6-1 372

12. South Dakota 7-1 341

13. Arkansas Tech 6-1 318

14. North Alabama 6-1 287

15. Shepherd (W.Va.) 8-0 280

16. Presbyterian (S.C.) 7-1 276

17. Tuskegee (Ala.) 6-1 271

18. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 6-2 206

19. Tarleton St. (Tex.) 6-1 173

20. Northwest Missouri St. 5-2 170

21T. St. Augustine's (N.C.) 8-0 97

Texas A&M-Kingsville 5-2 97

23. Central Arkansas 6-2 72

24. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 5-2 71

25. Michigan Tech 5-2 40