Shepherd University Athletics

SHEPHERD MOVES TO SIXTH IN AFCA DIVISION II COACHES' POLL

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. -- The Shepherd University football team moved to sixth place in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll for Nov. 8.

Shepherd finished the regular season with an 11-0 mark after gaining a 51-10 win over West Virginia State last Saturday. The Rams are also ranked seventh in the latest (Nov. 8) poll by D2Football.com. The complete AFCA poll is listed below.

2005 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches¹ Poll

November 8, 2005

Rank School Rec. Pts.

1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (25) 9-0 625

2. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 11-0 595

3. Albany St. (Ga.) 8-1 552

4. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 9-1 546

5. Presbyterian (S.C.) 10-1 509

6. Shepherd (W.Va.) 11-0 502

7. West Texas A&M 10-1 454

8. Tuskegee (Ala.) 9-1 417

9. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 9-2 395

10. Northwood (Mich.) 9-2 384

11. South Dakota 9-2 349

12. Washburn (Kan.) 9-2 342

13. North Alabama 8-2 336

14. Nebraska-Omaha 8-2 305

15. Central Arkansas 9-2 296

16. North Dakota 9-2 283

17. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 8-2 245

18. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 8-2 186

19. North Carolina Central 10-1 164

20. Angelo St. (Tex.) 9-2 148

21. Northwest Missouri St. 7-3 84

22. Edinboro (Pa.) 8-2 75

23. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 8-3 70

24. Nebraska-Kearney 9-2 60

25. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 8-3 45