Football ranked No. 25 in AFCA poll
WACO, Tex. - Mars Hill is ranked 25th in the nation in the week six edition of the AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25. The Lions enter the AFCA Top 25 for the first time since September 25, 2007.
The Lions (5-1, 3-0 SAC) defeated defending South Atlantic Conference Champion Wingate, 42-35, last Saturday. Mars Hill is 5-0 against Division II competition this season and travels to Catawba on Saturday for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff.
The Top 10 remained relatively unchanged, but losses to five Top 25 teams this past weekend caused a shakeup in the bottom half of the AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll. North Alabama still sits at No. 1, receiving 28 of a possible 29 first place votes, after the Lions handed Arkansas Tech a 44-10 loss. Delta State (Miss.) and Bloomsburg (Pa.) flip-flop positions this week with the Statesmen moving to No. 2 after a 34-20 win over Arkansas-Monticello. Bloomsburg (Pa.) is No. 3 this week after moving its record to 6-0 following a 45-10 victory over Cheyney (Pa.). No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney and No. 5 Washburn (Kan.) round out the Top 5.
Losses to Albany St. (Ga.), Shepherd (W.Va.), Central Missouri,
Hillsdale (Mich.) and Edinboro (Pa.), made room for five new teams
(including Mars Hill) to enter the Division II Coaches' Top 25
Poll. West Virginia Wesleyan is 6-0 on the season and comes in at
No. 21 after a 45-44 overtime victory over then-No. 14 Shepherd
(W.Va.). No. 22 West Alabama enters the poll for the first time
this season after a 38-10 win over Southern Arkansas, while Bemidji
State (Minn.) re-enters the poll at No. 23 after a two-week layoff.
Wayne State (Neb.) enters at No. 24 for the first time this
season.
American Football Coaches Association Poll - October 10,
2011