Division II Football Poll After Week 1

After the first full weekend of football, a familiar name appears at the top of the AFCA coaches poll.

The Lakers of Grand Valley State ascended to the top spot in the poll after previous No. 1 Northwest Missouri State dropped their season opener to then-No. 14 Texas A&M-Kingsville.

Grand Valley narrowly escaped West Texas A&M 34-31 on Thursday to reach the top of the coaches poll.

This marks the 80th time GVSU has been ranked the No. 1 team in the coaches poll since 2001 (80 out of 123 total polls released).

The only game this week featuring two teams in the Top 25 feature the Lakers and No. 11 Hillsdale.  The Chargers handed GVSU their first regular season loss in over five years in 2009 before losing to the Lakers in the regional playoffs.

Minnesota-Duluth moves up one spot to No. 2.  North Alabama, California (PA), and Abilene Christian round out the top five.

Here's the complete AFCA Coaches poll:

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week	Next Game
1.	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (21)	1-0	641	2	D. No. 8 West Texas A&M, 34-31	Sept. 11 vs. No. 11 Hillsdale (Mich.)
2.	Minnesota-Duluth (2)	1-0	616	3	Idle	Sept. 11 at Upper Iowa
3.	North Alabama (3)	1-0	605	4	D. Henderson St. (Ark.), 27-10	Sept. 11 at Glenville St. (W.Va.)
4.	California (Pa.)	1-0	565	5	D. No. 11 Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 42-41 OT	Sept. 11 at C.W. Post (N.Y.)
5.	Abilene Christian (Texas)	1-0	551	6	D. No. 9 Washburn (Kan.), 34-26	Sept. 11 at Northeastern St. (Okla.)
6.	Texas A&M-Kingsville	1-0	503	14	D. No. 1 Northwest Missouri St., 16-7	Sept. 11 at East Central
7.	West Alabama	2-0	471	10	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 27-20	Sept. 18 vs. Lambuth (Tenn.)
8.	Northwest Missouri St.	0-1	419	1	Lost to No. 14 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 16-7	Sept. 18 at Nebraska-Omaha
9.	West Texas A&M	0-1	356	8	Lost to No. 2 Grand Valley (Mich.), 34-31	Sept. 11 at Southwestern Oklahoma
10.	Tuskegee (Ala.)	1-0	348	15	D. Benedict (S.C.), 34-18	Sept. 11 at Stillman (Ala.)
11.	Hillsdale (Mich.)	1-0	342	16	D. Ferris St. (Mich.), 35-17	Sept. 11 at No. 1 Grand Valley St. (Mich.)
12.	Central Washington	1-1	337	13	D. Dixie St. (Utah), 24-14	Sept. 11 vs. Eastern Washington
13.	Midwestern St. (Texas)	1-0	312	17	D. New Mexico Highlands, 52-6	Sept. 11 at Eastern New Mexico
14.	Missouri Western St.	1-0	294	19	D. Mesa St. (Colo.), 36-3	Sept. 9 vs. Lincoln (Mo.)
15.	Washburn (Kan.)	1-1	269	9	Lost to No. 6 Abilene Christian (Tex.), 34-26	Sept. 18 vs. No. 14 Missouri Western
16.	Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.)	0-1	232	11	Lost to No. 5 California (Pa.), 42-41 OT	Sept. 11 at Ferris St. (Mich.)
17.	North Carolina-Pembroke	1-0	219	23	D. Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 39-0	Sept. 11 at St. Paul’s (Va.)
18.	Minnesota St.-Mankato	1-0	200	18	D. Northern Michigan, 7-6	Sept. 11 at Northern St. (S.D.)
19.	Winona St. (Minn.)	1-0	129	24	Idle	Sept. 11 vs. Minnesota St.-Moorhead
20t.	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	1-1	119	20	D. Bentley (Mass.), 35-28	Sept. 16 vs. Concordia (Ala.)
20t.	West Liberty (W.Va.)	0-1	119	7	Lost to Edinboro (Pa.), 20-19	Sept. 11 at Southern Connecticut St.
22.	Wayne St. (Neb.)	1-0	115	25	Idle	Sept. 11 vs. Minnesota-Crookston
23.	Nebraska-Kearney	1-1	106	NR	D. No. 12 Nebraska-Omaha, 32-29	Sept. 18 vs. Mesa St. (Colo.)
24.	Edinboro (Pa.)	1-0	84	NR	D. No. 7 West Liberty (W.Va.), 20-19	Sept. 11 at West Chester (Pa.)
25.	East Stroudsburg (Pa.)	1-0	81	NR	D. Pace (N.Y.), 57-0	Sept. 11 vs. Indiana (Pa.)

Dropped Out: Nebraska-Omaha (12), West Chester (Pa.) (21), Delta St. (Miss.) (22).

Others Receiving Votes: Valdosta St. (Ga.), 77; Nebraska-Omaha, 58; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 51; Central Missouri, 30; Augustana (S.D.), 24; West Chester (Pa.), 24; Delta St. (Miss.), 23; Ashland (Ohio), 22; Morehouse (Ga.), 18; Texas A&M-Commerce, 14; Colorado School of Mines, 11; Albany St. (Ga.), 10; Shepherd (W.Va.), 10; Tarleton St. (Texas), 10; Indiana (Pa.), 9; Tusculum (Tenn.), 6; Shaw (N.C.), 5; Wayne St. (Mich.), 5; C.W. Post (N.Y.), 4; Concord (W.Va.), 2; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 1; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 1; St. Augustine’s (N.C.), 1.