Grand Valley State Still No. 1 in Division II Football Poll After Week 3

With three full weeks of football competition in the books, there was little movement near the top of the poll.

Grand Valley State held on to the No. 1 spot after narrowly beating Indianapolis 38-31 in yet another last-minute victory. GVSU's close calls and shaky defense have caused some voters to shift their top votes away from the Lakers, as they garnered only 19 of 26 first place votes—a loss of four first-place votes.

No. 7 Missouri Western State leapfrogged into the Top 10 from 11th after defeating then-No. 15 Washburn 36-33. There were also five new teams in the poll as the bottom half of the rankings were shaken up by some unexpected losses and huge upset wins.

Division II Poll Post-Week 3

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week	Next Game
1.	Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (19)	3-0	641	1	D. Indianapolis (Ind.), 38-31	Sept. 25 at Findlay (Ohio)
2.	Minnesota-Duluth (4)	3-0	620	2	D. No. 18 Wayne St. (Neb.), 42-10	Sept. 25 vs. Bemidji St. (Minn.)
3.	North Alabama (3)	3-0	604	3	D. Southern Arkansas, 48-6	Sept. 25 at Lambuth (Tenn.)
4.	California (Pa.)	3-0	558	4	D. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 45-20	Sept. 25 at Clarion (Pa.)
5.	Abilene Christian (Texas)	3-0	552	5	D. East Central (Okla.), 47-7	Sept. 25 vs. Tarleton St. (Texas)
6.	Texas A&M-Kingsville	3-0	519	6	D. Texas A&M-Commerce, 21-0	Sept. 25 at Incarnate Word (Texas)
7.	Northwest Missouri St.	1-1	463	7	D. Nebraska-Omaha, 58-23	Sept. 25 at Truman St. (Mo.)
8.	Missouri Western St.	3-0	441	11	D. No. 15 Washburn (Kan.), 36-33	Sept. 25 vs. Pittsburg St. (Kan.)
9.	West Texas A&M	2-1	428	9	D. Southeastern Oklahoma st., 41-17	Sept. 25 at Angelo St. (Texas)
10.	Midwestern St. (Texas)	3-0	374	12	D. Southwestern Oklahoma St., 46-9	Sept. 25 at Central Oklahoma
11.	Minnesota St.-Mankato	3-0	359	16	D. Minnesota-Crookston, 42-3	Sept. 25 vs. Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)
12.	Hillsdale (Mich.)	2-1	350	13	D. Ashland (Ohio), 27-17	Sept. 25 vs. Lake Erie (Ohio)
13.	Edinboro (Pa.)	3-0	280	22	D. Cheyney (Pa.), 27-21	Sept. 25 vs. Gannon (Pa.)
14.	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	2-1	278	19	D. Concordia (Ala.), 37-7	Sept. 25 at North Carolina-Pembroke
15.	Tusculum (Tenn.)	4-0	219	24	D. Urbana (Ohio), 39-36	Oct. 2 at Mars Hill (N.C.)
16.	Albany St. (Ga.)	3-0	203	NR	D. No. 10 Tuskegee (Ala.), 34-6	Sept. 25 vs. Savannah St. (Ga.)
17.	West Alabama	2-1	196	8	Lost to Lambuth (Tenn.), 14-13	Sept. 23 vs. West Georgia
18.	West Liberty (W.Va.)	1-1	193	21	Idle	Sept. 25 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
19.	Nebraska-Kearney	2-1	168	23	D. Mesa St. (Colo.), 31-9	Sept. 25 at Western St. (Colo.)
20.	Morehouse (Ga.)	4-0	123	NR	D. Kentucky St., 41-25	Sept. 25 vs. Lincoln (Mo.)
21.	Central Missouri	3-1	116	NR	D. Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 37-20	Sept. 25 vs. Washburn (Kan.)
22.	Central Washington	2-2	115	25	D. Dixie St. (Utah) 43-21	Sept. 25 at Simon Fraser (B.C.)
23.	Delta St. (Miss.)	2-1	97	NR	D. No. 20 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 27-23	Sept. 25 vs. Henderson St. (Ark.)
24.	Augustana (S.D.)	3-0	82	NR	D. Mary (N.D.), 52-21	Sept. 25 vs. Southwest Minnesota St.
25.	Tuskegee (Ala.)	2-1	72	10	Lost to Albany St. (Ga.), 34-6	Sept. 25 vs. Texas Southern

Dropped Out: North Carolina-Pembroke (14), Washburn (Kan.) (15), Winona St. (Minn.) (17), Wayne St. (Neb.) (18), Valdosta St. (Ga.) (20).

Others Receiving Votes: Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 54; North Carolina-Pembroke, 51; Washburn (Kan.), 51; Wayne St. (Neb.), 48; Winona St. (Minn.), 46; Shepherd (W.Va.), 41; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 28; Wingate (N.C.), 20; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 13; Colorado School of Mines, 13; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 11; Michigan Tech, 11; Arkansas-Monticello, 7; Indianapolis (Ind.), 2; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 2; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1.