WACO, Texas – The playoff-bound UIndy football team will enter the postseason as the No. 14 squad in the nation, according to the final regular season AFCA Division II Coaches Poll. The Greyhounds (9-1) have been ranked in the top 25 for a school-record 37 consecutive weeks dating back to September of 2017.
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With the announcement of the 2019 postseason field last night, the Hounds locked up a third consecutive trip to the playoffs – a program first. UIndy will travel to fourth-seeded and 15th-ranked Central Missouri for a first-round Super Region Three matchup on Saturday, Nov. 23.
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The top-seeded team in the region, Ferris State, finished the season ranked No. 2 by the nation's coaches. Other SR3 teams in the national poll include Ouachita Baptist (5), Northwest Missouri State (10), Harding (12), Truman (23) and Henderson State (24). SR3 seven-seed Lindenwood is receiving votes.
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The AFCA will release its final poll of 2019 after the conclusion of the playoffs in late December.
AFCA DII COACHES POLL
| RK |
SCHOOL (1st-place votes) |
REC |
PTS |
PREV |
| 1. |
Valdosta State (30) |
10-0 |
774 |
1 |
| 2. |
Ferris State |
10-0 |
739 |
2 |
| 3. |
Tarleton State (1) |
11-0 |
710 |
3 |
| 4. |
Minnesota State |
11-0 |
688 |
4 |
| 5. |
Ouachita Baptist |
11-0 |
624 |
5 |
| 6. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
11-0 |
619 |
6 |
| 7. |
Colorado School of Mines |
11-0 |
590 |
7 |
| 8. |
Slippery Rock |
11-0 |
564 |
8 |
| 9. |
CSU-Pueblo |
10-1 |
500 |
10 |
| 10. |
Northwest Missouri State |
10-1 |
490 |
12 |
| 11. |
Bowie State |
11-0 |
464 |
11 |
| 12. |
Harding |
10-1 |
416 |
14 |
| 13. |
Notre Dame (OH) |
10-1 |
358 |
15 |
| 14. |
UIndy |
9-1 |
344 |
16 |
| 15. |
Central Missouri |
10-1 |
339 |
9 |
| 16. |
Wingate |
10-1 |
321 |
17 |
| 17. |
Kutztown |
10-1 |
303 |
13 |
| 18. |
Indiana (Pa.) |
10-1 |
272 |
18 |
| 19. |
Tiffin |
9-1 |
203 |
21 |
| 20. |
West Florida |
8-2 |
186 |
22 |
| 21. |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
8-2 |
165 |
23 |
| 22. |
West Chester |
9-2 |
104 |
24 |
| 23. |
Truman |
9-2 |
83 |
25 |
| 24. |
Henderson State |
9-2 |
75 |
20 |
| 25. |
Carson-Newman |
8-2 |
51 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Shepherd, 27; Augustana (S.D.), 14; Wayne State (MI), 12; Lindenwood, 8; Virginia Union, 6; Fayetteville State, 5; Dixie State, 4; Grand Valley State, 4; Virginia St., 4; Angelo State, 3; Charleston (W.Va.), 2; Eastern New Mexico, 1; Fort Hays State, 1; Missouri Western State, 1; West Texas A&M, 1.
Dropped Out: Grand Valley State (19)
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