Football Receives Votes In This Week's AFCA Coaches Poll
WACO, Texas (Aug. 31, 2010) – The C.W. Post football team received votes in this week's American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches poll, which was released Tuesday.
Northwest Missouri State led the field of 25 with 23 first-place votes. PSAC members California (Pa.) and West Chester were ranked fifth and 21st, respectively.
The Pioneers, who last made an appearance in the poll on Oct. 31, 2006 (No. 25), were 6-5 overall with a 5-2 mark in division play in 2009. They return many of their core players, including PSAC Freshman of the Year
Thomas Beverly (Wyandanch, N.Y.) and ECAC Player of the Year
Erik Anderwkavich (Queens, N.Y.).
C.W. Post opens its season on Saturday, Sept. 4 at American International College at 1 p.m.
AFCA Coaches Poll (Aug. 31, 2010)
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1 Northwest Mo. St. (23)
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0-0
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643
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1
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2 Grand Valley St. (1)
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0-0
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619
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2
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3 Minn. Duluth (1)
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1-0
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581
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4
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4 North Ala. (1)
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0-0
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564
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3
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5 California (Pa.)
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0-0
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524
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6
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6 Abilene Christian
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0-0
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467
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7
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7 West Liberty St.
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0-0
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451
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8
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8 West Tex. A&M
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0-0
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417
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11
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9 Washburn
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1-0
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408
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10
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10 West Ala.
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1-0
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344
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12
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11 Saginaw Valley
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0-0
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332
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14
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12 Neb.-Omaha
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0-0
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305
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15
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13 Central Wash.
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0-1
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277
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5
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14 Tex. A&M-Kingsville
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0-0
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274
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16
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15 Tuskegee
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0-0
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258
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17
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16 Hillsdale
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0-0
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242
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18
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17 Midwestern St.
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0-0
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235
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19
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18 Minn. St. Mankato
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0-0
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188
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21
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19 Mo. Western St.
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0-0
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169
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20
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20 Carson-Newman
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0-1
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133
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9
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21 West Chester
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0-0
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126
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22
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22 Delta St.
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0-0
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115
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24
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23 UNC Pembroke
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0-0
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108
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23
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24 Winona St.
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1-0
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84
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NR
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25 Wayne St. (Neb.)
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1-0
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72
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NR
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Nebraska-Kearney, 52; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 44; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 43; Albany St. (Ga.), 40; Wingate (N.C.), 38; Central Missouri, 35; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 31; Morehouse (Ga.), 24; Tarleton St. (Texas), 24; Augustana (S.D.), 22; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 20; Texas A&M-Commerce, 20; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 17; Edinboro (Pa.), 16; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 16; Shepherd (W.Va.), 14; Chadron St. (Neb.), 12; Colorado School of Mines, 12; Benedict (S.C.), 8; Bentley (Mass.), 7; Clarion (Pa.), 5; Henderson St. (Ark.), 5; C.W. Post (N.Y.), 3; Findlay (Ohio), 3; Shaw (N.C.), 2; Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 1.
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DROPPED OUT: No. 13 Nebraska-Kearney, No. 25 East Stroudsburg.
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