FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 13, 2025
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Central Washington Upsets UT Permian Basin on the Road
 
WACO, TEX.– Central Washington took control of the Lone Star Conference after a hard-fought win at then-No. 6 UT Permian Basin. Down 14-10 at the start of the fourth quarter, the Wildcats scored 17 unanswered points, including a pick six with 18 seconds left to clinch the victory, 27-14. Central Washington jumps three spots to No. 10 in this week's AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl, while the Falcons drop seven to No. 13. 

The top five remained the same this week with Ferris State still on top, followed by Harding, West Florida, Kutztown, and Western Colorado. That might not be the case next week as No. 3 West Florida travels to No. 8 West Alabama in the only top 25 matchup in week 8. The Argonauts will look to end a two-game losing streak to West Alabama.  

Because of a three-way tie for No. 24 last week, two teams fell out of the poll while only one team entered. That team is No. 24 Benedict, who is 6-0 overall and sits atop the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 5-0 record. The Tigers are making their first appearance in the AFCA Top 25 since the final poll of 2023.  
 
2025 AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl – October 13, 2025
                                                               

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 7	Next Game
1	Ferris St. (31)	6-0	775	1	D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 59-0	Oct. 18 at Michigan Tech
2	Harding	6-0	744	2	D. Southeastern Oklahoma St., 35-7	Oct. 18 at Henderson St.
3	West Florida	6-0	707	3	D. Chowan, 40-10	Oct. 18 at No. 8 West Alabama
4	Kutztown	6-0	685	4	D. Lock Haven, 34-7	Oct. 18 vs. Millersville
5	Western Colorado	6-0	611	5	D. Black Hills St., 56-17	Oct. 18 at South Dakota Mines
6	Augustana (S.D.)	7-0	603	7	D. Concordia-St. Paul, 50-10	Oct. 25 at Southwest Minnesota St.
7	Grand Valley St.	4-1	575	8	D. Northern Michigan, 35-7	Oct. 18 vs. Saginaw Valley St.
8	West Alabama	5-0	525	9	Idle	Oct. 18 vs. No. 3 West Florida
9	Colorado St.-Pueblo	6-1	520	11	D. Fort Lewis, 49-13	Oct. 18 at Black Hills St.
10	Central Washington	5-1	510	13	D. No. 6 UT Permian Basin, 27-14	Oct. 18 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
11	Minnesota St.	6-1	435	14	D. Winona St., 47-21	Oct. 25 at Wayne St. (Neb.)
12	Pittsburg St.	5-2	409	15	D. Washburn, 34-10	Oct. 18 at Missouri Western St.
13	UT Permian Basin	5-1	396	6	Lost to No. 13 Central Washington, 27-14	Oct. 18 at Western Oregon
14	Virginia Union	5-1	342	17	D. Elizabeth City St., 37-18	Oct. 18 vs. Lincoln (Pa.)
15	UIndy	6-1	318	18	D. Missouri S&T, 56-13	Oct. 18 vs. Lincoln (Mo.)
16t.	Findlay	6-0	305	19	D. Hillsdale, 16-14	Oct. 18 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
16t.	Minnesota-Duluth	6-1	305	10	Lost to Northern St., 34-31	Oct. 25 vs. UMary
18	Delta St.	5-1	238	20	Idle	Oct. 18 vs. Ferrum
19	Northwest Missouri St.	5-1	219	22	D. Central Missouri, 49-32	Oct. 18 vs. Fort Hays St.
20	UNC Pembroke	6-1	176	23	D. Shorter, 52-21	Oct. 18 at North Greenville
21	Angelo St.	4-2	151	12	Lost to Texas A&M-Kingsville, 24-19	Oct. 18 vs. Midwestern St.
22	Ashland	5-1	122	24t	D. Thomas More, 38-14	Oct. 18 at Ohio Dominican
23	Johnson C. Smith	5-1	90	24t	Idle	Oct. 18 at Shaw
24	Benedict	6-0	77	NR	D. Fort Valley St., 14-7	Oct. 18 at Edward Waters
25	Slippery Rock	4-2	54	24t	D. Seton Hill, 49-7	Oct. 18 vs. Indiana (Pa.)

 
 
Dropped Out: California (Pa.) (16), Frostburg St. (21)
 
Others Receiving Votes: Emory & Henry, 36; California (Pa.), 27; Southern Arkansas, 26; Henderson St., 25; Frostburg St., 21; Indiana (Pa.), 15; Nebraska-Kearney, 13; Charleston, 9; Chadron St., 7; Albany St., 2; Assumption, 1; Michigan Tech, 1.
 
 

Below is the D2Football.com Top 25 media poll as of the conclusion of week six. Central Washington was the biggest mover this week, climbing to No. 7 following a win at previous No. 4 UT Permian Basin. UTPB remains a highly ranked team, but fell to No. 11 this week. Minnesota Duluth also dropped from the Top 10 after a loss at Northern State. The Bulldogs are No. 14 this week. California and Fort Hays dropped out of the poll this week. Johnson C. Smith rejoins the rankings for the second time this season and Southern Arkansas makes their season debut in the Top 25.

Rank	Team	Record	Previous Rank
1	Ferris State	6-0	1
2	Harding	6-0	2
3	Kutztown	6-0	3
4	West Florida	6-0	5
5	Western Colorado	6-0	6
6	Pittsburg State	5-2	7
7	Central Washington	5-1	15
8	Minnesota State	6-1	9
9	CSU Pueblo	6-1	11
10	Augustana	7-0	12
11	UT Permian Basin	5-1	4
12	Grand Valley State	4-1	13
13	West Alabama	5-0	14
14	Minnesota Duluth	6-1	8
15	Northwest Missouri State	5-1	18
16	Indianapolis	5-1	16
17	Virginia Union	5-1	17
18	Findlay	6-0	21
19	UNC Pembroke	6-1	22
20	Ashland	5-1	23
21	Delta State	5-1	25
22	Emory & Henry	6-1	24
23	Angelo State	4-2	10
24	Johnson C Smith	5-1	NR
25	Southern Arkansas	5-1	NR