FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 6, 2025
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UT Permian Basin Takes Down Angelo State 
 
WACO, TEX.– Off to their best start in program history, UT Permian Basin scored on three straight drives to end the first half and never looked back, upsetting then-No. 5 Angelo State on the road, 28-14. It was the Falcons second win over a team ranked in the AFCA top five this season. UTPB is now 5-0 on the season and moves up to No. 6 in this week's AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl. Angelo State falls to No. 12. The Falcons don't have long to savor the victory as they will host No. 13 Central Washington in the only top 25 matchup this coming weekend. Both teams sit atop the Lone Star Conference with 3-0 records. 
    The top four teams, No. 1 Ferris State, No. 2 Harding, No. 3 West Florida and No. 4 Kutztown, all registered wins, three of them shutouts, and kept their same spots. Western Colorado dominated Fort Lewis, 49-10, and jumps two places to No. 5. California's (Pa.) upset loss to Seton Hill, 16-7, allowed Augustana (S.D.), Grand Valley State, West Alabama, and Minnesota-Duluth to move up multiple places to round out the top 10. With the loss, the Vulcans dropped 10 spots to No. 16. 
    There was a lot of jockeying around in the top 25, but only one team dropped out. Then-No. 22 Carson-Newman lost to Emory & Henry, 19-13, allowing Ashland and Johnson C. Smith to re-enter the poll in a three-way tie at No. 24 with Slippery Rock. The Rock lost a tough game to Gannon, 38-35, and dropped 10 spots.   
 
2025 AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl – October 6, 2025
                                                               

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 6	Next Game
1	Ferris St. (31)	5-0	775	1	D. Roosevelt, 66-0	Oct. 11 vs. Wayne St. (Mich.)
2	Harding	5-0	744	2	D. East Central, 65-0	Oct. 9 at Southeastern Oklahoma St.
3	West Florida	5-0	702	3	D. Northeastern St., 31-24	Oct. 11 vs. Chowan
4	Kutztown	5-0	684	4	D. Shippensburg, 49-0	Oct. 11 at Lock Haven
5	Western Colorado	5-0	615	7	D. Fort Lewis, 49-10	Oct. 11 vs. Black Hills St.
6	UT Permian Basin	5-0	608	9	D. No. 5 Angelo St., 28-14	Oct. 11 vs. No. 13 Central Washington
7	Augustana (S.D.)	6-0	580	8	D. Sioux Falls, 29-28	Oct. 11 vs. Concordia-St. Paul
8	Grand Valley St.	3-1	527	10	D. Davenport, 37-14	Oct. 11 at Northern Michigan
9	West Alabama	5-0	505	11	Oct. 4 vs. Lincoln (Calif.), postponed	Oct. 18 vs. No. 3 West Florida
10	Minnesota-Duluth	6-0	492	13	D. Southwest Minnesota St., 63-28	Oct. 11 at Northern St.
11	Colorado St.-Pueblo	5-1	454	12	D. New Mexico Highlands, 59-13	Oct. 11 vs. Fort Lewis
12	Angelo St.	4-1	424	5	Lost to No. 9 UT Permian Basin, 28-14	Oct. 11 at Texas A&M-Kingsville
13	Central Washington	4-1	391	16	D. Eastern New Mexico, 58-7	Oct. 11 at No. 6 UT Permian Basin
14	Minnesota St.	5-1	363	15	D. Concordia-St. Paul, 47-19	Oct. 11 vs. Winona St.
15	Pittsburg St.	4-2	338	17	D. Nebraska-Kearney, 23-6	Oct. 11 vs. Washburn
16	California (Pa.)	4-1	283	6	Lost to Seton Hill, 16-7	Oct. 11 at Edinboro
17	Virginia Union	4-1	270	18	D. Winston-Salem St., 44-34	Oct. 11 at Elizabeth City St.
18	UIndy	5-1	258	19	D. William Jewell, 63-17	Oct. 11 at Missouri S&T
19	Findlay	5-0	226	21	D. Walsh, 31-10	Oct. 11 vs. Hillsdale
20	Delta St.	5-1	218	20	D. Barton, 45-0	Oct. 18 vs. Ferrum
21	Frostburg St.	5-0	162	23	D. Concord, 33-7	Oct. 11 vs. Glenville St.
22	Northwest Missouri St.	4-1	127	24	Idle	Oct. 11 at Central Missouri
23	UNC Pembroke	5-1	110	25	D. Erskine, 44-7	Oct. 11 vs. Shorter
24t.	Ashland	4-1	37	NR	D. Kentucky Wesleyan, 55-0	Oct. 11 vs. Thomas More
24t.	Johnson C. Smith	5-1	37	NR	D. Virginia St., 31-20	Oct. 18 at Shaw
24t.	Slippery Rock	3-2	37	14	Lost to Gannon, 38-35	Oct. 11 at Seton Hill

 
 
Dropped Out: Carson-Newman (22)
 
Others Receiving Votes: Benedict, 23; Indiana (Pa.), 15; Fort Hays St., 14; Southern Arkansas, 14; Charleston, 9; Catawba, 8; Emory & Henry, 8; Nebraska-Kearney, 4; Chadron St., 3; Henderson St., 3; Upper Iowa, 3; Albany St., 2; Carson-Newman, 1; Edward Waters, 1.
 
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