FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2025
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CSU Pueblo comes from behind to beat Western Colorado
WACO, TEX.– Trailing 21-0 in the second quarter, Colorado State-Pueblo scored 24 unanswered points and shutout Western Colorado in the second half to win 24-21. This was the ThunderWolves largest come-from-behind victory in program history. The win moves CSU Pueblo to No. 6 in this week's AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl, while the Mountaineers fall five places to No. 11.
The top five teams remained the same and all five, Ferris State, Harding, West Florida, Kutztown and Augustana (S.D.), moved to 9-0 on the season. The only other 9-0 team is No. 9 Findlay, who beat Northwood 31-16, and will travel to No. 15 Ashland for a winner-take-all game for the Great Midwest Athletic Conference title. Ashland has won two of the last three conference championships with Findlay last winning the title in 2021.
West Alabama and Frostburg State both loss to unranked opponents, dropping them out of the poll and making room for Assumption and Newberry to enter for the first time this season. Assumption is No. 24 and 7-1 on the season as they travel to Bentley with the winner taking the Northeast-10 Conference crown. Newberry comes in at No. 25 with an 8-1 overall record. If the Wolves beat Carson-Newman on Saturday, they win the South Atlantic Conference outright.
2025 AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by Hudl – November 3, 2025
| Rank |
School (1st votes) |
Rec. |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Week 10 |
Next Game |
| 1 |
Ferris St. (31) |
9-0 |
775 |
1 |
D. Northern Michigan, 70-35 |
Nov. 8 at Saginaw Valley St. |
| 2 |
Harding |
9-0 |
743 |
2 |
D. Oklahoma Baptist, 69-0 |
Nov. 8 at Southern Nazarene |
| 3 |
West Florida |
9-0 |
709 |
3 |
D. No. 15 Delta St., 51-38 |
Nov. 15 vs. Valdosta St. |
| 4 |
Kutztown |
9-0 |
684 |
4 |
D. East Stroudsburg, 49-6 |
Nov. 8 at Bloomsburg |
| 5 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
9-0 |
640 |
5 |
D. Northern St., 27-14 |
Nov. 8 vs. No. 16 Minnesota St. |
| 6 |
Colorado St.-Pueblo |
8-1 |
616 |
7 |
D. No. 6 Western Colorado, 24-21 |
Nov. 8 at Colorado School of Mines |
| 7 |
Central Washington |
8-1 |
566 |
8 |
D. No. 16 Angelo St., 38-21 |
Nov. 8 at Sul Ross St. |
| 8 |
Pittsburg St. |
7-2 |
515 |
9 |
D. Missouri Southern St., 30-10 |
Nov. 8 at Central Missouri |
| 9 |
Findlay |
9-0 |
487 |
11 |
D. Northwood, 31-16 |
Nov. 8 at No. 15 Ashland |
| 10 |
Virginia Union |
8-1 |
483 |
10 |
D. Bluefield St., 70-14 |
Nov. 8 vs. Virginia St. |
| 11 |
Western Colorado |
8-1 |
479 |
6 |
Lost to No. 7 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 24-21 |
Nov. 8 at Chadron St. |
| 12 |
UIndy |
8-1 |
426 |
12 |
D. Quincy, 49-3 |
Nov. 8 at Southwest Baptist |
| 13 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
8-1 |
416 |
13 |
D. Jamestown, 45-29 |
Nov. 8 vs. Bemidji St. |
| 14 |
Northwest Missouri St. |
8-1 |
412 |
14 |
D. Emporia St., 41-14 |
Nov. 8 vs. Missouri Western St. |
| 15 |
Ashland |
8-1 |
325 |
17 |
D. Walsh, 23-16 |
Nov. 8 vs. No. 9 Findlay |
| 16 |
Minnesota St. |
7-2 |
275 |
18 |
D. Southwest Minnesota St., 48-7 |
Nov. 8 at No. 5 Augustana (S.D.) |
| 17 |
UT Permian Basin |
7-2 |
250 |
20 |
D. Western New Mexico, 66-7 |
Nov. 8 vs. Eastern New Mexico |
| 18 |
Johnson C. Smith |
8-1 |
242 |
19 |
D. Fayetteville St., 17-14 |
Nov. 8 vs. Livingstone |
| 19 |
Albany St. |
8-1 |
186 |
23 |
D. Savannah St., 21-18 |
Nov. 8 vs. Fort Valley St. |
| 20 |
Slippery Rock |
6-2 |
181 |
22 |
D. Clarion, 42-23 |
Nov. 8 at Edinboro |
| 21 |
Delta St. |
7-2 |
177 |
15 |
Lost to No. 3 West Florida, 51-38 |
Nov. 8 at Valdosta St. |
| 22 |
Angelo St. |
6-3 |
105 |
16 |
Lost to No. 8 Central Washington, 38-21 |
Nov. 8 vs. Western Oregon |
| 23 |
Grand Valley St. |
5-3 |
87 |
25 |
D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 59-13 |
Nov. 8 vs. Michigan Tech |
| 24 |
Assumption |
7-1 |
74 |
NR |
D. Southern Connecticut St., 38-7 |
Nov. 8 at Bentley |
| 25 |
Newberry |
8-1 |
69 |
NR |
D. Anderson (S.C.), 24-21 |
Nov. 8 vs. Carson-Newman |
Dropped Out: West Alabama (21), Frostburg St. (24)
Others Receiving Votes: Benedict, 47; UNC Pembroke, 25; Chadron St., 19; Western Oregon, 16; Indiana (Pa.), 10; West Alabama, 10; Upper Iowa, 6; Bentley, 5; Michigan Tech, 5; North Greenville, 5; Frostburg St., 4; California (Pa.), 1.
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Below is the D2Football.com Top 25 poll as of the conclusion of week nine. There were only minor changes in the Top 20, but several teams joined in the final few spots of the poll.Wingate rejoins the poll, while Western Oregon, Chadron State and Assumption join for the first time this season.
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Ferris State |
9-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Harding |
9-0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Kutztown |
9-0 |
3 |
| 4 |
West Florida |
9-0 |
4 |
| 5 |
Pittsburg State |
7-2 |
6 |
| 6 |
Central Washington |
8-1 |
7 |
| 7 |
CSU Pueblo |
8-1 |
8 |
| 8 |
Augustana |
9-0 |
10 |
| 9 |
Western Colorado |
8-1 |
5 |
| 10 |
Minnesota Duluth |
8-1 |
10 |
| 11 |
Northwest Missouri State |
8-1 |
11 |
| 12 |
Indianapolis |
7-1 |
12 |
| 13 |
Virginia Union |
8-1 |
13 |
| 14 |
Findlay |
9-0 |
14 |
| 15 |
Ashland |
8-1 |
15 |
| 16 |
UT Permian Basin |
7-2 |
17 |
| 17 |
Johnson C. Smith |
8-1 |
19 |
| 18 |
Newberry |
8-1 |
20 |
| 19 |
Minnesota State |
7-2 |
21 |
| 20 |
Albany State |
8-1 |
22 |
| 21 |
Western Oregon |
7-2 |
NR |
| 22 |
Chadron State |
7-2 |
NR |
| 23 |
Wingate |
7-2 |
NR |
| 24 |
Delta State |
7-2 |
16 |
| 25 |
Assumption |
7-1 |
NR |
