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1997 NCAA Division II Top 20 College Football Poll
Posted: Mon November 17, 1997 at 10:38 a.m EST
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DIVISION II
The top 20 teams in the 1997 National Collegiate Athletic
Association Division II football poll, conducted by the NCAA
Division II Football Committee, with records through November 10th,
total points (first-place votes in parentheses) and previous ranking:
Institution (Record) Points Previous
1. Carson-Newman (TN) (9-0) 80 (4) 1
2. New Haven (Conn.) (9-1) 76 2
3. Angelo State (TX) (9-0) 71 3
4. Northwest Missouri State (10-0) 69 4
5. Texas A&M-Kingsville (8-1) 63 5
6. Albany State (Ga.) (9-0) 60 6
7. North Dakota (8-1) 57 7
8. Slippery Rock (Pa.) (9-1) 52 8
9. Pittsburg State (KS) (8-1) 48 10
10. Western State (Colo.) (8-2) 44 11
11. Southern Arkansas (8-1) 38 14
12. Northern Colorado (8-2) 35 13
13. Ashland (Ohio) (9-1) 33 19
14. North Alabama (8-2) 30 17
15. UC Davis (6-4) 22 20
16. West Georgia (7-2) 21 9
17. Glenville (W.Va.) (8-2) 17 NR
18. New Mexico Highlands (7-3) 9 16
19. Tie -- Nebraska-Omaha (8-2) 7 NR
Saginaw Valley St (Mich.) (8-2) 7 NR
Also receiving votes: Livingstone (N.C.).
DIVISION II REGIONAL RANKINGS
Midwest Region
1. Northwest Missouri State
2. North Dakota
3. Pittsburg State (Kan.)
4. Northern Colorado
5. Nebraska-Omaha
6. North Dakota State
7. Truman State (Mo.)
8. Emporia State (Kan.)
9. Winona State (Minn.)
10. Missouri Southern
Northeast Region
1. New Haven (Conn.)
2. Slippery Rock (Pa.)
3. Ashland (Ohio)
4. Glenville State (W.Va.)
5. Saginaw Valley State (Mich.)
6. Grand Valley State (Mich.)
7. Indianapolis
8. Shepherd (W.Va.)
9. Bloomsburg (Pa.)
10. Shippensburg (Pa.)
South Region
1. Carson-Newman (Tenn.)
2. Albany State (Ga.)
3. Southern Arkansas
4. North Alabama
5. West Georgia
6. Livingstone College (N.C.)
7. Virginia State
8. Catawba (N.C.)
9. Wingate (N.C.)
10. Gardner-Webb (N.C.)
West Region
1. Angelo State (Texas)
2. Texas A&M-Kingsville
3. Western State (Colo.)
4. UC Davis
5. New Mexico Highlands
6. Central Oklahoma
7. Chadron State (Neb.)
8. Abilene Christian (Texas)
9. West Texas A&M
10. Nebraska-Kearney
DIVISION III
The top six teams from each region in the 1997 National Collegiate
Athletic Association Division III football poll, conducted by the NCAA
Division III Football Committee, with records through November 10th:
Institution (Record)
East Region
1. Rowan (N.J.) (7-0)
2. Cortland State (N.Y.) (7-1)
3. Ithaca (N.Y.) (7-1)
4. College of New Jersey (6-2)
5. Rensselaer (N.Y.) (6-1)
6. Merchant Marine (N.Y.) (6-1)
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Buffalo State (N.Y.),
Coast Guard (Ct.), Union (N.Y.) and Plymouth State (N.H.).
North Region
1. Mount Union (OH) (8-0)
2. Wittenberg (Ohio) (8-0)
3. Hanover (IN) (8-0)
4. John Carroll (OH) (7-1)
5. Allegheny (Pa.) (7-1)
6. Baldwin-Wallace (Oh.) (7-1)
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Adrian (Mich.),
Albion (Mich.), Ohio Northern and Wooster (Oh.).
South Region
1. Lycoming (Pa.) (7-0)
2. Trinity (Texas) (7-0)
3. Catholic (D.C.) (8-0)
4. Albright (Pa.) (7-0)
5. Western Maryland (8-0)
6. Grove City (Pa.) (8-1)
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Emory & Henry (Va.),
Methodist (N.C.), Moravian (Pa.) and Wesley (Del.)
West Region
1. Wisconsin-Whitewater (8-0)
2. Simpson (Iowa) (8-0)
3. Wisconsin-LaCrosse (7-1)
4. Augsburg (Minn.) (8-1)
5. Central (Ia.) (6-2)
6. Concordia (Minn.) (7-2)
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Lakeland (Wi.),
Redlands (Ca.), St. Thomas (Minn.) and Wisconsin-Stout.
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