Bloomsburg Football Moves up in National Rankings
BLOOMSBURG— The Bloomsburg University football team is ranked number one for the third straight week in the NCAA regional rankings. The regional rankings determine the six participants for the NCAA football championships from each of the four regions. The Huskies, 8-0, are followed by East
Stroudsburg, Shepherd, C.W. Post, and Bentley to round out the top five.
Bloomsburg also moved up in two other division II national polls with their 48-14 victory over Cheyney this past Saturday. The Huskies are now ranked fourth in both the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll and the D2football.com top 25 poll. Last week, Bloomsburg was ranked seventh in the coaches' poll and sixth in the D2football.com poll. The fourth place is the highest regular season ranking ever for the Huskies.Bloomsburg will travel to Mansfield on Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.
| AFCA Rankings | |||
| 1. | GRAND VALLEY ST. (MICH.) | 7-0 | |
| 2. | NORTH DAKOTA | 8-0 | |
| 3. | VALDOSTA STATE | 7-1 | |
| 4. | BLOOMSBURG | 8-0 | |
| 5. | ALBANY STATE (GA.) | 5-1 | |
| 6. | EAST STROUDSBURG (PA.) | 6-1 | |
| 7. | WEST TEXAS A&M | 8-0 | |
| 8. | ST. CLOUD STATE (MINN.) | 7-1 | |
| 9. | NORTHWOOD (MICH.) | 7-1 | |
| 10. | WASHBURN (KAN.) | 7-1 | |
| 11. | SAGINAW VALLEY STATE (MICH.) | 6-1 | |
| 12. | SOUTH DAKOTA | 7-1 | |
| 13. | ARKANSAS TECH | 6-1 | |
| 14. | NORTH ALABAMA | 6-1 | |
| 15. | SHEPHERD (W. VA.) | 8-0 | |
| 16. | PRESBYTERIAN (S.C.) | 7-1 | |
| 17. | TUSKEGEE (ALA.) | 6-1 | |
| 18. | PITTSBURGH ST. (KAN.) | 6-2 | |
| 19. | TARLETON ST. (TEX.) | 6-1 | |
| 20. | NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE | 5-2 | |
| 21t. | ST. AUGUSTINE'S (N.C.) | 8-0 | |
| 21t. | TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE | 5-2 | |
| 23. | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 6-2 | |
| 24. | CARSON-NEWMAN (TENN.) | 5-2 | |
| 25. | MICHIGAN TECH | 5-2 | |
| D2Football.com Rankings | |||
| 1. | NORTH DAKOTA | 8-0 | |
| 2. | GRAND VALLEY | 7-0 | |
| 3. | VALDOSTA STATE | 7-1 | |
| 4. | BLOOMSBURG | 8-0 | |
| 5. | NORTHWOOD | 7-1 | |
| 6. | EAST STROUDSBURG | 6-1 | |
| 7. | ST. CLOUD | 7-1 | |
| 8. | WEST TEXAS A&M | 8-0 | |
| 9. | SOUTH DAKOTA | 7-1 | |
| 10. | NORTH ALABAMA | 6-1 | |
| 11. | SAGINAW VALLEY | 6-1 | |
| 12. | WASHBURN | 7-1 | |
| 13. | PRESBYTERIAN | 7-1 | |
| 14. | PITTSBURGH STATE | 6-2 | |
| 15. | ALBANY STATE | 5-1 | |
| 16. | NORTHWEST MISSOURI | 5-2 | |
| 17. | ARKANSAS TECH | 6-1 | |
| 18. | SHEPHERD | 8-0 | |
| 19. | TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE | 5-2 | |
| 20. | ST. AUGUTSINE'S | 8-0 | |
| 21. | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 6-2 | |
| 22. | EDINBORO | 5-2 | |
| 23. | TARLETON STATE | 6-1 | |
| 24. | NEBRASKA-OMAHA | 5-2 | |
| 25. | MICHIGAN TECH | 5-2 | |
| Northeast Regional Rankings | |
| 1. | BLOOMSBURG |
| 2. | EAST STROUDSBURG |
| 3. | SHEPHERD |
| 4. | C.W. POST |
| 5. | BENTLEY |
| 6. | WEST CHESTER |
| 7. | EDINBORO |
| 8. | SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE |
| 9. | BRYANT |
| 10. | AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL |