November 1, 2005
Bloomsburg Football Moves Up in National Rankings
BLOOMSBURG— The Bloomsburg University football team remains at number two in this week's NCAA Northeast Region poll.
The regional rankings determine the six participants for the NCAA football championships from each of the four regions. Shepherd, 10-0, remains in the top spot for the second straight week. Bloomsburg is followed by East Stroudsburg, C.W. Post and West Chester to round out the top five.
Bloomsburg, however, moved up from fourth to third in two national polls; the D2football.com poll and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll after their thrilling 42-35 victory over West Chester this past Saturday. The victory gave the Huskies at least a share of the PSAC Eastern Division Championship.
Bloomsburg will try to complete an undefeated regular season on Saturday when they host Millersville at 1:00 p.m.
| AFCA Rankings | ||||
| 1. | GRAND VALLEY ST. (MICH.) | 9-0 | ||
| 2. | VALDOSTA STATE | 9-1 | ||
| 3. | BLOOMSBURG | 10-0 | ||
| 4. | ALBANY STATE (GA. | 9-0 | ||
| 5. | WASHBURN (KAN.) | 9-1 | ||
| 6. | SAGINAW VALLEY ST. (MICH.) | 8-1 | ||
| 7. | NORTH DAKOTA | 9-1 | ||
| 8. | SHEPHERD | 10-0 | ||
| 9. | PRESBYTERIAN (S.C.) | 9-1 | ||
| 10. | TUSKEGEE (ALA.) | 8-1 | ||
| 11. | PITTSBURG ST. (KAN.) | 8-2 | ||
| 12. | WEST TEXAS A&M | 9-1 | ||
| 13. | NORTHWOOD (MICH.) | 8-2 | ||
| 14. | ST. CLOUD STATE (MINN.) | 8-2 | ||
| 15. | NORTH ALABAMA | 7-2 | ||
| 16. | SOUTH DAKOTA | 8-2 | ||
| 17. | NEBRASKA-OMAHA | 7-2 | ||
| 18. | EAST STROUDSBURG | 7-2 | ||
| 19. | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 8-2 | ||
| 20. | ARKANSAS TECH | 7-2 | ||
| 21. | CARSON-NEWMAN (TENN.) | 7-2 | ||
| 22. | TARLETON ST. (TEX.) | 7-2 | ||
| 23. | NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL | 9-1 | ||
| 24. | ANGELO ST. (TEX.) | 8-2 | ||
| 25. | NORTHWEST MISSOURI ST. | 6-3 |
| D2Football.com Rankings | |||
| 1. | GRAND VALLEY | 9-0 | |
| 2. | VALDOSTA STATE | 9-1 | |
| 3. | BLOOMSBURG | 10-0 | |
| 4. | WASHBURN | 9-1 | |
| 5. | NORTH DAKOTA | 9-1 | |
| 6. | SAGINAW VALLEY | 7-1 | |
| 7. | PITTSBURG ST. | 8-2 | |
| 8. | PRESBYTERIAN | 9-1 | |
| 9. | ALBANY STATE | 7-1 | |
| 10. | NORTHWOOD | 8-2 | |
| 11. | SHEPHERD | 10-0 | |
| 12. | EAST STROUDSBURG | 7-2 | |
| 13. | SOUTH DAKOTA | 8-2 | |
| 14. | WEST TEXAS A&M | 9-1 | |
| 15. | NORTH ALABAMA | 7-2 | |
| 16. | ST. CLOUD | 8-2 | |
| 17. | NEBRASKA-OMAHA | 7-2 | |
| 18. | CENTRAL ARKANSAS | 8-2 | |
| 19. | TUSKEGEE | 8-1 | |
| 20. | EDINBORO | 7-2 | |
| 21. | WEST CHESTER | 7-3 | |
| 22. | NORTHWEST MISSOURI | 6-3 | |
| 23. | CENTRAL WASHINGTON | 7-2 | |
| 24. | N.C. CENTRAL | 9-1 | |
| 25. | ARKANSAS TECH | 7-2 |
| Northeast Regional Rankings | |
| 1. SHEPHERD | |
| 2. BLOOMSBURG | |
| 3. EAST STROUDSBURG | |
| 4. C.W. POST | |
| 5. WEST CHESTER | |
| 6. EDINBORO | |
| 7. BENTLEY | |
| 8. SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE | |
| 9. GLENVILLE STATE | |
| 10. BRYANT |