Oilers Football Receives Votes in National Poll
The University of Findlay football team received three votes in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NCAA Division II preseason poll, which was released on Aug. 18.
The Oilers finished last season with an 8-3 record and were one of six teams from the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) to receive votes in the poll. Grand Valley State University received the most votes and are ranked second in the nation. Ohio Dominican University meanwhile also showed up in the top-25, ranking 13th.
Saginaw Valley State University, Ferris State University and Michigan Technological University were the other teams besides Findlay to accumulate votes in the poll.
The Oilers will open their season on Sep. 6 at home against Hillsdale College. The league game is scheduled to kickoff at 7 p.m. in Donnell Stadium.
AFCA/NCAA DII Poll
1. Northwest Missouri St. 15-0
2. Grand Valley State – 12-3
3. Minnesota-Duluth – 11-2
4. Colorado St.-Pueblo – 11-1
5. North Alabama – 10-3
6. Lenoir-Rhyne – 13-2
7. Minnesota State-Mankato – 11-1
8. Henderson State – 111
9. Pittsburg State – 10-2
10. West Chester – 13-2
11. West Texas A&M – 11-3
12. Shepherd – 11-1
13. Ohio Dominican – 10-1
14. Winston-Salem State – 10-2
15. St. Cloud State – 12-2
16. Carson-Newman – 10-3
17. Tarleton State – 7-3
18. Indianapolis – 10-2
19. Delta State – 7-3
20. Indiana (Pa.) – 9-2
21. N.C.-Pembroke – 9-2
T22. Azusa Pacific – 10-2
T22. Emporia State – 9-2
24. Bloomsburg – 10-2
25. Tuskegee – 8-3
Others Receiving Votes: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 87; Central Missouri, 82; West Alabama, 67; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 59; American International (Mass.), 51; Ferris St. (Mich.), 41; California (Pa.), 38; Missouri Western St., 38; Albany St. (Ga.), 32; Midwestern St. (Texas), 31; Harding (Ark.), 27; Colorado School of Mines, 20; Newberry (S.C.), 20; Concord (W.Va.), 19; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 19; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 13; Eastern New Mexico, 12; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 9; Winona St. (Minn.), 9; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 7; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 7; Truman St. (Mo.), 5; Findlay (Ohio), 3; Miles (Ala.), 3; Chadron St. (Neb.), 2; Michigan Tech, 2; Washburn (Kan.), 2; West Georgia, 2.