Several black colleges have been named to the NCAA Division II national super-regional poll. Divided into four regions, Fayetteville State University of the CIAA, and Albany State University and Benedict College of the SIAC are among the nationally ranked teams with a chance to make the NCAA Division II football playoffs.
Teams that finish the season in the top eight of a region earn berths to postseason competition. Here are the current regional standings.
Super Regional One
|
Overall Record |
Division II Record |
||
| 1. | Bloomsburg |
6-0 |
6-0 |
| 2. | California (Pennsylvania) |
5-1 |
5-1 |
| 3. | Seton Hill |
6-0 |
4-0 |
| 4. | Fayetteville State |
5-1 |
3-0 |
| 5. | American International |
5-0 |
4-0 |
| 6. | Edinboro |
5-1 |
5-1 |
| 7. | West Chester |
4-2 |
4-1 |
| 8. | East Stroudsburg |
5-1 |
5-1 |
| 9. | West Virginia State |
5-0 |
5-0 |
| 10. | Southern Connecticut State |
3-2 |
3-1 |
Super Regional Two
|
Overall Record |
Division II Record |
||
| 1. | Delta State |
4-1 |
4-0 |
| 2. | Wingate |
6-0 |
6-0 |
| 3. | Valdosta State |
4-1 |
4-1 |
| 4. | North Alabama |
6-0 |
6-0 |
| 5. | Tusculum |
4-2 |
3-1 |
| 6. | Newberry |
3-2 |
3-2 |
| 7. | Arkansas Tech |
3-2 |
3-2 |
| 8. | Arkansas-Monticello |
4-2 |
3-2 |
| 9. | Benedict |
3-3 |
3-2 |
| 10. | Albany State (Georgia) |
4-1 |
4-1 |
Super Regional Three
|
Overall Record |
Division II Record |
||
| 1. | Grand Valley State |
5-0 |
5-0 |
| 2. | Minnesota Duluth |
6-0 |
6-0 |
| 3. | Ashland |
4-2 |
4-2 |
| 4. | Michigan Tech |
4-2 |
4-2 |
| 5. | Augustana (South Dakota) |
4-2 |
4-2 |
| 6. | Minnesota State Mankato |
4-2 |
4-2 |
| 7. | Chadron State |
5-1 |
5-1 |
| 8. | Mesa State |
4-2 |
4-2 |
| 9. | Wayne State (Nebraska) |
4-2 |
4-2 |
| 10. | Ferris State |
4-2 |
4-2 |
Super Regional Four
|
Overall Record |
Division II Record |
||
| 1. | West Texas A&M |
6-0 |
5-0 |
| 2. | Abilene Christian |
5-0 |
5-0 |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri State |
5-1 |
5-1 |
| 4. | Pittsburg State |
5-1 |
5-1 |
| 5. | Central Missouri |
5-1 |
5-1 |
| 6. | Midwestern State |
4-1 |
4-1 |
| 7. | Central Washington |
5-1 |
5-0 |
| 8. | Texas A&M Kingsville |
4-2 |
4-1 |
| 9. | Tarleton State |
5-1 |
5-1 |
| 10. | Truman |
3-2 |
3-2 |
Ron 5:24 pm on October 8, 2008 Permalink
I believe that Tuskegee is being shorted in the AFCA polls and the d2football.com polls. They have the longest winning streak in all of college football, all divisions, with 21 straight wins. Why is it that the polls are direspecting them by dropping them to number 12. This is after beating a team in a division higher than them. If these polls want to be respected they need to recognize. This would not be tolerated in Division 1 where everyone is looking at the polls. They have not lost a game since 2006. This shows that regardless of how good they are, they would never get a the respect they deserve with this ranking system.
Jarrett 8:57 pm on October 8, 2008 Permalink
I agree with you whole heartedly. There are some new changes to how the polls are constructed this season, but given that Tuskegee hasn’t lost, it’s dumbfounding to see how they aren’t included and aren’t ranked highly.