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CRIMSON HAWKS DROP A SPOT IN AFCA POLL, HOLD STEADY IN D2FOOTBALL.COM

Oct 6, 2026 | 6:32 AM

IUP dropped a spot to tenth in the AFCA Coaches Poll released yesterday, and the Crimson Hawks held steady at number thirteen in the D2Football.com poll.  IUP beat Edinboro in double-overtime on Saturday.

The rankings for Kutztown and Slippery Rock remained the same in both polls.  Kutztown is still third in the coaches poll and fourth at D2Football.  Slippery Rock is still eighth in the AFCA poll and ninth at D2Football.

IUP quarterback Mason Maggs is the PSAC West Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for a career-high 369 yards and four touchdowns against Edinboro.  Maggs leads the PSAC with seventeen touchdown passes and has thrown just three interceptions.  He’s third in passing efficiency and in yards per game.

IUP plays Lock Haven Saturday in the Homecoming game.

 

AFCA COACHES POLL

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Week 5 Next Game
1 Ferris St. (31) 5-0 775 1 D. Northern Michigan, 42-0 Oct. 10 vs. Saginaw Valley St.
2 Harding 5-0 744 2 D. East Central, 42-21 Oct. 10 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma
3 Kutztown 5-0 704 3 D. Shippensburg, 59-7 Oct. 10 vs. Lackawanna
4 CSU Pueblo 6-0 672 4 D. Adams St., 72-7 Oct. 17 vs. New Mexico Highlands
5 Minnesota St. 6-0 651 5 D. Concordia-St. Paul, 49-7 Oct. 10 at Winona St.
6 Grand Valley St. 5-0 628 6 D. Wayne St. (Mich.), 69-3 Oct. 10 at No. 19 Michigan Tech
7 Western Colorado 6-0 572 7 D. New Mexico Highlands, 52-24 Oct. 17 vs. Fort Lewis
8 Slippery Rock 5-0 554 8 D. Gannon, 49-10 Oct. 10 vs. Seton Hill
9 Emporia St. 5-0 499 10 D. Missouri Western, 34-22 Oct. 10 at Missouri Southern
10 Indiana (Pa.) 5-0 476 9 D. Edinboro, 46-44 (2OT) Oct. 10 vs. Lock Haven
11 Davenport 5-0 464 11 D. Saginaw Valley St., 37-27 Oct. 10 vs. Northern Michigan
12 Northwood 5-0 385 14 D. Kentucky Chrisitan, 59-14 Oct. 10 at Tiffin
13 Central Washington 3-2 378 12 D. Angelo St., 41-14 Oct. 10 vs. Midwestern St.
14 Northwest Missouri St. 3-1 376 13 Idle Oct. 10 vs. No. 24 Central Missouri
15 North Greenville 5-0 325 17 D. UNC Pembroke, 42-41 Oct. 10 vs. Chowan
16 Findlay 4-1 308 16 D. Ohio Dominican, 41-3 Oct. 10 vs. Ashland
17 Henderson St. 5-0 273 19 D. Southwestern Oklahoma, 38-33 Oct. 10 at Northwestern Oklahoma
18 Valdosta St. 4-1 243 18 D. Erskine, 56-0 Oct. 24 vs. Shorter
19 Michigan Tech 4-1 213 20 D. Roosevelt, 57-28 Oct. 10 vs. No. 6 Grand Valley St.
20 Mars Hill 5-0 190 21t D. Tusculum, 42-40 (4OT) Oct. 10 at Emory & Henry
21 Carson-Newman 5-1 146 23 D. Lenoir-Rhyne, 20-17 (OT) Oct. 10 vs. Anderson (S.C.)
22 West Alabama 5-1 124 24 D. Chowan, 29-26 Oct. 17 at West Florida
23 UT Permian Basin 4-1 117 NR D. No. 21t Northeastern St., 38-27 Oct. 10 at West Texas A&M
24 Central Missouri 4-1 59 NR D. Central Oklahoma, 33-31 Oct. 10 at No. 14 Northwest Missouri St.
25 Northern St. 5-1 42 NR D. Bemidji St., 16-9 Oct. 10 at Minnesota-Duluth

Dropped Out: Newberry (15), Northeastern St. (21t), Walsh (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Virginia Union, 40; Benedict, 24; Minnesota-Duluth, 24; Northeastern St., 14; Shepherd, 14; Wayne St. (Neb.), 10; West Liberty, 9; Virginia St., 7; Newberry, 4; Midwestern St., 3; Tiffin, 3; Johnson C. Smith, 2; East Central, 1; Edward Waters, 1; South Dakota Mines, 1.

 

 

D2Football.com Top 25 – Oct. 5, 2026

  1. Ferris State (5-0)
  2. Harding (5-0)
  3. Minnesota State (6-0)
  4. Kutztown (5-0)
  5. Grand Valley State (5-0)
  6. CSU Pueblo (6-0)
  7. Western Colorado (6-0)
  8. Central Washington (3-2)
  9. Slippery Rock (5-0)
  10. Emporia State (5-0)
  11. Northwest Missouri State (3-1)
  12. Northwood (5-0)
  13. IUP (5-0)
  14. Davenport (5-0)
  15. Valdosta State (4-1)
  16. North Greenville (5-0)
  17. Findlay (4-1)
  18. Minnesota Duluth (4-2)
  19. Central Missouri (4-1)
  20. Henderson State (5-0)
  21. Mars Hill (5-0)
  22. Northern State (5-1)
  23. UT Permian Basin (4-1)
  24. Michigan Tech (4-1)
  25. Edward Waters (5-1)