Box Score WACO, Texas – Hot off a 57-3 victory over Lincoln (Pa.) to improve their record to 8-1 on the season, Bowie State (Md.) appears in the AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll for the first time in program history. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 25 and, with a win over Elizabeth City State (N.C.) next Saturday, will clinch their spot in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship game.   COMPLETE POLL

West Georgia still sits in the top spot with 26 first place votes, followed by Northwest Missouri State, Ferris State (Mich.), Colorado State-Pueblo and Ashland (Ohio) rounding out the top five. 

The No. 2 Bearcats will participate in one of four Top 25 matchups this coming weekend that will have big conference title implications. Northwest Missouri State plays host to No. 14 Emporia State (Kan.) for sole possession of first place in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The second big matchup is a top 10 showdown as No. 7 Minnesota State travels to No. 8 Sioux Falls (S.D.) with a share of first place in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division on the line. The top spot in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference will be contested in Pueblo, Colorado, as No. 4 Colorado State-Pueblo hosts No. 16 Colorado Mesa, while No. 5 Ashland looks to stay in the catbird seat in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a win over No. 22 Michigan Tech.