WACO, Tex. – Despite defeating another ranked opponent last weekend, the Bowie State football team dropped a spot in this week's American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) DII Top-25 Poll to No. 9 announced Tuesday afternoon.
The Bulldogs, who were previously ranked No. 8 in the nation, defeated now No. 24 New Haven Saturday in a come-from-behind 27-20 victory last weekend.
BSU is the only institution on the top-25 list from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Conference and one of two historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and the higher of the two at No. 9. Another HBCU and CIAA foe who received votes was Virginia Union (8) while the Bulldogs week two opponent Saginaw Valley State also received votes (20) this week.
Bowie State will continue its non-conference slate when the Bulldogs travel to Saginaw Valley State on Saturday, Sept. 10 for the HBCU Celebration game. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. from Wickes Stadium.
Rank School (1st votes)
1. Ferris St. (Mich.) (28)
2. Northwest Missouri St.
3. Valdosta St. (Ga.)
4. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1)
5. Shepherd (W.Va.)
6. Angelo St. (Tex.)
7. West Florida (1)
8. Harding (Ark.)
9. Bowie St. (Md.)
10. West Georgia
11. Nebraska-Kearney
12. Colorado School of Mines
13. Newberry (S.C.)
14. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)
15. Albany St. (Ga.)
16. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
17. California (Pa.)
18. Slippery Rock (Pa.)
19. Augustana (S.D.)
20. Ashland (Ohio)
21t. Colorado St.-Pueblo
21t. Notre Dame (Ohio)
23. West Texas A&M
24. New Haven (Conn.)
25. Indianapolis (Ind.)
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