Lots of shakeup in DII since the preseason rankings, with a few upsets between ranked teams: SLU (ranked 24th last week) knocked off Central Missouri (ranked 9th). Coast Guard (16th) walloped Boston University (5th). And Providence (15th) beat Rhode Island (14th) 35-20. We have adjusted the rankings accordingly.

We still think Central Missouri is a really competitive team in a competitive league in the Gateway. Moving into the Top 25 is Southern Illinois, 2-0 in the Gateway. The Salukis were impressive in their 84-0 defeat of UMKC and they host Central Missouri Saturday in a big conference swing match.

We are also impressed by Coast Guard’s defeat of the Terriers. Coast Guard, 2006 National Champion, is no stranger to success and looks to be competitive again.

Utah Valley drops from the rankings after joining a newly-formed DI-AA conference with other teams from Utah, including BYU.


1. (1) UW-Whitewater
2. (2) Salisbury  1-0  Won 46-5 over Mt. St. Mary’s
3. (4) Towson  1-0  Won 48-0 over John’s Hopkins  
4. (6) Sierra College
5. (7) UW-Milwaukee
6. (8) Santa Rosa JC
7. (10) UNC-Wilmington
8. (11) Northern Iowa  1-0  Won 31-19 over St. Could State
9. (16) Coast Guard  1-0  Won 43-10 over Boston
10. (12) UW-Stout
11. (13) Colgate  2-0  Won 33-11 over RPI, 22-20 over Oswego
12. (15) Bentley  1-0  Won 29-5 over Bryant
13. (24) SLU  1-0  Won 19-0 over Central Missouri
14. (9) Central Missouri  1-1  Won 31-0 over Kansas, lost 19-0 to SLU
15. (23) Providence  1-1  Won 48-7 over Saint Anselm, 35-20 over Rhode Island
16. (5) Boston University  0-1  Lost 43-10 to Coast Guard
17. (14) Rhode Island  1-1  Lost 35-20 to Providence, Won 24-15 over Tufts
18. (17) Radford
19. (18) VMI
20. (19) Idaho State
21. (20) Appalachian State
22. (21) Mary Washington
23. (22) Georgetown  1-0  Won 17-12 over George Washington
24. (25) E. Stroudsburg  1-0  Won 24-10 over Bloomsburg
25. (Unr.) Southern Illinois  2-0  Won  27-7 over Missouri S&T, 84-0 over UMKC

Dropped out:
(3) Utah Valley