WAYNE – As two more weeks remain in the regular season of NCAA Division II football, the Wayne State College Wildcats dropped out of the second NCAA Regional rankings.
Following a 42-41 overtime road loss to Upper Iowa this past Saturday, WSC fell from #7 to outside the top 10 to now sit 6-3 overall (3-2 NSIC South).
NSIC representatives include #2 Augustana (8-1) fell one spot; #7 Bemidji State (7-2) fell one spot; #8 Minnesota Duluth (7-2) up two spots and #10 Northern Sate (7-2) jumped into the rankings.
The NSIC, Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), Lone Star Conference (LSC) and Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) make up the 35-team NCAA Super Region Four this season.
Other teams making up the top 10 include #1 Colorado School of Mines (8-1) of the RMAC; #3 Central Washington (5-1) of the GNAC; #4 Midwestern State (5-1 region) of the LSC; #5 Angelo State (6-2 region) of the LSC; #6 Western Colorado (8-1) of the RMAC and #9 Colorado Mesa (5-2 region) of the RMAC.
The Division II Football Championship provides for a maximum field of 28 teams, seven from each of the four super regions. Twelve first-round games will be conducted on the campus of one of the competing institutions. The top seed in each selection region (super regional) will receive a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
The NCAA DII Football selection show is set to air on NCAA.com on Sunday, November 14 at 4 p.m. (CT).
| RK | School (Conf) | In-Reg | DII Rec | LW |
| 1 | Colorado School of Mines (RMAC) | 8-1 | 8-1 | 2 |
| 2 | Augustana (NSIC) | 8-1 | 8-1 | 1 |
| 3 | Central Washington (GNAC) | 5-1 | 5-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Midwestern State (LSC) | 5-1 | 6-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Angelo State (LSC) | 6-2 | 7-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Western Colorado (RMAC) | 8-1 | 8-1 | 9 |
| 7 | Bemidji State (NSIC) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 6 |
| 8 | Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) | 7-2 | 7-2 | 10 |
| 9 | Colorado Mesa (RMAC) | 5-2 | 6-2 | 8 |
| 10 | Northern State (NSIC) | 7-2 | 7-2 | NR |
Dropped out: #7 Wayne State
