Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Miles College ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division II regional poll

FAIRFIELD, Alabama  --  The NCAA released its Division II football regional rankingsfor the first time this season Monday and Miles College is second to no one.

The Golden Bears (7-1, 5-0 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), winners of seven in a row, sit atop the Super Region 2 standings ahead of No. 3 West Alabama as well as conference foes Fort Valley State, ranked sixth, and No. 10 Albany State.

It's the first time the school has ever been ranked in the NCAA poll. The Golden Bears also moved up three spots to No. 18 in the American Football Coaches Association top 25 poll and are No. 7 in the Boxtorow HBCU Football Media Top 10 poll, which ranks the best black college football programs in the nation regardless of classification.

"That's always been our goal since I've been here," second-year Miles coach Reginald Ruffin said. "No. 1 is to win the conference, No. 2 to make the playoffs and No. 3 to win the national championship. So, we're within reach of taking it one step at a time."

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NCAA Regional Rankings

Super Region 1 Super Region 2
Team D2 Overall Team D2 Overall
1.Shippensburg8-08-0 1.Miles7-17-1
2.Winston-Salem8-08-0 2. Mars Hill 5-1 5-3
3. Bloomsburg 8-0 8-0 3. West Alabama 4-1 6-2
4. California 7-1 7-1 4. Valdosta State 5-2 6-2
5. New Haven 7-0 7-0 5. Carson-Newman 5-2 5-2
6. Charleston 7-1 7-1 6.Fort Valley5-26-2
7. IUP 7-1 7-1 7. Lenoir-Rhyne 4-2 5-2
8. Shepherd 6-2 6-2 8. Wingate 5-3 8-3
9. American International 6-1 6-1 9. Newberry 5-3 5-3
10. West Chester 5-2 5-3 10.Albany State5-35-3
Super Region 3 Super Region 4
Team D2 Overall Team D2 Overall
1. Minnesota State 8-0 8-0 1. CSU-Pueblo 8-0 8-0
2. Henderson State 8-0 8-0 2. Ashland 8-0 8-0
3. Harding 6-1 6-1 3. Chadron State 6-1 6-1
4. Emporia State 8-0 8-0 4. Indianapolis 6-1 6-2
5. Northwest Missouri 7-1 7-1 5. West Texas A&M 7-1 7-1
6. Minnesota Duluth 7-1 7-1 6. Hillsdale 6-2 6-2
7.Winona State6-26-2 7. Saginaw Valley 6-2 6-2
8. Sioux Falls 7-1 7-1 8. Midwestern State 6-1 6-1
9. Missouri Western 7-1 7-1 9. Wayne State (Mich.) 5-2 5-2
10. Ouachita Baptist 6-1 6-1 10. New Mexico Highlands 6-1 6-1


COURTESY D2FOOTBALL.COM (Oct. 22, 2012)

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