Albany State Rams still No. 1 in region poll, await playoff foe

The NCAA will announce the 24-team Division II playoff pairings on Sunday

ALBANY, GA — Guess who’s still on top of the latest Division II Super Regional football rankings? That would be none other than the Albany State Rams (10-0), who retain their No. 1 spot in the NCAA rankings released Wednesday after defeating Fort Valley State, 12-7, in the Fountain City Classic last Saturday.

ASU, which is set for its seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA playoffs, won the SIAC Championship by beating FVSU, and earned a bye for the first week of the playoffs, which open Nov. 20. The Rams lead the pack of six teams in the rankings, the Top 6 of which earn a playoff spot.

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FVSU rises in national poll, makes regional list

Fort Valley State has finally made it into both national Division II football polls, in time for the Fountain City Classic against higher-ranked Albany State. The Wildcats improved to No. 22 in the American Football Coaches Association poll and made their season debut at No. 25 in the D2football.com poll.

And the Wildcats are No. 7 in the first NCAA Region 2 poll, behind No. 1 Albany State and No. 6 Morehouse. Albany State is fifth in the AFCA poll and sixth with D2football.com, as well as first in the region poll. The top six teams in each region earn invitations to the Division II playoffs.

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