CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Delta State University football is ranked at No. 25 in this week's American Football Coaches Association Poll released on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

The Statesmen dropped a 27-26 decision to then No. 18 West Georgia and are among five Gulf South Conference schools ranked in the this week's poll. West Florida remained in the top spot followed by No. 4 Valdosta State, No. 14 West Georgia and No. 21 West Alabama.

The Top 5 had another reshuffle this week, but West Florida is still the top team with all 30 first-place votes. The Argonauts went on the road and beat then-No. 21 Texas A&M-Commerce, 35-17, dropping the Lions out of the rankings. Northwest Missouri State is the new No. 2 team this week after their 47-7 rout of Central Missouri. Ferris State (Mich.) had to use overtime to beat Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) and fell to the No. 3 spot. Valdosta State (Ga.) still sits at No. 4, while Colorado School of Mines takes over at No. 5 thanks to their 76-0 blowout win over Fort Lewis (Colo.).

2021 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – September 20, 2021

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 3	Next Game
1	West Florida (30)	3-0	750	1	D. No. 21 Texas A&M-Commerce, 35-17	Sept. 25 vs. Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)
2	Northwest Missouri St.	2-0	691	3	D. Central Missouri, 47-7	Sept. 25 vs. Central Oklahoma
3	Ferris St. (Mich.)	3-0	687	2	D. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 47-45 OT	Sept. 25 vs. Davenport (Mich.)
4	Valdosta St. (Ga.)	3-0	662	4	D. Albany St. (Ga.), 21-3	Oct. 2 vs. Shorter (Ga.)
5	Colorado School of Mines	3-0	608	7	D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 76-0	Sept. 25 at West Texas A&M
6	Slippery Rock (Pa.)	3-0	607	6	D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 57-7	Sept. 25 at Seton Hill (Pa.)
7	Notre Dame (Ohio)	3-0	574	8	D. West Liberty (W.Va.), 51-10	Sept. 25 vs. West Virginia St.
8	Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)	3-0	535	9	D. Arkansas Tech, 38-24	Sept. 25 at Harding (Ark.)
9	Grand Valley St. (Mich.)	2-0	502	10	D. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 45-24	Sept. 25 at Michigan Tech
10	Shepherd (W.Va.)	3-0	491	11	D. No. 14 Indiana (Pa.), 37-21	Sept. 25 vs. Kutztown (Pa.)
11	Minnesota-Duluth	3-0	434	13	D. Winona St. (Minn.), 29-23	Sept. 25 vs. Wayne St. (Neb.)
12	Tiffin (Ohio)	3-0	416	15	D. No. 12 Indianapolis (Ind.), 20-17	Sept. 25 vs. Truman St. (Mo.)
13	Wingate (N.C.)	3-0	377	16	D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 25-3	Sept. 25 vs. Catawba (N.C.)
14	West Georgia	3-0	347	18	D. No. 22 Delta St. (Miss.), 27-26	Sept. 25 at Shorter (Ga.)
15	Midwestern St. (Texas)	3-0	322	20	D. No. 17 Angelo St. (Texas), 35-17	Sept. 25 vs. Eastern New Mexico
16	Nebraska-Kearney	3-0	214	23	D. Washburn (Kan.), 28-24	Sept. 25 at Central Missouri
17	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	1-1	201	5	Lost to Newberry (S.C.), 28-21	Sept. 25 vs. Mars Hill (N.C.)
18	Henderson St. (Ark.)	3-0	200	25	D. Arkansas-Monticello, 58-18	Sept. 25 vs. Southern Arkansas
19	Indianapolis (Ind.)	2-1	169	12	Lost to No. 15 Tiffin (Ohio), 20-17	Sept. 25 vs. Ohio Dominican
20	Minnesota St.	2-1	160	19	D. Bemidji St. (Minn.), 45-24	Sept. 25 at Minot St. (N.D.)
21	West Alabama	3-0	115	NR	D. North American (Texas), 80-0	Sept. 25 at Mississippi College
22	Augustana (S.D.)	3-0	108	NR	D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 43-17	Sept. 25 at Bemidji St. (Minn.)
23	Bowie St. (Md.)	2-1	103	24	D. New Haven (Conn.), 27-13	Sept. 25 at Livingstone (N.C.)
24	Indiana (Pa.)	1-1	96	14	Lost to No. 11 Shepherd (W.Va.), 37-21	Sept. 25 at Mercyhurst (Pa.)
25	Delta St. (Miss.)	2-1	64	22	Lost to No. 18 West Georgia, 27-26	Sept. 25 at Jackson St. (Miss.)

Dropped Out: Angelo St. (Texas) (17), Texas A&M-Commerce (21)

Others Receiving Votes: Truman St. (Mo.), 62; Angelo St. (Texas), 59; California (Pa.), 48; Bentley (Mass.), 38; Frostburg St. (Md.), 26; Texas A&M-Commerce, 19; Western Colorado, 17; Kutztown (Pa.), 14; North Carolina-Pembroke, 10; Harding (Ark.), 8; Southeastern Oklahoma, 5; Washburn (Kan.), 4; Newberry (S.C.), 3; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 2; American International (Mass.), 1; Colorado Mesa, 1.