D2 Top 15 Football Countdown Poll – #1 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE (0)
8/30/10 •
The Bearcats finally did it. After four consecutive years of being national runner-up, Northwest Missouri State finally won that elusive third football title. No program was more deserving last season as NW had to hold off perennial power Grand Valley State from picking up their fifth title of the decade. That ‘Clash of the Titans’ was a great end to a good year of D2 Football and the Bearcats and Coach Tjeerdsma want another happy ending.
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D2 Top 15 Football Countdown Poll – #2 MINNESOTA-DULUTH (0)
8/24/10 •
After being the Cinderella story team of 2008, the defending national champs were rudely awakened the second week in the 2009 season by a talented Central Washington team. However, from 1-1 to 11-1 the Bulldogs marched before losing the battle for the region with dynasty Grand Valley State. It was not the banner year of 2008, but was truly a successful campaign with a stellar record and being NSIC Champions. This year’s season could will likely be another year, with the same tough battles forming in the post-season.
D2 Volleyball – Concordia, St. Paul sits atop Preseason Poll (0)
8/23/10 •
Three-time defending national champion Concordia University, St. Paul has once again been pegged as the program to beat, with the Golden Bears being voted the No. 1 team in the 2010 AVCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Preseason Poll.
D2 Top 15 Football Countdown Poll – #3 NORTH ALABAMA (0)
8/21/10 •
The media coverage hasn’t stopped as Coach Bowden assembled over twenty transfers from Division I schools to fill the huge voids left in the Lions line-up that he combined with several talented Lion veterans to win ten straight games and sit atop the D2 rankings for the first time since 1997. The 1-2 finish has carried the ‘come-back’ story line into this season as once again, big name transfers are poised to compliment returning skilled veterans to make another run at that elusive forth national title.
D2 Top 15 Football Countdown Poll – #4 CENTRAL WASHINGTON (0)
8/14/10 •
The team to come closest to defeating the eventual national champions, Northwest Missouri State, in the playoffs was Central Washington. A blocked extra point at the end of the game was a heart-breaking way to close the season at home. However, the Wildcats did enjoy another successful year as they made their fourth playoff appearance (third consecutive) since joining Division II just a decade ago.
D2 Top 15 Football Countdown Poll – #5 GRAND VALLEY STATE (0)
8/08/10 •
Grand Valley State has built a dynasty of success in many sports, most especially football. The Lakers have won four national titles in the past decade and made it deep into the playoffs five other times during that time period. That said, GVSU hasn’t won the national title in the past three seasons and that trend will more than likely continue this season with a new quarterback and head coach.
D2 Top 15 Football Countdown Poll – #6 TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE (0)
7/29/10 •
The Javs were back in 2009 as TAMUK returned to the post season and had a successful 9-3 campaign. They started the season strong against the reigning Gulf South Conference champion, Delta State and marched off seven consecutive wins until an abrupt and decisive loss to Midwestern State. The Javs would finish the last part of the season 2-3. Fourth-year Coach Bo Atterberry has Texas A&M-Kingsville back on the football map as reigning LSC Champions, but there are doubters and tough competition.
D2 Top 15 Football Countdown Poll – #7 CALIFORNIA (PA) (2)
7/23/10 •
Last season included some early adversity as the Vulcans lost their first two games. They swiftly turned things around with a 8-game winning streak before losing in the PSAC championship game to Shippensburg. Yet, the Vulcan’s season allowed them to host the first round of the playoffs and they proceeded to tear through Super Regional 1, including avenging the loss to Shippensburg of just weeks prior. This season expect more of the same including CUP remaining SR1 champs.
D2 Top 15 Football Countdown Poll – #8 WEST ALABAMA (0)
7/17/10 •
Last season West Alabama did the unthinkable as they defeated #1 UNA in over-time, made the playoffs and earned their first playoff victory, both for the first time since 1975. The run came to a close in the second round, but rest assured the taste of success stokes the summer heat of Livingston.
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