For the first time in a decade, the Wayne State College football team is ranked in the AFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll as the Wildcats entered this week's released Monday afternoon at #23.  It's the first national ranking for the Wildcat football program since October 10, 2011 when the Wildcats started 5-1 that season. 
            WSC received 54 points in voting conducted by various Division II coaches from across the country after defeating #11 Minnesota State Saturday afternoon 35-24.  It was the second win for the 5-1 Wildcats in three weeks over a nationally ranked opponent after WSC won at then #11 Minnesota Duluth two weeks ago 31-28.
            Wayne State is 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the NSIC South Division following its' first-ever win in 13 meetings against Minnesota State.  The Wildcats will be at home this Saturday hosting #22 Augustana (5-1, 1-1) in a 1 p.m. NSIC South Division contest at Bob Cunningham Field in Wayne.
 
AFCA Division II Coaches Top 25 Poll – Week #6 Poll: October 11, 2021
Rank  School (1st votes)                 Rec.     Pts.    Prev.     
     1.    West Florida (30)                       5-0      750           1     
     2.    Northwest Missouri St.              5-0      701           2                                                                                                                                         
     3.    Ferris St. (Mich.)                        5-0      691           3     
     4.    Valdosta St. (Ga.)                      5-0      669           4     
     5.    Colorado School of Mines        6-0      624           5     
     6.    Slippery Rock (Pa.)                   6-0      598           6     
     7.    Grand Valley St. (Mich.)           5-0      576           7     
     8.    Wingate (N.C.)                           5-0      533           8     
     9.    Henderson St. (Ark.)                 6-0      508           9     
  10.    West Alabama                            6-0      475         10     
  11.    Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)             5-1      417         12     
  12.    West Georgia                             5-1      397         13     
  13.    California (Pa.)                           6-0      383         15     
  14.    Notre Dame (Ohio)                    5-1      357         14     
  15.    Shepherd (W.Va.)                      5-1      301        16t     
  16.    Bowie St. (Md.)                          5-1      288        16t     
  17.    Bentley (Mass.)                          6-0      281         18     
  18.    Minnesota-Duluth                      5-1      230         19     
  19.    Midwestern St. (Texas)             5-1      218         20     
  20.    Harding (Ark.)                             5-1      181         21     
  21.    Nebraska-Kearney                    5-1      155         22     
  22.    Augustana (S.D.)                       5-1      112         25     
  23.    Wayne St. (Neb.)                       5-1        54        NR     
  24.    Western Colorado                     5-1        38        NR     
  25.    Kutztown (Pa.)                           5-1        30        NR     
 
Dropped Out: Minnesota St. (11), Frostburg St. (Md.) (23), Chowan (N.C.) (24)
 
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana (Pa.), 23; Frostburg St. (Md.), 22; Truman St. (Mo.), 22; Minnesota St., 21; Southeastern Oklahoma, 15; Charleston (W.Va.), 13; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 12; Albany St. (Ga.), 11; Angelo St. (Texas), 11; Chowan (N.C.), 10; Washburn (Kan.), 8; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 5; Colorado Mesa, 3; Shippensburg (Pa.), 3; Ohio Dominican, 2; Indianapolis (Ind.), 1; Savannah St. (Ga.),