The Washburn Ichabods were ranked No. 5 in the NCAA Super Regional Four and No. 12 in the AFCA Coaches Top 25 polls which were both announced today. The Ichabods will travel to face Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Omaha.

In the AFCA Coaches poll, the Washburn Ichabods jumped from No. 17 to No. 12 in the AFCA Top 25 coaches poll. The No. 12 ranking is the highest the Ichabods have been tabbed since the second regular season poll of the 2008 season when they were ranked No. 13 in the final poll of 2005. 

Super Regional Four
Overall Record Division II
1. Abilene Christian 6-0 6-0
2. Central Washington 6-0 4-0
3. Northwest Missouri State 5-1 5-1
4. Missouri Western State 5-1 5-1
5. Washburn 5-1 5-1
6. Texas A&M Kingsville 6-0 6-0
7. Angelo State 5-1 5-0
8. Fort Hays State 4-2 4-2
9. Midwestern State 5-1 5-1
10. Central Missouri 5-1 5-1

2009 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll
October 5, 2009

Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Last Week Next Game

1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (24) 6-0 624 1 D. Tiffin (Ohio), 47-21 Oct. 10 at Hillsdale (Mich.)

2. Abilene Christian (Texas) 6-0 593 2 D. East Central (Okla.), 43-6 Oct. 10 at No. 23 Angelo St. (Texas)

3. North Alabama (1) 6-0 577 3 D. Arkansas Tech, 42-17 Oct. 8 vs. North Greenville (S.C.)

4. Central Washington 6-0 532 5 D. Dixie St. (Utah), 37-6 Oct. 10 at Humboldt St. (Calif.)

5. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 6-0 519 4 D. Millersville (Pa.), 45-10 Oct. 10 at East Stroudsburg (Pa.)

6. Northwest Missouri St. 5-1 501 6 D. No. 12 Missouri Western St., 49-35 Oct. 10 vs. Missouri Southern St.

7. Minnesota St.-Mankato 6-0 469 7 D. Augustana (S.D.), 36-6 Oct. 10 at Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.)

8. Minnesota-Duluth 5-1 453 8 D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 76-7 Oct. 10 at Northern St. (S.D.)

9. Texas A&M-Kingsville 6-0 438 9 D. No. 11 Tarleton St. (Texas), 34-20 Oct. 10 at Texas A&M-Commerce

10. Albany St. (Ga.) 5-0 391 10 D. Lane (Tenn.), 20-0 Oct. 10 at Miles (Ala.)

11. Charleston (W.Va.) 6-0 368 15 D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 37-7 Oct. 10 at Seton Hill (Pa.)

12. Washburn (Kan.) 5-1 325 17 D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 28-14 Oct. 10 at Nebraska-Omaha

13. Edinboro (Pa.) 5-1 270 19 D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 41-6 Oct. 10 at Indiana (Pa.)

14. Wayne St. (Neb.) 5-1 266 18 D. Upper Iowa, 24-21 Oct. 10 at Bemidji St. (Minn.)

15. Tarleton St. (Texas) 5-1 254 11 Lost to No. 9 Texas A&M-Kingsville, 34-20 Oct. 10 vs.No. 18 Midwestern St. (Tex.)

16t. Central Missouri 5-1 246 20 D. Truman St. (Mo.), 38-3 Oct. 10 vs. Fort Hays St. (Kan.)

16t. Missouri Western St. 5-1 246 12 Lost to No. 6 Northwest Missouri St., 49-35 Oct. 10 at Truman St. (Mo.)

18. Midwestern St. (Texas) 5-1 198 23 D. West Texas A&M, 31-19 Oct. 10 at No. 15 Tarleton St. (Texas)

19. Wayne St. (Mich.) 5-1 192 22 D. Ashland (Mich.), 47-40 Oct. 10 at Northern Michigan

20. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 4-1 122 14 Lost to Arkansas-Monticello, 34-32 Oct. 10 vs. Harding (Ark.)

21. Nebraska-Kearney 5-1 108 NR D. Colorado St.-Pueblo, 44-12 Oct. 10 at New Mexico Highlands

22. Delta St. (Miss.) 3-2 71 25 D. Valdosta St. (Ga.), 31-23 Oct. 10 at West Alabama

23. Angelo St. (Texas) 5-1 68 NR D. Eastern New Mexico, 47-23 Oct. 10 vs. No. 2 Abilene Christian (Texas)

24. Tuskegee (Ala.) 4-2 65 13 Lost to Alabama A&M, 35-15 Oct. 10 at Morehouse (Ga.)

25. North Carolina-Pembroke 5-1 56 NR D. Webber International (Fla.), 30-3 Oct. 10 at Fairmont St. (W.Va.)

Dropped Out: Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) (16), Catawba (N.C.) (21), Hillsdale (Mich.) (24)

Others Receiving Votes: Findlay (Ohio), 49; West Liberty (W.Va.), 23; California (Pa.), 19; Wingate (N.C.), 19; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 15; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 13; Northern Michigan, 11; Shaw (N.C.), 7; Colorado School of Mines, 5; Winona St. (Minn.), 5; Catawba (N.C.), 4; Bentley (Mass.), 2; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 1.