WACO, Texas –The Saginaw Valley State University football team moved up to #11 in the latest AFCA Coaches poll released today (Aug. 31). The Cardinals will battle #4 California (Pa.) this Saturday (Sept. 4) at Wickes Stadium, with kickoff slated for Noon. The Game will also be broadcast on WSGW 100.5 FM and www.espn1009.com.

Fresh off of their 35-10 opening week victory over then-No. 5 Central Washington, Minnesota-Duluth moves up one spot to No. 3 in this week's AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll and received one first place vote. Northwest Missouri State still holds the top spot, garnering 23 first place votes, followed by Grand Valley State at No. 2, North Alabama at No. 4 and California (Pa.) rounding out the Top 5. There will be four Top 25 matchups this coming weekend with two of those being Top 10 battles. No. 2 Grand Valley State hosts No. 8 West Texas A&M on Thursday while No. 6 Abilene Christian travels to No. 9 Washburn on Saturday. In the other Top 25 matchups, No. 1 Northwest Missouri State begins defense of their national championship by hosting No. 14 Texas A&M-Kingsville while No. 5 California (Pa.) travels to No. 11 Saginaw Valley State.

2010 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – August 30, 2010
Rank School (1st votes)
1. Northwest Missouri St. (23) 0-0
2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (1) 0-0
3. Minnesota-Duluth (1) 1-0
4. North Alabama (1) 0-0
5. California (Pa.) 0-0
6. Abilene Christian (Texas) 0-0
7. West Liberty (W.Va.) 0-0
8. West Texas A&M 0-0
9. Washburn (Kan.) 1-0
10. West Alabama 1-0
11. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 0-0
12. Nebraska-Omaha 0-0
13. Central Washington 0-1
14. Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0
15. Tuskegee (Ala.) 0-0
16. Hillsdale (Mich.) 0-0
17. Midwestern St. (Texas) 0-0
18. Minnesota St.-Mankato 0-0
19. Missouri Western St. 0-0
20. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 0-1
21. West Chester (Pa.) 0-0
22. Delta St. (Miss.) 0-0
23. North Carolina-Pembroke 0-0
24. Winona St. (Minn.) 1-0
25. Wayne St. (Neb.) 1-0

Dropped Out: Nebraska-Kearney (13), East Stroudsburg (Pa.), (25).

Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska-Kearney, 52; East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 44; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 43; Albany St. (Ga.), 40; Wingate (N.C.), 38; Central Missouri, 35; Valdosta St. (Ga.), 31; Morehouse (Ga.), 24; Tarleton St. (Texas), 24; Augustana (S.D.), 22; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 20; Texas A&M-Commerce, 20; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 17; Edinboro (Pa.), 16; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 16; Shepherd (W.Va.), 14; Chadron St. (Neb.), 12; Colorado School of Mines, 12; Benedict (S.C.), 8; Bentley (Mass.), 7; Clarion (Pa.), 5; Henderson St. (Ark.), 5; C.W. Post (N.Y.), 3; Findlay (Ohio), 3; Shaw (N.C.), 2; Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 1.