UWA jumps to No. 11 in D2Football.com poll

LIVINGSTON — The West Alabama football team jumped three places to No. 11 in this week’s D2Football.com Top 25 Poll following the Tigers 45-14 Homecoming win over West Georgia.

West Alabama (6-2) is the highest ranked Gulf South Conference team in the poll. Valdosta State (5-2) is ranked No. 22.

West Alabama travels to Florence, Ala., Saturday to take on in-state and GSC rival North Alabama (5-2) at Braly Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CDT. UWA is 4-0 in Gulf South Conference play. UNA is 3-1.

Minnesota State (8-0) remained in the top spot this week as the top three remained unchanged. Northwest Missouri (8-0) is second, followed by CSU-Pueblo (8-0). Minnesota Duluth (7-1) and Henderson State (8-0) round out the top five.

To view this week’s poll in its entirety go to http://www.d2football.com/top25poll/11/.