Morningside resumes top-flight presence on national poll
Ahead of a top-of-the-charts Great Plains Athletic Conference clash with Northwestern College Saturday, Nov. 6, Morningside College registered a ninth successive American Football Coaches Association/National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics First Down Playbook top 25. The Week Eight rankings were released Monday, Nov. 1.
Ahead of a top-of-the-charts Great Plains Athletic Conference clash with Northwestern College Saturday, Nov. 6, Morningside College registered a ninth successive American Football Coaches Association/National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics First Down Playbook top 25. The Week Eight rankings were released Monday, Nov. 1.
Head coach Steve Ryan's squad, harboring an 8-0 record received 411 ranking points and one first-place vote. Defending champion Lindsey Wilson College of Kentucky and the Red Raiders held down the top two spots. Grand View College of Iowa (No. 4) and Baker University of Kansas (No. 5) rounded out the first five.
The complete Week Eight AFCA/NAIA First Down Playbook Top 25 can be viewed at https://www.naia.org/sports/fball/2021-22/Releases/National_Poll_8.