Greyhounds second in initial regional rankings, #6 in DII coaches poll
The UIndy football team (8-0, 5-0 GLVC) debuted at No. 2 in the season’s first set of NCAA Super Region Three regional rankings, released Monday. One of three unbeaten teams in the region, the Greyhounds trail only defending-national-champ Northwest Missouri State. The Hounds remained at No. 6 in this week’s AFCA Division II Coaches Poll.
The top seven teams from the country’s four regions will earn berths in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The No. 1 seed in each region will earn a bye, while seeds 2-4 will host seeds 5-7 in first-round action Nov. 18. The bracket plays out on consecutive Saturdays until a champion is crowned Dec. 16.
Undefeated Fort Hays State, who plays NMSU Nov. 4, comes in at No. 3, followed by GLIAC-schools Ashland and Ferris State at four and five, respectively. Central Missouri and Grand Valley State round out the top seven.
The NCAA shuffled the regions this year, with the Greyhounds moving out of Super Region Four and into Super Region Three. A total of 42 schools from the GLVC, GLIAC, MIAA and GAC comprise the third region.
UIndy is looking to earn its fourth-ever trip to the Division II playoffs. The Hounds qualified in 2012, ’13 and ’15, earning the program’s only postseason victory in 2012. UIndy also qualified for the postseason as a Division III institution in 1975.
SUPER REGION THREE RANKINGS
| IN-REGION | DII | ||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | RECORD |
| 1. | Northwest Missouri St. | 8-0 | 8-0 |
| 2. | UIndy | 8-0 | 8-0 |
| 3. | Fort Hays St. | 8-0 | 8-0 |
| 4. | Ashland | 7-1 | 7-1 |
| 5. | Ferris St. | 6-1 | 6-1 |
| 6. | Central Mo. | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| 7. | Grand Valley St. | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| 8. | Ouachita Baptist | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| 9. | Arkansas Tech | 6-2 | 6-2 |
| 10. | Tiffin | 5-3 | 5-3 |
Story by Ryan Thorpe, associate athletic director for communications, University of Indianapolis.