Slippery Rock University Football Team Remains Ranked #4 in NCAA Division II National Rankings

Slippery Rock University's football team continued its dominance in the NCAA Division II national rankings, holding steady at #4 in the latest poll released by the American Football Coaches Association. The team remains a force to be reckoned with, having been ranked in every national poll since the 2018 season and earning a single-digit ranking in each of the last six seasons.

Key Takeaways:

• The Slippery Rock University football team is ranked #4 in the NCAA Division II national rankings for the second consecutive week.
• The team has been ranked in every national poll since the final rankings of the 2018 season were released.
• Slippery Rock has earned a single-digit ranking in each of the last six seasons and nine of the last 10 years.
• The team's defense forced six turnovers and came up with season-highs of six sacks and 11 tackles for loss in their 42-0 shutout against Shippensburg.
• Slippery Rock is one of three teams from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) ranked in the top 25 this week.
• Two other PSAC teams, Clarion and Indiana (Pa.), received votes in the poll and are ranked among the "others receiving votes" section.
• Slippery Rock will face #8 California (Pa.) in a highly anticipated matchup on Saturday night, which will be televised live by WKBN-TV in Youngstown, Ohio.

Statistics:

• The Slippery Rock University football team has been ranked #4 in the NCAA Division II national rankings for two consecutive weeks.
• The team has been ranked in the top 5 in the last six seasons.
• Slippery Rock has earned a single-digit ranking in nine of the last 10 years.
• The team's defense forced 6 turnovers against Shippensburg.
• The team came up with season-highs of 6 sacks and 11 tackles for loss.

Sources:

• NCAA Division II national rankings by the American Football Coaches Association
• Slippery Rock University Athletics news release
• D2football.com media poll
• PSAC Athletics