MANKATO, Minn. – Heading into the home stretch of the regular season, the Minnesota State football team is one of ten undefeated teams remaining in NCAA Division II and held steady at No. 5 in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Top 25, while it is third again this week in the D2Football.com Top 25.  
 
Top-ranked Ferris State spotted Grand Valley State a 17-0 margin in the second quarter, before the Bulldogs rallied for a 41-34 victory.  Harding held firm at No. 2, followed by Kutztown, CSU Pueblo and MSU.  Western Colorado replaced Grand Valley State at No. 6, followed by Slippery Rock, Emporia State, Davenport and Northwood rounded out the top ten of the AFCA poll.  
 
Minnesota Duluth is 21^st this week among other teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference while Wayne State College, who MSU hosts for Family Weekend on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Blakeslee Stadium, moved to 22^nd this week after the Wildcats were 25^th last week.  Augustana is among others receiving votes this week.  
 
In the D2Football.com Top 25, MSU sits third behind top-ranked Ferris State and Harding.  Kutztown is fourth, followed by CSU Pueblo to round out the top five.  Western Colorado is sixth, followed by Central Washington, Slippery Rock, Emporia State and Northwest Missouri State rounds out the top ten.  Minnesota Duluth is 17^th, while Wayne State is 24^th this week.