The Southwest Baptist University football team moved up three spots in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll, and now come in ranked no. 22 in the NCAA Division II.
The Bearcats are coming off of a 45-22 home victory over Missouri S&T, and have now appeared in the poll for seven consecutive weeks. SBU is one of two GLVC programs recognized in the polls, as Truman State received three votes.
Below is the complete AFCA Division II Coaches Poll:
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | Northwest Missouri St. (30) | 9-0 | 750 | 1 |
| 2. | Grand Valley St. (MI) | 9-0 | 716 | 2 |
| 3. | Shepherd (WV) | 8-0 | 688 | 3 |
| 4. | Sioux Falls (SD) | 9-0 | 656 | 4 |
| 5. | Harding (AR) | 9-0 | 615 | 5 |
| 6. | California (PA) | 8-0 | 602 | 6 |
| 7. | North Alabama | 6-1 | 561 | 7 |
| 8. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7-1 | 535 | 8 |
| 9. | Emporia St. (KS) | 8-1 | 493 | 10 |
| 10. | LIU-Post (NY) | 9-0 | 463 | 11 |
| 11. | Indiana (PA) | 7-1 | 450 | 12 |
| 12. | Midwestern St. (TX) | 7-1 | 429 | 13 |
| 13. | Azusa Pacific (CA) | 8-1 | 372 | 15 |
| 14. | Tuskegee (AL) | 7-1 | 329 | 17 |
| 15. | Assumption (MA) | 8-1 | 326 | 16 |
| 16. | North Carolina-Pembroke | 8-1 | 301 | 18 |
| 17. | Fairmont St. (WV) | 9-0 | 288 | 20 |
| 18. | Minnesota-Duluth | 8-1 | 236 | 21 |
| 19. | Ferris St. (MI) | 7-2 | 201 | 22 |
| 20. | Newberry (SC) | 8-1 | 180 | 23 |
| 21. | Ashland (OH) | 7-2 | 134 | 9 |
| 22. | Southwest Baptist (MO) | 8-1 | 110 | t25 |
| 23. | Valdosta St. (GA) | 6-2 | 58 | 14 |
| 24. | Edinboro (PA) | 8-1 | 56 | NR |
| 25. | Central Missouri | 7-2 | 44 | NR |
| Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 37; Colorado School of Mines, 35; Wayne St. (MI), 35; Henderson St. (AR), 11; West Alabama, 8; Colorado Mesa, 6; Notre Dame (OH), 6; Wingate (NC), 5; Southern Arkansas, 4; Bemidji St. (MN), 3; Truman St. (MO), 3; Washburn (KS), 2; Winston-Salem St. (NC), 2. |
