WACO, Tex. – The Southwest Baptist University football team moved up four spots to #17 in the final regular season AFCA Division II Coaches Poll. The #17 ranking marks the highest NCAA Division II national ranking in program history.
The Bearcats finished off the regular season with a 50-12 road victory over Lincoln, and have earned the #3 seed in the NCAA Playoffs Super Region 4.
Below is the complete AFCA Division II Coaches Poll:
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | Northwest Missouri (30) | 11-0 | 750 | 1 |
| 2. | Grand Valley St. (MI) | 11-0 | 714 | 2 |
| 3. | Shepherd (WV) | 10-0 | 688 | 3 |
| 4. | Sioux Falls (SD) | 11-0 | 657 | 4 |
| 5. | Harding (AR) | 11-0 | 617 | 5 |
| 6. | California (PA) | 10-0 | 602 | 6 |
| 7. | North Alabama | 8-1 | 540 | 7 |
| 8. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9-1 | 530 | 8 |
| 9. | Emporia St. (KS) | 10-1 | 506 | 9 |
| 10. | LIU-Post (NY) | 11-0 | 495 | 10 |
| 11. | Indiana (PA) | 9-1 | 444 | 11 |
| 12. | North Carolina-Pembroke | 9-1 | 401 | 16 |
| 13. | Minnesota-Duluth | 10-1 | 396 | 17 |
| 14. | Newberry (SC) | 10-1 | 330 | 19 |
| 15. | Ferris St. (MI) | 9-2 | 328 | 18 |
| 16. | Ashland (OH) | 9-2 | 270 | 20 |
| 17. | Southwest Baptist (MO) | 10-1 | 250 | 21 |
| 18. | Fairmont St. (WV) | 10-1 | 248 | 22 |
| 19. | Valdosta St. (GA) | 8-2 | 193 | 23 |
| 20. | Central Missouri | 9-2 | 153 | 24 |
| 21. | Colorado School of Mines | 9-2 | 139 | 25 |
| 22. | Midwestern St. (TX) | 8-2 | 123 | 12 |
| 23. | Florida Tech | 8-2 | 82 | NR |
| t24. | Azusa Pacific (CA) | 9-2 | 81 | 13 |
| t24. | Colorado Mesa | 9-2 | 81 | NR |
| 25. | Assumption (MA) | 9-2 | 72 | 15 |
