Press Release
Aug. 17, 2005
SI.com Divisional Power Rankings
Republished from sportsillustrated.cnn.com
| DIVISION II |
| 1. Grand Valley State |
| Led by QB Cullen Finnerty, Lakers are poised for third title in four years |
| 2. Pittsburg State |
| Gorillas will punish foes with bruising RB Germaine Race (2,213 yards, 26 TDs) |
| 3. North Dakota |
| Gamebreaker Weston Dressler led all divisions with 613 punt-return yards |
| 4. Valdosta State |
| QB Barrett Wilkes one of 13 new starters defending champs must break in |
| 5. N.W. Missouri State |
| RB Xavier Omon rushed for 1,575 yards and 19 TDs as a freshman last year |
| 6. Edinboro |
| Fighting Scots stocked on offense with front five and TB Andre Burke all back |
| 7. East Stroudsburg |
| Warriors well-armed behind QB Jimmy Terwilliger (3,826 yards, 33 TDs in '04) |
| 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Javelinas' hard-nosed D anchored by All-America LB Deandrae Fillmore |
| 9. Northwood |
| Dual-threat QB Kyle Kolbe guides offense that averaged 40.2 points per game |
| 10. Albany State |
| Golden Rams have pair of big-play backs in Antwan Andrews and Antonio Atkins |
