The Emporia State football team dropped six more spots to No. 21 in the second-to-last AFCA DII Coaches Poll of the regular season after their 20-19 loss to Washburn in the Turnpike Tussle on Saturday. Ferris State remains atop the poll with all but one first-place vote with Harding, CSU Pueblo, Western Colorado, and Slippery Rock all giving chase in the top five. Northwest Missouri moved up a spot to No. 7 while Washburn received votes.
Nationally the Hornets are down to 16th in the NPI, now sixth-highest in Super Region 4. Harding is still in first and are followed by CSU Pueblo, Western Colorado, and Northwest Missouri with Washburn jumping up to 7th. The Hornets face Fort Hays State to wrap up the regular season on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. More coverage on Monday night with Hornet Talk at 6:00 p.m. on Mix 104.9.
