WACO, Texas – The Harding football team ranked No. 6 in the final American Football Coaches Association Poll released Monday. The Bisons reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Playoffs before falling to the eventual national champions Texas A&M-Commerce.

Harding finished the season with an 11-4 record after going 11-1 after starting the season 0-3.

Rank   School (1st votes)                        Rec.    Pts.     Prev.       Post-season Results                                                                                  Head Coach

     1.     Texas A&M-Commerce (33)      14-1     825      8                D. West Florida, 37-27, in national championship                         Colby Carthel

     2.     West Florida                                    11-4     774      NR            Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 37-27, in national championship           Pete Shinnick

     3.     Indiana (Pa.)                                   13-1     730      3                Lost to West Florida, 27-17, in semifinals                                      Paul Tortorella

     4.     Minnesota St.                                 13-1     707      1                Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 31-21, in quarterfinals    Todd Hoffner

     5.     Ferris St. (Mich.)                            11-2     612      10             Lost to Harding (Ark.), 16-14, in quarterfinals                                 Tony Annese

     6.     Harding (Ark.)                                 11-4     574      NR            Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 31-17, in semifinals      Paul Simmons

     7.     Central Washington                      11-1     566      7                Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 34-31, in second round Ian Shoemaker

     8.     Fort Hays St. (Kan.)                     11-1     533      4                Lost to No. 10 Ferris St. (Mich.), 31-21, in second round              Chris Brown

     9.     Assumption (Mass.)                     11-2     511      15             Lost to No. 3 Indiana (Pa.), 27-22, in quarterfinals                       Bob Chesney

    10.   Ashland (Ohio)                               11-2     493      9                Lost to Harding (Ark.), 34-24, in second round                                   Lee Owens

    11.   Midwestern St. (Texas)               10-1     472      5                Lost to No. 1 Minnesota St., 63-21, in second round                         Bill Maskill

    12.   West Alabama                                10-3     456      17             Lost to West Florida, 28-21, in quarterfinals                                   Brett Gilliland

    13.   Indianapolis (Ind.)                         11-1     409      6                Lost to Harding (Ark.), 27-24, in first round                                Bob Bartolomeo  

    14.   Shepherd (W.Va.)                         10-1     396      2                Lost to Findlay (Ohio), 29-17, in first round                                        Monte Cater

    15.   Winona St. (Minn.)                        10-2     287      12             Lost to No. 8 Texas A&M-Commerce, 20-6, in first round             Tom Sawyer

    16.   Northwest Missouri St.                9-3       272      13             Lost to No. 9 Ashland (Ohio), 21-18, in first round                            Rich Wright

    17.   Colorado St.-Pueblo                     9-3       238      20             Lost to No. 1 Minnesota St., 16-13 OT, in first round                   John Wristen

    18.   Virginia St.                                       10-1     233      11             Lost to West Georgia, 35-9, in first round                                       Reggie Barlow

    19.   West Georgia                                  9-4       230      NR            Lost to West Florida, 17-14, in second round                                     David Dean

    20.   Sioux Falls (S.D.)                          9-3       229      18             Lost to No. 5 Midwestern St. (Texas), 24-20, in first round      Jon Anderson

    21.   Delta St. (Miss.)                             9-4       212      NR            Lost to No. 17 West Alabama, 27-20, in second round                 Todd Cooley

    22.   Findlay (Ohio)                                 10-3     186      NR            Lost to No. 15 Assumption (Mass.), 45-26, in second round           Rob Keys

    23.   Bowie St. (Md.)                               9-2       176      14             Lost to Delta St. (Miss.), 45-35, in first round                               Damon Wilson

    24.   Wingate (N.C.)                                9-2       159      16             Lost to West Florida, 31-0, in first round                                                  Joe Reich

    25.   Shippensburg (Pa.)                      10-2     101      19             Lost to West Chester (Pa.), 27-6, in first round                     Mark Maciejewski