WACO, Texas — As the ESU football team keeps on winning, the Warriors continue to climb the rankings in Division II football, coming in at 14^th in the AFCA Division II Coaches Poll on Monday afternoon.
 
The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) has ranked ESU in each of the last three weeks, improving its standing each time. As winners of their last seven games, the Warriors have gone from receiving votes throughout the season to 24^th, to 18^th, and now 14^th — their highest ranking since mid-October of 2005, when ESU was as high as sixth in Division II. East Stroudsburg is riding a seven-game winning streak, their second in the last three seasons, and stands at 9-1 with one game remaining in the regular season. With one more win, the Warriors will reach double-digit victories for the seventh time in program history.
 
The Warriors moved up one spot in the overall NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings while remaining second in Super Region 1, standing at sixth in Division II. Their value of 64.147 is only behind Ferris State, Slippery Rock, Harding, Northwood, and Colorado State Pueblo. All five of those schools rank inside the top six in the AFCA Division II Poll.
 
ESU looks to spoil Slippery Rock's undefeated record this week in the PSAC Championship game, taking on The Rock at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14, at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium.