01 Nov 2023 Harding football update

Posted at 4:40 PMh in Sports by

SEARCY — Harding football defeated Southeastern Oklahoma 55-0 on Saturday, rushing for 436 yards and forcing five turnovers. Below are updates for regional and national rankings.

AFCA

Harding remained at No. 4 in the AFCA poll for the second week. The Bisons have never been ranked higher than No. 4 in program history.

D2Football.com

Harding remained at No. 5 in the D2Football.com poll.

MasseyRatings.com

Harding climbed one spot to No. 3 on Massey Ratings.com.

Regional Rankings

Harding is ranked No. 2 in Super Region 3. These are the rankings that determine the 28 teams that qualify for the NCAA Division II Playoffs. Super Region 3 will have seven teams selected and includes the Great American Conference, MIAA and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.

The No. 1 seed has a first-round bye. Nos. 2-4 host a first-round game on Nov. 18 against teams 5-7 with matchups based on geography and conference alignment. Every effort is made to prevent teams from the same conference playing in the first round, and the committee attempts to match teams less than 600 miles apart to avoid the cost of flying the visiting team to its game.