The Missouri Western football team moved up two spots in the latest AFCA Division II top 25 poll as they are now ranked fifth in the country.
The number five ranking is the highest ever for a Griffon football team in the AFCA poll and it’s the sixth time under Jerry Partridge they’ve been ranked in the top 10.
Western is 5-0 and 4-0 in the MIAA after a 45-23 victory against Central Oklahoma last Saturday. This is the second time during Partridge’s tenure that the Griffons have started a season 5-0 with the other coming in 2009.
There are four other teams from the MIAA ranked in the AFCA top 25. Pittsburg State remains number one in the nation, while Northwest Missouri State is eighth, Washburn comes in at No. 20 and Emporia State is ranked for the first time since 2003 as they are 25th this week.
Missouri Western will play all four of those teams during their final six games of the 2012 season.
The Griffons are back on the road this Saturday for a MIAA contest against Northeastern State in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The kickoff is at 2:00 p.m. inside Doc Wadley Stadium and the game can be heard on the Griffon Sports Network (680 KFEQ & 1360 KMRN).