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Tackles 1. Buddy Wood, CWU (2005-09) 12. Tyler Thornton, APU (2012-14) 19. Kraig Akins, WOU (2011-14) 22. Jeremiah Maluia, HSU (2010-12, 14) 385 266 240 232 (Note: Thornton had 18 tackles in 2011 prior to APU joining the GNAC and has career total of 2814) Interceptions 1. Jason Patterson, CWU (1998-01) 6. Isaiah Davis, CWU (2012-14) 7. Tyler Thornton, APU (2012-14) 11. Jeremiah Maluia, HSU (2011-12, 14) 22 12 11 10 POLLS National Pre-Season Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 5 Oct. 12 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 AFCA APU nd 22 th 14 NR (26th) NR (31st) th NR (36 ) th NR (30 ) th 25 th 25 24th rd 23 22nd HSU ----NR (38th) NR (33rd) NR (28th) 24th NR (30th) NR (30th) NR (30th) NR (26th) --- D2Football.com APU HSU ----17th ------------25th --22nd ----24th --22nd --19th --19th --- (NR – Not rated in Top 25, but is among others receiving votes) NCAA Regional Oct. 26 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 APU 5th th 6 8th HSU 8th 8th NR Super Region III - 1. Minnesota State Mankato (10-0); 2. Ouachita Baptist (9-0); 3. Minnesota Duluth (10-0); 4. Pittsburg State (9-1); 5. Northwest Missouri State (9-1); 6. Harding (8-1); 7. Sioux Falls (9-1); 8. Azusa Pacific (9-1); 9. Henderson State (9-1); 10. Central Oklahoma (8-2). GNAC MISCELLANY GNAC COMPETES IN SUPER REGIONAL III: The GNAC competes in Super Regional III. Also part of the 44-team Super Regional III is the MIAA (Mid-America), the Great American Conference and the Northern Sun. Six teams from each of the four regions qualify for the playoffs. EARNED ACCESS: “Earned access” berths are awarded to conferences which have a team ranked in the Top 8 in their region. Six teams from each region qualify for the playoffs. The impact of earned access is that if a team is ranked seventh or eighth, but qualifies for the earned access berth, it would qualify for the playoffs, displacing a team ranked above it in the top six. The GNAC does not currently receive an earned access berth since only three of its seven football schools are full-fledged members of the GNAC. A minimum of six is required for a league to qualify for a berth. The third of the three regional polls will be released next Monday (Nov. 10). Twitter Hashtags GNAC Azusa Pacific Central Washington Dixie State Humboldt State Simon Fraser South Dakota Mines Western Oregon #GNACfootball @APUfootball @CWUfootball #DixieFB, #RollStorm @HSU_Football #NCAAeh #GoRockers #WOUfootball GNAC Media Relations Information Director – Bob Guptill E-Mail – [email protected] Assistant Information Director – Nathan Webber E-Mail – [email protected] Office – 503-305-8756 Note: Bob Guptill handles football, volleyball, cross country, men’s basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field and softball. Nathan Webber is in charge of men’s soccer, women’s soccer, women’s basketball, baseball and men’s and women’s golf.