2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football season

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2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football season
League NCAA Division II Football
Sport Football
TV partner(s) ESPN3, ESPNNews
including multiple local broadcasting partners
Regular season
ChampionsIUP
East Division championsShippensburg
West Division championsIUP
Seasons
2018  
2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East
No. 25 Shippensburg x^  6 1   10 2  
West Chester xy^  6 1   9 4  
Kutztown  5 2   8 3  
Bloomsburg  4 3   7 4  
Millersville  3 4   4 7  
East Stroudsburg  2 5   3 8  
Lock Haven  2 5   2 9  
Cheyney  0 7   1 10  
West
No. 3 IUP xy$^  7 0   13 1  
California (PA) ^  5 2   9 3  
Slippery Rock  5 2   8 3  
Edinboro  4 3   7 4  
Gannon  3 4   5 6  
Mercyhurst  3 4   5 6  
Clarion  1 6   1 10  
Seton Hill  0 7   0 11  
Championship: IUP 24, West Chester 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference football season football season was the 53rd year of college football in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The PSAC consists of 16 teams located throughout Pennsylvania. [1]

Contents

Rankings

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BloomsburgAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNRNRRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNRNRRVRVNRNRNRNRNRNR
CheyneyAFCA CoachesRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
RegionalRVNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
East StroudsburgAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
KutztownAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNR
Lock HavenAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
MillersvilleAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNR
ShippensburgAFCA CoachesNRNRRVRV
RegionalNRNRRVRV
West ChesterAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNR
California (PA)AFCA Coaches8555
Regional11755
ClarionAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNR
RegionalRVNRNRNR
EdinboroAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNR
RegionalRVNRNRNR
GannonAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNR
Indiana (PA)AFCA Coaches12965
Regional11865
MercyhurstAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNRNRNR
Seton HillAFCA CoachesNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
RegionalNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Slippery RockAFCA CoachesRV242118
RegionalRV252219
Legend
NRNot ranked; not receiving votes
RVReceiving votes
  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 No change in ranking from previous week
**All Rankings from AFCA Coaches
and Regional Rankings polls**

Standings

East Division

PSAC East Division
TeamConf.OverallPFPA
WLPct.WLPct.
No. 25 Shippensburg61.857101.909422129
West Chester61.85783.727393248
Kutztown52.71483.727412215
Bloomsburg43.57174.636286246
Millersville34.42947.364270309
East Stroudsburg25.28638.273201309
Lock Haven25.28629.182206367
Cheyney07.000110.091131588

West Division

PSAC West Division
TeamConf.OverallPFPA
WLPct.WLPct.
No. 3 IUP701.0001101.000409161
California (PA)52.71492.818368277
Slippery Rock52.71483.727442359
Edinboro43.57174.636377277
Gannon34.42956.455426334
Mercyhurst34.42956.455239252
Clarion16.143110.091169327
Seton Hill07.000011.000263597

NFL draft

RoundPickPlayerSelected
by
SchoolPlaying
position
5147 Jordan Morgan Chicago Bears Kutztown Offensive guard

Teams

East Division

West Division


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References

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