2017 NCAA Division II football rankings
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The 2017 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2017 season.
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American Football Coaches Association poll
| Preseason [1] | Week 1 Sep 5 [2] | Week 2 Sep 12 [3] | Week 3 Sep 19 [4] | Week 4 Sep 26 [5] | Week 5 Oct 3 [6] | Week 6 Oct 10 [7] | Week 7 Oct 17 [8] | Week 8 Oct 24 [9] | Week 9 Oct 31 [10] | Week 10 Nov 7 [11] | Week 11 Nov 14 | Week 12 Postseason [12] | ||
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| 1. | Northwest Missouri State 34 | Northwest Missouri State (1–0) 34 | Northwest Missouri State (2–0) 34 | Northwest Missouri State (3–0) 34 | Northwest Missouri State (4–0) 34 | Northwest Missouri State (5–0) 34 | Northwest Missouri State (6–0) 34 | Northwest Missouri State (7–0) 34 | Northwest Missouri State (8–0) 34 | Minnesota State (9–0) 10 | Minnesota State (10–0) 21 | Minnesota State (11–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (14–1) 33 | 1. |
| 2. | Grand Valley State | Ferris State (0–0) | Ferris State (1–0) | Ferris State (2–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (4–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (4–0) | Shepherd (5–0) | Shepherd (6–0) | Shepherd (7–0) | Shepherd (8–0) 22 | Shepherd (9–0) 7 | Shepherd (10–0) | West Florida (11–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Ferris State | Texas A&M–Commerce (1–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (2–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (3–0) | Shepherd (3–0) | Shepherd (4–0) | IUP (6–0) | IUP (7–0) | Minnesota State (8–0) | IUP (9–0) 2 | IUP (10–0) 2 | IUP (11–0) | IUP (13–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Emporia State | Shepherd (1–0) | Shepherd (1–0) | Shepherd (2–0) | IUP (4–0) | IUP (5–0) | Minnesota State (6–0) | Minnesota State (7–0) | IUP (8–0) | Midwestern State (7–0) | Midwestern State (8–0) | Fort Hays State (11–0) | Minnesota State (13–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Texas A&M–Commerce | California (PA) (1–0) | California (PA) (2–0) | California (PA) (3–0) | California (PA) (4–0) | Minnesota State (5–0) | Indianapolis (6–0) | Midwestern State (5–0) | Midwestern State (6–0) | Indianapolis (9–0) | Fort Hays State (10–0) 4 | Midwestern State (9–0) | Ferris State (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | North Alabama | IUP (1–0) | IUP (2–0) | IUP (3–0) | Minnesota State (4–0) | Sioux Falls (5–0) | Midwestern State (4–0) | Indianapolis (7–0) | Indianapolis (8–0) | Fort Hays State (9–0) | Indianapolis (10–0) | Indianapolis (11–0) | Harding (11–4) | 6. |
| 7. | Shepherd | CSU Pueblo (1–0) | Sioux Falls (2–0) | Sioux Falls (3–0) | Sioux Falls (4–0) | Indianapolis (5–0) | Grand Valley State (5–1) | Grand Valley State (6–1) | Fort Hays State (8–0) | Central Washington (9–0) | Central Washington (10–0) | Central Washington (11–0) | Central Washington (11–1) | 7. |
| 8. | California (PA) | Azusa Pacific (1–0) | Minnesota State (2–0) | Minnesota State (3–0) | Colorado Mesa (4–0) | Grand Valley State (4–1) | Fort Hays State (6–0) | Fort Hays State (7–0) | Central Washington (8–0) | Northwest Missouri State (8–1) | Assumption (9–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (9–1) | Fort Hays State (11–1) | 8. |
| 9. | IUP | Sioux Falls (1–0) | LIU Post (2–0) | LIU Post (3–0) | Grand Valley State (3–1) | Delta State (5–0) | Slippery Rock (6–0) | Central Washington (7–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (6–1) | Texas A&M–Commerce (7–1) | Texas A&M–Commerce (8–1) | Ashland (10–1) | Assumption (11–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Minnesota–Duluth | LIU Post (1–0) | North Alabama (0–1) | North Alabama (1–1) | Indianapolis (4–0) | Midwestern State (3–0) | Central Washington (6–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (5–1) | Winona State (8–0) | Assumption (8–0) | Ashland (9–1) | Ferris State (9–1) | Ashland (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Valdosta State | North Alabama (0–1) | Colorado Mesa (2–0) | Colorado Mesa (3–0) | Arkansas Tech (4–0) | Fort Hays State (5–0) | Texas A&M–Commerce (4–1) | Winona State (7–0) | Ferris State (6–1) | Ashland (8–1) | Ferris State (8–1) | Virginia State (10–0) | Midwestern State (10–1) | 11. |
| 12. | CSU Pueblo | Minnesota State (1–0) | Grand Valley State (1–1) | Grand Valley State (2–1) | Midwestern State (2–0) | Slippery Rock (5–0) | CSU Pueblo (5–1) | Ferris State (5–1) | Ashland (7–1) | Ferris State (7–1) | Wingate (9–0) | Winona State (10–1) | West Alabama (10–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Azusa Pacific | Central Missouri (1–0) | Midwestern State (1–0) | Midwestern State (2–0) | Delta State (4–0) | Central Washington (5–0) | Winona State (6–0) | Ashland (6–1) | Assumption (7–0) | Sioux Falls (8–1) | Sioux Falls (9–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–2) | Indianapolis (11–1) | 13. |
| 14. | LIU Post | Grand Valley State (0–1) | Emporia State (1–1) | Indianapolis (3–0) | Fort Hays State (4–0) | CSU Pueblo (4–1) | Bowie State (6–0) | Assumption (6–0) | Sioux Falls (7–1) | Wingate (8–0) | Colorado Mesa (9–1) | Bowie State (9–1) | Shepherd (10–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Harding | Emporia State (0–1) | Indianapolis (2–0) | Emporia State (2–1) | Ferris State (2–1) | Ferris State (3–1) | Ferris State (4–1) | Sioux Falls (6–1) | Colorado Mesa (7–1) | Colorado Mesa (8–1) | Virginia State (9–0) | Assumption (9–1) | Winona State (10–2) | 15. |
| 16. | Colorado Mines | Midwestern State (1–0) | Albany State (2–0) | Arkansas Tech (3–0) | Central Washington (4–0) | California (PA) (4–1) | Ashland (5–1) | Colorado Mesa (6–1) | Wingate (7–0) | Virginia State (8–0) | Humboldt State (8–1) | Wingate (9–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Sioux Falls | Colorado Mesa (1–0) | West Georgia (2–0) | Delta State (3–0) | CSU Pueblo (3–1) | Humboldt State (4–0) | Assumption (5–0) | Slippery Rock (6–1) | Virginia State (7–0) | Humboldt State (7–1) | Winona State (9–1) | West Alabama (9–2) | CSU Pueblo (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Southwest Baptist | Indianapolis (1–0) | CSU Pueblo (1–1) | Fort Hays State (3–0) | Slippery Rock (4–0) | Ashland (4–1) | Sioux Falls (5–1) | West Alabama (6–1) | Humboldt State (6–1) | Winona State (8–1) | Northwest Missouri State (8–2) | Sioux Falls (9–2) | Virginia State (10–1) | 18. |
| 19. | UNC Pembroke | Winston–Salem State (1–0) | Arkansas Tech (2–0) | CSU Pueblo (2–1) | Humboldt State (3–0) | Bowie State (5–0) | Southeastern Oklahoma State (6–0) | Delta State (6–1) | Grand Valley State (6–2) | Grand Valley State (7–2) | Bowie State (9–1) | Shippensburg (10–1) | West Georgia (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | Minnesota State | Albany State (1–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (1–1) | Central Washington (3–0) | Ashland (3–1) | Assumption (5–0) | Colorado Mesa (5–1) | Wingate (6–0) | Bowie State (7–1) | Bowie State (8–1) | Eastern New Mexico (8–1) | CSU Pueblo (9–2) | Sioux Falls (9–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Central Missouri | Minnesota–Duluth (0–1) | Fort Hays State (2–0) | Slippery Rock (3–0) | Bowie State (4–0) | Colorado Mesa (4–1) | Delta State (5–1) | Virginia State (6–0) | Eastern New Mexico (6–1) | Eastern New Mexico (7–1) | Findlay (9–1) | Humboldt State (8–2) | Delta State (9–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Southern Arkansas | Tuskegee (1–0) | Azusa Pacific (1–1) | Humboldt State (2–0) | Assumption (4–0) | Winona State (5–0) | West Georgia (5–1) | Humboldt State (5–1) | Findlay (7–1) | Findlay (8–1) | West Alabama (8–2) | Colorado Mesa (9–2) | Findlay (10–3) | 22. |
| 23. | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Henderson State (1–0) | Central Washington (2–0) | Bowie State (3–0) | Catawba (4–0) | Southeastern Oklahoma State (5–0) | West Alabama (5–1) | Bowie State (6–1) | Central Missouri (6–2) | West Alabama (7–2) | CSU Pueblo (8–2) | Minnesota–Duluth (9–2) | Bowie State (9–2) | 23. |
| 24. | Midwestern State | West Chester (1–0) | Delta State (2–0) | Assumption (3–0) | LIU Post (3–1) | Arkansas Tech (4–1) | Wingate (5–0) | Eastern New Mexico (6–1) | CSU Pueblo (6–2) | CSU Pueblo (7–2) | West Georgia (8–2) | Eastern New Mexico (8–2) | Wingate (9–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Bemidji State | West Georgia (1–0) | Slippery Rock (2–0) | Catawba (3–0) | Winona State (4–0) | West Georgia (4–1) | Humboldt State (4–1) | Southeastern Oklahoma State (6–1) | West Alabama (6–2) | West Georgia (7–2) | Shippensburg (9–1) | Ouachita Baptist (9–2) | Shippensburg (10–2) | 25. |
| Preseason [13] | Week 1 Sep 5 [14] | Week 2 Sep 12 [15] | Week 3 Sep 19 [16] | Week 4 Sep 26 [17] | Week 5 Oct 3 [18] | Week 6 Oct 10 [19] | Week 7 Oct 17 [20] | Week 8 Oct 24 [21] | Week 9 Oct 31 [22] | Week 10 Nov 7 [23] | Week 11 Nov 14 | Week 12 Postseason [24] | ||
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References
- ↑ "NCAA D-II preseason poll". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. August 15, 2017. p. C2. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA 2017 NCAA DII Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 5, 2017. p. A11. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA 2017 NCAA DII Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 12, 2017. p. A11. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA 2017 NCAA DII Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 19, 2017. p. A13. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2017 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll". AFCA Publication. September 25, 2017.
- ↑ "AFCA 2017 NCAA DII Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 3, 2017. p. A13. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 10, 2017. p. B5. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2017 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll". AFCA Publication. October 16, 2017.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. October 24, 2017. p. C4. Retrieved March 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 31, 2017. p. C6. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 7, 2017. p. C9. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. December 20, 2017. p. B2. Retrieved March 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "NCAA D-II preseason poll". The Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. August 15, 2017. p. C2. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA 2017 NCAA DII Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 5, 2017. p. A11. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA 2017 NCAA DII Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 12, 2017. p. A11. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA 2017 NCAA DII Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 19, 2017. p. A13. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2017 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll". AFCA Publication. September 25, 2017.
- ↑ "AFCA 2017 NCAA DII Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 3, 2017. p. A13. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. October 10, 2017. p. B5. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "2017 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll". AFCA Publication. October 16, 2017.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. October 24, 2017. p. C4. Retrieved March 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 31, 2017. p. C6. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 7, 2017. p. C9. Retrieved March 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. December 20, 2017. p. B2. Retrieved March 4, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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