2025 NCAA Division II football rankings
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Rankings for the 2024 NCAA Division II football season
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| Season | 2025 |
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| Postseason | Single-elimination |
| Preseason No. 1 | Ferris State |
| National champions | Ferris State |
| Conference with most teams in final AFCA poll | NSIC & RMAC (3) |
| NCAA Division II football rankings | |
The 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II football rankings consists primarily of the AFCA Coaches Poll, determined by coaches part of NCAA Division II football programs. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division II level of college football for the 2025 season.
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| Selected for Division II Football Championship Playoffs | ||
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AFCA poll
| Preseason August 11[1] | Week 1 September 2[2] | Week 2 September 8[3] | Week 3 September 15[4] | Week 4 September 22[5] | Week 5 September 29[6] | Week 6 October 6[7] | Week 7 October 13[8] | Week 8 October 20[9] | Week 9 October 27[10] | Week 10 November 3[11] | Week 11 November 10[12] | Week 12 November 17[13] | Week 13 (Final) December 22[14] | ||
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| 1. | Ferris State (30) | Ferris State (1–0) (31) | Ferris State (2–0) (31) | Ferris State (3–0) (31) | Ferris State (4–0) (31) | Ferris State (4–0) (31) | Ferris State (5–0) (31) | Ferris State (6–0) (31) | Ferris State (7–0) (30) | Ferris State (8–0) (31) | Ferris State (9–0) (31) | Ferris State (10–0) (29) | Ferris State (11–0) (30) | Ferris State (16–0) (30) | 1. |
| 2. | Harding | Harding (0–0) | Harding (1–0) | Harding (2–0) | Harding (3–0) | Harding (4–0) | Harding (5–0) | Harding (6–0) | Harding (7–0) | Harding (8–0) | Harding (9–0) | Harding (10–0) (2) | Harding (11–0) (1) | Harding (15–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Grand Valley State | Grand Valley State (1–0) | Grand Valley State (2–0) | West Florida (3–0) | West Florida (4–0) | West Florida (4–0) | West Florida (5–0) | West Florida (6–0) | West Florida (7–0) | West Florida (8–0) | West Florida (9–0) | West Florida (9–0) | Kutztown (11–0) | Kutztown (14–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Slippery Rock (1) | Slippery Rock (0–0) | Slippery Rock (1–0) | Slippery Rock (2–0) | Slippery Rock (3–0) | Kutztown (4–0) | Kutztown (5–0) | Kutztown (6–0) | Kutztown (7–0) | Kutztown (8–0) | Kutztown (9–0) | Kutztown (10–0) | CSU Pueblo (10–1) | Newberry (12–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Central Oklahoma | CSU Pueblo (1–0) | West Florida (2–0) | Kutztown (2–0) | Kutztown (3–0) | Angelo State (4–0) | Western Colorado (5–0) | Western Colorado (6–0) | Augustana (SD) (7–0) | Augustana (SD) (8–0) | Augustana (SD) (9–0) | CSU Pueblo (9–1) | Central Washington (10–1) | UT Permian Basin (11–3) | 5. |
| 6. | CSU Pueblo | West Florida (1–0) | Kutztown (1–0) | Angelo State (3–0) | Angelo State (4–0) | California (PA) (4–0) | UT Permian Basin (5–0) | Augustana (SD) (7–0) | Western Colorado (7–0) | Western Colorado (8–0) | CSU Pueblo (8–1) | Central Washington (9–1) | Pittsburg State (9–2) | Pittsburg State (10–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Kutztown | Kutztown (0–0) | Minnesota State (2–0) | Western Colorado (2–0) | Western Colorado (3–0) | Western Colorado (4–0) | Augustana (SD) (6–0) | Grand Valley State (4–1) | CSU Pueblo (7–1) | CSU Pueblo (7–1) | Central Washington (8–1) | Pittsburg State (8–2) | Minnesota Duluth (10–1) | Albany State (12–2) | 7. |
| 8. | West Florida | Minnesota State (1–0) | Angelo State (2–0) | California (PA) (2–0) | California (PA) (3–0) | Augustana (SD) (5–0) | Grand Valley State (3–1) | West Alabama (5–0) | Central Washington (6–1) | Central Washington (7–1) | Pittsburg State (7–2) | Findlay (10–0) | Indianapolis (10–1) | Minnesota State (10–4) | 8. |
| 9. | Pittsburg State | Western Colorado (1–0) | Western Colorado (2–0) | Augustana (SD) (3–0) | Augustana (SD) (4–0) | UT Permian Basin (4–0) | West Alabama (5–0) | CSU Pueblo (6–1) | Minnesota State (6–1) | Pittsburg State (6–2) | Findlay (9–0) | Virginia Union (9–1) | West Florida (9–1) | West Florida (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Western Colorado | Angelo State (1–0) | California (PA) (1–0) | Grand Valley State (2–1) | Grand Valley State (2–1) | Grand Valley State (2–1) | Minnesota Duluth (6–0) | Central Washington (5–1) | Pittsburg State (6–2) | Virginia Union (7–1) | Virginia Union (8–1) | Indianapolis (9–1) | UT Permian Basin (9–2) | Indianapolis (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Minnesota State | Valdosta State (1–0) | Augustana (SD) (2–0) | UT Permian Basin (2–0) | UT Permian Basin (3–0) | West Alabama (5–0) | CSU Pueblo (5–1) | Minnesota State (6–1) | West Alabama (5–1) | Findlay (8–0) | Western Colorado (8–1) | Minnesota Duluth (9–1) | Johnson C. Smith (10–1) | CSU Pueblo (10–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Valdosta State | Charleston (WV) (1–0) | UT Permian Basin (2–0) | CSU Pueblo (2–1) | CSU Pueblo (3–1) | CSU Pueblo (4–1) | Angelo State (4–1) | Pittsburg State (5–2) | Virginia Union (6–1) | Indianapolis (7–1) | Indianapolis (8–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–1) | Findlay (10–1) | Western Colorado (10–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Angelo State | Pittsburg State (0–1) | Virginia Union (1–0) | West Alabama (3–0) | West Alabama (4–0) | Minnesota Duluth (5–0) | Central Washington (4–1) | UT Permian Basin (5–1) | Indianapolis (7–1) | Minnesota Duluth (7–1) | Minnesota Duluth (8–1) | Augustana (SD) (9–1) | Albany State (10–1) | Central Washington (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Charleston (WV) | California (PA) (0–0) | CSU Pueblo (1–1) | Minnesota State (2–1) | Minnesota State (3–1) | Slippery Rock (3–1) | Minnesota State (5–1) | Virginia Union (5–1) | Findlay (7–0) | Northwest Missouri State (7–1) | Northwest Missouri State (8–1) | Minnesota State (8–2) | Northwest Missouri State (9–2) | Frostburg State (11–3) | 14. |
| 15. | California (PA) | Ouachita Baptist (0–0) | Central Oklahoma (1–1) | Central Oklahoma (1–1) | Central Oklahoma (2–1) | Minnesota State (4–1) | Pittsburg State (4–2) | Indianapolis (6–1) | Minnesota Duluth (6–1) | Delta State (7–1) | Ashland (8–1) | UT Permian Basin (8–2) | Western Colorado (9–2) | Ashland (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Bemidji State | Virginia Union (1–0) | Delta State (2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (3–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–0) | Central Washington (3–1) | California (PA) (4–1) | Findlay (6–0) т | Northwest Missouri State (6–1) | Angelo State (6–2) | Minnesota State (7–2) | Johnson C. Smith (9–1) | Newberry (9–1) | Minnesota Duluth (10–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Lenoir–Rhyne | Indianapolis (1–0) | West Alabama (2–0) | Central Washington (1–1) | Central Washington (2–1) | Pittsburg State (3–2) | Virginia Union (4–1) | Minnesota Duluth (6–1) т | Delta State (6–1) | Ashland (7–1) | UT Permian Basin (7–2) | Albany State (9–1) | Virginia Union (9–2) | Northwest Missouri State (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Ouachita Baptist | Central Washington (1–0) | Central Washington (1–1) т | Pittsburg State (1–2) | Pittsburg State (2–2) | Virginia Union (3–1) | Indianapolis (5–1) | Delta State (5–1) | Grand Valley State (4–2) | Minnesota State (6–2) | Johnson C. Smith (8–1) | Western Colorado (8–2) | Ashland (9–2) | Johnson C. Smith (10–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Virginia Union | Central Oklahoma (0–1) | Charleston (WV) (1–1) т | Lenoir–Rhyne (2–1) | Wingate (3–0) | Indianapolis (4–1) | Findlay (5–0) | Northwest Missouri State (5–1) | Angelo State (5–2) | Johnson C. Smith (7–1) | Albany State (8–1) | Newberry (9–1) | Augustana (SD) (9–2) | Findlay (10–2) | 19. |
| 20. | Indianapolis | Augustana (SD) (1–0) | Ashland (1–0) | Valdosta State (2–1) | Valdosta State (2–1) | Delta State (4–1) | Delta State (5–1) | UNC Pembroke (6–1) | Ashland (6–1) | UT Permian Basin (6–2) | Slippery Rock (6–2) | Ashland (8–2) | Grand Valley State (7–3) | Benedict (10–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Central Washington | UT Permian Basin (1–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (1–1) | Johnson C. Smith (3–0) | Virginia Union (2–1) | Findlay (4–0) | Frostburg State (5–0) | Angelo State (4–2) | Benedict (7–0) | West Alabama (5–2) | Delta State (7–2) | Grand Valley State (6–3) | Minnesota State (8–3) | Virginia Union (9–3) | 21. |
| 22. | Central Missouri | Delta State (1–0) | Valdosta State (1–1) | Virginia Union (1–1) | Indianapolis (3–1) | Carson–Newman (3–1) | Northwest Missouri State (4–1) | Ashland (5–1) | Johnson C. Smith (6–1) | Slippery Rock (5–2) | Angelo State (6–3) | Chadron State (8–2) | Chadron State (8–3) | California (PA) (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Augustana (SD) | Ashland (1–0) | Carson–Newman (1–0) | Wingate (2–0) | Delta State (3–1) | Frostburg State (4–0) | UNC Pembroke (5–1) | Johnson C. Smith (5–1) | UT Permian Basin (5–2) | Albany State (7–1) | Grand Valley State (5–3) | Benedict (9–1) | Benedict (9–2) | Chadron State (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Ashland т | Lenoir–Rhyne (0–1) | Minnesota Duluth (2–0) т | Michigan Tech (3–0) | Henderson State (3–0) | Northwest Missouri State (4–1) | Ashland (4–1) т Johnson C. Smith (5–1) т | Benedict (6–0) | Slippery Rock (5–2) | Frostburg State (7–1) | Assumption (7–1) | Western Oregon (8–2) | Frostburg State (9–2) | Assumption (9–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Miles т | West Alabama (1–0) | Pittsburg State (0–2) т | Sioux Falls (3–0) | Findlay (3–0) | UNC Pembroke (4–1) | Slippery Rock (3–2) т | Slippery Rock (4–2) | Southern Arkansas (6–1) | Grand Valley State (4–3) | Newberry (8–1) | UNC Pembroke (8–2) | Western Oregon (8–3) | Augustana (SD) (9–2) | 25. |
| Preseason August 11[15] | Week 1 September 2[16] | Week 2 September 8[17] | Week 3 September 15[18] | Week 4 September 22[19] | Week 5 September 29[20] | Week 6 October 6[21] | Week 7 October 13[22] | Week 8 October 20[23] | Week 9 October 27[24] | Week 10 November 3[25] | Week 11 November 10[26] | Week 12 November 17[27] | Week 13 (Final) December 22[28] | ||
| Dropped: Bemidji State Central Missouri Miles | Dropped: Ouachita Baptist Indianapolis | Dropped: Delta State Charleston (WV) Ashland Carson–Newman | Dropped: Lenoir–Rhyne Johnson C. Smith Michigan Tech Sioux Falls | Dropped: Central Oklahoma Wingate Valdosta State Henderson State | Dropped: Carson–Newman | Dropped:
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D2Football.com poll
| Preseason August 17[29] | Week 1 September 1[30] | Week 2 September 8[31] | Week 3 September 15[32] | Week 4 September 22[33] | Week 5 September 29[34] | Week 6 October 6[35] | Week 7 October 13[36] | Week 8 October 20[37] | Week 9 October 27[38] | Week 10 November 3[39] | Week 11 November 10[40] | Week 12 November 17[41] | Week 13 (Final) December 22[42] | ||
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| 1. | Ferris State | Ferris State (1–0) | Ferris State (2–0) | Ferris State (3–0) | Ferris State (4–0) | Ferris State (4–0) | Ferris State (5–0) | Ferris State (6–0) | Ferris State (7–0) | Ferris State (8–0) | Ferris State (9–0) | Ferris State (10–0) | Ferris State (11–0) | Ferris State (16–0) | 1. |
| 2. | Harding | Harding (0–0) | Harding (1–0) | Harding (2–0) | Harding (3–0) | Harding (4–0) | Harding (5–0) | Harding (6–0) | Harding (7–0) | Harding (8–0) | Harding (9–0) | Harding (10–0) | Harding (11–0) | Harding (15–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Central Oklahoma | Minnesota State (1–0) | Minnesota State (2–0) | Kutztown (2–0) | Kutztown (3–0) | Kutztown (4–0) | Kutztown (5–0) | Kutztown (6–0) | Kutztown (7–0) | Kutztown (8–0) | Kutztown (9–0) | Kutztown (10–0) | Kutztown (11–0) | UT Permian Basin (11–3) | 3. |
| 4. | Minnesota State | Kutztown (0–0) | Kutztown (1–0) | West Florida (3–0) | West Florida (4–0) | West Florida (4–0) | UT Permian Basin (5–0) | West Florida (6–0) | West Florida (7–0) | West Florida (8–0) | West Florida (9–0) | West Florida (9–0) | Pittsburg State (9–2) | Kutztown (14–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Kutztown | Grand Valley State (1–0) | Grand Valley State (2–0) | Western Colorado (2–0) | Western Colorado (3–0) | Western Colorado (4–0) | West Florida (5–0) | Western Colorado (6–0) | Western Colorado (7–0) | Western Colorado (8–0) | Pittsburg State (7–2) | Pittsburg State (8–2) | Central Washington (10–1) | Newberry (12–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Grand Valley State | CSU Pueblo (1–0) | Western Colorado (2–0) | Angelo State (3–0) | Angelo State (4–0) | Angelo State (4–0) | Western Colorado (5–0) | Pittsburg State (5–2) | Pittsburg State (6–2) | Pittsburg State (6–2) | Central Washington (8–1) | Central Washington (9–1) | CSU Pueblo (10–1) | Pittsburg State (10–3) | 6. |
| 7. | CSU Pueblo | Western Colorado (1–0) | West Florida (2–0) | UT Permian Basin (2–0) | UT Permian Basin (3–0) | UT Permian Basin (4–0) | Pittsburg State (4–2) | Central Washington (5–1) | Central Washington (6–1) | Central Washington (7–1) | CSU Pueblo (8–1) | CSU Pueblo (9–1) | Minnesota Duluth (10–1) | Minnesota State (10–4) | 7. |
| 8. | Western Colorado | West Florida (1–0) | Angelo State (2–0) | Central Oklahoma (1–1) | Central Oklahoma (2–1) | Pittsburg State (3–2) | Minnesota Duluth (6–0) | Minnesota State (6–1) | Minnesota State (6–1) | CSU Pueblo (7–1) | Augustana (SD) (9–0) | Minnesota Duluth (9–1) | West Florida (9–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock (0–0) | Slippery Rock (1–0) | Slippery Rock (2–0) | Slippery Rock (3–0) | Minnesota Duluth (5–0) | Minnesota State (5–1) | CSU Pueblo (6–1) | CSU Pueblo (7–1) | Augustana (SD) (8–0) | Western Colorado (8–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–2) | Albany State (12–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Pittsburg State | Angelo State (1–0) | UT Permian Basin (2–0) | Pittsburg State (1–2) | Pittsburg State (2–2) | Minnesota State (4–1) | Angelo State (4–1) | Augustana (SD) (7–0) | Augustana (SD) (7–0) | Minnesota Duluth (7–1) | Minnesota Duluth (8–1) | Findlay (10–0) | Indianapolis (9–1) | West Florida (10–2) | 10. |
| 11. | West Florida | Ouachita Baptist (0–0) | Augustana (SD) (2–0) | Minnesota Duluth (3–0) | Minnesota Duluth (4–0) | California (PA) (4–0) | CSU Pueblo (5–1) | UT Permian Basin (5–1) | Minnesota Duluth (6–1) | Northwest Missouri State (7–1) | Northwest Missouri State (8–1) | Indianapolis (8–1) | UT Permian Basin (9–2) | Western Colorado (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Angelo State | Pittsburg State (0–1) | Central Oklahoma (1–1) | CSU Pueblo (2–1) | CSU Pueblo (3–1) | CSU Pueblo (4–1) | Augustana (SD) (6–0) | Grand Valley State (4–1) | Northwest Missouri State (6–1) | Indianapolis (7–1) | Indianapolis (7–1) | Virginia Union (9–1) | Findlay (10–1) | Indianapolis (11–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Ouachita Baptist | Indianapolis (1–0) | CSU Pueblo (1–1) | Augustana (SD) (3–0) | Augustana (SD) (4–0) | Augustana (SD) (5–0) | Grand Valley State (3–1) | West Alabama (5–0) | Indianapolis (6–1) | Virginia Union (7–1) | Virginia Union (8–1) | UT Permian Basin (8–2) | Johnson C. Smith (10–1) | Central Washington (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Lenoir–Rhyne | Valdosta State (1–0) | California (PA) (1–0) | Minnesota State (2–1) | Minnesota State (3–1) | Grand Valley State (2–1) | West Alabama (6–0) | Minnesota Duluth (6–1) | Virginia Union (6–1) | Findlay (8–0) | Findlay (9–0) | Minnesota State (8–2) | Newberry (9–1) | CSU Pueblo (10–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Indianapolis | Augustana (SD) (1–0) | Virginia Union (1–0) | Grand Valley State (2–1) | Grand Valley State (2–1) | West Alabama (5–0) | Central Washington (4–1) | Northwest Missouri State (5–1) | Findlay (7–0) | Ashland (7–1) | Ashland (8–1) | Augustana (SD) (9–1) | Albany State (10–1) | Ashland (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Augustana (SD) | UT Permian Basin (1–0) | Pittsburg State (0–2) | California (PA) (2–0) | California (PA) (3–0) | Slippery Rock (3–1) | Indianapolis (4–1) | Indianapolis (5–1) | Ashland (6–1) | Delta State (7–1) | UT Permian Basin (7–2) | Johnson C. Smith (9–1) | Wingate (9–2) | Minnesota Duluth (10–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Valdosta State | Central Oklahoma (0–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (1–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (2–1) | West Alabama (4–0) | Central Washington (3–1) | Virginia Union (4–1) | Virginia Union (5–1) | West Alabama (5–1) | UT Permian Basin (6–2) | Johnson C. Smith (8–1) | Newberry (9–1) | Chadron State (8–3) | Findlay (10–2) | 17. |
| 18. | California (PA) | California (PA) (0–0) | West Alabama (2–0) | West Alabama (3–0) | Central Washington (2–1) | Indianapolis (3–1) | Northwest Missouri State (4–1) | Findlay (6–0) | UT Permian Basin (5–2) | Angelo State (6–2) | Newberry (8–1) | Albany State (9–1) | Western Colorado (9–2) | Chadron State (8–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Bemidji State | Virginia Union (1–0) | Delta State (2–0) | Central Washington (1–1) | Indianapolis (3–1) | Virginia Union (3–1) | California (PA) (4–1) | UNC Pembroke (6–1) | Delta State (6–1) | Johnson C. Smith (7–1) | Minnesota State (7–2) | Chadron State (8–2) | Virginia Union (9–2) | Grand Valley State (7–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Fort Hays State | Lenoir–Rhyne (0–1) | Ashland (1–0) | Fort Hays State (2–1) | Wingate (3–0) | Northwest Missouri State (4–1) | Fort Hays State (4–2) | Ashland (5–1) | Angelo State (5–2) | Newberry (7–1) | Albany State (8–1) | Western Oregon (8–2) | Ashland (9–2) | Frostburg State (11–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Virginia Union | Charleston (WV) (1–0) | Central Washington (1–1) | Johnson C. Smith (3–0) | Virginia Union (2–1) | Fort Hays State (3–2) | Findlay (5–0) | Delta State (5–1) | Johnson C. Smith (6–1) | Minnesota State (6–2) | Western Oregon (7–2) | Wingate (8–2) | Minnesota State (8–3) | California (PA) (9–4) | 21. |
| 22. | Charleston (WV) | West Alabama (1–0) | Fort Hays State (1–1) | Indianapolis (2–1) | Fort Hays State (2–2) | Carson–Newman (3–1) | UNC Pembroke (5–1) | Emory & Henry (6–1) | Southern Arkansas (6–1) | Albany State (7–1) | Chadron State (7–2) | Western Colorado (8–2) | Augustana (SD) (9–2) | Benedict (10–3) | 22. |
| 23. | West Alabama | Central Washington (1–0) | Johnson C. Smith (2–0) | Colorado Mines (2–0) | Virginia State (2–1) | Findlay (4–0) | Ashland (4–1) | Angelo State (4–2) | Benedict (7–0) | West Alabama (5–2) | Wingate (7–2) | Ashland (8–2) | Grand Valley State (7–3) | Johnson C. Smith (10–2) | 23. |
| 24. | Central Missouri | Delta State (1–0) | Colorado Mines (1–0) | Michigan Tech (3–0) | Findlay (3–0) | UNC Pembroke (4–1) | Emory and Henry (5–1) | Johnson C. Smith (5–1) | Newberry (6–1) | Northwood (7–1) | Delta State (7–2) | IUP (7–2) | Northwood (9–2) | Northeastern State (9–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Ashland | Ashland (0–0) | Indianapolis (1–1) | Virginia Union (1–1) | Ashland (2–1) | Ashland (3–1) | Delta State (5–1) | Southern Arkansas (5–1) | Grand Valley State (4–2) | Frostburg State (7–1) | Assumption (7–1) | Grand Valley State (6–3) | IUP (7–3) | Augustana (SD) (9–2) | 25. |
| Preseason August 17[43] | Week 1 September 1[44] | Week 2 September 8[45] | Week 3 September 15[46] | Week 4 September 22[47] | Week 5 September 29[48] | Week 6 October 6[49] | Week 7 October 13[50] | Week 8 October 20[51] | Week 9 October 27[52] | Week 10 November 3[53] | Week 11 November 10[54] | Week 12 November 17[55] | Week 13 (Final) December 22[56] | ||
| Dropped: Bemidji State Fort Hays State Central Missouri | Dropped: Ouachita Baptist Valdosta State Charleston (WV) | Dropped: Delta State Ashland | Dropped: Johnson C. Smith Michigan Tech Colorado Mines Lenoir–Rhyne | Dropped: Central Oklahoma Wingate Virginia State | Dropped: Slippery Rock Carson–Newman | Dropped:
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References
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- ↑ "West Florida Rolls in Top 25 Showdown". September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "California (Pa.) holds on against Charleston". September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Pittsburg State Upsets Grand Valley State". September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Minnesota-Duluth Rolls Past Sioux Falls to 4-0". September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Carson-Newman Takes Down Second Straight Ranked Opponent". September 29, 2025. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
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- ↑ "Central Washington Upsets UT Permian Basin on the Road". October 13, 2025. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
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- ↑ "Albany State Dominates Benedict to Enter Top 25". October 27, 2025. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ↑ "CSU Pueblo Comes From Behind To Beat Western Colorado". November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Findlay 10-0 for first time since 1997". November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Ferris State ends regular season at No. 1". November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Ferris State finishes where they started, at No. 1". December 22, 2025. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Ferris State Starts at No. 1". AFCA. August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ↑ "West Florida Rolls in Top 25 Showdown". September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "California (Pa.) holds on against Charleston". September 8, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Pittsburg State Upsets Grand Valley State". September 15, 2025. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
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