2026 NCAA Division II football rankings
Rankings for the 2026 NCAA Division II football season
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The 2026 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 2026 season.
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| Season | 2026 |
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| Postseason | Single-elimination |
| Preseason No. 1 | Ferris State |
Legend
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week or no change | ||
| Selected for Division II Football Championship Playoffs | ||
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Win–loss record | |
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Number of first place votes | |
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AFCA poll
| Preseason August 18[1] | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 (Final) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ferris State (31) | 1. | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Harding | 2. | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Kutztown | 3. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Pittsburg State | 4. | |||||||||||||
| 5. | Minnesota State | 5. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | CSU Pueblo | 6. | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Central Washington | 7. | |||||||||||||
| 8. | Northwest Missouri State | 8. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Grand Valley State т | 9. | |||||||||||||
| 10. | Indianapolis т | 10. | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Western Colorado | 11. | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Minnesota Duluth | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | Ashland | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | Virginia Union | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Newberry | 15. | |||||||||||||
| 16. | Findlay | 16. | |||||||||||||
| 17. | Frostburg State | 17. | |||||||||||||
| 18. | UT Permian Basin | 18. | |||||||||||||
| 19. | Wingate | 19. | |||||||||||||
| 20. | Augustana (SD) | 20. | |||||||||||||
| 21. | Albany State | 21. | |||||||||||||
| 22. | Western Oregon | 22. | |||||||||||||
| 23. | Johnson C. Smith | 23. | |||||||||||||
| 24. | Ouachita Baptist | 24. | |||||||||||||
| 25. | IUP | 25. | |||||||||||||
| Preseason August 18[2] | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 (Final) | ||
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |
D2Football.com poll
| Preseason August 17[3] | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 (Final) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ferris State | 1. | |||||||||||||
| 2. | Harding | 2. | |||||||||||||
| 3. | Minnesota State | 3. | |||||||||||||
| 4. | Kutztown | 4. | |||||||||||||
| 5. | Pittsburg State | 5. | |||||||||||||
| 6. | Northwest Missouri State | 6. | |||||||||||||
| 7. | Indianapolis | 7. | |||||||||||||
| 8. | Grand Valley State | 8. | |||||||||||||
| 9. | Central Washington | 9. | |||||||||||||
| 10. | CSU Pueblo | 10. | |||||||||||||
| 11. | Western Colorado | 11. | |||||||||||||
| 12. | Ashland | 12. | |||||||||||||
| 13. | Augustana (SD) | 13. | |||||||||||||
| 14. | Western Oregon | 14. | |||||||||||||
| 15. | Valdosta State | 15. | |||||||||||||
| 16. | Virginia Union | 16. | |||||||||||||
| 17. | Frostburg State | 17. | |||||||||||||
| 18. | UT Permian Basin | 18. | |||||||||||||
| 19. | Findlay | 19. | |||||||||||||
| 20. | Minnesota Duluth | 20. | |||||||||||||
| 21. | Chadron State | 21. | |||||||||||||
| 22. | Wingate | 22. | |||||||||||||
| 23. | Northeastern State | 23. | |||||||||||||
| 24. | Newberry | 24. | |||||||||||||
| 25. | Slippery Rock | 25. | |||||||||||||
| Preseason August 17[4] | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 (Final) | ||
| None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |