2018 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 2018 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2018 season.

Legend[]

  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week or no change
  Selected for College Football Playoff
(#–#)
  Win–loss record
(Italics)
  Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

American Football Coaches Association poll[]

Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sep 3 [2]
Week 2
Sep 10
Week 3
Sep 17 [3]
Week 4
Sept 24 [4]
Week 5
Oct 1
Week 6
Oct 8
Week 7
Oct 15 [5]
Week 8
Oct 22
Week 9
Oct 29
Week 10
Nov 5 [6]
1.Texas A&M–Commerce 13Texas A&M–Commerce (1–0) 21Texas A&M–Commerce (2–0)Texas A&M–Commerce (3–0)Minnesota State (4–0) 26Minnesota State (5–0)Minnesota State (6–0)Minnesota State (7–0)Minnesota State (8–0)Minnesota State (9–0)Minnesota State (10–0)1.
2.West Florida 14West Florida (1–0) 6Minnesota State (2–0)Minnesota State (3–0)IUP (4–0) 5Grand Valley State (5–0)Grand Valley State (6–0)Ferris State (7–0)Ferris State (8–0)Ferris State (9–0)Ferris State (10–0)2.
3.Minnesota State 2Minnesota State (1–0) 4IUP (2–0)IUP (3–0)Grand Valley State (4–0)Ferris State (5–0)Ferris State (6–0)West Georgia (7–0)West Georgia (8–0)West Georgia (9–0)West Georgia (10–0)3.
4.IUP 2IUP (1–0) 1Northwest Missouri State (2–0)Northwest Missouri State (3–0)Ferris State (4–0) 2MSU Texas (5–0)West Georgia (6–0)Ouachita Baptist (7–0)Ouachita Baptist (8–0)Ouachita Baptist (9–0)Ouachita Baptist (10–0)4.
5.Fort Hays State тFort Hays State (1–0)Grand Valley State (2–0)Grand Valley State (3–0)MSU Texas (4–0)West Georgia (5–0)Ouachita Baptist (6–0)Minnesota–Duluth (7–0)Minnesota–Duluth (8–0)Minnesota–Duluth (9–0)Valdosta State (9–0)5.
6.Northwest Missouri State 2 тNorthwest Missouri State (1–0)Ferris State (2–0)Ferris State (3–0)West Georgia (4–0)Ouachita Baptist (5–0)Minnesota–Duluth (6–0)Colorado Mines (7–0)Colorado Mines (8–0)Colorado Mines (9–0)Minnesota–Duluth (10–0)6.
7.HardingHarding (1–0) 1MSU Texas (2–0)MSU Texas (3–0)Ouachita Baptist (4–0)Minnesota–Duluth (5–0)Texas A&M–Commerce (5–1)Valdosta State (7–0)Valdosta State (7–0)Valdosta State (8–0)Tarleton State (9–0)7.
8.Ferris StateGrand Valley State (1–0)West Alabama (2–0)West Georgia (3–0)Minnesota–Duluth (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)Valdosta State (6–0)Grand Valley State (6–1)Tarleton State (7–0)Tarleton State (8–0)Grand Valley State (9–1)8.
9.Central WashingtonFerris State (1–0)Colorado State–Pueblo (2–0)Ouachita Baptist (3–0)Texas A&M–Commerce (3–1)Texas A&M–Commerce (4–1)Colorado Mines (6–0)Tarleton State (6–0)Grand Valley State (7–1)Grand Valley State (8–1)West Chester (9–0)9.
10.Grand Valley StateMSU Texas (1–0)West Georgia (2–0)West Florida (2–1)Pittsburg State (4–0)Valdosta State (5–0)West Florida (5–1)MSU Texas (6–1)MSU Texas (6–1)Northwest Missouri State (8–1)Colorado State–Pueblo (9–1)10.
11.MSU TexasWest Alabama (1–0)Winona State (2–0)Minnesota–Duluth (3–0)West Florida (3–1)West Florida (4–1)West Chester (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (6–1)Northwest Missouri State (7–1)West Chester (8–0)Notre Dame (OH) (10–0)11.
12.West AlabamaColorado State–Pueblo (1–0)Ohio Dominican (2–0)Central Washington (2–1)West Chester (4–0)Colorado Mines (5–0)MSU Texas (5–1)West Chester (6–0)West Chester (7–0)Colorado State–Pueblo (8–1)Indianapolis (8–1)12.
13.IndianapolisWest Georgia (1–0)West Florida (1–1)West Chester (3–0)Valdosta State (4–0)West Chester (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–1)Colorado State–Pueblo (6–1)Colorado State–Pueblo (7–1)Notre Dame (OH) (9–0)LIU Post (9–0)13.
14.Colorado State–PuebloSioux Falls (1–0)Ouachita Baptist (2–0)Colorado Mesa (3–0)Central Washington (3–1) тIUP (4–1)Colorado State–Pueblo (5–1)Notre Dame (OH) (7–0)Notre Dame (OH) (8–0)Indianapolis (7–1)Texas A&M–Commerce (8–2)14.
15.AshlandWinona State (1–0)Central Washington (1–1)Pittsburg State (3–0)Colorado Mines (4–0) тColorado State–Pueblo (4–1)Southern Arkansas (6–0)Kutztown (6–0)Kutztown (7–0)Tiffin (9–0)Colorado Mines (9–1)15.
16.ShepherdCentral Washington (0–1)Minnesota–Duluth (2–0)Valdosta State (3–0)Colorado State–Pueblo (3–1)Northwest Missouri State (4–1)Tarleton State (5–0)Indianapolis (5–1)Indianapolis (6–1)Texas A&M–Commerce (7–2)MSU Texas (7–2)16.
17.AssumptionOhio Dominican (1–0)Fort Hays State (1–1)Colorado Mines (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (3–1)Southern Arkansas (5–0)Notre Dame (OH) (6–0)Tiffin (7–0)Tiffin (8–0)LIU Post (8–0)Lenoir–Rhyne (9–1)17.
18.Central MissouriAshland (0–1)West Chester (2–0)Fort Hays State (2–1)Fort Hays State (3–1)Fort Hays State (4–1)Pittsburg State (5–1)Texas A&M–Commerce (5–2)Texas A&M–Commerce (6–2)MSU Texas (6–2)Central Washington (8–2)18.
19.West GeorgiaFindlay (1–0) тColorado Mesa (2–0)Harding (2–1) тSouthern Arkansas (4–0)Harding (4–1)Kutztown (5–0)West Florida (5–2)LIU Post (7–0)Central Washington (7–2)Northwest Missouri State (8–2)19.
20.Sioux FallsOuachita Baptist (1–0) тCentral Missouri (1–1)Central Missouri (2–1) тHarding (3–1)Notre Dame (OH) (5–0)Indianapolis (4–1)LIU Post (6–0)Central Washington (6–2)Southern Arkansas (8–1)Hillsdale (9–1)20.
21.Winona StateCentral Missouri (0–1)Harding (1–1)Southern Arkansas (3–0)West Alabama (3–1)Tarleton State (5–0)Central Washington (4–2)Central Washington (5–2)Southern Arkansas (7–1)Lenoir–Rhyne (8–1)Kutztown (8–1)21.
22.Carson–NewmanIndianapolis (0–1)Indianapolis (1–1)Colorado State–Pueblo (2–1)Indianapolis (2–1)Indianapolis (3–1)Tiffin (6–0)Southern Arkansas (6–1)IUP (6–2)IUP (7–2)Fort Hays State (8–2)22.
23.Ohio DominicanWest Chester (1–0)Pittsburg State (2–0)West Alabama (2–1)Notre Dame (OH) (4–0)West Alabama (3–2)IUP (4–2)IUP (5–2)Harding (6–2)Kutztown (7–1)IUP (8–2)23.
24.Ouachita BaptistMinnesota–Duluth (1–0)Sioux Falls (1–1)Azusa Pacific (3–0)Colorado Mesa (3–1)Azusa Pacific (4–1)Harding (4–2)Harding (5–2)Lenoir–Rhyne (7–1)Harding (7–2)Tiffin (9–1)24.
25.FindlayColorado Mesa (1–0)Southern Arkansas (2–0)Indianapolis (1–1)Tarleton State (4–0)Central Washington (3–2)LIU Post (5–0)Ohio Dominican (6–1)Hillsdale (7–1)Hillsdale (8–1)Harding (8–2)25.
Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sep 3 [2]
Week 2
Sep 10
Week 3
Sep 17 [3]
Week 4
Sept 24 [4]
Week 5
Oct 1
Week 6
Oct 8
Week 7
Oct 15 [5]
Week 8
Oct 22
Week 9
Oct 29
Week 10
Nov 5 [6]
Dropped:
  • 16 Shepherd
  • 17 Assumption
  • 22 Carson–Newman
Dropped:
  • 18 Ashland
  • 19 Findlay
Dropped:
  • 11 Winona State
  • 12 Ohio Dominican
  • 24 Sioux Falls
Dropped:
  • 20 Central Missouri
  • 24 Azusa Pacific
Dropped:
24 Colorado Mesa
Dropped:
  • 18 Fort Hays State
  • 23 West Alabama
  • 24 Azusa Pacific
Dropped:
18 Pittsburg State
Dropped:
  • 19 West Florida
  • 25 Ohio Dominican
NoneDropped:
20 Southern Arkansas

References[]

  1. ^ "AFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll". AFCA.com. August 28, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "AFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll". AFCA.com. September 3, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "AFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll". AFCA.com. September 18, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "AFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll". AFCA.com. September 25, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "AFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll". AFCA.com. October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "AFCA Top 25 Coaches Poll". AFCA.com. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 1, 2019.


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