2014 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 2014 NCAA Division II Football Rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2014 season.

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|  | Win–loss record

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|  | Number of first place votes

|  | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

## American Football Coaches Association poll

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| Preseason
[1]| Week 1
Sept 9[2]| Week 2
Sept 16[3]| Week 3
Sept 23[4]| Week 4
Sept 30[5]| Week 5
Oct 7[6]| Week 6
Oct 14[7]| Week 7
Oct 21[8]| Week 8
Oct 28[9]| Week 9
Nov 4[10]| Week 10
Nov 11[11]| Week 11
Nov 18[12]| Week 12
Postseason|

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1.| Northwest Missouri State (31)| Northwest Missouri State (1–0) (32)| Northwest Missouri State (2–0) (25)| Northwest Missouri State (3–0) (29)| Northwest Missouri State (4–0) (30)| Northwest Missouri State (5–0) (30)| Northwest Missouri State (6–0) (31)| Minnesota State (7–0) (24)| Minnesota State (8–0) (26)| Minnesota State (9–0) (28)| Minnesota State (10–0) (29)| Minnesota State (11–0) (29)| CSU Pueblo (14–1)| 1.
2.| Grand Valley State| CSU Pueblo (1–0)| CSU Pueblo (2–0) (6)| CSU Pueblo (3–0) (2)| CSU Pueblo (4–0) (1)| CSU Pueblo (5–0) (1)| Minnesota State (6–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (7–0) (4)| Minnesota–Duluth (8–0) (2)| Minnesota–Duluth (9–0) (1)| Minnesota–Duluth (10–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (11–0)| Minnesota State (14–1)| 2.
3.| Minnesota–Duluth| Minnesota–Duluth (1–0)| Minnesota State (2–0)| Minnesota State (3–0)| Minnesota State (4–0)| Minnesota State (5–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (6–0)| North Alabama (6–0) (2)| North Alabama (7–0) (2)| Lenoir–Rhyne (9–0) (2)| Lenoir–Rhyne (10–0) (1)| Lenoir–Rhyne (11–0) (1)| Minnesota–Duluth (13–1)| 3.
4.| CSU Pueblo| Minnesota State (1–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (2–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (3–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (4–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (5–0)| North Alabama (5–0)| Henderson State (7–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (8–0)| Ferris State (9–0)| Ferris State (10–0) (1)| Ferris State (11–0) (1)| Ohio Dominican (11–2)| 4.
5.| North Alabama| North Alabama (0–0)| North Alabama (1–0)| North Alabama (2–0)| North Alabama (3–0)| North Alabama (4–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (6–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (7–0)| Ferris State (8–0) (1)| Bloomsburg (9–0)| Bloomsburg (10–0)| Pittsburg State (10–1)| Concord (13–1)| 5.
6.| Lenoir–Rhyne| Lenoir–Rhyne (1–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (2–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (3–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (4–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (5–0)| Henderson State (6–0)| Ferris State (7–0) (1)| Bloomsburg (8–0)| Pittsburg State (8–1)| Pittsburg State (9–1)| Northwest Missouri State (10–1)| West Georgia (12–3)| 6.
7.| Minnesota State| Henderson State (1–0)| Henderson State (2–0)| Henderson State (3–0)| Henderson State (4–0)| Henderson State (5–0)| Ohio Dominican (6–0)| West Chester (7–0)| Pittsburg State (7–1)| Northwest Missouri State (8–1)| Northwest Missouri State (9–1)| Ouachita Baptist (10–0)| Pittsburg State (11–2)| 7.
8.| Henderson State (1)| Pittsburg State (1–0)| Pittsburg State (2–0)| Pittsburg State (3–0)| Ohio Dominican (4–0)| Ohio Dominican (5–0)| Shepherd (6–0)| Bloomsburg (7–0)| Northwest Missouri State (7–1)| CSU Pueblo (8–1)| CSU Pueblo (9–1)| CSU Pueblo (10–1)| Lenoir–Rhyne (11–1)| 8.
9.| Pittsburg State| West Chester (1–0)| Ohio Dominican (2–0)| Ohio Dominican (3–0)| West Chester (4–0)| Shepherd (5–0)| Delta State (5–0)| Pittsburg State (6–1)| CSU Pueblo (7–1)| Ouachita Baptist (8–0)| Ouachita Baptist (9–0)| Ohio Dominican (9–1)| Ouachita Baptist (10–1)| 9.
10.| West Chester| Ohio Dominican (1–0)| West Chester (2–0)| West Chester (3–0)| Shepherd (4–0)| West Chester (5–0)| West Chester (6–0)| Northwest Missouri State (6–1)| Sioux Falls (8–0)| Winston–Salem State (8–1)| Winston–Salem State (9–1)| Concord (11–0)| Valdosta State (10–3)| 10.
11.| West Texas A&M| Shepherd (1–0)| Shepherd (2–0)| Shepherd (3–0)| Delta State (3–0)| Delta State (4–0)| Ferris State (6–0)| Colorado Mines (7–0)| Winston–Salem State (7–1)| Ohio Dominican (7–1)| Ohio Dominican (8–1)| Delta State (9–1)| Ferris State (11–1)| 11.
12.| Shepherd| Winston–Salem State (1–0)| Tarleton State (1–0)| Delta State (2–0)| Bloomsburg (4–0)| Bloomsburg (5–0)| Bloomsburg (6–0)| CSU Pueblo (6–1)| Ohio Dominican (6–1)| Delta State (7–1)| Concord (10–0)| North Alabama (9–1)| Bloomsburg (11–2)| 12.
13.| Ohio Dominican| Carson–Newman (1–0)| Valdosta State (2–0)| Bloomsburg (3–0)| Ferris State (4–0)| Ferris State (5–0)| Harding (5–0)| Michigan Tech (6–0)| Ouachita Baptist (7–0)| Concord (9–0)| Delta State (8–1)| Harding (9–1)| Delta State (9–2)| 13.
14.| Winston–Salem State| Azusa Pacific (1–0)| Delta State (1–0)| Ferris State (3–0)| Winston–Salem State (3–1)| Harding (4–0)| CSU Pueblo (5–1)| Sioux Falls (7–0)| Henderson State (7–1)| Henderson State (8–1)| Henderson State (9–1)| Bloomsburg (10–1)| Northwest Missouri State (10–2)| 14.
15.| St. Cloud State| Indianapolis (1–0)| Bloomsburg (2–0)| Winston–Salem State (2–1)| Harding (3–0)| Winston–Salem State (4–1)| Colorado Mines (6–0)| Winston–Salem State (6–1)| Concord (8–0)| North Alabama (7–1)| North Alabama (8–1)| West Chester (10–1)| West Chester (11–2)| 15.
16.| Carson–Newman| Tarleton State (0–0)| Ferris State (2–0)| Harding (2–0)| Midwestern State (3–0)| Colorado Mines (5–0)| Winston–Salem State (5–1)| Ohio Dominican (6–1)| Carson–Newman (6–1)| Harding (7–1)| Harding (8–1)| Sioux Falls (10–1)| North Alabama (9–2)| 16.
17.| Tarleton State| Delta State (1–0)| West Alabama (2–0)| Colorado Mines (3–0)| Colorado Mines (4–0)| Carson–Newman (4–1)| Pittsburg State (5–1)| Carson–Newman (5–1)| Harding (6–1)| Sioux Falls (8–1)| West Chester (9–1)| Colorado Mines (10–1)| Harding (9–2)| 17.
18.| Indianapolis| Grand Valley State (0–1)| Winston–Salem State (1–1)| Midwestern State (2–0)| Carson–Newman (3–1)| Pittsburg State (4–1)| Carson–Newman (4–1)| Ouachita Baptist (6–0)| Colorado Mines (7–1)| West Chester (8–1)| Sioux Falls (9–1)| Michigan Tech (9–1)| Sioux Falls (11–1)| 18.
19.| Delta State| Emporia State (1–0)| St. Cloud State (1–1)| Carson–Newman (2–1)| Pittsburg State (3–1)| Slippery Rock (5–0)| Sioux Falls (6–0)| Concord (7–0)| Delta State (6–1)| Colorado Mines (8–1)| Colorado Mines (9–1)| Azusa Pacific (10–1)| Colorado Mines (10–2)| 19.
20.| IUP [note 1]| IUP (1–0)| Harding (2–0)| Winona State (3–0)| Slippery Rock (4–0)| Sioux Falls (5–0)| Michigan Tech (5–0)| Delta State (5–1)| West Chester (7–1)| Michigan Tech (7–1)| Michigan Tech (8–1)| Winston–Salem State (9–2)| Angelo State (9–3)| 20.
21.| UNC Pembroke| Bloomsburg (1–0)| Carson–Newman (1–1)| Valdosta State (2–1)| Sioux Falls (4–0)| West Georgia (5–0)| Concord (6–0)| Shepherd (6–1)| Michigan Tech (6–1)| Shepherd (7–1)| Shepherd (8–1)| Valdosta State (8–2)| Michigan Tech (9–2)| 21.
22.| Azusa Pacific т| West Texas A&M (0–1)| Colorado Mines (2–0)| Slippery Rock (3–0)| West Alabama (3–1)| Michigan Tech (4–0)| Ouachita Baptist (5–0)| Texas A&M–Commerce (6–1)| Shepherd (6–1)| Ashland (8–1)| Azusa Pacific (9–1)| Henderson State (9–2)| Virginia State (10–3)| 22.
23.| Emporia State т| Valdosta State (1–0)| Midwestern State (1–0)| West Alabama (2–1)| Michigan Tech (4–0)| Concord (5–0)| Texas A&M–Commerce (5–1)| Harding (5–1)| Ashland (7–1)| Azusa Pacific (8–1)| Indianapolis (9–1)| Angelo State (8–2) т| Azusa Pacific (10–1)| 23.
24.| Bloomsburg| Ferris State (1–0)| Winona State (2–0)| Sioux Falls (3–0)| West Georgia (4–0)| Humboldt State (5–0)| Ashland (5–1)| Ashland (6–1)| Azusa Pacific (7–1)| Carson–Newman (6–2)| Texas A&M–Commerce (8–1)| Virginia State (9–2) т| Winston–Salem State (9–2)| 24.
25.| Tuskegee| St. Cloud State (0–1) т| Slippery Rock (2–0)| Findlay (3–0)| Winona State (3–1)| Midwestern State (3–1)| Azusa Pacific (5–1)| Azusa Pacific (6–1)| California (PA) (7–1)| Indianapolis (8–1)| Valdosta State (7–2)| West Georgia (9–2)| Henderson State (9–2)| 25.
26.|  | West Alabama (1–0) т|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26.
| Preseason
[1]| Week 1
Sept 9[2]| Week 2
Sept 16[3]| Week 3
Sept 23[4]| Week 4
Sept 30[5]| Week 5
Oct 7[6]| Week 6
Oct 14[7]| Week 7
Oct 21[8]| Week 8
Oct 28[9]| Week 9
Nov 4[10]| Week 10
Nov 11[11]| Week 11
Nov 18[12]| Week 12
Postseason|
| Dropped:

* 21 UNC Pembroke
* 25 Tuskegee

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* 14 Azusa Pacific
* 15 Indianapolis
* 18 Grand Valley State
* 19 Emporia State
* 20 IUP
* 22 West Texas A&M

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* 12 Tarleton State
* 19 St. Cloud State

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* 21 Valdosta State
* 25 Findlay

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* 22 West Alabama
* 25 Winona State

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* 19 Slippery Rock
* 21 West Georgia
* 24 Humboldt State
* 25 Midwestern State

| None| Dropped:
22 Texas A&M–Commerce| Dropped:
25 California (PA)| Dropped:

* 22 Ashland
* 24 Carson–Newman

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* 21 Shepherd
* 23 Indianapolis
* 24 Texas A&M–Commerce

| None|

## Notes

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1. ^ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)

## References

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1. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll Preseason". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. August 19, 2014. p. 2B. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. September 9, 2014. p. B2. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 17, 2014. p. 4D. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 25, 2014. p. 4D. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 2, 2014. p. 4D. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 9, 2014. p. 4D. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 14, 2014. p. 4D. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 21, 2014. p. 4D. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. October 29, 2014. p. 6D. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. November 5, 2014. p. 6D. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Division II Coaches Poll". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. November 11, 2014. p. 14. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. November 18, 2014. p. 2B. Retrieved June 9, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.

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