2015 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 2015 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2015 season.

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## American Football Coaches Association poll

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| Preseason
[1]| Week 1
Sept 8[2]| Week 2
Sept 15[3]| Week 3
Sept 22[4]| Week 4
Sept 29[5]| Week 5
Oct 6[6]| Week 6
Oct 13[7]| Week 7
Oct 20[8]| Week 8
Oct 27[9]| Week 9
Nov 3[10]| Week 10
Nov 10[11]| Week 11
Nov 17[12]| Week 12
Postseason[13]|

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1.| Minnesota State (9) [note 1]| Minnesota State (1–0) (24)| Minnesota State (2–0) (30)| Minnesota State (3–0) (29)| Minnesota State (4–0) (30)| Minnesota State (5–0) (30)| Minnesota State (6–0) (28)| Minnesota State (7–0) (27)| West Georgia (8–0) (25)| West Georgia (9–0) (25)| Northwest Missouri State (10–0) (29)| Northwest Missouri State (11–0) (30)| Northwest Missouri State (15–0) (32)| 1.
2.| CSU Pueblo (16)| CSU Pueblo (1–0) (6)| West Georgia (2–0) (1)| West Georgia (3–0) (2)| West Georgia (4–0) (2)| West Georgia (5–0) (2)| West Georgia (6–0) (4)| West Georgia (7–0) (5)| Northwest Missouri State (8–0) (6)| Northwest Missouri State (9–0) (6)| Ferris State (9–0) (2)| Ferris State (10–0) (2)| Shepherd (13–1)| 2.
3.| Minnesota–Duluth (3)| West Georgia (1–0) (1)| Northwest Missouri State (2–0) (1)| Northwest Missouri State (3–0) (1)| Northwest Missouri State (4–0)| Northwest Missouri State (5–0)| Northwest Missouri State (6–0)| Northwest Missouri State (7–0)| Ferris State (7–0) (1)| Ferris State (8–0) (1)| Ashland (10–0) (1)| Ashland (10–0)| West Georgia (12–2)| 3.
4.| West Georgia (3)| Northwest Missouri State (1–0) (1)| Pittsburg State (2–0)| Ferris State (2–0)| Ferris State (3–0)| Ferris State (4–0)| Ferris State (5–0)| Ferris State (6–0)| CSU Pueblo (7–1)| CSU Pueblo (8–1)| CSU Pueblo (9–1)| CSU Pueblo (10–1)| Grand Valley State (12–3)| 4.
5.| Northwest Missouri State (1)| Pittsburg State (1–0)| Ferris State (1–0)| Delta State (3–0)| Delta State (4–0)| Sioux Falls (5–0)| Sioux Falls (6–0)| Sioux Falls (7–0)| Ashland (8–0)| Ashland (9–0)| Shepherd (9–0)| Shepherd (10–0)| CSU Pueblo (12–2)| 5.
6.| Ferris State| Ferris State (0–0)| Delta State (2–0)| Angelo State (3–0)| Angelo State (4–0)| North Alabama (4–0)| CSU Pueblo (5–1)| CSU Pueblo (6–1)| Shepherd (7–0)| Shepherd (8–0)| Minnesota State (9–1)| Minnesota State (10–1)| Ferris State (11–1)| 6.
7.| Pittsburg State| Ohio Dominican (1–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (1–1)| Sioux Falls (3–0)| Sioux Falls (4–0)| CSU Pueblo (4–1)| Colorado Mines (6–0)| Colorado Mines (7–0)| Minnesota State (7–1)| Minnesota State (8–1)| West Georgia (9–1)| West Georgia (10–1)| Slippery Rock (12–2)| 7.
8.| Ohio Dominican| Lenoir–Rhyne (1–0)| Angelo State (2–0)| North Alabama (2–0)| North Alabama (3–0)| Colorado Mines (5–0)| Ashland (6–0)| Ashland (7–0)| Texas A&M–Commerce (7–1)| Sioux Falls (8–1)| Henderson State (9–1)| Henderson State (10–1)| Emporia State (11–3)| 8.
9.| Concord| Minnesota–Duluth (0–1)| Ouachita Baptist (2–0)| Valdosta State (2–0)| Valdosta State (3–0)| Ashland (5–0)| Shepherd (5–0)| Shepherd (6–0)| Grand Valley State (7–1)| Henderson State (8–1)| Slippery Rock (9–1)| Midwestern State (10–1)| Midwestern State (10–2)| 9.
10.| Lenoir–Rhyne| Delta State (1–0)| North Alabama (2–0)| CSU Pueblo (2–1)| CSU Pueblo (3–1)| Shepherd (4–0)| Humboldt State (5–0)| Midwestern State (7–0)| Sioux Falls (7–1)| Slippery Rock (8–1)| Midwestern State (9–1)| Slippery Rock (10–1)| Ashland (10–1)| 10.
11.| Bloomsburg| Ouachita Baptist (1–0)| Valdosta State (2–0)| Colorado Mines (3–0)| Colorado Mines (4–0)| Humboldt State (4–0)| Midwestern State (6–0)| Texas A&M–Commerce (6–1)| Henderson State (7–1)| Midwestern State (8–1)| Texas A&M–Commerce (8–2)| Humboldt State (9–1)| Tuskegee (10–3)| 11.
12.| Ouachita Baptist| Angelo State (1–0)| Sioux Falls (2–0)| Harding (3–0)| Harding (4–0)| Midwestern State (5–0)| Michigan Tech (5–0)| Grand Valley State (6–1)| Colorado Mines (7–1)| Texas A&M–Commerce (7–2)| Humboldt State (8–1)| Grand Valley State (9–2)| Henderson State (11–2)| 12.
13.| Angelo State| North Alabama (1–0)| CSU Pueblo (1–1)| Ashland (3–0)| Ashland (4–0)| Pittsburg State (4–1)| Emporia State (6–0)| North Alabama (5–1)| Slippery Rock (7–1)| Humboldt State (7–1)| Indianapolis (9–1)| Indianapolis (10–1)| Minnesota State (10–2)| 13.
14.| Delta State| Valdosta State (1–0)| Grand Valley State (2–0)| Slippery Rock (3–0)| Shepherd (4–0)| Michigan Tech (4–0)| Texas A&M–Commerce (5–1)| Henderson State (6–1)| Midwestern State (7–1)| Emporia State (8–1)| Grand Valley State (8–2)| North Alabama (8–2)| Valdosta State (9–3)| 14.
15.| North Alabama| Sioux Falls (1–0)| Colorado Mines (2–0)| Pittsburg State (2–1)| Pittsburg State (3–1)| Texas A&M–Commerce (4–1)| Delta State (5–1)| Slippery Rock (6–1)| Humboldt State (6–1)| Tuskegee (8–1)| North Alabama (7–2)| Charleston (10–1)| North Alabama (9–3)| 15.
16.| Valdosta State| Colorado Mines (1–0)| Harding (2–0)| Shepherd (3–0)| Humboldt State (3–0)| Angelo State (4–1)| Lenoir–Rhyne (4–1)| Humboldt State (5–1)| Tuskegee (7–1)| Colorado Mesa (8–1)| Charleston (9–1)| Sioux Falls (9–2)| Humboldt State (10–2)| 16.
17.| Sioux Falls| Azusa Pacific (1–0)| Ohio Dominican (1–1)| Humboldt State (3–0)| Tuskegee (4–0)| Delta State (4–1)| North Alabama (4–1)| Michigan Tech (5–1)| Emporia State (7–1)| Grand Valley State (7–2)| Sioux Falls (8–2)| Valdosta State (8–2)| Assumption (11–2)| 17.
18.| Colorado Mines| Texas A&M–Commerce (1–0)| Slippery Rock (2–0)| Tuskegee (3–0)| Texas A&M–Commerce (3–1)| Emporia State (5–0)| Grand Valley State (5–1)| Tuskegee (6–1)| Minnesota–Duluth (6–2)| Indianapolis (8–1)| Valdosta State (7–2)| Emporia State (9–2)| Indianapolis (10–2)| 18.
19.| Azusa Pacific| Harding (1–0)| Ashland (2–0)| Concord (2–1)| Michigan Tech (4–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (4–1)| Henderson State (5–1)| Emporia State (6–1)| Colorado Mesa (7–1)| North Alabama (6–2)| Emporia State (8–2)| Assumption (10–1)| IUP (9–3) [note 2]| 19.
20.| Winston–Salem State| Grand Valley State (1–0)| Shepherd (2–0)| Texas A&M–Commerce (2–1)| Midwestern State (4–0)| Ouachita Baptist (4–1)| Slippery Rock (5–1)| Minnesota–Duluth (5–2)| Indianapolis (7–1)| Charleston (8–1)| Central Missouri (8–2)| Texas A&M–Commerce (8–3)| Charleston (10–2)| 20.
21.| Harding| Slippery Rock (1–0)| Concord (1–1)| Michigan Tech (3–0)| Concord (3–1)| Valdosta State (3–1)| Minnesota–Duluth (4–2)| Wingate (6–1)| North Alabama (5–2)| Colorado Mines (7–2)| Colorado Mesa (8–2)| Colorado Mesa (9–2)| Carson–Newman (9–3)| 21.
22.| Texas A&M–Commerce| Concord (0–1)| Texas A&M–Commerce (1–1)| Lenoir–Rhyne (2–1)| Lenoir–Rhyne (3–1)| Harding (4–1)| Pittsburg State (4–2)| Delta State (5–2)| Michigan Tech (5–2)| Michigan Tech (6–2)| Bowie State (9–1)| Carson–Newman (9–2)| Sioux Falls (9–3)| 22.
23.| West Chester| Indianapolis (1–0)| Lenoir–Rhyne (1–1)| Midwestern State (3–0)| Emporia State (4–0)| Wingate (5–0)| Tuskegee (5–1)| Colorado Mesa (6–1)| Charleston (7–1)| Valdosta State (6–2)| Assumption (9–1)| Tuskegee (8–2)| Texas A&M–Commerce (8–4)| 23.
24.| Grand Valley State| Ashland (1–0)| Tuskegee (2–0)| Ouachita Baptist (2–1)| Ouachita Baptist (3–1)| Grand Valley State (4–1)| Arkansas Tech (5–1)| Angelo State (5–2)| Valdosta State (5–2)| Central Missouri (7–2)| Tuskegee (8–2)| Augustana (9–2)| Augustana (9–3)| 24.
25.| Slippery Rock| Shepherd (1–0)| Humboldt State (2–0)| Minnesota–Duluth (1–2)| Minnesota–Duluth (2–2)| Minnesota–Duluth (3–2)| Angelo State (4–2)| Clarion (7–0)| Central Missouri (6–2)| Bowie State (8–1)| Carson–Newman (8–2)| Catawba (9–2)| Catawba (9–3)| 25.
| Preseason
[1]| Week 1
Sept 8[2]| Week 2
Sept 15[3]| Week 3
Sept 22[4]| Week 4
Sept 29[5]| Week 5
Oct 6[6]| Week 6
Oct 13[7]| Week 7
Oct 20[8]| Week 8
Oct 27[9]| Week 9
Nov 3[10]| Week 10
Nov 10[11]| Week 11
Nov 17[12]| Week 12
Postseason[13]|
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* 11 Bloomsburg
* 20 Winston–Salem State
* 23 West Chester

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* 17 Azusa Pacific
* 23 Indianapolis

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* 14 Grand Valley State
* 17 Ohio Dominican

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14 Slippery Rock| Dropped:

* 17 Tuskegee
* 21 Concord

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* 20 Ouachita Baptist
* 21 Valdosta State
* 22 Harding
* 23 Wingate

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* 16 Lenoir–Rhyne
* 22 Pittsburg State
* 24 Arkansas Tech

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* 21 Wingate
* 22 Delta State
* 24 Angelo State
* 25 Clarion

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18 Minnesota–Duluth| Dropped:

* 21 Colorado Mines
* 22 Michigan Tech

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* 20 Central Missouri
* 22 Bowie State

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21 Colorado Mesa|

## Notes

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1. ^ In the actual printed polls, Minnesota State was listed as Minnesota State–Mankato
2. ^ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)

## References

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1. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. August 18, 2015. p. E-5. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches' Poll". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. September 8, 2015. p. B7. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "AFCA Division II poll". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 15, 2015. p. E-7. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "AFCA NCAA Division II". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 24, 2015. p. C-7. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. September 30, 2015. p. C7. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. October 7, 2015. p. B2. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Herald and Review. Decatur, Illinois. October 13, 2015. p. B2. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "AFCA Division II Coaches Poll". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 20, 2015. p. B7. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "NCAA Division II Top 25". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. October 27, 2015. p. C9. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "NCAA Division II Top 25". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 3, 2015. p. C9. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "NCAA Division II Top 25". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 10, 2015. p. C7. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "NCAA Division II Top 25". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. November 17, 2015. p. C7. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "AFCA Division II football poll". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. December 22, 2015. p. B7. Retrieved June 11, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.

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