2025 NCAA Division II football rankings

2025 NCAA Division II football rankings
Season	2025
Postseason	Single-elimination
Preseason No. 1	Ferris State
	NCAA Division II football rankings ← 2024 2026 →

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.

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
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll

	Preseason Aug 11^[1]	Week 2 Sep 8	Week 3 Sep 15	Week 4 Sep 22	Week 5 Sep 29	Week 6 Oct 6	Week 7 Oct 13	Week 8 Oct 20	Week 9 Oct 27	Week 10 Nov 3	Week 11 Nov 10	Week 12 Nov 17	Week 13 (Final) Dec 22
1.	Ferris State (30)													1.
2.	Harding													2.
3.	Grand Valley State													3.
4.	Slippery Rock (1)													4.
5.	Central Oklahoma													5.
6.	CSU Pueblo													6.
7.	Kutztown													7.
8.	West Florida													8.
9.	Pittsburg State													9.
10.	Western Colorado													10.
11.	Minnesota State													11.
12.	Valdosta State													12.
13.	Angelo State													13.
14.	Charleston (WV)													14.
15.	California (PA)													15.
16.	Bemidji State													16.
17.	Lenoir–Rhyne													17.
18.	Ouachita Baptist													18.
19.	Virginia Union													19.
20.	Indianapolis													20.
21.	Central Washington													21.
22.	Central Missouri													22.
23.	Augustana (SD)													23.
24.	Ashland т													24.
25.	Miles т													25.
	Preseason Aug 11^[1]	Week 2 Sep 8	Week 3 Sep 15	Week 4 Sep 22	Week 5 Sep 29	Week 6 Oct 6	Week 7 Oct 13	Week 8 Oct 20	Week 9 Oct 27	Week 10 Nov 3	Week 11 Nov 10	Week 12 Nov 17	Week 13 (Final) Dec 22
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

D2Football.com poll

	Preseason Aug 17^[2]	Week 1 Sep 1	Week 2 Sep 8	Week 3 Sep 15	Week 4 Sep 22	Week 5 Sep 29	Week 6 Oct 6	Week 7 Oct 13	Week 8 Oct 20	Week 9 Oct 27	Week 10 Nov 3	Week 11 Nov 10	Week 12 Nov 17	Week 13 (Final) Dec 22
1.	Ferris State														1.
2.	Harding														2.
3.	Central Oklahoma														3.
4.	Minnesota State														4.
5.	Kutztown														5.
6.	Grand Valley State														6.
7.	CSU Pueblo														7.
8.	Western Colorado														8.
9.	Slippery Rock														9.
10.	Pittsburg State														10.
11.	West Florida														11.
12.	Angelo State														12.
13.	Ouachita Baptist														13.
14.	Lenoir–Rhyne														14.
15.	Indianapolis														15.
16.	Augustana (SD)														16.
17.	Valdosta State														17.
18.	California (PA)														18.
19.	Bemidji State														19.
20.	Fort Hays State														20.
21.	Virginia Union														21.
22.	Charleston (WV)														22.
23.	West Alabama														23.
24.	Central Missouri														24.
25.	Ashland														25.
	Preseason Aug 17^[2]	Week 1 Sep 1	Week 2 Sep 8	Week 3 Sep 15	Week 4 Sep 22	Week 5 Sep 29	Week 6 Oct 6	Week 7 Oct 13	Week 8 Oct 20	Week 9 Oct 27	Week 10 Nov 3	Week 11 Nov 10	Week 12 Nov 17	Week 13 (Final) Dec 22
		None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

References

^ "Ferris State Starts at No. 1". August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
^ "D2Football.com Preseason Top 25". D2Football.com. August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.

[1] "Ferris State Starts at No. 1". August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.

[2] "D2Football.com Preseason Top 25". D2Football.com. August 17, 2025. Retrieved August 21, 2025.

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