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2022 NCAA Division II football rankings

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2022 NCAA Division II football rankings
Season2022
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NCAA Division II football rankings
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The 2022 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 2022 season.

Legend

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American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll

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Preseason
Aug 8[1]
Week 1
Sep 6[2]
Week 2
Sep 12[3]
Week 3
Sep 19[4]
Week 4
Sep 26[5]
Week 5
Oct 3[6]
Week 6
Oct 10[7]
Week 7
Oct 17[8]
Week 8
Oct 24[9]
Week 9
Oct 31[10]
Week 10
Nov 7[11]
Week 11
Nov 14[12]
Week 12 (Final)
Dec 19[13]
1.Ferris State (30)Ferris State (1–0) (28)Ferris State (2–0) (29)Ferris State (2–0) (29)Ferris State (3–0) (29)Ferris State (4–0) (29)Ferris State (5–0) (28)Grand Valley State (7–0) (29)Grand Valley State (8–0) (28)Grand Valley State (9–0) (28)Grand Valley State (10–0) (28)Grand Valley State (11–0) (27)Ferris State (14–1) (28)1.
2.NW Missouri StateNW Missouri State (1–0)NW Missouri State (2–0)NW Missouri State (3–0)Grand Valley State (4–0) (1)Grand Valley State (5–0) (1)Grand Valley State (6–0) (2)Angelo State (7–0) (1)Angelo State (8–0) (2)Angelo State (9–0) (2)Angelo State (10–0) (2)Angelo State (11–0) (3)Colorado Mines (13–3)2.
3.Valdosta StateValdosta State (1–0)Grand Valley State (2–0) (1)Grand Valley State (3–0) (1)Angelo State (4–0)Angelo State (5–0)Angelo State (6–0)Shepherd (7–0)Shepherd (8–0)Shepherd (9–0)Shepherd (10–0)Ouachita Baptist (11–0)Grand Valley State (12–1)3.
4.Colorado MinesGrand Valley State (1–0) (1)Shepherd (2–0)Angelo State (3–0)Shepherd (4–0)Shepherd (5–0)Shepherd (6–0)Ouachita Baptist (7–0)Ouachita Baptist (8–0)Ouachita Baptist (9–0)Ouachita Baptist (10–0)Pittsburg State (11–0)West Florida (12–2)4.
5.Grand Valley StateShepherd (1–0)Angelo State (2–0)Shepherd (3–0)West Georgia (3–0)Ouachita Baptist (5–0)Ouachita Baptist (6–0)Pittsburg State (7–0)Pittsburg State (8–0)Pittsburg State (9–0)Pittsburg State (10–0)Ferris State (9–1)Pittsburg State (12–1)5.
6.ShepherdAngelo State (1–0)West Florida (2–0)West Florida (2–0)Ouachita Baptist (4–0)Ashland (4–0)Ashland (5–0)Ashland (6–0)Ashland (7–0)Delta State (9–0)Ferris State (8–1)West Florida (9–1)Shepherd (13–2)6.
7.Angelo StateWest Florida (1–0)Harding (2–0)Harding (3–0)Newberry (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)Pittsburg State (6–0)Ferris State (5–1)Ferris State (6–1)Ferris State (7–1)West Florida (8–1)Benedict (11–0)Angelo State (12–1)7.
8.Bowie StateHarding (1–0)West Georgia (2–0)West Georgia (2–0)Slippery Rock (4–0)Indianapolis (4–0)Indianapolis (5–0)Delta State (7–0)Delta State (8–0)West Florida (7–1)Benedict (10–0)NW Missouri State (9–2)NW Missouri State (10–3)8.
9.HardingBowie State (1–0)Newberry (2–0)Ouachita Baptist (3–0)Ashland (3–0)NW Missouri State (4–1)West Florida (4–1)West Florida (5–1)West Florida (6–1)Benedict (9–0)Slippery Rock (9–1)Delta State (10–1)Delta State (11–2)9.
10.Notre Dame (OH)West Georgia (1–0)Ouachita Baptist (2–0)Newberry (3–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)West Florida (3–1)Delta State (6–0)Virginia Union (7–0)Virginia Union (8–0)Slippery Rock (8–1)NW Missouri State (8–2)Colorado Mines (9–2)Ouachita Baptist (11–1)10.
11.West FloridaNebraska–Kearney (1–0)Slippery Rock (2–0)Slippery Rock (3–0)Augustana (SD) (4–0)Harding (4–1)Virginia Union (6–0)Sioux Falls (7–0)IUP (7–0)NW Missouri State (7–2)Colorado Mines (8–2)Shepherd (10–1)IUP (10–2)11.
12.West GeorgiaColorado Mines (0–1)Ashland (2–0)Ashland (2–0)NW Missouri State (3–1)Virginia Union (5–0)Harding (5–1)Lenoir–Rhyne (6–1)Newberry (7–1)Colorado Mines (7–2)Delta State (9–1)Ashland (9–1)Benedict (11–1)12.
13.KutztownNewberry (1–0)Augustana (SD) (2–0)Augustana (SD) (3–0)Valdosta State (3–1)Delta State (5–0)Lenoir–Rhyne (5–1)IUP (6–0)NW Missouri State (6–2) тDavenport (8–0)Ashland (8–1)Indianapolis (9–1)Ashland (10–2)13.
14.Nebraska–KearneyLenoir–Rhyne (1–0)West Texas A&M (2–0)Pittsburg State (3–0)Indianapolis (3–0) тLenoir–Rhyne (4–1)Sioux Falls (6–0)NW Missouri State (5–2)Slippery Rock (7–1) тAshland (7–1)Indianapolis (8–1)Virginia Union (9–1)Minnesota State (10–3)14.
15.NewberryAlbany State (1–0)Valdosta State (1–1)Valdosta State (2–1)West Florida (2–1) тWest Georgia (3–1)IUP (5–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–0)Benedict (8–0)Indianapolis (7–1)Virginia Union (9–1)IUP (9–1)Wingate (11–3)15.
16.New HavenOuachita Baptist (1–0)Pittsburg State (2–0)Indianapolis (2–0)Harding (3–1)Notre Dame (OH) (4–1)NW Missouri State (4–2)Newberry (6–1)Colorado Mines (6–2)Virginia Union (8–1)West Georgia (7–2)West Georgia (8–2)Slippery Rock (10–3)16.
17.Western ColoradoCalifornia (PA) (1–0)Notre Dame (OH) (1–1)Notre Dame (OH) (2–1)Saginaw Valley State (4–0)Sioux Falls (5–0)Newberry (5–1)Slippery Rock (6–1)Indianapolis (6–1)Harding (7–2) тHarding (8–2)Harding (9–2)Indianapolis (9–2)17.
18.Albany StateSlippery Rock (1–0)Lenoir–Rhyne (1–1)Lenoir–Rhyne (2–1)Notre Dame (OH) (3–1)IUP (4–0)Slippery Rock (5–1)Benedict (7–0) тDavenport (7–0)IUP (7–1) тDavenport (8–1)Newberry (9–2)Virginia Union (9–2)18.
19.Lenoir–Rhyne тAugustana (SD) (1–0)Indianapolis (1–0)Saginaw Valley State (3–0)Lenoir–Rhyne (3–1)Newberry (4–1)Colorado Mines (4–2)Colorado Mines (7–0) тSioux Falls (7–1)West Georgia (6–2)IUP (8–1)Minnesota State (9–2)West Georgia (8–2)19.
20.Ouachita Baptist тAshland (1–0)Bowie State (1–1)Albany State (2–1)Virginia Union (4–0)Slippery Rock (4–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–0)Indianapolis (5–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1)Wingate (8–1)Truman State (8–1)Slippery Rock (9–2)Davenport (8–3)20.
21.California (PA)CSU Pueblo (1–0) тAlbany State (1–1) тColorado Mines (1–2)Albany State (3–1)Colorado Mines (3–2)Albany State (5–1)Augustana (SD) (6–1)Harding (6–2)Truman State (7–1)Newberry (8–2)Davenport (8–2)Newberry (9–2)21.
22.Bemidji StateNotre Dame (OH) (0–1) тColorado Mines (0–2) тVirginia Union (3–0)Colorado Mines (2–2)Albany State (4–1) тNebraska–Kearney (5–1)Davenport (6–0)Lenoir–Rhyne (6–2)Newberry (7–2)Emporia State (8–2)Wingate (9–2)Harding (9–2)22.
23.Slippery RockWest Texas A&M (1–0)Saginaw Valley State (2–0)New Haven (2–1)Nebraska–Kearney (3–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–0) тBenedict (6–0)Harding (5–2)Saginaw Valley State (6–2)Emporia State (7–2)Minnesota State (8–2)Truman State (8–2)Notre Dame (OH) (9–3)23.
24.Midwestern StateNew Haven (0–1)Minnesota State (2–0)Henderson State (3–0)New Haven (3–1)Nebraska–Kearney (4–1)Augustana (SD) (4–2)Saginaw Valley State (5–2)West Georgia (5–2)Minnesota State (7–2)Henderson State 8–2)Emporia State (8–3) тBemidji State (10–3)24.
25.Augustana (SD)Indianapolis (1–0)New Haven (1–1)Nebraska–Kearney (2–1)Delta State (4–0)Saginaw Valley State (4–1)West Georgia (3–2)West Georgia (4–2)New Haven (6–1)Sioux Falls (7–2)Winona State (8–2)Notre Dame (OH) тTruman State (9–2)25.
Preseason
Aug 8[1]
Week 1
Sep 6[2]
Week 2
Sep 12[3]
Week 3
Sep 19[4]
Week 4
Sep 26[5]
Week 5
Oct 3[6]
Week 6
Oct 10[7]
Week 7
Oct 17[8]
Week 8
Oct 24[9]
Week 9
Oct 31[10]
Week 10
Nov 7[11]
Week 11
Nov 14[12]
Week 12 (Final)
Dec 19[13]
Dropped:
  • Kutztown
  • Western Colorado
  • Bemidji State
  • Midwestern State
Dropped:
  • Nebraska–Kearney
  • California (PA)
  • CSU Pueblo
Dropped:
  • West Texas A&M
  • Bowie State
  • Minnesota State
Dropped:
  • Henderson State
Dropped:
  • Augustana (SD)
  • Valdosta State
  • New Haven
Dropped:
  • Notre Dame (OH)
  • Saginaw Valley State
Dropped:
  • Albany State
  • Nebraska–Kearney
Dropped:
  • Augustana (SD)
Dropped:
  • Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • Lenoir–Rhyne
  • Saginaw Valley State
  • New Haven
Dropped:
  • Wingate
  • Sioux Falls
Dropped:
  • Henderson State
  • Winona State
Dropped:
  • Emporia State

References

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  1. ^ "Defending national champion Ferris State begins 2022 at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 8, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ferris State holds at No. 1 in AFCA Top 25". afca.com. AFCA. September 6, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Saginaw Valley State enters AFCA Top 25 for first time since 2019". afca.com. AFCA. September 12, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Virginia Union makes first appearance in almost three years". afca.com. AFCA. September 19, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ouachita Baptist earns upset to move up in the AFCA top 25". afca.com. AFCA. September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "Delta State wins big to move up in the rankings". afca.com. AFCA. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Pittsburg State wins top 10 battle". afca.com. AFCA. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "Grand Valley State moves to No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "No. 2 Angelo State takes top 15 battle". afca.com. AFCA. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "Benedict marches into the top 10". afca.com. AFCA. October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  11. ^ "Shepherd holding steady at No. 3". afca.com. AFCA. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  12. ^ "Grand Valley State ends regular season at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Ferris State wins second straight national title". afca.com. AFCA. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.