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.

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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. Harding Harding (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 State Grand 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 Washington Ferris 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 State MSU 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 Texas West 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 Alabama Colorado 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. Indianapolis West 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–Pueblo Sioux 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. Ashland Winona 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. Shepherd Central 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. Assumption Ohio 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 Missouri Ashland (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 Georgia Findlay (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 Falls Ouachita 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 State Central 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–Newman Indianapolis (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 Dominican West 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 Baptist Minnesota–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. Findlay Colorado 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
[7] 		Week 1
Sep 3 [8] 		Week 2
Sep 10		Week 3
Sep 17 [9] 		Week 4
Sept 24 [10] 		Week 5
Oct 1		Week 6
Oct 8		Week 7
Oct 15 [11] 		Week 8
Oct 22		Week 9
Oct 29		Week 10
Nov 5 [12]
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

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