2001 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 2001 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2001 season.

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Preseason
[1] 		Week 1
Sept 4 [note 1] 		Week 2
Sept 11 [2] 		Week 3
Sept 18 [3] 		Week 4
Sept 25 [4] 		Week 5
Oct 2 [5] 		Week 6
Oct 9 [6] 		Week 7
Oct 16 [7] 		Week 8
Oct 23 [8] 		Week 9
Oct 30 [9] 		Week 10
Nov 6 [10] 		Week 11
Nov 13 [11]
1. Delta State Delta StateDelta State (1–0) (26)Delta State (2–0) (26)Delta State (3–0) (26)Delta State (4–0) (26)Valdosta State (6–0) (27)Valdosta State (7–0) (27)Valdosta State (8–0) (27)Valdosta State (9–0) (27)Valdosta State (10–0) (27)Valdosta State (11–0) (28)1.
2. North Dakota State North Dakota StateNorth Dakota State (2–0) (1)North Dakota State (2–0) (1)North Dakota State (3–0) (1)North Dakota State (4–0) (1)Nebraska–Omaha (6–0)Nebraska–Omaha (6–0)Nebraska–Omaha (7–0)Nebraska–Omaha (8–0)IUP (8–0) (1)Grand Valley State (10–0)2.
3. UC Davis UC DavisUC Davis (2–0)UC Davis (2–0)UC Davis (3–0)UC Davis (4–0)North Dakota (6–0)North Dakota (7–0)Catawba (8–0)IUP (7–0) (1)Grand Valley State (9–0)Chadron State (10–0)3.
4. Valdosta State Valdosta StateValdosta State (2–0) (1)Valdosta State (3–0) (1)Valdosta State (4–0) (1)Valdosta State (5–0) (1)Catawba (4–0)Catawba (7–0)IUP (6–0) (1)Grand Valley State (8–0)Chadron State (9–0)North Dakota (10–1)4.
5. Carson–Newman Nebraska–OmahaNebraska–Omaha (2–0)Nebraska–Omaha (3–0)Nebraska–Omaha (4–0)Nebraska–Omaha (5–0)IUP (6–0)IUP (5–0) (1)Grand Valley State (7–0)Chadron State (8–0)North Dakota (9–1)Bloomsburg (9–1)5.
6. Northwest Missouri State CatawbaCatawba (2–0)Catawba (3–0)Catawba (4–0)Catawba (5–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Chadron State (7–0)Chadron State (8–0)North Dakota (8–1)Bloomsburg (8–1)Pittsburg State (10–1)6.
7. Nebraska–Omaha BloomsburgBloomsburg (1–0)Bloomsburg (2–0)Bloomsburg (3–0)Bloomsburg (4–0)Tuskegee (6–0)Grand Valley State (6–0)Delta State (6–1)Bloomsburg (7–1)Pittsburg State (9–1)Catawba (10–1)7.
8. Bloomsburg TuskegeeTuskegee (2–0)Tuskegee (2–0)Tuskegee (3–0)IUP (3–0)Chadron State (4–1)Northwest Missouri State (6–1)North Dakota (7–1)Pittsburg State (8–1)Central Arkansas (9–1)IUP (8–1)8.
9. Catawba Pittsburg StateIUP (1–0)IUP (1–0)IUP (2–0)Tuskegee (3–0)Delta State (4–1)Delta State (5–1)Bloomsburg (6–1)Central Arkansas (8–1)Catawba (9–1)Saginaw Valley State (10–1)9.
10. Tuskegee IUPPittsburg State (2–0)Pittsburg State (3–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)North Dakota State (5–1)UC Davis (5–1)Pittsburg State (7–1)Catawba (8–1)Nebraska–Omaha (8–1)Tuskegee (8–1)10.
11. IUP [note 2] West GeorgiaNorth Dakota (2–0)North Dakota (3–0)North Dakota (4–0)North Dakota (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–0)Central Missouri (7–0)West Georgia (7–1)Tuskegee (6–1)Tuskegee (7–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (9–1)11.
12. Pittsburg State North DakotaWest Georgia (2–0)West Georgia (3–0)Chadron State (4–0)Chadron State (5–0)Grand Valley State (4–1)Shepherd (6–0)Central Arkansas (7–1)C.W. Post (9–0)Saginaw Valley State (9–1)UC Davis (8–2)12.
13. West Georgia Carson–NewmanChadron State (2–0)Chadron State (3–0)Carson–Newman (2–1)Northwest Missouri State (4–1)UC Davis (5–0)Bloomsburg (5–1)Tuskegee (5–1)Tusculum (7–1)Central Missouri (9–1)Winona State (10–1)13.
14. North Dakota Northwest Missouri StateCarson–Newman (1–1)Carson–Newman (1–1)Northwest Missouri State (3–1)Carson–Newman (3–1)Arkansas Tech (6–0)Pittsburg State (6–1)C.W. Post (8–0)Saginaw Valley State (8–1)UC Davis (7–2)Central Arkansas (9–2)14.
15. Northwood  Grand Valley State (2–0)Grand Valley State (2–0)Grand Valley State (3–0)Grand Valley State (4–0)Central Missouri (4–1)West Georgia (6–1)UC Davis (5–2)UC Davis (6–2)Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1)Nebraska–Omaha (8–2)15.
16. Northeastern State  Northwest Missouri State (1–1)Northwest Missouri State (2–1)Arkansas Tech (3–0)Arkansas Tech (4–0)Bloomsburg (4–1)Tuskegee (4–1)Tusculum (6–1)Central Missouri (8–1)Winona State (9–1)Arkansas Tech (8–2)16.
17. Chadron State Chadron StateSlippery Rock (2–0)Slippery Rock (2–0)Kutztown (3–0)Central Missouri (5–0)Shepherd (5–0)Central Arkansas (6–1)Saginaw Valley State (7–1)Delta State (6–2)Western Washington (8–2)Tarleton State (9–2)17.
18. Mesa State Grand Valley StateKutztown (2–0)Kutztown (2–0)Eastern New Mexico (4–0)Shepherd (4–0)West Georgia (5–1)C.W. Post (7–0)North Dakota State (5–2)Shepherd (7–1)West Georgia (8–2)Tusculum (8–2)18.
19. Presbyterian Slippery RockMissouri Western State (2–0)Arkansas Tech (2–0)Central Missouri (4–0)West Georgia (4–1)Central Arkansas (5–1)North Dakota State (4–2)Northwest Missouri State (6–2)Winona State (8–1)Minnesota–Duluth (9–1)C.W. Post (10–1)19.
20. Angelo State KutztownPresbyterian (1–1)Eastern New Mexico (3–0)Shepherd (4–0)Tusculum (5–0)C.W. Post (6–0)Tusculum (6–1)Central Missouri (7–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1)C.W. Post (9–1)Central Missouri (9–2)20.
21. Kutztown   Arkansas Tech (1–0)Central Arkansas (3–0)West Georgia (3–1)Central Arkansas (4–1)Saginaw Valley State (5–1)Saginaw Valley State (6–1) Truman State (7–1)West Georgia (7–2)Missouri Western State (8–2) Fort Valley State (8–2)21.
22. Grand Valley State Presbyterian Eastern New Mexico (2–0)Presbyterian (1–1) Tusculum (4–0)C.W. Post (5–0)Tusculum (5–1)Arkansas Tech (5–1)Shepherd (6–1) Western Washington (7–2)Tusculum (7–2)North Dakota State (7–3)22.
23. Slippery Rock Fairmont State Central Arkansas (2–0)Winston–Salem State (2–1)Central Arkansas (3–1) Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–0) Winona State (5–1)Winona State (6–1)Winona State (7–1) Minnesota–Duluth (8–1)Arkansas Tech (7–2)Western Washington (8–3)23.
24. Saginaw Valley State Missouri Western State Winston–Salem State (2–1) Central Missouri (3–0) C.W. Post (4–0)Saginaw Valley State (4–1) Texas A&M–Commerce (5–1)Texas A&M–Commerce (6–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1)Truman State (7–2) Tarleton State (8–2)Minnesota–Duluth (9–2)24.
25. Western Michigan   Shepherd (2–0)Shepherd (3–0)Slippery Rock (2–1)Eastern New Mexico (4–1)Carson–Newman (3–2) тConcordia (MN) (6–1)Concordia (MN) (7–1) Mars Hill (7–2)North Dakota State (6–3)West Georgia (8–3)25.
26.       Concordia (MN) (6–0) т     26.
Preseason
[12] 		Week 1
Sept 4 [note 3] 		Week 2
Sept 11 [13] 		Week 3
Sept 18 [14] 		Week 4
Sept 25 [15] 		Week 5
Oct 2 [16] 		Week 6
Oct 9 [17] 		Week 7
Oct 16 [18] 		Week 8
Oct 23 [19] 		Week 9
Oct 30 [20] 		Week 10
Nov 6 [21] 		Week 11
Nov 13 [22]
Dropped:
  • 15 Northwood
  • 16 Northeastern State
  • 18 Mesa State
  • 20 Angelo State
  • 24 Saginaw Valley State
  • 25 Western Michigan
Dropped:
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 23 Fairmont State
  • 25
Dropped:
19 Missouri Western State		Dropped:
  • 22 Presbyterian
  • 23 Winston–Salem State
Dropped:
  • 17 Kutztown
  • 25 Slippery Rock
Dropped:
  • 23 Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • 25 Eastern New Mexico
Dropped:
25 Carson–Newman		Dropped:
  • 22 Arkansas Tech
  • 24 Texas A&M–Commerce
Dropped:
  • 18 North Dakota State
  • 19 Northwest Missouri State
  • 25 Concordia (MN)
Dropped:
  • 17 Delta State
  • 18 Shepherd
  • 24 Truman State
  • 25 Mars Hill
Dropped:
21 Missouri Western State

Notes

  1. ↑ Although one was published, no poll for September 4 has been found. 21 of the 25 rankings are known, based on the second regular season poll.
  2. ↑ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)
  3. ↑ Although one was published, no poll for September 4 has been found. 21 of the 25 rankings are known, based on the second regular season poll.

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