2003 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 2003 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2003 season.

Contents

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American Football Coaches Association poll

Preseason
[note 1]
Week 1
Sept 3 [1]
Week 2
Sept 10 [2]
Week 3
Sept 17 [3]
Week 4
Sept 24 [4]
Week 5
Oct 1 [5]
Week 6
Oct 8 [6]
Week 7
Oct 15 [7]
Week 8
Oct 22 [8]
Week 9
Oct 29 [9]
Week 10
Nov 5 [10]
Week 11
Nov 12 [11]
Week 12
Nov 19 [12]
1. Grand Valley State Grand Valley State (0–0) (25)Grand Valley State (1–0) (24)Grand Valley State (2–0) (24)Grand Valley State (3–0) (23)Grand Valley State (4–0) (23)Grand Valley State (5–0) (22)Grand Valley State (6–0) (25)Valdosta State (7–0) (22)Valdosta State (8–0) (26)Saginaw Valley State (9–0) (17)Saginaw Valley State (10–0) (23)Saginaw Valley State (11–0) (24)1.
2. Valdosta State Valdosta State (1–0) (1)Valdosta State (2–0) (2)Valdosta State (2–0) (2)Valdosta State (3–0) (3)Valdosta State (4–0) (3)Valdosta State (5–0) (4)Valdosta State (6–0) (1)Saginaw Valley State (7–0) (4)Saginaw Valley State (8–0)North Alabama (9–0) (9)North Alabama (10–0) (3)North Alabama (11–0) (2)2.
3. Carson–Newman Carson–Newman (1–0)Carson–Newman (2–0)Carson–Newman (3–0)Carson–Newman (3–0)Carson–Newman (4–0)Carson–Newman (5–0)Carson–Newman (6–0)Carson–Newman (7–0)North Alabama (8–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (9–1)3.
4. Northwest Missouri State Northwest Missouri State (0–0)IUP (1–0)IUP (2–0)IUP (3–0)IUP (4–0)IUP (5–0)Pittsburg State (6–0)North Alabama (7–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1)Grand Valley State (8–1)Grand Valley State (9–1)Grand Valley State (10–1)4.
5. Texas A&M–Kingsville Texas A&M–Kingsville (0–0)Saginaw Valley State (1–0)Pittsburg State (2–0)Pittsburg State (3–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)Saginaw Valley State (6–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–1)Central Oklahoma (7–1)Valdosta State (8–1)Valdosta State (9–1)Valdosta State (10–1)5.
6. IUP [note 2] IUP (0–0)St. Cloud State (2–0)Saginaw Valley State (2–0)Saginaw Valley State (3–0)Saginaw Valley State (4–0)Saginaw Valley State (5–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–1)Central Oklahoma (7–0)Grand Valley State (7–1)Catawba (8–1)IUP (9–1)IUP (10–1)6.
7. Saginaw Valley State Saginaw Valley State (0–0)Pittsburg State (1–0)Central Missouri State (2–0)Central Missouri State (3–0)Central Missouri State (4–0)Central Missouri State (5–0)North Alabama (6–0)Grand Valley State (6–1)Catawba (7–1)IUP (8–1)North Dakota (9–1)North Dakota (9–1)7.
8. St. Cloud State St. Cloud State (1–0)Central Missouri State (1–0)Catawba (2–0)Catawba (3–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–1)Nebraska–Omaha (5–1)North Dakota State (5–1)Catawba (6–1)IUP (7–1)North Dakota (8–1)Carson–Newman (9–1)Carson–Newman (10–1)8.
9. Central Washington Pittsburg State (0–0)Minnesota–Duluth (1–0)Chadron State (2–0)Southern Arkansas (3–0)Winona State (5–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–1)Central Oklahoma (6–0)IUP (6–1)North Dakota (7–1)Pittsburg State (8–1)Pittsburg State (9–1)Winona State (10–1)9.
10. Tuskegee Tuskegee (0–1)Catawba (1–0)Southern Arkansas (2–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–1)Nebraska–Omaha (4–1)Emporia State (5–0)Catawba (5–1)North Dakota (6–1)Pittsburg State (7–1)Carson–Newman (8–1)Emporia State (9–1)Mesa State (10–1)10.
11. Pittsburg State Minnesota–Duluth (0–0)Bloomsburg (1–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (0–1)Winona State (4–0)St. Cloud State (4–1)North Alabama (5–0)IUP (5–1)Pittsburg State (6–1)Carson–Newman (7–1)Emporia State (8–1)Winona State (9–1)Catawba (9–2)11.
12. Minnesota–Duluth Central Missouri State (1–0)Chadron State (0–0)Central Arkansas (2–0)St. Cloud State (3–1)Emporia State (4–0)North Dakota State (4–1)North Dakota (5–1)Emporia State (6–1)Emporia State (7–1)Central Missouri State (8–1)Central Oklahoma (8–1)Southern Arkansas (9–2)12.
13. Tarleton State Catawba (0–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (0–1)Tuskegee (2–1)Nebraska–Omaha (3–1)North Alabama (4–0)Central Oklahoma (5–0)Delta State (5–1)Winona State (7–1)Central Missouri State (7–1)Winona State (8–1)Catawba (8–2)Pittsburg State (9–2)13.
14. Catawba Tarleton State (0–0)Tuskegee (1–1)Fayetteville State (2–0)Shippensburg (3–0)North Dakota State (3–1)Chadron State (4–1)Winona State (6–1)Central Missouri State (6–1)Winona State (7–1)Central Oklahoma (7–1)Mesa State (9–1)Delta State (9–2)14.
15. Chadron State Bloomsburg (1–0)Central Arkansas (1–0)Winona State (3–0)Minnesota–Duluth (2–1)Southern Arkansas (3–1)Catawba (4–1)Central Missouri State (5–1)Mesa State (6–1)Tusculum (7–1)Mesa State (8–1)Southern Arkansas (8–2)Central Missouri State (9–2)15.
16. Central Missouri State Chadron State (0–0)Southern Arkansas (1–0)St. Cloud State (2–1)East Stroudsburg (3–0)Chadron State (3–1)North Dakota (4–1)Mesa State (5–1)North Dakota State (6–2)Mesa State (7–1)North Dakota State (7–2)Delta State (8–2)Emporia State (9–2)16.
17. Fayetteville State Fayetteville State (0–0)Fayetteville State (1–0)Northwest Missouri State (1–1)Emporia State (3–0)Catawba (3–1)Delta State (4–1)Bentley (6–0)Nebraska–Omaha (6–2)North Dakota State (6–2)Southern Arkansas (7–2)Central Missouri State (8–2)Tusculum (9–2)17.
18. Bloomsburg Nebraska–Omaha (1–0)Northwest Missouri State (0–1)Findlay (2–0)North Dakota State (2–1)Central Oklahoma (4–0)Winona State (5–1)Emporia State (5–1)St. Cloud State (6–2)Nebraska–Omaha (7–2)Tarleton State (7–2)Tusculum (8–2)Edinboro (9–2)18.
19. Central Arkansas Central Arkansas (0–0)North Dakota (1–0)Nebraska–Omaha (2–1)Tarleton State (2–1) Eastern New Mexico (4–0)Shippensburg (4–1)Nebraska–Omaha (5–2)Bentley (7–0)Southern Arkansas (6–2)Bentley (8–0)Bentley (9–0)Bentley (10–0)19.
20. Southern Arkansas (0–0) North Dakota State (2–0) Shippensburg (2–0)Fayetteville State (2–1)North Dakota (3–1)Bentley (5–0)St. Cloud State (5–2)Tusculum (6–1)Bentley (8–0)Delta State (7–2)Edinboro (8–2)Central Oklahoma (8–2)20.
21. Shepherd (0–0)Central Washington (1–1)Minnesota–Duluth (1–1)Chadron State (2–1) Delta State (3–1)St. Cloud State (4–2)Eastern New Mexico (5–1)Southern Arkansas (5–2)Tarleton State (6–2)Tusculum (7–2)Chadron State (7–2)Tarleton State (8–3)21.
22. Nebraska–Omaha Central Washington (0–1) Winona State (2–0)North Dakota State (2–1) North Alabama (3–0)Shippensburg (3–1) Mesa State (4–1)Tusculum (5–1)Tarleton State (5–2)Delta State (6–2)Edinboro (7–2)Nebraska–Omaha (8–3)Chadron State (8–2)22.
23. Shepherd Abilene Christian (0–0)Findlay (1–0) South Dakota (2–0)Central Arkansas (2–1) Bentley (4–0)Eastern New Mexico (4–1) Mansfield (6–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–2) Edinboro (6–2)Chadron State (7–2)North Dakota State (7–3)North Dakota State (8–3)23.
24. Southern Arkansas North Dakota (0–0)Nebraska–Omaha (1–1)Tarleton State (1–1) т Central Oklahoma (3–0) West Chester (3–1) Tusculum (4–1)Tarleton State (4–2)Delta State (5–2)Chadron State (6–2) Southeastern Oklahoma State (7–2)Tarleton State (7–3)Nebraska–Omaha (8–3)24.
25. Abilene Christian Findlay (1–0)Tarleton State (0–1) East Stroudsburg (2–0) тNorth Dakota (2–1)East Stroudsburg (3–1)Findlay (4–1)Northwest Missouri State (4–2) Concordia (MN) (6–1) Missouri Western State (6–2)Nebraska–Omaha (7–3)Minnesota–Duluth (8–2)Northwest Missouri State (8–3)25.
26.    Emporia State (2–0) т         26.
Preseason
[note 3]
Week 1
Sept 3 [13]
Week 2
Sept 10 [14]
Week 3
Sept 17 [15]
Week 4
Sept 24 [16]
Week 5
Oct 1 [17]
Week 6
Oct 8 [18]
Week 7
Oct 15 [19]
Week 8
Oct 22 [20]
Week 9
Oct 29 [21]
Week 10
Nov 5 [22]
Week 11
Nov 12 [23]
Week 12
Nov 19 [24]
Dropped:
  • 20
  • 21
Dropped:
  • 21 Shepherd
  • 23 Abilene Christian
Dropped:
  • 11 Bloomsburg
  • 19 North Dakota
  • 21 Central Washington
Dropped:
  • 13 Tuskegee
  • 17 Northwest Missouri State
  • 18 Findlay
  • 23 South Dakota
Dropped:
  • 15 Minnesota–Duluth
  • 19 Tarleton State
  • 20 Fayetteville State
  • 23 Central Arkansas
Dropped:
  • 15 Southern Arkansas
  • 24 West Chester
  • 25 East Stroudsburg
Dropped:
  • 14 Chadron State
  • 19 Shippensburg
  • 25 Findlay
Dropped:
  • 21 Eastern New Mexico
  • 23 Mansfield
Dropped:
  • 18 St. Cloud State
  • 23 Northwest Missouri State
  • 25 Concordia (MN)
Dropped:
25 Missouri Western State
Dropped:
24 Southeastern Oklahoma State
Dropped:
25 Minnesota–Duluth

Notes

  1. Although one was published, no preseason poll has been found. 23 of the 25 rankings are known, based on the first regular season poll.
  2. In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)
  3. Although one was published, no preseason poll has been found. 23 of the 25 rankings are known, based on the first regular season poll.

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