The 2007 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2007 season.
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Preseason [1] | Week 1 Aug 29 [2] | Week 2 Sept 5 [3] | Week 3 Sept 12 [4] | Week 4 Sept 19 [5] | Week 5 Sept 26 [6] | Week 6 Oct 3 [7] | Week 7 Oct 10 [8] | Week 8 Oct 17 [9] | Week 9 Oct 24 [10] | Week 10 Oct 31 [11] | Week 11 Nov 7 [12] | Week 12 Nov 14 [13] | Week 13 Postseason [14] | ||
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1. | Grand Valley State (25) | Grand Valley State (0–0) (25) | Grand Valley State (1–0) (26) | Grand Valley State (1–0) (26) | Grand Valley State (2–0) (27) | Grand Valley State (3–0) (27) | Grand Valley State (4–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (5–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (6–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (7–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (8–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (9–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (10–0) (28) | Valdosta State (13–1) (28) | 1. |
2. | Northwest Missouri State (2) | Northwest Missouri State (0–0) (2) | Northwest Missouri State (0–0) (1) | North Dakota (2–0) (1) | North Dakota (3–0) | North Dakota (4–0) | North Dakota (5–0) | North Dakota (6–0) | North Alabama (6–0) | North Alabama (7–0) | Chadron State (9–0) | Chadron State (10–0) | Chadron State (11–0) | Northwest Missouri State (12–2) | 2. |
3. | North Dakota (1) | North Dakota (1–0) (1) | North Dakota (1–0) (1) | North Alabama (1–0) (1) | North Alabama (2–0) (1) | North Alabama (3–0) (1) | North Alabama (4–0) | North Alabama (5–0) | Chadron State (7–0) | Chadron State (8–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (8–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (9–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (10–0) | Grand Valley State (12–1) | 3. |
4. | North Alabama | North Alabama (0–0) | North Alabama (0–0) | Valdosta State (2–0) | Valdosta State (2–0) | Chadron State (4–0) | Chadron State (5–0) | Chadron State (6–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (6–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (7–0) | West Texas A&M (9–0) | West Texas A&M (10–0) | West Texas A&M (11–0) | California (PA) (13–1) | 4. |
5. | Chadron State | Chadron State (1–0) | Valdosta State (1–0) | Chadron State (3–0) | Chadron State (3–0) | Valdosta State (3–0) | Valdosta State (4–0) | Valdosta State (5–0) | Delta State (6–0) | West Texas A&M (8–0) | California (PA) (9–0) | Northwest Missouri State (8–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–1) | Chadron State (12–1) | 5. |
6. | Valdosta State | Valdosta State (0–0) | Chadron State (2–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (3–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (4–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (5–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (5–0) | West Texas A&M (7–0) | California (PA) (8–0) | Northwest Missouri State (7–1) | California (PA) (10–0) | California (PA) (11–0) | North Alabama (10–2) | 6. |
7. | Pittsburg State | Pittsburg State (1–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Delta State (1–0) | Pittsburg State (3–0) | Carson–Newman (4–0) | Carson–Newman (5–0) | Carson–Newman (6–0) | Catawba (7–0) | Northwest Missouri State (6–1) | North Dakota (7–1) | North Dakota (8–1) | North Dakota (9–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (10–1) | 7. |
8. | Shepherd | South Dakota (0–0) | Delta State (1–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (2–0) | Carson–Newman (3–0) | Delta State (3–0) | Delta State (4–0) | Delta State (5–0) | California (PA) (7–0) | Tarleton State (8–0) | Valdosta State (7–1) | Valdosta State (8–1) | Valdosta State (9–1) | West Texas A&M (12–1) | 8. |
9. | Bloomsburg | Shepherd (1–0) | Carson–Newman (2–0) | Carson–Newman (2–0) | Delta State (2–0) | Newberry (4–0) | Northwest Missouri State (3–1) | Northwest Missouri State (4–1) | Northwest Missouri State (5–1) | North Dakota (6–1) | Delta State (7–1) | Delta State (8–1) | Delta State (9–1) | North Dakota (10–2) | 9. |
10. | South Dakota | Delta State (0–0) | Shepherd (2–0) | Shepherd (2–0) | Northwest Missouri State (1–1) | Northwest Missouri State (2–1) | West Texas A&M (5–0) | West Texas A&M (6–0) | Tarleton State (7–0) | Delta State (6–1) | North Alabama (7–1) | North Alabama (8–1) | North Alabama (9–1) | Delta State (10–2) | 10. |
11. | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian (0–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (1–0) | Northwest Missouri State (0–1) | Newberry (3–0) | West Texas A&M (4–0) | California (PA) (5–0) | California (PA) (6–0) | North Dakota (6–1) | Valdosta State (6–1) | West Chester (8–1) | Carson–Newman (9–1) | Carson–Newman (10–1) | Central Washington (10–3) | 11. |
12. | Delta State | Bloomsburg (0–0) | Bloomsburg (1–0) | Newberry (2–0) | West Texas A&M (3–0) | California (PA) (4–0) | Midwestern State (5–0) | Catawba (6–0) | Abilene Christian (6–1) | West Chester (7–1) | Carson–Newman (8–1) | Catawba (9–1) | Catawba (10–1) | Catawba (11–2) | 12. |
13. | Nebraska–Omaha | Carson–Newman (1–0) | Northwood (1–0) | Northwood (2–0) | California (PA) (4–0) | Midwestern State (4–0) | Catawba (5–0) | Tarleton State (6–0) | Valdosta State (5–1) | Carson–Newman (7–1) | Catawba (8–1) | Tarleton State (9–1) | Tuskegee (10–0) | Shepherd (10–2) | 13. |
14. | Northwood | Nebraska–Omaha (0–0) | Newberry (1–0) | West Texas A&M (2–0) | Midwestern State (3–0) | Catawba (4–0) | Tarleton State (5–0) | Abilene Christian (5–1) | West Chester (6–1) | Tuskegee (7–0) | Tuskegee (8–0) | Tuskegee (9–0) | Shepherd (9–1) | Carson–Newman (10–1) | 14. |
15. | Carson–Newman | Northwood (0–0) | West Chester (1–0) | California (PA) (3–0) | Catawba (4–0) | Tarleton State (4–0) | Abilene Christian (4–1) | West Chester (5–1) | Carson–Newman (6–1) | Catawba (7–1) | Shepherd (8–1) | Shepherd (9–1) | Abilene Christian (9–2) | Abilene Christian (10–3) | 15. |
16. | Newberry | Newberry (0–0) | Southeastern Oklahoma State (1–0) | Midwestern State (2–0) | Tarleton State (3–0) | South Dakota (3–1) | Pittsburg State (4–1) | Midwestern State (5–1) | Tuskegee (6–0) | Shepherd (7–1) | Tarleton State (8–1) | Central Washington (8–1) | West Chester (9–2) | Tuskegee (12–0) | 16. |
17. | West Chester | West Chester (0–0) | West Texas A&M (1–0) | Tarleton State (3–0) | South Dakota (2–1) | Abilene Christian (3–1) | West Chester (4–1) | Tuskegee (5–0) | Shepherd (6–1) | Central Washington (6–1) | Central Washington (7–1) | Abilene Christian (8–2) | Mesa State (10–1) | West Chester (9–3) | 17. |
18. | Southeastern Oklahoma State | Southeastern Oklahoma State (0–0) | Midwestern State (1–0) | Catawba (3–0) | Abilene Christian (2–1) | Wingate (4–0) | IUP (4–0) | Shepherd (5–1) | Wingate (6–1) | Mesa State (8–0) | Pittsburg State (7–2) | IUP (8–1) | Newberry (9–2) | IUP (9–3) | 18. |
19. | Bemidji State | Midwestern State (1–0) | California (PA) (2–0) | South Dakota (1–1) | Wingate (4–0) | Pittsburg State (3–1) | Newberry (4–1) | Wingate (5–1) | Central Washington (5–1) | Pittsburg State (6–2) | Abilene Christian (7–2) | Midwestern State (8–2) | Winona State (10–1) | Mesa State (10–2) | 19. |
20. | Albany State | Bemidji State (0–0) | South Dakota (0–1) | Tiffin (3–0) | West Chester (2–1) | West Chester (3–1) | Tuskegee (4–0) | Virginia Union (6–0) | Mesa State (7–0) | IUP (6–1) | IUP (7–1) | West Chester (8–2) | Tarleton State (9–2) | Newberry (9–2) | 20. |
21. | Elizabeth City State | Albany State (1–0) | Catawba (2–0) | Abilene Christian (1–1) | Shepherd (2–1) | IUP (3–0) | Shepherd (4–1) | Mesa State (6–0) | Pittsburg State (5–2) | Abilene Christian (6–2) | Midwestern State (7–2) | Mesa State (9–1) | Central Washington (8–2) | Tarleton State (9–2) | 21. |
22. | California (PA) | Elizabeth City State (0–0) | Tarleton State (2–0) | Southern Connecticut State (2–0) | IUP (3–0) [note 1] | Shepherd (3–1) | South Dakota (3–2) | Central Washington (4–1) | IUP (5–1) | Tiffin (7–1) | Mesa State (8–1) | Newberry (8–2) | Ashland (8–1) | Ashland (8–2) | 22. |
23. | Midwestern State | California (PA) (1–0) | Tiffin (2–0) | West Chester (1–1) | Northwood (2–1) | Mars Hill (4–0) | Wingate (4–1) | Pittsburg State (4–2) | Midwestern State (5–2) | Midwestern State (6–2) | Newberry (7–2) | Winona State (9–1) | IUP (8–2) | Winona State (10–2) | 23. |
24. | West Texas A&M | West Texas A&M (0–0) | Abilene Christian (0–1) | Wingate (3–0) | Mars Hill (3–0) | Missouri Western State (3–1) | Virginia Union (5–0) | IUP (4–1) | Tiffin (6–1) | Slippery Rock (7–1) | Winona State (8–1) | Virginia Union (9–1) | Midwestern State (8–3) | Washburn (8–4) | 24. |
25. | Washburn | Saginaw Valley State (0–0) | Southern Connecticut State (1–0) | Bloomsburg (1–1) | Tuskegee (2–0) | Tuskegee (3–0) | Mesa State (5–0) | Tiffin (5–1) | Albany State (6–1) | Newberry (6–2) | Virginia Union (8–1) | Hillsdale (8–2) | Washburn (8–3) | Midwestern State (8–3) | 25. |
Preseason [15] | Week 1 Aug 29 [16] | Week 2 Sept 5 [17] | Week 3 Sept 12 [18] | Week 4 Sept 19 [19] | Week 5 Sept 26 [20] | Week 6 Oct 3 [21] | Week 7 Oct 10 [22] | Week 8 Oct 17 [23] | Week 9 Oct 24 [24] | Week 10 Oct 31 [25] | Week 11 Nov 7 [26] | Week 12 Nov 14 [27] | Week 13 Postseason [28] | ||
Dropped: 25 Washburn | Dropped:
| Dropped: 16 Southeastern Oklahoma State | Dropped:
| Dropped: 23 Northwood | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: 20 Virginia Union | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: 18 Pittsburg State | Dropped:
| None |
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