2008 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 2008 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2008 season.

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American Football Coaches Association poll

Preseason
  [1] 		Week 1
Sept 3 [2] 		Week 2
Sept 10 [3] 		Week 3
Sept 17 [4] 		Week 4
Sept 24 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [9] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [12] 		Week 12
Postseason [13]
1. Valdosta State (17)Valdosta State (2–0) (22)Valdosta State (2–0) (23)Valdosta State (2–0) (21)Valdosta State (3–0) (20)Valdosta State (4–0) (21)Grand Valley State (5–0) (19)Grand Valley State (6–0) (19)Grand Valley State (7–0) (23)Grand Valley State (8–0) (21)Grand Valley State (9–0) (23)Grand Valley State (10–0) (22)Minnesota–Duluth (15–0) (26)1.
2. Grand Valley State (6)Grand Valley State (0–0) (1)Grand Valley State (1–0) (1)Grand Valley State (2–0) (2)Grand Valley State (3–0) (2)Grand Valley State (4–0) (2)North Alabama (6–0) (4)North Alabama (7–0) (4)Abilene Christian (7–0) (3)Abilene Christian (8–0) (5)Abilene Christian (9–0) (3)Abilene Christian (10–0) (4)Northwest Missouri State (13–2)2.
3. Northwest Missouri State (1)North Alabama (1–0) (1)North Alabama (2–0) (1)North Alabama (3–0) (1)North Alabama (4–0) (2)North Alabama (5–0) (1)Abilene Christian (5–0) (3)Abilene Christian (6–0) (3)Northwest Missouri State (7–1)Northwest Missouri State (8–1)Northwest Missouri State (9–1)Northwest Missouri State (10–1)North Alabama (12–2)3.
4. North Alabama Carson–Newman (1–0) (1)Abilene Christian (1–0) (1)Abilene Christian (2–0) (2)Abilene Christian (3–0) (2)Abilene Christian (4–0) (2)West Texas A&M (6–0)West Texas A&M (7–0)Bloomsburg (8–0)Bloomsburg (9–0)Delta State (8–1)Delta State (9–1)Grand Valley State (11–1)4.
5. California (PA) California (PA) (1–0)Nebraska–Omaha (1–0)Nebraska–Omaha (2–0)Nebraska–Omaha (3–0)West Texas A&M (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–1)Northwest Missouri State (6–1)Delta State (6–1)Delta State (7–1)North Alabama (9–1)North Alabama (10–1)Abilene Christian (11–1)5.
6. Carson–Newman Abilene Christian (1–0) (1)West Texas A&M (2–0)West Texas A&M (3–0)West Texas A&M (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)Bloomsburg (6–0)Bloomsburg (7–0)California (PA) (7–1) тNorth Alabama (8–1)Minnesota–Duluth (10–0)Minnesota–Duluth (11–0)California (PA) (12–2)6.
7. Nebraska–Omaha Nebraska–Omaha (0–0)Pittsburg State (2–0)Pittsburg State (3–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Northwest Missouri State (4–1)Delta State (4–1)Delta State (5–1)Minnesota–Duluth (8–0) тCalifornia (PA) (8–1)California (PA) (9–1)California (PA) (10–1)Delta State (10–2)7.
8. Abilene Christian Chadron State (1–0)Central Washington (2–0)Central Washington (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (3–1)Bloomsburg (5–0)California (PA) (5–1)California (PA) (6–1)North Alabama (7–1)Minnesota–Duluth (9–0)Central Washington (9–1)Central Washington (10–1)Pittsburg State (11–2)8.
9. Chadron State West Texas A&M (1–0)Northwest Missouri State (1–1)Northwest Missouri State (2–1)Central Washington (4–0)California (PA) (4–1)Minnesota–Duluth (6–0)Minnesota–Duluth (7–0)Valdosta State (6–1)Central Washington (8–1)West Texas A&M (9–1)West Texas A&M (10–1)Chadron State (11–2)9.
10. West Texas A&M Delta State (0–0)Shepherd (2–0)Bloomsburg (3–0)Bloomsburg (4–0)Minnesota–Duluth (5–0)Valdosta State (4–1)Valdosta State (5–1)Central Washington (7–1)West Texas A&M (8–1)Pittsburg State (9–1)Pittsburg State (10–1)West Texas A&M (11–2)10.
11. Central Washington Central Washington (1–0)Bloomsburg (2–0)Carson–Newman (2–1)Carson–Newman (2–1)Tuskegee (4–0)Central Washington (5–1)Central Washington (6–1)West Texas A&M (7–1)Tuskegee (8–0)Tuskegee (9–0)Tuskegee (10–0)Bloomsburg (11–2)11.
12. Delta State Northwest Missouri State (0–1)Carson–Newman (1–1)IUP (2–0)IUP (3–0)Central Washington (4–1)Tuskegee (5–0)Tuskegee (6–0)Tuskegee (7–0)Pittsburg State (8–1)Chadron State (9–1)Chadron State (10–1)Valdosta State (9–3)12.
13. Shepherd Shepherd (1–0)IUP (1–0)Tuskegee (2–0)Tuskegee (3–0)Tarleton State (5–0)Chadron State (5–1)Chadron State (6–1)Chadron State (7–1) тChadron State (8–1)Valdosta State (7–2)Valdosta State (8–2)Central Washington (10–2)13.
14. Tuskegee Pittsburg State (1–0)Tuskegee (1–0)California (PA) (2–1)California (PA) (3–1)Delta State (3–1)Pittsburg State (5–1)Pittsburg State (6–1)Pittsburg State (7–1) тValdosta State (6–2)Bloomsburg (9–1)Bloomsburg (10–1)Tuskegee (10–1)14.
15. Ashland Tuskegee (0–0)Minnesota–Duluth (2–0)Minnesota–Duluth (3–0)Minnesota–Duluth (4–0)Chadron State (4–1)Wingate (6–0)Wingate (7–0)Edinboro (7–1)Carson–Newman (6–2)Carson–Newman (7–2)IUP (8–2)Ashland (9–4)15.
16. West Chester IUP (0–0)California (PA) (1–1)Tarleton State (3–0)Tarleton State (4–0)Nebraska–Omaha (3–1)IUP (4–1)Edinboro (6–1)Tarleton State (7–1)Wingate (8–1)American International (9–0)Edinboro (9–2)Tusculum (9–4)16.
17. Pittsburg State Minnesota–Duluth (1–0)Delta State (0–1)Delta State (1–1)Delta State (2–1)Midwestern State (4–0)Central Missouri (5–1)Tarleton State (6–1)Carson–Newman (5–2)American International (8–0)West Chester (8–2)Ashland (8–3)West Chester (9–4)17.
18. Texas A&M–Commerce Bloomsburg (1–0)Washburn (2–0)Chadron State (2–1)Chadron State (3–1)Wingate (5–0)Edinboro (5–1)Carson–Newman (4–2)Central Missouri (6–2)IUP (6–2)IUP (7–2)Fayetteville State (8–2)Carson–Newman (7–4)18.
19. Catawba Tarleton State (1–0)Tarleton State (2–0)Albany State (3–0)Central Missouri (4–0)IUP (3–1)Tarleton State (5–1)Seton Hill (7–0)American International (7–0)West Chester (7–2)Tarleton State (8–2)American International (9–1)Wayne State (9–3)19.
20. Newberry Southern Connecticut State (1–0)Chadron State (1–1)Central Missouri (3–0)Albany State (3–0)Catawba (3–1)West Virginia State (5–0)Albany State (5–1)Wingate (7–1)Tarleton State (7–2)Edinboro (8–2)West Chester (8–3)Edinboro (9–2)20.
21. IUP [note 1] Newberry (0–1)Albany State (2–0)Newberry (1–1) Midwestern State (3–0)Edinboro (4–1)Carson–Newman (3–2)Central Missouri (5–2)IUP (5–2)Edinboro (7–2)Seton Hill (9–1)Carson–Newman (7–3)IUP (8–2)21.
22. Minnesota–Duluth Washburn (1–0)Newberry (0–1)Shepherd (2–1) Wingate (4–0)Central Missouri (4–1)Midwestern State (4–1)Nebraska–Omaha (4–2)West Virginia State (6–1)Seton Hill (8–1)Wingate (8–2)Wayne State (9–2)Nebraska–Omaha (7–4)22.
23. Mesa State West Chester (0–1)West Chester (1–1) Edinboro (3–0)Catawba (2–1)Carson–Newman (2–2)Albany State (4–1)IUP (4–2)Ashland (6–2) Arkansas–Monticello (7–2)Fayetteville State (8–2) Tusculum (8–3)Minnesota State (9–3)23.
24. Southern Connecticut State Ashland (0–1) Central Missouri (2–0) Ferris State (3–0)Edinboro (3–1)West Virginia State (4–0) Seton Hill (6–0) American International (6–0)West Chester (6–2) Fayetteville State (7–2)Ashland (7–3)Nebraska–Omaha (7–3)Seton Hill (10–3)24.
25. Bloomsburg т Albany State (1–0) Saginaw Valley State (1–0)Washburn (2–1) West Virginia State (4–0)Ferris State (4–1)Newberry (3–2)West Virginia State (5–1)Midwestern State (5–2)Ashland (6–3) Wayne State (8–2) Minnesota State (9–2)American International (9–2)25.
26. Virginia Union т 26.
Preseason
  [14] 		Week 1
Sept 3 [15] 		Week 2
Sept 10 [16] 		Week 3
Sept 17 [17] 		Week 4
Sept 24 [18] 		Week 5
Oct 1 [19] 		Week 6
Oct 8 [20] 		Week 7
Oct 15 [21] 		Week 8
Oct 22 [22] 		Week 9
Oct 29 [23] 		Week 10
Nov 5 [24] 		Week 11
Nov 12 [25] 		Week 12
Postseason [26]
Dropped:
  • 18 Texas A&M–Commerce
  • 19 Catawba
  • 23 Mesa State
  • 25 Virginia Union
Dropped:
  • 20 Southern Connecticut State
  • 24 Ashland
Dropped:
  • 23 West Chester
  • 25 Saginaw Valley State
Dropped:
  • 21 Newberry
  • 22 Shepherd
  • 24 Ferris State
  • 25 Washburn
Dropped:
20 Albany State		Dropped:
  • 16 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 20 Catawba
  • 25 Ferris State
Dropped:
  • 22 Midwestern State
  • 25 Newberry
Dropped:
  • 19 Seton Hill
  • 20 Albany State
  • 22 Nebraska–Omaha
Dropped:
  • 18 Central Missouri
  • 22 West Virginia State
  • 25 Midwestern State
Dropped:
23 Arkansas–Monticello		Dropped:
  • 19 Tarleton State
  • 21 Seton Hill
  • 22 Wingate
Dropped:
18 Fayetteville State

Notes

  1. ↑ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)

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