2015 NCAA Division III football rankings

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2015 NCAA Division III football rankings
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Season 2015
Postseason Single-elimination
Preseason No. 1 UW–Whitewater
National champions Mount Union
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Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III football rankings. Unlike in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the NCAA, Division III's college football's governing body, bestows a national championship on the winner of the Stagg Bowl – the championship round of a 32-team postseason tournament. The main weekly poll that begins in the preseason is the D3Football.com Poll which ranks the top 25 colleges in Division III football. Another weekly poll starting in the preseason is the BennetRank. One additional poll is released midway through the season, the AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Selected for Division III Football Championship Playoffs
(#–#)
 Win–loss record
(Italics)
 Number of first place votes
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

D3Football.com Poll

Preseason
Jul 14 [1] 		Week 1
Sep 5 [2] 		Week 2
Sep 13 [3] 		Week 3
Sep 20 [4] 		Week 4
Sep 27 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 4 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 11 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 18 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 25		Week 9
Nov 1		Week 10
Nov 8		Week 11
Nov 15		Final
Dec 21
1. Wisconsin–Whitewater (18)Wisconsin–Whitewater (0–0) (19)Wisconsin–Whitewater (1–0) (19)Wisconsin–Whitewater (2–0) (19)1.
2. Mount Union (6)Mount Union (1–0) (4)Mount Union (1–0) (4)Mount Union (2–0) (4)2.
3. Linfield (1)Linfield (0–0) (2)Linfield (1–0) (2)Linfield (2–0) (2)3.
4. Mary Hardin–Baylor Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (2–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (3–0)4.
5. Wesley Wesley (0–0)Wesley (1–0)Wesley (2–0)5.
6. Wartburg Wartburg (1–0)Wartburg (2–0)Wartburg (3–0)6.
7. Wheaton (IL) Wheaton (IL) (1–0)Wheaton (IL) (2–0)Wheaton (IL) (3–0)7.
8. John Carroll Saint John's (MN) (1–0)Saint John's (MN) (2–0)Saint John's (MN) (3–0)8.
9. Saint John's (MN) Wabash (1–0)Wabash (1–0)Wabash (2–0)9.
10. Wabash John Carroll (1–0)John Carroll (1–0)John Carroll (2–0)10.
11. North Central (IL) Johns Hopkins (1–0)Johns Hopkins (2–0)Johns Hopkins (3–0)11.
12. Widener St. Thomas (MN) (1–0)St. Thomas (MN) (2–0)St. Thomas (MN) (2–0)12.
13. Johns Hopkins North Central (IL) (0–0)North Central (IL) (1–0)Thomas More (3–0)13.
14. St. Thomas (MN) Washington & Jefferson (1–0)Washington & Jefferson (2–0)Washington & Jefferson (3–0)14.
15. Washington & Jefferson Hobart (1–0)Thomas More (2–0)Wittenberg (2–0)15.
16. Hobart Thomas More (1–0)Hobart (2–0)Rowan (2–0)16.
17. Wittenberg Wittenberg (1–0)Wittenberg (1–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (3–0)17.
18. Wisconsin–Oshkosh Texas Lutheran (1–0)Rowan (1–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)18.
19. St. John Fisher Bethel (MN) (1–0)Centre (2–0)Hardin–Simmons (3–0)19.
20. Bethel (MN) Rowan (1–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–1)Ithaca (2–0)20.
21. Texas Lutheran Centre (1–0) Hardin–Simmons (2–0)Centre (3–0)21.
22. Centre Chapman (0–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (2–0)North Central (IL) (1–1)22.
23. Thomas More Muhlenberg (1–0)Bethel (MN) (1–1)Bethel (MN) (2–1)23.
24. Chapman Wisconsin–Oshkosh (0–1) Ithaca (1–0)Guilford (3–0)24.
25. Muhlenberg Wisconsin–Platteville (1–0) Guilford (2–0) Cortland State (3–0)25.
Preseason
Jul 14 [9] 		Week 1
Sep 5 [10] 		Week 2
Sep 13 [11] 		Week 3
Sep 20 [12] 		Week 4
Sep 27 [13] 		Week 5
Oct 4 [14] 		Week 6
Oct 11 [15] 		Week 7
Oct 18 [16] 		Week 8
Oct 25		Week 9
Nov 1		Week 10
Nov 8		Week 11
Nov 15		Final
Dec 21
Dropped:
  • No. 12 Widener
  • No. 19 St. John Fisher
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Texas Lutheran
  • No. 22 Chapman
  • No. 23 Muhlenberg
Dropped:
No. 16 Hobart		Dropped:
Centre		Dropped:
  • Ithaca
  • Bethel
  • Guilford
Dropped:
  • Cortland State
  • Wittenberg
  • Hobart
  • Chicago
Dropped:
Ithaca		NoneNoneNoneNoneNone

AFCA Coaches Poll

Week 3
Sep 21 [17] 		Week 4
Sep 28 [18] 		Week 5
Oct 5 [19] 		Week 6
Oct 12 [20] 		Week 7
Oct 19 [21] 		Week 8
Oct 26 [22] 		Week 9
Nov 2 [23] 		Week 10
Nov 9 [24] 		Week 11
Nov 16 [25] 		Final
Dec 21 [26]
1. Wisconsin–Whitewater (36)1.
2. Mount Union (5)2.
3. Mary Hardin–Baylor (1)3.
4. Linfield 4.
5. Wesley 5.
6. Wheaton (IL) 6.
7. Wartburg 7.
8. Johns Hopkins 8.
9. Saint John's (MN) 9.
10. John Carroll 10.
11. Wabash 11.
12. Washington & Jefferson 12.
13. Wisconsin–Platteville 13.
14. Thomas More 14.
15. St. Thomas (MN) 15.
16. Wittenberg 16.
17. Hardin–Simmons 17.
18. Rowan 18.
19. Ithaca 19.
20. Centre 20.
21. Wisconsin–Oshkosh 21.
22. North Central (IL) 22.
23. Illinois Wesleyan 23.
24. Guilford 24.
25. Bethel (MN) 25.
Week 3
Sep 21 [27] 		Week 4
Sep 28 [28] 		Week 5
Oct 5 [29] 		Week 6
Oct 12 [30] 		Week 7
Oct 19 [31] 		Week 8
Oct 26 [32] 		Week 9
Nov 2 [33] 		Week 10
Nov 9 [34] 		Week 11
Nov 16 [35] 		Final
Dec 21 [36]
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

References

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  2. ↑ "D3football.com Top 25, Week 1". D3Football.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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  7. ↑ "D3football.com Top 25, Week 6". D3Football.com. October 11, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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  12. ↑ "D3football.com Top 25, Week 3". D3Football.com. September 20, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  13. ↑ "D3football.com Top 25, Week 4". D3Football.com. September 27, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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  16. ↑ "D3football.com Top 25, Week 7". D3Football.com. October 18, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Wisconsin-White Once Again Tops First Poll of 2015". AFCA . September 21, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Mount Union Off to Hot Start". AFCA . September 28, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Mary Hardin-Baylor Continues to Impress". AFCA . October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Wisconsin-Oshkosh Downs Whitewater". AFCA . October 12, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Linfield Holds Fast in Poll". AFCA . October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Wesley Dominant in Poll". AFCA . October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Hardin-Simmons Makes Splash in Coaches' Poll". AFCA . November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  24. ↑ "St. Thomas Poised in Poll". AFCA . November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Wheaton Going Strong". AFCA . November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Mount Union Tops Final Coaches Poll". AFCA . December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Wisconsin-White Once Again Tops First Poll of 2015". AFCA . September 21, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Mount Union Off to Hot Start". AFCA . September 28, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Mary Hardin-Baylor Continues to Impress". AFCA . October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Wisconsin-Oshkosh Downs Whitewater". AFCA . October 12, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Linfield Holds Fast in Poll". AFCA . October 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Wesley Dominant in Poll". AFCA . October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Hardin-Simmons Makes Splash in Coaches' Poll". AFCA . November 2, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  34. ↑ "St. Thomas Poised in Poll". AFCA . November 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  35. ↑ "Wheaton Going Strong". AFCA . November 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
  36. ↑ "Mount Union Tops Final Coaches Poll". AFCA . December 21, 2015. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016.
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