2025 NCAA Division III football rankings

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2025 NCAA Division III football rankings
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Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2025 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III football rankings for the 2025 season. 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 40-team postseason tournament. The two main weekly poll that begins in the preseason with the D3football.com and AFCA Poll which ranks the top 25 colleges in Division III football. For the second time in AFCA history they released a preseason poll for DIII in 2025.

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Legend

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 Selected for Division III Football Championship Playoffs
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D3football.com poll

Preseason
July 23 [1] 		Week 1
September 7 [2] 		Week 2
September 14 [3] 		Week 3
September 21 [4] 		Week 4
September 28 [5] 		Week 5
October 5 [6] 		Week 6
October 12 [7] 		Week 7
October 19 [8] 		Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12 (Final)
1. North Central (IL) (24)North Central (IL) (0–0) (23)North Central (IL) (1–0) (22)North Central (IL) (2–0) (22)North Central (IL) (3–0) (22)North Central (IL) (4–0) (23)North Central (IL) (5–0) (23)North Central (IL) (6–0) (23)1.
2. Mount Union (1)Mount Union (1–0) (2)Mount Union (2–0) (3)Mount Union (2–0) (3)Mount Union (3–0) (3)Mount Union (4–0) (2)Mount Union (5–0) (2)Mount Union (6–0) (2)2.
3. Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins (1–0)Johns Hopkins (2–0)Johns Hopkins (3–0)Johns Hopkins (3–0)Johns Hopkins (4–0)Johns Hopkins (5–0)Johns Hopkins (5–0)3.
4. Susquehanna Susquehanna (1–0)Susquehanna (2–0)Saint John's (MN) (2–0)Saint John's (MN) (3–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (3–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (4–0)Salisbury (6–0)4.
5. Saint John's (MN) Saint John's (MN) (0–0)Saint John's (MN) (1–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–0)Salisbury (4–0)Salisbury (5–0)Bethel (MN) (6–0)5.
6. Hardin–Simmons Hardin–Simmons (1–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0)Salisbury (2–0)Salisbury (3–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (4–0)Bethel (MN) (5–0)Hardin–Simmons (6–0)6.
7. Salisbury Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0)Salisbury (2–0)Wartburg (3–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (3–0)Bethel (MN) (4–0)Hardin–Simmons (5–0)Wartburg (7–0)7.
8. Mary Hardin–Baylor Salisbury (1–0)Hardin–Simmons (2–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (3–0)Wartburg (4–0)Wartburg (5–0)Wartburg (6–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (5–1)8.
9. Wartburg Wisconsin–La Crosse (0–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (1–0)Hardin–Simmons (3–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0)Hardin–Simmons (4–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (4–1)Wisconsin–Whitewater (5–1)9.
10. Cortland Wartburg (1–0)Wartburg (2–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0)Hardin–Simmons (3–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–1)Saint John's (MN) (4–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (5–1)10.
11. Wisconsin–La Crosse Wisconsin–Platteville (1–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (2–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–1)DePauw (5–0)Saint John's (MN) (5–1)11.
12. Bethel (MN) Bethel (MN) (0–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (2–0)Bethel (MN) (2–0)Bethel (MN) (3–0)DePauw (5–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (4–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (4–1)12.
13. Springfield Wisconsin–River Falls (1–0)Bethel (MN) (1–0)Susquehanna (2–1)DePauw (4–0)Saint John's (MN) (3–1)Wisconsin–Platteville (4–1)John Carroll (6–1)13.
14. DePauw DePauw (1–0)DePauw (2–0)DePauw (3–0)Wheaton (IL) (2–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–1)John Carroll (5–1)Central (6–0)14.
15. Wisconsin–Platteville Grove City (1–0)Hope (2–0)Hope (3–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)John Carroll (4–1)Central (5–0)Christopher Newport (6–0)15.
16. Linfield Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (2–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–1)John Carroll (3–1)Trinity (TX) (4–0)Carnegie Mellon (3–2)Carnegie Mellon (4–2)16.
17. Wheaton (IL) Carnegie Mellon (1–0)Grove City (1–1)Wheaton (IL) (1–1)Carnegie Mellon (2–1)Carnegie Mellon (3–1)Christopher Newport (5–0)DePauw (5–1)17.
18. Carnegie Mellon HopeWheaton (IL) (0–1)Grove City (1–1)Trinity (TX) (3–0)Central (5–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–2)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (4–2)18.
19. Wisconsin–River Falls Randolph-Macon (1–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–1)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)Central (4–0)Wheaton (IL) (2–2)Hope (4–1)Hope (5–1)19.
20. Hope John Carroll (1–0)Berry (2–0)Carnegie Mellon (2–1)Hope (3–1)Hope (4–1) Wisconsin–Stout (4–1)Wheaton (IL) (4–2)20.
21. Randolph–Macon Wisconsin–Whitewater (1–0)John Carroll (1–1)John Carroll (2–1)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–2)Christopher Newport (4–0)Wheaton (IL) (3–2)Berry (5–1)21.
22. Aurora Wheaton (IL) (0–1)Carnegie Mellon (1–1)Trinity (TX) (3–0)Cortland (3–1)Mary Hardin–Baylor (2–2)Berry (4–1)Cortland (5–1)22.
23. Grove City Cortland (0–1) Trinity (TX) (2–0) Central (3–0) Christopher Newport (3–0)Cortland (4–1)Cortland (4–1)Randolph–Macon (6–1)23.
24. Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitworth (1–0)Cortland (1–1)Cortland (2–1) Hampden–Sydney (4–0)Linfield (2–1)Linfield (3–1)Wisconsin–Stout (4–2)24.
25. John Carroll Berry (1–0) Brockport (2–0)Berry (2–1)Susquehanna (2–2) Muhlenberg (4–0)Randolph–Macon (5–1) Adrian (6–0)25.
Preseason
July 23 [9] 		Week 1
September 7 [10] 		Week 2
September 14 [11] 		Week 3
September 21 [12] 		Week 4
September 28 [13] 		Week 5
October 5 [14] 		Week 6
October 12 [15] 		Week 7
October 19 [16] 		Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12 (Final)
Dropped:
  • No. 13 Springfield (0–1)
  • No. 16 Linfield (0–1)
  • No. 22 Aurora (0–1)
Dropped:
  • No. 19 Randolph–Macon (1–1)
  • No. 24 Whitworth (1–1)
Dropped:
  • No. 25 Brockport (2–1)
Dropped:
  • No. 18 Grove City (1–2)
  • No. 25 Berry (2–1)
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Hampden–Sydney (4–1)
  • No. 25 Susquehanna (2–2)
Dropped:
  • No. 16 Trinity (TX)
  • No. 22 Mary Hardin–Baylor
  • No. 25 Muhlenberg
Dropped:
No. 24 Linfield		NoneNoneNoneNoneNone

AFCA Coaches' poll

Preseason
August 18 [17] 		Week 1
September 8 [18] 		Week 2
September 15 [19] 		Week 3
September 22 [20] 		Week 4
September 29 [21] 		Week 5
October 6 [22] 		Week 6
October 13 [23] 		Week 7
October 20 [24] 		Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12 (Final)
1. North Central (IL) (51)North Central (IL) (0–0) (51)North Central (IL) (1–0) (51)North Central (IL) (2–0) (52)North Central (IL) (3–0) (51)North Central (IL) (4–0) (51)North Central (IL) (5–0) (52)North Central (IL) (6–0) (52)1.
2. Mount Union Mount Union (1–0) (1)Mount Union (2–0)Mount Union (2–0)Mount Union (3–0)Mount Union (4–0)Mount Union (5–0)Mount Union (6–0)2.
3. Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins (1–0)Johns Hopkins (2–0)Johns Hopkins (3–0)Johns Hopkins (3–0)Johns Hopkins (4–0)Johns Hopkins (5–0)Johns Hopkins (6–0)3.
4. Saint John's (MN) Saint John's (MN) (0–0)Saint John's (MN) (1–0)Saint John's (MN) (2–0)Saint John's (MN) (3–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (3–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (4–0)Salisbury (6–0)4.
5. Susquehanna Susquehanna (1–0)Susquehanna (2–0)Salisbury (2–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–0)Salisbury (4–0)Salisbury (5–0)Hardin–Simmons (6–0)5.
6. Hardin–Simmons Hardin–Simmons (1–0)Salisbury (2–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–0)Salisbury (3–0)Hardin–Simmons (4–0)Hardin–Simmons (5–0)Bethel (MN) (6–0)6.
7. Salisbury Salisbury (1–0)Hardin–Simmons (2–0)Hardin–Simmons (3–0)Hardin–Simmons (3–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (4–0)Bethel (MN) (5–0)Wartburg (7–0)7.
8. Mary Hardin–Baylor Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0)Wisconsin–La Crosse (1–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (3–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (3–0)Bethel (MN) (4–0)Wartburg (6–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (5–1)8.
9. Wartburg Wisconsin–La Crosse (0–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0)Wartburg (3–0)Wartburg (4–0)Wartburg (5–0)DePauw (5–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (5–1)9.
10. Wisconsin–La Crosse Wartburg (1–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (2–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0)DePauw (5–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (4–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (5–1)10.
11. Cortland Wisconsin–Platteville (1–0)Wartburg (2–0)Bethel (MN) (2–0)Bethel (MN) (3–0)Saint John's (MN) (3–1)Saint John's (MN) (4–1)Saint John's (MN) (5–1)11.
12. Bethel (MN) Bethel (MN) (0–0)Bethel (MN) (1–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (4–1)Wisconsin–La Crosse (4–1)12.
13. Springfield DePauw (1–0)Wisconsin–River Falls (2–0)DePauw (3–0)DePauw (4–0)Trinity (TX) (4–0)Central (IA) (5–0)John Carroll (6–1)13.
14. Wisconsin–Platteville Wisconsin–River Falls (1–0)DePauw (2–0)Susquehanna (2–1)Trinity (TX) (3–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–1)Wisconsin–Platteville (4–1)Central (IA) (6–0)14.
15. Linfield Grove City (1–0)Hope (2–0)Hope (3–0)Wheaton (IL) (2–1)Carnegie Mellon (3–1)John Carroll (5–1)Christopher Newport (6–0)15.
16. DePauw Carnegie Mellon (1–0)Wisconsin–Whitewater (2–0)Trinity (TX) (3–0) тCarnegie Mellon (2–1)Central (IA) (5–0)Christopher Newport (5–0)DePauw (5–1)16.
17. Wheaton (IL) Hope (1–0)Grove City (1–1)Wheaton (IL) (1–1) тWisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)Wisconsin–River Falls (3–1)Cortland (4–1)Cortland (5–1)17.
18. Carnegie Mellon Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–0)Wheaton (IL) (0–1)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–1)Central (IA) (4–0)John Carroll (4–1)Hope (4–1)Hope (5–1)18.
19. Wisconsin–River Falls Wisconsin–Whitewater (1–0) Trinity (TX) (2–0)Grove City (1–1)John Carroll (3–1)Cortland (4–1)Carnegie Mellon (3–2)Carnegie Mellon (4–2)19.
20. Hope Randolph–Macon (1–0)Carnegie Mellon (1–1)Carnegie Mellon (2–1)Cortland (3–1)Hope (4–1)Randolph–Macon (5–1)Randolph–Macon (6–1)20.
21. Randolph–Macon John Carroll (1–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–1)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–1)Hampden–Sydney (4–0)Christopher Newport (4–0)Berry (4–1)Berry (5–1)21.
22. Wisconsin–Whitewater Wheaton (IL) (0–1) Berry (2–0)John Carroll (2–1)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–2)Mary Hardin–Baylor (2–2)Wheaton (IL) (3–2)Wheaton (IL) (4–2)22.
23. Grove City Cortland (0–1)John Carroll (1–1)Central (IA) (3–0)Hope (3–1) Muhlenberg (4–0)Trinity (TX) (4–1)Trinity (TX) (5–1)23.
24. Aurora Linfield (0–1)Cortland (1–1)Cortland (2–1) Christopher Newport (3–0)Wheaton (IL) (2–2)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–2)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (4–2)24.
25. John Carroll Springfield (0–1) Central (IA) (2–0) Hampden–Sydney (3–0) Wabash (4–0)Randolph–Macon (4–1) Maryville (5–0)Wabash (6–1)25.
Preseason
August 18 [25] 		Week 1
September 8 [26] 		Week 2
September 15 [27] 		Week 3
September 22 [28] 		Week 4
September 29 [29] 		Week 5
October 6 [30] 		Week 6
October 13 [31] 		Week 7
October 20 [32] 		Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12 (Final)
Dropped:
  • No. 24 Aurora (0–1)
Dropped:
  • No. 20 Randolph–Macon (1–1)
  • No. 24 Linfield (0–1)
  • No. 25 Springfield (1–1)
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Berry (2–1)
Dropped:
  • No. 14 Susquehanna (2–2)
  • No. 19 Grove City (1–2)
Dropped:
  • No. 21 Hampden–Sydney (4–1)
  • No. 25 Wabash (4–1)
Dropped:
  • No. 22 Mary–Hardin Baylor
  • No. 23 Muhlenberg
Dropped:
No. 25 Maryville		NoneNoneNoneNoneNone

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