2024 NCAA Division II football rankings
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| Season | 2024 |
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| Postseason | Single-elimination |
| Preseason No. 1 | Harding |
The 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II football rankings consists primarily of The AFCA Coaches' Poll, determined by coaches part of NCAA Division II football programs. The following weekly polls determine the top 25 teams at the NCAA Division II level of college football for the 2024 season.
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| Selected for College Football Playoff | ||
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American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll
| Preseason August 12[1] | Week 2 September 9[2] | Week 3 September 16[3] | Week 4 September 23[4] | Week 5 September 30[5] | Week 6 October 7[6] | Week 7 October 14[7] | Week 8 October 21[8] | Week 9 October 28[9] | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 (Final) | ||
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| 1. | Harding (25) | Harding (1–0) (27) | Harding (2–0) (27) | Harding (3–0) (29) | Harding (4–0) (29) | Harding (5–0) (30) | Harding (6–0) (30) | Grand Valley State (7–0) (27) | Valdosta State (7–0) (18) | 1. | |||
| 2. | Central Missouri | Central Missouri (1–0) (1) | Grand Valley State (2–0) (1) | Grand Valley State (3–0) | Grand Valley State (4–0) | Grand Valley State (5–0) | Grand Valley State (6–0) | Valdosta State (7–0) (3) | Ferris State (7–1) (8) | 2. | |||
| 3. | Ferris State (1) | Grand Valley State (1–0) (1) | Valdosta State (3–0) | Valdosta State (4–0) | Valdosta State (4–0) | Valdosta State (5–0) | Valdosta State (6–0) | Ferris State (6–1) | Ouachita Baptist (8–0) (2) | 3. | |||
| 4. | Grand Valley State (1) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Colorado Mines (2–0) | Colorado Mines (3–0) | Colorado Mines (4–0) | Ferris State (4–1) | Ferris State (5–1) | Kutztown (7–0) | Kutztown (8–0) | 4. | |||
| 5. | Colorado Mines | Colorado Mines (1–0) | Ferris State (2–1) | Ferris State (2–1) | Ferris State (3–1) | Kutztown (5–0) | Kutztown (6–0) | Ouachita Baptist (7–0) | Pittsburgh State (7–1) (1) | 5. | |||
| 6. | Pittsburg State | Valdosta State (2–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (2–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (3–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (4–0) | Slippery Rock (5–0) | Slippery Rock (6–0) | Pittsburg State (6–1) | Harding (7–1) | 6. | |||
| 7. | Valdosta State | Ferris State (1–1) | Kutztown (2–0) | Minnesota State (4–0) | Minnesota State (5–0) | Pittsburg State (4–1) | Pittsburg State (5–1) | Harding (6–1) | Grand Valley State (7–1) | 7. | |||
| 8. | Central Washington | Lenoir–Rhyne (1–0) | Minnesota State (3–0) | Kutztown (3–0) | Kutztown (4–0) | Western Colorado (5–0) | Western Colorado (6–0) | Western Colorado (7–0) | Western Colorado (8–0) | 8. | |||
| 9. | Lenoir–Rhyne | Kutztown (1–0) | Slippery Rock (2–0) (1) | Slippery Rock (3–0) | Slippery Rock (4–0) | Central Washington (4–1) | Ouachita Baptist (6–0) | Central Oklahoma (7–0) | Charleston (WV) (8–0) | 9. | |||
| 10. | Kutztown | Slippery Rock (1–0) | Pittsburg State (2–1) | Pittsburg State (3–1) | Pittsburg State (3–1) | Ouachita Baptist (5–00 | West Alabama (5–0) | Colorado Mines (6–1) | CSU Pueblo (7–1) | 10. | |||
| 11. | Slippery Rock | Minnesota State (2–0) | Central Missouri (1–1) | Emporia State (4–0) | Central Washington (3–1) | West Alabama (4–0) | Central Oklahoma (6–0) | Charleston (WV) (7–0) | Emporia State (7–1) | 11. | |||
| 12. | West Florida | West Florida (1–0) | West Florida (1–0) | Central Missouri (2–1) | Central Missouri (3–1) | Colorado Mines (4–1) | Colorado Mines (5–1) | CSU Pueblo (7–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (7–1) | 12. | |||
| 13. | Minnesota State | Central Washington (0–1) | Emporia State (3–0) | Central Washington (2–1) | Western Colorado (4–0) | Central Oklahoma (5–0) | Charleston (WV) (6–0) | Minnesota State (6–1) | Central Oklahoma (7–1) | 13. | |||
| 14. | Augustana (SD) | Augustana (SD) (1–0) | Central Washington (1–1) | Western Colorado (3–0) | Ouachita Baptist (4–0) | Charleston (WV) (5–0) | CSU Pueblo (6–1) | Emporia State (6–1) | Slippery Rock (6–1) | 14. | |||
| 15. | Western Colorado | Western Colorado (1–0) | Western Colorado (2–0) | Indianapolis (3–0) | West Alabama (4–0) | Minnesota State (5–1) | Minnesota State (6–1) | Slippery Rock (6–1) | West Alabama (6–1) | 15. | |||
| 16. | Indianapolis | Indianapolis (1–0) | Indianapolis (2–0) | Ouachita Baptist (3–0) | Charleston (WV) (4–0) | CSU Pueblo (5–1) | Emporia State (6–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (6–1) | Johnson C. Smith (8–0) | 16. | |||
| 17. | Minnesota Duluth | Delta State (2–0) | Ouachita Baptist (2–0) | West Alabama (4–0) | Central Oklahoma (4–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (4–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (5–1) | Carson–Newman (7–0) | Central Washington (6–2) | 17. | |||
| 18. | Delta State | Ouachita Baptist (1–0) | Augustana (SD) (1–1) | Augustana (SD) (2–1) | CSU Pueblo (4–1) т | Emporia State (5–1) | Carson–Newman (6–0) | West Alabama (5–1) | Colorado Mines (6–2) | 18. | |||
| 19. | Ouachita Baptist | Minnesota Duluth (1–0) | Charleston (WV) (2–0) | Charleston (WV) (3–0) | Emporia State (4–1) т | Delta State (4–1) | Indianapolis (5–1) | Johnson C. Smith (7–0) | Indianapolis (7–1) | 19. | |||
| 20. | Virginia Union | Charleston (WV) (2–0) | Henderson State (2–0) | Henderson State (3–0) | Delta State (3–1) | Findlay (5–0) | Johnson C. Smith (6–0) | Central Washington (5–2) | Augustana (SD) (6–2) | 20. | |||
| 21. | UT Permian Basin | Emporia State (2–0) | Virginia Union (1–1) | West Florida (1–1) | IUP (4–0) | Indianapolis (4–1) | Central Washington (4–2) | Indianapolis (6–1) | West Florida (5–2) | 21. | |||
| 22. | NW Missouri State | CSU Pueblo (2–0) | CSU Pueblo (2–1) | CSU Pueblo (3–1) | Indianapolis (3–1) | Johnson C. Smith (6–0) | Frostburg State (6–0) | Southern Arkansas (6–1) | Minnesota State (6–2) | 22. | |||
| 23. | Charleston (WV) | Virginia Union (1–1) | West Alabama (3–0) | Central Oklahoma (3–0) | Findlay (4–0) | Carson–Newman (5–0) | West Florida (3–2) | West Florida (4–2) | California (PA) (7–1) | 23. | |||
| 24. | Angelo State | Henderson State (1–0) | Delta State (2–1) т | Delta State (3–1) | Johnson C. Smith (5–0) | Frostburg State (5–0) | Southern Arkansas (5–1) | Delta State (5–2) | Carson–Newman (7–1) | 24. | |||
| 25. | Bemidji State | Fort Hays State (2–0) | Wingate (2–0) т | IUP (3–0) | Carson–Newman (4–0) | IUP (4–1) | Henderson State (5–1) | Augustana (SD) (5–2) | Findlay (7–1) | 25. | |||
| Preseason August 12[1] | Week 2 September 9[2] | Week 3 September 16[3] | Week 4 September 23[4] | Week 5 September 30[5] | Week 6 October 7[6] | Week 7 October 14[7] | Week 8 October 21[8] | Week 9 October 28[9] | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 (Final) | ||
| Dropped: UT Permian Basin NW Missouri State Angelo State Bemidji State | Dropped: Minnesota Duluth Fort Hays State | Dropped: Virginia Union Wingate | Dropped: Augustana (SD) Henderson State West Florida | Dropped: Central Missouri | Dropped: Delta State Findlay IUP | Dropped: Frostburg State Henderson State | Dropped: Southern Arkansas Delta State | None | None | None |
D2Football.com poll
| Preseason August 18[10] | Week 1 September 2[11] | Week 2 September 9[12] | Week 3 September 16[13] | Week 4 September 23[14] | Week 5 September 30[15] | Week 6 October 7[16] | Week 7 October 14[17] | Week 8 October 21[18] | Week 9 October 28[19] | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 (Final) | ||
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| 1. | Harding | Harding (0–0) | Harding (1–0) | Harding (2–0) | Harding (3–0) | Harding (4–0) | Harding (5–0) | Harding (6–0) | Grand Valley State (7–0) | Pittsburg State (7–1) | 1. | |||
| 2. | Central Missouri | Central Missouri (0–0) | Central Missouri (1–0) | Grand Valley State (2–0) | Grand Valley State (3–0) | Grand Valley State (4–0) | Grand Valley State (5–0) | Grand Valley State (6–0) | Valdosta State (7–0) | Ferris State (7–1) | 2. | |||
| 3. | Ferris State | Pittsburg State (1–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Valdosta State (2–0) | Valdosta State (4–0) | Valdosta State (4–0) | Valdosta State (5–0) | Valdosta State (6–0) | Pittsburg State (6–1) | Valdosta State (7–0) | 3. | |||
| 4. | Pittsburg State | Grand Valley State (0–0) | Grand Valley State (1–0) | Minnesota State (2–0) | Minnesota State (4–0) | Minnesota State (5–0) | Pittsburg State (4–1) | Pittsburg State (5–1) | Ferris State (6–1) | Kutztown (8–0) | 4. | |||
| 5. | Grand Valley State | Valdosta State (1–0) | Valdosta State (2–0) | Colorado Mines (2–0) | Pittsburg State (3–1) | Pittsburg State (3–1) | Ferris State (4–1) | Ferris State (5–1) | Kutztown (7–0) | Ouachita Baptist (8–0) | 5. | |||
| 6. | Valdosta State | Colorado Mines (0–0) | Colorado Mines (1–0) | Pittsburg State (2–1) | Ferris State (2–1) | Ferris State (3–1) | Kutztown (5–0) | Kutztown (6–0) | Central Oklahoma (7–0) | Grand Valley State (7–1) | 6. | |||
| 7. | Colorado Mines | Central Washington (0–0) | Minnesota State (2–0) | Ferris State (2–1) | Colorado Mines (3–0) | Colorado Mines (4–0) | Central Washington (4–1) | Slippery Rock (6–0) | Ouachita Baptist (7–0) | Harding (7–1) | 7. | |||
| 8. | Central Washington | Minnesota State (1–0) | Ferris State (1–1) | Kutztown (2–0) | Kutztown (3–0) | Kutztown (4–0) | Slippery Rock (5–0) | Central Oklahoma (6–0) | Harding (6–1) | Western Colorado (8–0) | 8. | |||
| 9. | Kutztown | Ferris State (0–1) | Kutztown (1–0) | Central Washington (1–1) | Central Washington (2–1) | Central Washington (3–1) | Minnesota State (5–1) | Minnesota State (6–1) | Minnesota State (6–1) | Central Oklahoma (7–1) | 9. | |||
| 10. | Slippery Rock | Kutztown (0–0) | Central Washington (0–1) | Slippery Rock (2–0) | Slippery Rock (3–0) | Slippery Rock (4–0) | Western Colorado (5–0) | Western Colorado (6–0) | Western Colorado (7–0) | CSU Pueblo (7–1) | 10. | |||
| 11. | Minnesota State | Slippery Rock (0–0) | Slippery Rock (1–0) | Central Missouri (1–1) | Central Missouri (2–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (4–0) | Central Oklahoma (5–0) | Ouachita Baptist (6–0) | CSU Pueblo (7–1) | Central Washington (6–2) | 11. | |||
| 12. | Lenoir–Rhyne | Delta State (1–0) | Delta State (2–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (2–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (3–0) | Western Colorado (4–0) | Ouachita Baptist (5–0) | West Alabama (5–0) | Colorado Mines (6–1) | Charleston (WV) (8–0) | 12. | |||
| 13. | West Florida | Lenoir–Rhyne (0–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (1–0) | West Florida (1–0) | Western Colorado (3–0) | Central Missouri (3–1) | West Alabama (4–0) | CSU Pueblo (6–1) | Central Washington (5–2) | Emporia State (7–1) | 13. | |||
| 14. | Delta State | West Florida (0–0) | West Florida (1–0) | Western Colorado (2–0) | Indianapolis (3–0) | Ouachita Baptist (4–0) | CSU Pueblo (5–1) | Colorado Mines (5–1) | Charleston (WV) (7–0) | Augustana (SD) (6–2) | 14. | |||
| 15. | Indianapolis | UT Permian Basin (1–0) | Indianapolis (1–0) | Indianapolis (2–0) | Emporia State (4–0) | West Alabama (4–0) | Colorado Mines (4–1) | Central Washington (4–2) | Emporia State (6–1) | Slippery Rock (6–1) | 15. | |||
| 16. | UT Permian Basin | Indianapolis (0–0) | Western Colorado (1–0) | Ouachita Baptist (2–0) | Ouachita Baptist (3–0) | Bemidji State (4–1) | Charleston (WV) (5–0) | Charleston (WV) (6–0) | Slippery Rock (6–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (7–1) | 16. | |||
| 17. | Ouachita Baptist | Ouachita Baptist (0–0) | Ouachita Baptist (1–0) | Henderson State (2–0) | Henderson State (3–0) | Central Oklahoma (4–0) | Emporia State (5–1) | Emporia State (6–1) | Carson–Newman (7–0) | West Alabama (6–1) | 17. | |||
| 18. | Virginia Union | Virginia Union (1–0) | Augustana (SD) (1–0) | Emporia State (3–0) | West Alabama (4–0) | Charleston (WV) (4–0) | Carson–Newman (5–0) | Carson–Newman (6–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (6–1) | Minnesota State (6–2) | 18. | |||
| 19. | Western Colorado | Western Colorado (1–0) | Henderson State (1–0) | Augustana (SD) (1–1) | Augustana (SD) (2–1) | CSU Pueblo (4–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (4–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (5–1) | West Alabama (5–1) | Johnson C. Smith (8–0) | 19. | |||
| 20. | Bemidji State | Bemidji State (1–0) | Minnesota Duluth (1–0) | Virginia Union (1–1) | West Florida (1–1) | Emporia State (4–1) | Augustana (SD) (3–2) | Augustana (SD) (4–2) | Augustana (SD) (5–2) | Colorado Mines (6–2) | 20. | |||
| 21. | Augustana (SD) | Augustana (SD) (0–0) | Fort Hays State (2–0) | Bemidji State (2–1) | Bemidji State (3–1) | Carson–Newman (4–0) | Johnson C. Smith (6–0) | Johnson C. Smith (6–0) | Johnson C. Smith (7–0) | Indianapolis (7–1) | 21. | |||
| 22. | NW Missouri State | Henderson State (0–0) | Virginia Union (1–1) | Charleston (WV) (2–0) | Charleston (WV) (3–0) | Indianapolis (3–1) | Indianapolis (4–1) | Indianapolis (5–1) | Indianapolis (6–1) | California (PA) (7–1) | 22. | |||
| 23. | Henderson State | Minnesota Duluth (1–0) | Bemidji State (1–1) | Wingate (2–0) | Central Oklahoma (3–0) | Johnson C. Smith (5–0) | Findlay (5–0) | Saginaw Valley State (5–1) | Wayne State (NE) (6–1) | Emory & Henry (7–1) | 23. | |||
| 24. | Charleston (WV) | Fort Hays State (1–0) | Charleston (WV) (2–0) | Delta State (2–1) | CSU Pueblo (3–1) | IUP (4–0) | Saginaw Valley State (4–1) | Wayne State (NE) (5–1) | California (PA) (6–1) | Sioux Falls (7–2) | 24. | |||
| 25. | Minnesota Duluth | Charleston (WV) (1–0) | CSU Pueblo (2–0) | Central Oklahoma (2–0) | Carson–Newman (3–0) | Augustana (SD) (2–2) | Delta State (4–1) | Frostburg State (6–0) | Southern Arkansas (6–1) | Carson–Newman (7–1) | 25. | |||
| Preseason August 18[10] | Week 1 September 2[11] | Week 2 September 9[12] | Week 3 September 16[13] | Week 4 September 23[14] | Week 5 September 30[15] | Week 6 October 7[16] | Week 7 October 14[17] | Week 8 October 21[18] | Week 9 October 28[19] | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 (Final) | ||
| Dropped: NW Missouri State | Dropped: UT Permian Basin | Dropped: Minnesota Duluth Fort Hays State CSU Pueblo | Dropped: Virginia Union Wingate Delta State | Dropped: Henderson State West Florida | Dropped: Central Missouri Bemidji State IUP | Dropped: Findlay Delta State | Dropped: Saginaw Valley State Frostburg State | Dropped: Wayne State (NE) Southern Arkansas | None | None | None |
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