2001 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 2001 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2001 season.

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American Football Coaches Association poll

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Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 4 [note 2]
Week 2
Sept 11[2]
Week 3
Sept 18[3]
Week 4
Sept 25[4]
Week 5
Oct 2[5]
Week 6
Oct 9[6]
Week 7
Oct 16[7]
Week 8
Oct 23[8]
Week 9
Oct 30[9]
Week 10
Nov 6[10]
Week 11
Nov 13[11]
1.Delta StateDelta StateDelta State (1–0) (26)Delta State (2–0) (26)Delta State (3–0) (26)Delta State (4–0) (26)Valdosta State (6–0) (27)Valdosta State (7–0) (27)Valdosta State (8–0) (27)Valdosta State (9–0) (27)Valdosta State (10–0) (27)Valdosta State (11–0) (28)1.
2.North Dakota StateNorth Dakota StateNorth Dakota State (2–0) (1)North Dakota State (2–0) (1)North Dakota State (3–0) (1)North Dakota State (4–0) (1)Nebraska–Omaha (6–0)Nebraska–Omaha (6–0)Nebraska–Omaha (7–0)Nebraska–Omaha (8–0)IUP (8–0) (1)Grand Valley State (10–0)2.
3.UC DavisUC DavisUC Davis (2–0)UC Davis (2–0)UC Davis (3–0)UC Davis (4–0)North Dakota (6–0)North Dakota (7–0)Catawba (8–0)IUP (7–0) (1)Grand Valley State (9–0)Chadron State (10–0)3.
4.Valdosta StateValdosta StateValdosta State (2–0) (1)Valdosta State (3–0) (1)Valdosta State (4–0) (1)Valdosta State (5–0) (1)Catawba (4–0)Catawba (7–0)IUP (6–0) (1)Grand Valley State (8–0)Chadron State (9–0)North Dakota (10–1)4.
5.Carson–NewmanNebraska–OmahaNebraska–Omaha (2–0)Nebraska–Omaha (3–0)Nebraska–Omaha (4–0)Nebraska–Omaha (5–0)IUP (6–0)IUP (5–0) (1)Grand Valley State (7–0)Chadron State (8–0)North Dakota (9–1)Bloomsburg (9–1)5.
6.Northwest Missouri StateCatawbaCatawba (2–0)Catawba (3–0)Catawba (4–0)Catawba (5–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Chadron State (7–0)Chadron State (8–0)North Dakota (8–1)Bloomsburg (8–1)Pittsburg State (10–1)6.
7.Nebraska–OmahaBloomsburgBloomsburg (1–0)Bloomsburg (2–0)Bloomsburg (3–0)Bloomsburg (4–0)Tuskegee (6–0)Grand Valley State (6–0)Delta State (6–1)Bloomsburg (7–1)Pittsburg State (9–1)Catawba (10–1)7.
8.BloomsburgTuskegeeTuskegee (2–0)Tuskegee (2–0)Tuskegee (3–0)IUP (3–0)Chadron State (4–1)Northwest Missouri State (6–1)North Dakota (7–1)Pittsburg State (8–1)Central Arkansas (9–1)IUP (8–1)8.
9.CatawbaPittsburg StateIUP (1–0)IUP (1–0)IUP (2–0)Tuskegee (3–0)Delta State (4–1)Delta State (5–1)Bloomsburg (6–1)Central Arkansas (8–1)Catawba (9–1)Saginaw Valley State (10–1)9.
10.TuskegeeIUPPittsburg State (2–0)Pittsburg State (3–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)North Dakota State (5–1)UC Davis (5–1)Pittsburg State (7–1)Catawba (8–1)Nebraska–Omaha (8–1)Tuskegee (8–1)10.
11.IUP [note 1]West GeorgiaNorth Dakota (2–0)North Dakota (3–0)North Dakota (4–0)North Dakota (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–0)Central Missouri (7–0)West Georgia (7–1)Tuskegee (6–1)Tuskegee (7–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (9–1)11.
12.Pittsburg StateNorth DakotaWest Georgia (2–0)West Georgia (3–0)Chadron State (4–0)Chadron State (5–0)Grand Valley State (4–1)Shepherd (6–0)Central Arkansas (7–1)C.W. Post (9–0)Saginaw Valley State (9–1)UC Davis (8–2)12.
13.West GeorgiaCarson–NewmanChadron State (2–0)Chadron State (3–0)Carson–Newman (2–1)Northwest Missouri State (4–1)UC Davis (5–0)Bloomsburg (5–1)Tuskegee (5–1)Tusculum (7–1)Central Missouri (9–1)Winona State (10–1)13.
14.North DakotaNorthwest Missouri StateCarson–Newman (1–1)Carson–Newman (1–1)Northwest Missouri State (3–1)Carson–Newman (3–1)Arkansas Tech (6–0)Pittsburg State (6–1)C.W. Post (8–0)Saginaw Valley State (8–1)UC Davis (7–2)Central Arkansas (9–2)14.
15.Northwood Grand Valley State (2–0)Grand Valley State (2–0)Grand Valley State (3–0)Grand Valley State (4–0)Central Missouri (4–1)West Georgia (6–1)UC Davis (5–2)UC Davis (6–2)Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1)Nebraska–Omaha (8–2)15.
16.Northeastern State Northwest Missouri State (1–1)Northwest Missouri State (2–1)Arkansas Tech (3–0)Arkansas Tech (4–0)Bloomsburg (4–1)Tuskegee (4–1)Tusculum (6–1)Central Missouri (8–1)Winona State (9–1)Arkansas Tech (8–2)16.
17.Chadron StateChadron StateSlippery Rock (2–0)Slippery Rock (2–0)Kutztown (3–0)Central Missouri (5–0)Shepherd (5–0)Central Arkansas (6–1)Saginaw Valley State (7–1)Delta State (6–2)Western Washington (8–2)Tarleton State (9–2)17.
18.Mesa StateGrand Valley StateKutztown (2–0)Kutztown (2–0)Eastern New Mexico (4–0)Shepherd (4–0)West Georgia (5–1)C.W. Post (7–0)North Dakota State (5–2)Shepherd (7–1)West Georgia (8–2)Tusculum (8–2)18.
19.PresbyterianSlippery RockMissouri Western State (2–0)Arkansas Tech (2–0)Central Missouri (4–0)West Georgia (4–1)Central Arkansas (5–1)North Dakota State (4–2)Northwest Missouri State (6–2)Winona State (8–1)Minnesota–Duluth (9–1)C.W. Post (10–1)19.
20.Angelo StateKutztownPresbyterian (1–1)Eastern New Mexico (3–0)Shepherd (4–0)Tusculum (5–0)C.W. Post (6–0)Tusculum (6–1)Central Missouri (7–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1)C.W. Post (9–1)Central Missouri (9–2)20.
21.Kutztown Arkansas Tech (1–0)Central Arkansas (3–0)West Georgia (3–1)Central Arkansas (4–1)Saginaw Valley State (5–1)Saginaw Valley State (6–1)Truman State (7–1)West Georgia (7–2)Missouri Western State (8–2)Fort Valley State (8–2)21.
22.Grand Valley StatePresbyterianEastern New Mexico (2–0)Presbyterian (1–1)Tusculum (4–0)C.W. Post (5–0)Tusculum (5–1)Arkansas Tech (5–1)Shepherd (6–1)Western Washington (7–2)Tusculum (7–2)North Dakota State (7–3)22.
23.Slippery RockFairmont StateCentral Arkansas (2–0)Winston–Salem State (2–1)Central Arkansas (3–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–0)Winona State (5–1)Winona State (6–1)Winona State (7–1)Minnesota–Duluth (8–1)Arkansas Tech (7–2)Western Washington (8–3)23.
24.Saginaw Valley StateMissouri Western StateWinston–Salem State (2–1)Central Missouri (3–0)C.W. Post (4–0)Saginaw Valley State (4–1)Texas A&M–Commerce (5–1)Texas A&M–Commerce (6–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1)Truman State (7–2)Tarleton State (8–2)Minnesota–Duluth (9–2)24.
25.Western Michigan Shepherd (2–0)Shepherd (3–0)Slippery Rock (2–1)Eastern New Mexico (4–1)Carson–Newman (3–2) тConcordia (MN) (6–1)Concordia (MN) (7–1)Mars Hill (7–2)North Dakota State (6–3)West Georgia (8–3)25.
26.      Concordia (MN) (6–0) т     26.
Preseason
[1]
Week 1
Sept 4 [note 2]
Week 2
Sept 11[2]
Week 3
Sept 18[3]
Week 4
Sept 25[4]
Week 5
Oct 2[5]
Week 6
Oct 9[6]
Week 7
Oct 16[7]
Week 8
Oct 23[8]
Week 9
Oct 30[9]
Week 10
Nov 6[10]
Week 11
Nov 13[11]
Dropped:
  • 15 Northwood
  • 16 Northeastern State
  • 18 Mesa State
  • 20 Angelo State
  • 24 Saginaw Valley State
  • 25 Western Michigan
Dropped:
  • 15
  • 16
  • 21
  • 23 Fairmont State
  • 25
Dropped:
19 Missouri Western State
Dropped:
  • 22 Presbyterian
  • 23 Winston–Salem State
Dropped:
  • 17 Kutztown
  • 25 Slippery Rock
Dropped:
  • 23 Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • 25 Eastern New Mexico
Dropped:
25 Carson–Newman
Dropped:
  • 22 Arkansas Tech
  • 24 Texas A&M–Commerce
Dropped:
  • 18 North Dakota State
  • 19 Northwest Missouri State
  • 25 Concordia (MN)
Dropped:
  • 17 Delta State
  • 18 Shepherd
  • 24 Truman State
  • 25 Mars Hill
Dropped:
21 Missouri Western State

Notes

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  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)
  2. ^ Although one was published, no poll for September 4 has been found. 21 of the 25 rankings are known, based on the second regular season poll.

References

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  1. ^ "Division II Poll". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. August 22, 2001. p. 4C. Retrieved May 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  2. ^ "NCAA Division II Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 14, 2001. p. 3C. Retrieved May 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "AFCA Division II Poll". Argus-Leader. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. September 19, 2001. p. 2C. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  4. ^ "Division II Poll". Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. September 26, 2001. p. 2D. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  5. ^ "AFCA Division II Poll". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 3, 2001. p. E2. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  6. ^ "Valdosta St. zooms to No. 1". The Clarksdale Press Register. Clarksdale, Mississippi. October 9, 2001. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  7. ^ "Division II Poll". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 17, 2001. p. 2D. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  8. ^ "AFCA Division II Poll". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 24, 2001. p. D2. Retrieved June 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  9. ^ "Division II Poll". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. October 31, 2001. p. B8. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  10. ^ "AFCA Division II Poll". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 7, 2001. p. C2. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  11. ^ "Division II poll". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. November 14, 2001. p. 6B. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.