2021 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 2021 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 2022 season.

2021 NCAA Division II football rankings
Season2022
PostseasonSingle-elimination
Preseason No. 1West Florida
National championsFerris State
Conference with most teams in final AFCA pollPSAC (4)
NCAA Division II football rankings
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Legend

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American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll

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Preseason
Aug 16[1]
Week 1
Sep 7[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[9]
Week 9
Nov 1[10]
Week 10
Nov 8[11]
Week 11
Nov 15[12]
Week 12 (Final)
Dec 20[13]
1.West Florida (26)West Florida (1–0) (28)West Florida (2–0) (29)West Florida (3–0) (30)West Florida (3–0) (30)West Florida (4–0) (30)West Florida (5–0) (30)Ferris State (6–0) (23)Ferris State (7–0) (26)Ferris State (8–0) (24)Ferris State (9–0) (25)Ferris State (10–0) (30)Ferris State (14–0) (30)1.
2.Minnesota State (2)Ferris State (1–0) (1)Ferris State (2–0) (1)NW Missouri State (2–0)NW Missouri State (3–0)NW Missouri State (4–0)NW Missouri State (5–0)Valdosta State (6–0) (7)Valdosta State (7–0) (4)Valdosta State (8–0) (6)Valdosta State (9–0) (5)West Florida (9–1)Valdosta State (12–2)2.
3.Ferris StateMinnesota State (1–0)NW Missouri State (1–0)Ferris State (3–0)Ferris State (4–0)Ferris State (5–0)Ferris State (5–0)Colorado Mines (7–0)West Georgia (7–1)California (PA) (8–0)West Florida (8–1)NW Missouri State (9–1)Colorado Mines (12–2)3.
4.NW Missouri State (1)NW Missouri State (1–0)Valdosta State (2–0)Valdosta State (3–0)Valdosta State (3–0)Valdosta State (4–0)Valdosta State (5–0)West Georgia (6–1)California (PA) (7–0)West Florida (7–1)NW Missouri State (8–1)Grand Valley State (9–1)NW Missouri State (11–2)4.
5.Slippery RockValdosta State (1–0)Lenoir-Rhyne (1–0)Colorado Mines (3–0)Colorado Mines (4–0)Colorado Mines (5–0)Colorado Mines (6–0)California (PA) (6–0)West Florida (6–1)Ouachita Baptist (8–1)Grand Valley State (8–1)Valdosta State (9–1)Shepherd (13–2)5.
6.Lenoir–Rhyne тLenoir-Rhyne (1–0) (1)Slippery Rock (2–0)Slippery Rock (3–0)Notre Dame (OH) (4–0)Slippery Rock (5–0)Slippery Rock (6–0)West Florida (5–1)Ouachita Baptist (7–1)NW Missouri State (7–1)Notre Dame (OH) (9–1)Notre Dame (OH) (10–1)Bowie State (12–2)6.
7.Valdosta State тTexas A&M–Commerce (1–0)Colorado Mines (2–0)Notre Dame (OH) (3–0)Slippery Rock (4–0)Grand Valley State (4–0)Grand Valley State (5–0)Ouachita Baptist (6–1)Grand Valley State (6–1)Grand Valley State (7–1)Harding (9–1)Harding (10–1)Grand Valley State (10–2)7.
8.Texas A&M–CommerceSlippery Rock (1–0)Notre Dame (OH) (2–0)Ouachita Baptist (3–0)Grand Valley State (3–0)Wingate (4–0)Wingate (5–0)Grand Valley State (5–1)NW Missouri State (6–1)Notre Dame (OH) (8–1)Shepherd (9–1)Shepherd (10–1)Kutztown (11–2)8.
9.Notre Dame (OH)Colorado Mines (1–0)Ouachita Baptist (2–0)Grand Valley State (2–0)West Georgia (4–0)Henderson State (5–0)Henderson State (6–0)Notre Dame (OH) (6–1)Notre Dame (OH) (7–1)Bentley (8–0)Colorado Mines (9–1)Colorado Mines (10–1)Notre Dame (OH) (11–2)9.
10.Colorado MinesNotre Dame (OH) (1–0)Grand Valley State (1–0)Shepherd (3–0)Wingate (3–0)West Alabama (5–0)West Alabama (6–0)NW Missouri State (5–1)Harding (7–1)Harding (8–1)Slippery Rock (9–1)Bowie State (10–1)Harding (11–2)10.
11.Ouachita BaptistOuachita Baptist (1–0)Shepherd (2–0)Minnesota–Duluth (3–0)Midwestern State (4–0)Minnesota State (4–1)Ouachita Baptist (5–1)Shepherd (6–1)Bentley (7–0)Shepherd (8–1)West Georgia (7–2)Western Colorado (10–1)Angelo State (11–3)11.
12.CSU PuebloIndianapolis (1–0)Indianapolis (2–0)Tiffin (3–0)Nebraska-Kearney (4–0)Ouachita Baptist (4–1)West Georgia (5–1)Harding (6–1)Shepherd (7–1)West Georgia (7–2)Bowie State (9–1)Kutztown (10–1)West Florida (9–2)12.
13.Central MissouriShepherd (1–0)Minnesota–Duluth (2–0)Wingate (3–0)Henderson State (4–0)West Georgia (4–1)California (PA) (6–0)Bentley (7–0)Bowie State (7–1)Colorado Mines (8–1)Henderson State (9–1)West Georgia (8–2)West Georgia (9–3)13.
14.IndianapolisGrand Valley State (0–0)IUP (1–0)West Georgia (3–0)Augustana (SD) (4–0)Notre Dame (OH) (4–1)Notre Dame (OH) (5–1)Bowie State (6–1)Colorado Mines (7–1)Bowie State (8–1)Western Colorado (9–1)California (PA) (9–1)New Haven (10–2)14.
15.ShepeherdIUP (0–0)Tiffin (2–0)Midwestern State (3–0)West Alabama (4–0)California (PA) (5–0)Shepherd (5–1)West Alabama (6–1)Slippery Rock (7–1)Slippery Rock (8–1)California (PA) (8–1)Frostburg State (10–1)Nebraska-Kearney (10–3)15.
16.Grand Valley StateTiffin (1–0)Wingate (2–0)Nebraska-Kearney (3–0)Lenoir-Rhyne (2–1)Bowie State (4–1) тBowie State (5–1)Minnesota–Duluth (6–1)Wingate (6–1)Henderson State (8–1)Kutztown (9–1)Albany State (9–1)Western Colorado (10–2)16.
17.IUPHarding (1–0)Angelo State (2–0)Lenoir-Rhyne (1–1)Minnesota State (3–1)Shepherd (4–1) тBentley (6–0)Slippery Rock (6–1)Nebraska-Kearney (7–1)Augustana (SD) (8–1)Frostburg State (9–1)Ouachita Baptist (9–2)Newberry (10–3)17.
18.Bowie StateKutztown (1–0)West Georgia (2–0)Henderson State (3–0)Truman (4–0)Bentley (5–0)Minnesota–Duluth (5–1)Wingate (5–1)Henderson State (7–1)Western Colorado (8–1)Albany State (9–1)New Haven (9–1)Albany State (10–2)18.
19.TiffinCSU Pueblo (0–1)Minnesota State (1–1)Indianapolis (2–1)Ouachita Baptist (3–1)Minnesota–Duluth (4–1)Midwestern State (5–1)Midwestern State (5–1)Augustana (SD) (7–1)Kutztown (8–1)New Haven (8–1)Slippery Rock (9–2)Bemidji State (10–3)19.
20.KutztownMinnesota–Duluth (1–0)Midwestern State (2–0)Minnesota State (2–1)Bowie State (3–1)Midwestern State (4–1)Harding (5–1)Henderson State (6–1)Western Colorado (7–1)Frostburg State (8–1)Ouachita Baptist (8–2)Bentley (9–1)Slippery Rock (9–3)20.
21.LindenwoodWingate (1–0)Texas A&M–Commerce (1–1)West Alabama (3–0)Shepherd (3–1)Harding (4–1)Nebraska–Kearney (5–1)Nebraska-Kearney (6–1)Kutztown (7–1)Midwestern State (6–2)Bentley (8–1)Nebraska-Kearney (9–2)California (PA) (9–1)21.
22.HardingAngelo State (1–0)Delta State (2–0)Augustana (SD) (3–0)Minnesota–Duluth (3–1)Nebraska-Kearney (4–1)Augustana (SD) (5–1)Augustana (SD) (6–1)Colorado Mesa (6–1)Albany State (8–1)Nebraska-Kearney (8–2)Henderson State (9–2)Frostburg State (10–1)22.
23.Minnesota–DuluthPittsburg State (1–0)Nebraska-Kearney (2–0)Bowie State (2–1)Harding (3–1)Frostburg State (5–0)Wayne State (NE) (5–1)IUP (5–1)Frostburg State (7–1)West Alabama (7–2)Minnesota–Duluth(8–2)Minnesota–Duluth (9–2)Ouachita Baptist (9–2)23.
24.Carson-Newman тWest Georgia (1–0)Bowie State (1–1)IUP (1–1)Bentley (4–0)Chowan (5–0)Western Colorado (5–1)Western Colorado (6–1)Midwestern State (5–2)New Haven (7–1)Washburn (8–2)Washburn (9–2)Bentley (9–2)24.
25.Wingate тBowie State (0–1)Henderson State (2–0)Delta State (2–1)California (PA) (4–0) тAugustana (SD) (4–1)Kutztown (5–1)Kutztown (6–1)Albany State (7–1)Nebraska-Kearney (7–2)Augustana (SD) (8–2)Augustana (SD) (9–2)Washburn (9–3)25.
26.    IUP (2–1) т        26.
Preseason
Aug 16[1]
Week 1
Sep 7[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[9]
Week 9
Nov 1[10]
Week 10
Nov 8[11]
Week 11
Nov 15[12]
Week 12 (Final)
Dec 20[13]
Dropped:
  • 13 Central Missouri
  • 21 Lindenwood
  • 24 Carson-Newman
Dropped:
  • 17 Harding
  • 18 Kutztown
  • 19 CSU Pueblo
  • 23 Pittsburg State
Dropped:
  • 17 Angelo State
  • 21 Texas A&M–Commerce
Dropped:
  • 12 Tiffin
  • 19 Indianapolis
  • 25 Delta State
Dropped:
  • 16 Lenoir-Rhyne
  • 18 Truman
  • 25т IUP
Dropped:
  • 11 Minnesota State
  • 23 Frostburg State
  • 24 Chowan
Dropped:
  • 23 Wayne State (NE)
Dropped:
  • 15 West Alabama
  • 16 Minnesota–Duluth
  • 23 IUP
Dropped:
  • 16 Wingate
  • 22 Colorado Mesa
Dropped:
  • 21 Midwestern State
  • 23 West Alabama
Dropped:
  • None
Dropped:
  • 22 Henderson State
  • 23 Minnesota–Duluth
  • 25 Augustana (SD)

References

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  1. ^ "2019 National Champion West Florida begins 2021 at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 16, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "[D2 Poll] West Florida downs FCS-member McNeese to stay No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. September 7, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "[D2 Poll] Nebraska-Kearney jumps into the AFCA D2 Top 25 for the first time since 2011". afca.com. AFCA. September 13, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "[D2 Poll] Augustana jumps into the AFCA D2 Top 25 for the first time since 2016". afca.com. AFCA. September 20, 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "[D2 Poll] West Georgia jumps into the AFCA D2 Coaches' Top 10". afca.com. AFCA. September 27, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "[D2 POLL] Frostburg State and Chowan enter the AFCA D2 Coaches' Poll for the first time". afca.com. AFCA. October 4, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "[D2 Poll] Northwest Missouri State comes from behind to beat rival Pittsburg State". afca.com. AFCA. October 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "[D2 Poll] Ferris State moves to No. 1 in AFCA Top 25". afca.com. AFCA. October 18, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "[D2 Poll] Colorado Mesa enters AFCA Poll for first time since 2018". afca.com. AFCA. October 25, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "[D2 Poll] California (Pa.) rises to No. 3 in AFCA POLL". afca.com. AFCA. November 1, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "[D2 Poll] Washburn enters AFCA Top 25 for the first time since 2013". afca.com. AFCA. November 8, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "[D2 Poll] Ferris State ends regular season at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. November 15, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Ferris State ends the 2021 season at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. December 20, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.