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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| Season | 2024 |
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| Postseason | Single-elimination |
| Preseason No. 1 | Harding |
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American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll
edit| 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 15[7] | Week 8 | Week 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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 15[7] | Week 8 | Week 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 | None | None | None | None | None |
D2Football.com poll
edit| Preseason August 18[8] | Week 1 September 2[9] | Week 2 September 9[10] | Week 3 September 16[11] | Week 4 September 23[12] | Week 5 September 30[13] | Week 6 October 7[14] | Week 7 October 15[15] | Week 8 | Week 9 | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 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) | 25. | |||||
| Preseason August 18[8] | Week 1 September 2[9] | Week 2 September 9[10] | Week 3 September 16[11] | Week 4 September 23[12] | Week 5 September 30[13] | Week 6 October 7[14] | Week 7 October 15[15] | Week 8 | Week 9 | 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 | None | None | None | None | None |
References
edit- ^ "Defending National Champion Harding Preseason No. 1". AFCA. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ "Emporia State Uses Upset to Jump Into Top 25". AFCA. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wingate Enters Top 25 With Upset Of Delta State". September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "West Alabama Moves Up After Overtime Thriller". September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "Grand Valley State Has Dominate Win Over West Florida". September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "Slippery Rock Takes Control Of the PSAC West". October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Frostburg State Wins Setting Up Big Showdown In The Mec". October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ "D2Football.com Preseason Top 25 Poll". d2football.com. August 18, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ "D2Football.com Week 1 Top 25 Poll". d2football.com. September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ^ "D2Football.com Week 2 Top 25 Poll". September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "D2Football.com Week 3 Top 25 Poll". September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "D2Football.com Week 4 Top 25 Poll". September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ "D2Football.com Week 5 Top 25 Poll". September 30, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
- ^ "D2Football.com Week 6 Top 25 Poll". October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "D2Football.com Week 7 Top 25 Poll". October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.