The 2022 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.
 | |
| Season | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Postseason | Single-elimination |
| Preseason No. 1 | Ferris State |
| National champions | Ferris State |
Legend
edit| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week or no change | ||
| Selected for College Football Playoff | ||
(#–#)
|
Win–loss record | |
(Italics)
|
Number of first place votes | |
т
|
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) poll
edit| Preseason Aug 8[1] | Week 1 Sep 6[2] | Week 2 Sep 12[3] | Week 3 Sep 19[4] | Week 4 Sep 26[5] | Week 5 Oct 3[6] | Week 6 Oct 10[7] | Week 7 Oct 17[8] | Week 8 Oct 24[9] | Week 9 Oct 31[10] | Week 10 Nov 7[11] | Week 11 Nov 14[12] | Week 12 (Final) Dec 19[13] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ferris State (30) | Ferris State (1–0) (28) | Ferris State (2–0) (29) | Ferris State (2–0) (29) | Ferris State (3–0) (29) | Ferris State (4–0) (29) | Ferris State (5–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (7–0) (29) | Grand Valley State (8–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (9–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (10–0) (28) | Grand Valley State (11–0) (27) | Ferris State (14–1) (28) | 1. |
| 2. | NW Missouri State | NW Missouri State (1–0) | NW Missouri State (2–0) | NW Missouri State (3–0) | Grand Valley State (4–0) (1) | Grand Valley State (5–0) (1) | Grand Valley State (6–0) (2) | Angelo State (7–0) (1) | Angelo State (8–0) (2) | Angelo State (9–0) (2) | Angelo State (10–0) (2) | Angelo State (11–0) (3) | Colorado Mines (13–3) | 2. |
| 3. | Valdosta State | Valdosta State (1–0) | Grand Valley State (2–0) (1) | Grand Valley State (3–0) (1) | Angelo State (4–0) | Angelo State (5–0) | Angelo State (6–0) | Shepherd (7–0) | Shepherd (8–0) | Shepherd (9–0) | Shepherd (10–0) | Ouachita Baptist (11–0) | Grand Valley State (12–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Colorado Mines | Grand Valley State (1–0) (1) | Shepherd (2–0) | Angelo State (3–0) | Shepherd (4–0) | Shepherd (5–0) | Shepherd (6–0) | Ouachita Baptist (7–0) | Ouachita Baptist (8–0) | Ouachita Baptist (9–0) | Ouachita Baptist (10–0) | Pittsburg State (11–0) | West Florida (12–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Grand Valley State | Shepherd (1–0) | Angelo State (2–0) | Shepherd (3–0) | West Georgia (3–0) | Ouachita Baptist (5–0) | Ouachita Baptist (6–0) | Pittsburg State (7–0) | Pittsburg State (8–0) | Pittsburg State (9–0) | Pittsburg State (10–0) | Ferris State (9–1) | Pittsburg State (12–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Shepherd | Angelo State (1–0) | West Florida (2–0) | West Florida (2–0) | Ouachita Baptist (4–0) | Ashland (4–0) | Ashland (5–0) | Ashland (6–0) | Ashland (7–0) | Delta State (9–0) | Ferris State (8–1) | West Florida (9–1) | Shepherd (13–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Angelo State | West Florida (1–0) | Harding (2–0) | Harding (3–0) | Newberry (4–0) | Pittsburg State (5–0) | Pittsburg State (6–0) | Ferris State (5–1) | Ferris State (6–1) | Ferris State (7–1) | West Florida (8–1) | Benedict (11–0) | Angelo State (12–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Bowie State | Harding (1–0) | West Georgia (2–0) | West Georgia (2–0) | Slippery Rock (4–0) | Indianapolis (4–0) | Indianapolis (5–0) | Delta State (7–0) | Delta State (8–0) | West Florida (7–1) | Benedict (10–0) | NW Missouri State (9–2) | NW Missouri State (10–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Harding | Bowie State (1–0) | Newberry (2–0) | Ouachita Baptist (3–0) | Ashland (3–0) | NW Missouri State (4–1) | West Florida (4–1) | West Florida (5–1) | West Florida (6–1) | Benedict (9–0) | Slippery Rock (9–1) | Delta State (10–1) | Delta State (11–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Notre Dame (OH) | West Georgia (1–0) | Ouachita Baptist (2–0) | Newberry (3–0) | Pittsburg State (4–0) | West Florida (3–1) | Delta State (6–0) | Virginia Union (7–0) | Virginia Union (8–0) | Slippery Rock (8–1) | NW Missouri State (8–2) | Colorado Mines (9–2) | Ouachita Baptist (11–1) | 10. |
| 11. | West Florida | Nebraska–Kearney (1–0) | Slippery Rock (2–0) | Slippery Rock (3–0) | Augustana (SD) (4–0) | Harding (4–1) | Virginia Union (6–0) | Sioux Falls (7–0) | IUP (7–0) | NW Missouri State (7–2) | Colorado Mines (8–2) | Shepherd (10–1) | IUP (10–2) | 11. |
| 12. | West Georgia | Colorado Mines (0–1) | Ashland (2–0) | Ashland (2–0) | NW Missouri State (3–1) | Virginia Union (5–0) | Harding (5–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (6–1) | Newberry (7–1) | Colorado Mines (7–2) | Delta State (9–1) | Ashland (9–1) | Benedict (11–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Kutztown | Newberry (1–0) | Augustana (SD) (2–0) | Augustana (SD) (3–0) | Valdosta State (3–1) | Delta State (5–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (5–1) | IUP (6–0) | NW Missouri State (6–2) т | Davenport (8–0) | Ashland (8–1) | Indianapolis (9–1) | Ashland (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Nebraska–Kearney | Lenoir–Rhyne (1–0) | West Texas A&M (2–0) | Pittsburg State (3–0) | Indianapolis (3–0) т | Lenoir–Rhyne (4–1) | Sioux Falls (6–0) | NW Missouri State (5–2) | Slippery Rock (7–1) т | Ashland (7–1) | Indianapolis (8–1) | Virginia Union (9–1) | Minnesota State (10–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Newberry | Albany State (1–0) | Valdosta State (1–1) | Valdosta State (2–1) | West Florida (2–1) т | West Georgia (3–1) | IUP (5–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–0) | Benedict (8–0) | Indianapolis (7–1) | Virginia Union (9–1) | IUP (9–1) | Wingate (11–3) | 15. |
| 16. | New Haven | Ouachita Baptist (1–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Indianapolis (2–0) | Harding (3–1) | Notre Dame (OH) (4–1) | NW Missouri State (4–2) | Newberry (6–1) | Colorado Mines (6–2) | Virginia Union (8–1) | West Georgia (7–2) | West Georgia (8–2) | Slippery Rock (10–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Western Colorado | California (PA) (1–0) | Notre Dame (OH) (1–1) | Notre Dame (OH) (2–1) | Saginaw Valley State (4–0) | Sioux Falls (5–0) | Newberry (5–1) | Slippery Rock (6–1) | Indianapolis (6–1) | Harding (7–2) т | Harding (8–2) | Harding (9–2) | Indianapolis (9–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Albany State | Slippery Rock (1–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (1–1) | Lenoir–Rhyne (2–1) | Notre Dame (OH) (3–1) | IUP (4–0) | Slippery Rock (5–1) | Benedict (7–0) т | Davenport (7–0) | IUP (7–1) т | Davenport (8–1) | Newberry (9–2) | Virginia Union (9–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Lenoir–Rhyne т | Augustana (SD) (1–0) | Indianapolis (1–0) | Saginaw Valley State (3–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (3–1) | Newberry (4–1) | Colorado Mines (4–2) | Colorado Mines (7–0) т | Sioux Falls (7–1) | West Georgia (6–2) | IUP (8–1) | Minnesota State (9–2) | West Georgia (8–2) | 19. |
| 20. | Ouachita Baptist т | Ashland (1–0) | Bowie State (1–1) | Albany State (2–1) | Virginia Union (4–0) | Slippery Rock (4–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–0) | Indianapolis (5–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1) | Wingate (8–1) | Truman State (8–1) | Slippery Rock (9–2) | Davenport (8–3) | 20. |
| 21. | California (PA) | CSU Pueblo (1–0) т | Albany State (1–1) т | Colorado Mines (1–2) | Albany State (3–1) | Colorado Mines (3–2) | Albany State (5–1) | Augustana (SD) (6–1) | Harding (6–2) | Truman State (7–1) | Newberry (8–2) | Davenport (8–2) | Newberry (9–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Bemidji State | Notre Dame (OH) (0–1) т | Colorado Mines (0–2) т | Virginia Union (3–0) | Colorado Mines (2–2) | Albany State (4–1) т | Nebraska–Kearney (5–1) | Davenport (6–0) | Lenoir–Rhyne (6–2) | Newberry (7–2) | Emporia State (8–2) | Wingate (9–2) | Harding (9–2) | 22. |
| 23. | Slippery Rock | West Texas A&M (1–0) | Saginaw Valley State (2–0) | New Haven (2–1) | Nebraska–Kearney (3–1) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–0) т | Benedict (6–0) | Harding (5–2) | Saginaw Valley State (6–2) | Emporia State (7–2) | Minnesota State (8–2) | Truman State (8–2) | Notre Dame (OH) (9–3) | 23. |
| 24. | Midwestern State | New Haven (0–1) | Minnesota State (2–0) | Henderson State (3–0) | New Haven (3–1) | Nebraska–Kearney (4–1) | Augustana (SD) (4–2) | Saginaw Valley State (5–2) | West Georgia (5–2) | Minnesota State (7–2) | Henderson State 8–2) | Emporia State (8–3) т | Bemidji State (10–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Augustana (SD) | Indianapolis (1–0) | New Haven (1–1) | Nebraska–Kearney (2–1) | Delta State (4–0) | Saginaw Valley State (4–1) | West Georgia (3–2) | West Georgia (4–2) | New Haven (6–1) | Sioux Falls (7–2) | Winona State (8–2) | Notre Dame (OH) т | Truman State (9–2) | 25. |
| Preseason Aug 8[1] | Week 1 Sep 6[2] | Week 2 Sep 12[3] | Week 3 Sep 19[4] | Week 4 Sep 26[5] | Week 5 Oct 3[6] | Week 6 Oct 10[7] | Week 7 Oct 17[8] | Week 8 Oct 24[9] | Week 9 Oct 31[10] | Week 10 Nov 7[11] | Week 11 Nov 14[12] | Week 12 (Final) Dec 19[13] | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped:
|
References
edit- ^ "Defending national champion Ferris State begins 2022 at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. August 8, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Ferris State holds at No. 1 in AFCA Top 25". afca.com. AFCA. September 6, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Saginaw Valley State enters AFCA Top 25 for first time since 2019". afca.com. AFCA. September 12, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Virginia Union makes first appearance in almost three years". afca.com. AFCA. September 19, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Ouachita Baptist earns upset to move up in the AFCA top 25". afca.com. AFCA. September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Delta State wins big to move up in the rankings". afca.com. AFCA. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Pittsburg State wins top 10 battle". afca.com. AFCA. October 10, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Grand Valley State moves to No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "No. 2 Angelo State takes top 15 battle". afca.com. AFCA. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
- ^ "Benedict marches into the top 10". afca.com. AFCA. October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "Shepherd holding steady at No. 3". afca.com. AFCA. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
- ^ "Grand Valley State ends regular season at No. 1". afca.com. AFCA. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
- ^ "Ferris State wins second straight national title". afca.com. AFCA. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.