Football is quickly approaching and the first preseason poll for Division II teams has been released.

Harding Football, the reigning 2023 NCAA Division II Football Champions, tops the Lindy's Sports D2 Preseason Top 25 National Rankings. Central Missouri, Pittsburgh State, Ferris State, and Valdosta State round out the top five.

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Lindy's Sports, which is billed as the nation's leading football authority, highlighted the top 25 teams in the country based on expert opinions and also featured a preseason All-America team. 

Overall, the top five teams nationally in the magazine's preseason listing included defending national champion Harding (#1), Central Missouri (#2), Pittsburg State (#3), Ferris State (#4), and Valdosta State (#5). The top four choices are all from the highly competitive Super Region Three.

Below is the Lindy's Sports D2 Preseason Top 25 National Rankings:

1. Harding
2. Central Missouri
3. Pittsburg State
4. Ferris State
5. Valdosta State
6. Colorado Mines
7. Grand Valley State
8. Central Washington
9. Kutztown
10. Slippery Rock
11. Minnesota State
12. Lenoir-Rhyne
13. West Florida
14. Virginia Union 
15. Indianapolis
16. Western Colorado
17. Ouachita Baptist
18. Augustana
19. Texas-Permian Basin
20. Minnesota Duluth
21. Charleston (W.Va.)
22. Henderson State
23. Northwest Missouri State
24. Delta State
25. Benedict

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