Safe to say a week can make a world of difference.
Only seven of the Top 25 didn't play a game in Week 0, and everyone else basically had a party. No. 1 Ferris State started slow against Pitt State, but ended up beating the Gorillas 42-14, which drops the Kansas team down to 19. Feels like deja vu, but I would expect them to work their way back up the rankings as they did last season.
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Harding and Kutztown remain in stasis, though we have the Golden Bears' game this week against Assumption on deck, and broadcast on FloCollege. Northwest Missouri State dismantled Texas A&M-Kingsville. They land at No. 5 and I don't think they are quite done moving up.
Three big movers are Slippery Rock (affectionately referred to as Slimey Pebble by FloCollege staff), GVSU, and Western Oregon. Two of those teams are yearly powerhouses, and another is the westernmost D2 football team in the league. In fact, the Wolves campus sits farther west than Los Angeles, San Francisco and nearly the entire state of California.
The bottom third of the Top 25 is just pure chaos, and will probably continue to to exist within that hurricane until the middle of the season when things even out.
See the full FloCollege Top 25 Rankings below, ahead of Week 1 of the D2 football season.
D2 Football Rankings 2026: Week 0 Top 25
- Ferris State (1-0)
- Harding (0-0)
- Kutztown (0-0)
- CSU Pueblo (1-0)
- Central Washington (0-0)
- Northwest Missouri State (1-0)
- Minnesota State (1-0)
- Indianapolis (1-0)
- Western Colorado (1-0)
- Grand Valley State (1-0)
- Findlay (0-0)
- Augustana (SD) (1-0)
- Ashland (0-0)
- Newberry (0-0)
- Western Oregon (1-0)
- Northeastern State (1-0)
- Slippery Rock (1-0)
- Frostburg State (0-0)
- Pittsburg State (0-1)
- Michigan Tech (1-0)
- Kentucky State (1-0)
- Benedict (1-0)
- Upper Iowa (1-0)
- East Stroudsburg (1-0)
- UNC Pembroke (1-0)
Also receiving votes:
Northwood, Wayne State (Neb.), Valdosta State, Lenoir-Rhyne, Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota State Moorhead, Assumption, Virginia Union, Catawba, Johnson C. Smith.
Previous Rankings:
How The FloCollege D2 Football Rankings Are Determined
The FloCollege Division 2 football rankings are driven by a mix of objective data and input from voters.
Ranking factors include:
- Voter Points
- Wins
- Margin of Victory
- Away Wins
D2 Football Week 1 Schedule On FloCollege
Here's every Division 2 football game happening on FloFootball this week.
Thursday, Sep 3
- 2026 Northwood vs Wayne State (MI)
- 2026 Thomas (GA) vs Carson-Newman
- 2026 No. 3 Kutztown vs Assumption
- 2026 Indiana (Pa.) vs No. 13 Ashland
- 2026 Warner vs Valdosta State
- 2026 West Texas A&M vs No. 10 Grand Valley State
Friday, Sep 4
- 2026 New Mexico Highlands vs Western N.M.
- 2026 Bentley vs No. 1 Ferris State
- 2026 No. 24 East Stroudsburg vs Pace
Saturday, Sep 5
- 2026 Truman State vs Davenport
- 2026 McKendree vs Hillsdale
- 2026 Midwestern State vs No. 20 Michigan Tech
- 2026 Saint Anselm vs Lake Erie
- 2026 Lock Haven vs American International
- 2026 West Alabama vs Lenoir-Rhyne
- 2026 Colorado Mesa vs Eastern N.M.
- 2026 Texas A&M-Kingsville vs Saginaw Valley State
- 2026 Tiffin vs Northern Michigan
- 2026 Keiser vs Anderson (SC)
- 2026 Chowan vs UVA Wise
- 2026 North Greenville vs Catawba
- 2026 Wheeling vs Walsh
- 2026 Reinhardt vs No. 14 Newberry
- 2026 Wingate vs Delta State
How To Watch D2 Football In 2026
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Game replays, highlights and breaking news will also be available on both platforms.
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