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D2 Football Rankings 2026: Ferris State Leads Undefeated-Heavy Top 25

D2 Football Rankings 2026: Ferris State Leads Undefeated-Heavy Top 25

See the Week 5 FloCollege D2 football rankings for 2026. Ferris State remains No. 1 as 15 undefeated teams remain in the Top 25.

Oct 6, 2026 by R. R. Ellis
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Fifteen teams in the FloCollege D2 Top 25 are still undefeated, and the pack has separated like oil and water. Ferris State, Harding, CSU Pueblo, Kutztown and MSU still round out the top five, with the latter two teams switching spots after last week's rankings. 

The first team that shows up in the rankings with a defeat is Findlay, at No. 12, with Davenport, NGU, Mars Hill, and Emporia State the only undefeated teams that feature behind the Oilers. 

Mars Hill and Emporia State both enter the rankings, as does Michigan Tech. The Huskies have a date with GVSU this week. Note that five G-MAC teams show up in the rankings this week, with three in the received votes section. That will almost certainly not be the case next week, as Hillsdale hosts Walsh, and Northwood heads to Tiffin. 

See the full Top 25 below. 

FloCollege D2 Football Rankings Week 5

  1. Ferris State (5-0)
  2. Harding (5-0)
  3. CSU Pueblo (6-0)
  4. Kutztown (5-0)
  5. Minnesota State (6-0)
  6. Grand Valley State (5-0)
  7. Slippery Rock (5-0)
  8. Western Colorado (6-0)
  9. Northwood (5-0)
  10. Henderson State (5-0)
  11. Indiana (PA) (5-0)
  12. Findlay (4-1)
  13. Davenport (5-0)
  14. Northwest Missouri State (3-1)
  15. North Greenville (5-0)
  16. Mars Hill (5-0)
  17. Virginia Union (5-1)
  18. Emporia State (5-0)
  19. UT Permian Basin (4-1)
  20. Johnson C. Smith (4-1)
  21. Carson-Newman (5-1)
  22. Valdosta State (4-1)
  23. Michigan Tech (4-1)
  24. South Dakota Mines (5-1)
  25. Benedict (4-1)

Receiving Votes

Augustana (SD) (4-2), Hillsdale (4-1), Bloomsburg (4-1), East Stroudsburg (4-1), Central Missouri (4-1), Tiffin (4-1), Walsh (4-1), Roosevelt (4-1), Edward Waters (5-1), West Liberty (5-1), West Alabama (5-1), Midwestern State (4-1), Southeastern Oklahoma State (4-1), East Central (4-1)

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
  • Strength of Schedule

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Which Teams Are Undefeated in the Week 5 D2 Football Rankings?

Fifteen teams remain undefeated in the Week 5 FloCollege D2 Top 25, led by the top five: Ferris State, Harding, CSU Pueblo, Kutztown, and Minnesota State.

What Is the Highest-Ranked One-Loss Team in D2 Football?

Findlay (4-1) is the highest-ranked one-loss team in the country, landing at No. 12 in the Week 5 rankings.

Who Is the No. 1 Ranked D2 Football Team?

Ferris State (5-0) holds the No. 1 spot in the Week 5 FloCollege D2 Football Top 25 rankings, leading a top five that includes Harding, CSU Pueblo, Kutztown, and Minnesota State.

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