NW Up To 8th in Latest AFCA D2 Top 25
October 26, 2021 6:55AM CDT
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 8 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferris St. (Mich.) (26) | 7-0 | 744 | 1 | D. Michigan Tech, 38-10 | Oct. 30 vs. Northern Michigan |
| 2 | Valdosta St. (Ga.) (4) | 7-0 | 724 | 2 | D. Mississippi College, 41-14 | Oct. 30 vs. No. 3 West Georgia |
| 3 | West Georgia | 7-1 | 659 | 4 | D. North Greenville (S.C.), 34-12 | Oct. 30 at No. 2 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 4 | California (Pa.) | 7-0 | 649 | 5 | D. No. 23 Indiana (Pa.), 38-34 | Oct. 30 vs. Seton Hill (Pa.) |
| 5 | West Florida | 6-1 | 575 | 6 | D. Shorter (Ga.), 45-23 | Oct. 30 at Mississippi College |
| 6 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 7-1 | 567 | 7 | D. Southern Arkansas, 42-7 | Oct. 30 at East Central (Okla.) |
| 7 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 6-1 | 531 | 8 | D. Northern Michigan, 28-24 | Oct. 30 vs. Michigan Tech |
| 8 | Northwest Missouri St. | 6-1 | 511 | 10 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 59-7 | Oct. 30 vs. No. 17 Nebraska-Kearney |
| 9 | Notre Dame (Ohio) | 7-1 | 508 | 9 | D. Glenville St. (W.Va.), 34-14 | Oct. 30 vs. Fairmont St. (W.Va.) |
| 10 | Harding (Ark.) | 7-1 | 452 | 12 | D. Arkansas-Monticello, 64-7 | Oct. 30 at Northwestern Oklahoma |
| 11 | Bentley (Mass.) | 7-0 | 445 | 13 | Idle | Oct. 30 vs. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
| 12 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 7-1 | 440 | 11 | D. West Chester (Pa.), 42-38 | Oct. 30 at Bloomsburg (Pa.) |
| 13 | Bowie St. (Md.) | 7-1 | 374 | 14 | D. Virginia Union, 27-7 | Oct. 30 at Lincoln (Pa.) |
| 14 | Colorado School of Mines | 7-1 | 323 | 3 | Lost to Colorado Mesa, 26-21 | Oct. 30 vs. Chadron St. (Neb.) |
| 15 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 7-1 | 321 | 17 | D. Mercyhurst (Pa.), 20-17 | Oct. 30 at Gannon (Pa.) |
| 16 | Wingate (N.C.) | 6-1 | 306 | 18 | D. Virginia-Wise, 48-21 | Oct. 30 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
| 17 | Nebraska-Kearney | 7-1 | 264 | 21 | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 56-0 | Oct. 30 at No. 8 Northwest Missouri St. |
| 18 | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 7-1 | 258 | 20 | D. Arkansas Tech, 41-38 OT | Oct. 30 vs. Southern Nazarene |
| 19 | Augustana (S.D.) | 7-1 | 251 | 22 | D. Minnesota St., 45-35 | Oct. 30 vs. Winona St. (Minn.) |
| 20 | Western Colorado | 7-1 | 167 | 24 | D. South Dakota Mines, 42-21 | Oct. 30 vs. No. 22 Colorado Mesa |
| 21 | Kutztown (Pa.) | 7-1 | 145 | 25 | D. Lock Haven (Pa.), 32-15 | Oct. 30 vs. Millersville (Pa.) |
| 22 | Colorado Mesa | 6-1 | 144 | NR | D. No. 3 Colorado School of Mines, 26-21 | Oct. 30 at No. 20 Western Colorado |
| 23 | Frostburg St. (Md.) | 7-1 | 91 | NR | D. Fairmont St. (W.Va.), 49-14 | Oct. 30 at Alderson Broaddus (W.Va.) |
| 24 | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 5-2 | 64 | 19 | Lost to Tarleton, 17-14 | Oct. 30 vs. Western New Mexico |
| 25 | Albany St. (Ga.) | 7-1 | 56 | NR | D. Savannah St. (Ga.), 30-0 | Oct. 30 at Morehouse (Ga.) |
Dropped Out: West Alabama (15), Minnesota-Duluth (16), Indiana (Pa.) (23)
Others Receiving Votes: West Alabama, 42; Washburn (Kan.), 28; New Haven (Conn.), 25; Indiana (Pa.), 22; Bemidji St. (Minn.), 20; Minnesota-Duluth, 18; Pittsburg St. (Kan.), 9; Angelo St. (Texas), 7; Lindenwood (Mo.), 5; Wayne St. (Neb.), 3; Charleston (W.Va.), 1; Southeastern Oklahoma, 1.
