2008 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 2008 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2008 season.

Legend

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American Football Coaches Association poll

Preseason
 [1]
Week 1
Sept 3[2]
Week 2
Sept 10[3]
Week 3
Sept 17[4]
Week 4
Sept 24[5]
Week 5
Oct 1[6]
Week 6
Oct 8[7]
Week 7
Oct 15[8]
Week 8
Oct 22[9]
Week 9
Oct 29[10]
Week 10
Nov 5[11]
Week 11
Nov 12[12]
Week 12
Postseason[13]
1.Valdosta State (17)Valdosta State (2–0) (22)Valdosta State (2–0) (23)Valdosta State (2–0) (21)Valdosta State (3–0) (20)Valdosta State (4–0) (21)Grand Valley State (5–0) (19)Grand Valley State (6–0) (19)Grand Valley State (7–0) (23)Grand Valley State (8–0) (21)Grand Valley State (9–0) (23)Grand Valley State (10–0) (22)Minnesota–Duluth (15–0) (26)1.
2.Grand Valley State (6)Grand Valley State (0–0) (1)Grand Valley State (1–0) (1)Grand Valley State (2–0) (2)Grand Valley State (3–0) (2)Grand Valley State (4–0) (2)North Alabama (6–0) (4)North Alabama (7–0) (4)Abilene Christian (7–0) (3)Abilene Christian (8–0) (5)Abilene Christian (9–0) (3)Abilene Christian (10–0) (4)Northwest Missouri State (13–2)2.
3.Northwest Missouri State (1)North Alabama (1–0) (1)North Alabama (2–0) (1)North Alabama (3–0) (1)North Alabama (4–0) (2)North Alabama (5–0) (1)Abilene Christian (5–0) (3)Abilene Christian (6–0) (3)Northwest Missouri State (7–1)Northwest Missouri State (8–1)Northwest Missouri State (9–1)Northwest Missouri State (10–1)North Alabama (12–2)3.
4.North AlabamaCarson–Newman (1–0) (1)Abilene Christian (1–0) (1)Abilene Christian (2–0) (2)Abilene Christian (3–0) (2)Abilene Christian (4–0) (2)West Texas A&M (6–0)West Texas A&M (7–0)Bloomsburg (8–0)Bloomsburg (9–0)Delta State (8–1)Delta State (9–1)Grand Valley State (11–1)4.
5.California (PA)California (PA) (1–0)Nebraska–Omaha (1–0)Nebraska–Omaha (2–0)Nebraska–Omaha (3–0)West Texas A&M (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–1)Northwest Missouri State (6–1)Delta State (6–1)Delta State (7–1)North Alabama (9–1)North Alabama (10–1)Abilene Christian (11–1)5.
6.Carson–NewmanAbilene Christian (1–0) (1)West Texas A&M (2–0)West Texas A&M (3–0)West Texas A&M (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)Bloomsburg (6–0)Bloomsburg (7–0)California (PA) (7–1) тNorth Alabama (8–1)Minnesota–Duluth (10–0)Minnesota–Duluth (11–0)California (PA) (12–2)6.
7.Nebraska–OmahaNebraska–Omaha (0–0)Pittsburg State (2–0)Pittsburg State (3–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Northwest Missouri State (4–1)Delta State (4–1)Delta State (5–1)Minnesota–Duluth (8–0) тCalifornia (PA) (8–1)California (PA) (9–1)California (PA) (10–1)Delta State (10–2)7.
8.Abilene ChristianChadron State (1–0)Central Washington (2–0)Central Washington (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (3–1)Bloomsburg (5–0)California (PA) (5–1)California (PA) (6–1)North Alabama (7–1)Minnesota–Duluth (9–0)Central Washington (9–1)Central Washington (10–1)Pittsburg State (11–2)8.
9.Chadron StateWest Texas A&M (1–0)Northwest Missouri State (1–1)Northwest Missouri State (2–1)Central Washington (4–0)California (PA) (4–1)Minnesota–Duluth (6–0)Minnesota–Duluth (7–0)Valdosta State (6–1)Central Washington (8–1)West Texas A&M (9–1)West Texas A&M (10–1)Chadron State (11–2)9.
10.West Texas A&MDelta State (0–0)Shepherd (2–0)Bloomsburg (3–0)Bloomsburg (4–0)Minnesota–Duluth (5–0)Valdosta State (4–1)Valdosta State (5–1)Central Washington (7–1)West Texas A&M (8–1)Pittsburg State (9–1)Pittsburg State (10–1)West Texas A&M (11–2)10.
11.Central WashingtonCentral Washington (1–0)Bloomsburg (2–0)Carson–Newman (2–1)Carson–Newman (2–1)Tuskegee (4–0)Central Washington (5–1)Central Washington (6–1)West Texas A&M (7–1)Tuskegee (8–0)Tuskegee (9–0)Tuskegee (10–0)Bloomsburg (11–2)11.
12.Delta StateNorthwest Missouri State (0–1)Carson–Newman (1–1)IUP (2–0)IUP (3–0)Central Washington (4–1)Tuskegee (5–0)Tuskegee (6–0)Tuskegee (7–0)Pittsburg State (8–1)Chadron State (9–1)Chadron State (10–1)Valdosta State (9–3)12.
13.ShepherdShepherd (1–0)IUP (1–0)Tuskegee (2–0)Tuskegee (3–0)Tarleton State (5–0)Chadron State (5–1)Chadron State (6–1)Chadron State (7–1) тChadron State (8–1)Valdosta State (7–2)Valdosta State (8–2)Central Washington (10–2)13.
14.TuskegeePittsburg State (1–0)Tuskegee (1–0)California (PA) (2–1)California (PA) (3–1)Delta State (3–1)Pittsburg State (5–1)Pittsburg State (6–1)Pittsburg State (7–1) тValdosta State (6–2)Bloomsburg (9–1)Bloomsburg (10–1)Tuskegee (10–1)14.
15.AshlandTuskegee (0–0)Minnesota–Duluth (2–0)Minnesota–Duluth (3–0)Minnesota–Duluth (4–0)Chadron State (4–1)Wingate (6–0)Wingate (7–0)Edinboro (7–1)Carson–Newman (6–2)Carson–Newman (7–2)IUP (8–2)Ashland (9–4)15.
16.West ChesterIUP (0–0)California (PA) (1–1)Tarleton State (3–0)Tarleton State (4–0)Nebraska–Omaha (3–1)IUP (4–1)Edinboro (6–1)Tarleton State (7–1)Wingate (8–1)American International (9–0)Edinboro (9–2)Tusculum (9–4)16.
17.Pittsburg StateMinnesota–Duluth (1–0)Delta State (0–1)Delta State (1–1)Delta State (2–1)Midwestern State (4–0)Central Missouri (5–1)Tarleton State (6–1)Carson–Newman (5–2)American International (8–0)West Chester (8–2)Ashland (8–3)West Chester (9–4)17.
18.Texas A&M–CommerceBloomsburg (1–0)Washburn (2–0)Chadron State (2–1)Chadron State (3–1)Wingate (5–0)Edinboro (5–1)Carson–Newman (4–2)Central Missouri (6–2)IUP (6–2)IUP (7–2)Fayetteville State (8–2)Carson–Newman (7–4)18.
19.CatawbaTarleton State (1–0)Tarleton State (2–0)Albany State (3–0)Central Missouri (4–0)IUP (3–1)Tarleton State (5–1)Seton Hill (7–0)American International (7–0)West Chester (7–2)Tarleton State (8–2)American International (9–1)Wayne State (9–3)19.
20.NewberrySouthern Connecticut State (1–0)Chadron State (1–1)Central Missouri (3–0)Albany State (3–0)Catawba (3–1)West Virginia State (5–0)Albany State (5–1)Wingate (7–1)Tarleton State (7–2)Edinboro (8–2)West Chester (8–3)Edinboro (9–2)20.
21.IUP [note 1]Newberry (0–1)Albany State (2–0)Newberry (1–1)Midwestern State (3–0)Edinboro (4–1)Carson–Newman (3–2)Central Missouri (5–2)IUP (5–2)Edinboro (7–2)Seton Hill (9–1)Carson–Newman (7–3)IUP (8–2)21.
22.Minnesota–DuluthWashburn (1–0)Newberry (0–1)Shepherd (2–1)Wingate (4–0)Central Missouri (4–1)Midwestern State (4–1)Nebraska–Omaha (4–2)West Virginia State (6–1)Seton Hill (8–1)Wingate (8–2)Wayne State (9–2)Nebraska–Omaha (7–4)22.
23.Mesa StateWest Chester (0–1)West Chester (1–1)Edinboro (3–0)Catawba (2–1)Carson–Newman (2–2)Albany State (4–1)IUP (4–2)Ashland (6–2)Arkansas–Monticello (7–2)Fayetteville State (8–2)Tusculum (8–3)Minnesota State (9–3)23.
24.Southern Connecticut StateAshland (0–1)Central Missouri (2–0)Ferris State (3–0)Edinboro (3–1)West Virginia State (4–0)Seton Hill (6–0)American International (6–0)West Chester (6–2)Fayetteville State (7–2)Ashland (7–3)Nebraska–Omaha (7–3)Seton Hill (10–3)24.
25.Bloomsburg тAlbany State (1–0)Saginaw Valley State (1–0)Washburn (2–1)West Virginia State (4–0)Ferris State (4–1)Newberry (3–2)West Virginia State (5–1)Midwestern State (5–2)Ashland (6–3)Wayne State (8–2)Minnesota State (9–2)American International (9–2)25.
26.Virginia Union т 26.
Preseason
 [14]
Week 1
Sept 3[15]
Week 2
Sept 10[16]
Week 3
Sept 17[17]
Week 4
Sept 24[18]
Week 5
Oct 1[19]
Week 6
Oct 8[20]
Week 7
Oct 15[21]
Week 8
Oct 22[22]
Week 9
Oct 29[23]
Week 10
Nov 5[24]
Week 11
Nov 12[25]
Week 12
Postseason[26]
Dropped:
  • 18 Texas A&M–Commerce
  • 19 Catawba
  • 23 Mesa State
  • 25 Virginia Union
Dropped:
  • 20 Southern Connecticut State
  • 24 Ashland
Dropped:
  • 23 West Chester
  • 25 Saginaw Valley State
Dropped:
  • 21 Newberry
  • 22 Shepherd
  • 24 Ferris State
  • 25 Washburn
Dropped:
20 Albany State
Dropped:
  • 16 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 20 Catawba
  • 25 Ferris State
Dropped:
  • 22 Midwestern State
  • 25 Newberry
Dropped:
  • 19 Seton Hill
  • 20 Albany State
  • 22 Nebraska–Omaha
Dropped:
  • 18 Central Missouri
  • 22 West Virginia State
  • 25 Midwestern State
Dropped:
23 Arkansas–Monticello
Dropped:
  • 19 Tarleton State
  • 21 Seton Hill
  • 22 Wingate
Dropped:
18 Fayetteville State

Notes

  1. In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana (PA)

References

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