The first weekend of pure chaos in the D2 football season has come and gone, leaving teams and fans reeling in it's wake. 

Three top 10 teams lost in dramatic fashion -- GVSU, MSU, Virginia Union --, while No. 1 Ferris State had to fight off a a spirited Tiffin team that nearly notched a comeback. 

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Suffice to say, the FloCollege Football Rankings didn't skip leg day, and the rankings reflect the mayhem. 

Grand Valley State drops four spots after their loss to Pittsburg State, who miraculously reappears in the Top 25 at No. 21. Virginia Union and Minnesota State both sink after losses to Edward Waters and Minnesota Duluth, respectively. Both of those teams also show up in this week's rankings, with Waters receiving votes and Duluth surging to No. 12. 

Plenty of teams capitalized on the chaos. Angelo State, Kutztown, MSU Moorhead each move up a few spots, but the big winners are Michigan Tech and West Alabama, who are both 3-0 to start the season and sit inside the Top 10 at No. 9 and No. 10.

One more team that sticks out is Sioux Falls, who have come out of nowhere to land at No. 22 after starting 3-0 with two away wins against Black Hills and Bemidji. 

See the full FloCollege Top 25 D2 Football rankings below.

FloCollege D2 Football Rankings: Week 3

1. Ferris State (Prev. 1)
2. Harding (Prev. 2)
3. West Florida (Prev. 4)
4. Angelo State (Prev. 6)
5. Kutztown (Prev. 8)
6. Slippery Rock (Prev. 5)
7. Grand Valley State (Prev. 3)
8. Western Colorado (Prev. 9)
9. West Alabama (Prev. 13)
10. Michigan Tech (Prev. 15)
11. UT Permian Basin (Prev. 12)
12. Minnesota Duluth (Prev. 21)
13. Valdosta State (Prev. 11)
14. MSU Moorhead (Prev. 18)
15. Lenoir-Rhyne (Prev. 19)
16. Minnesota State (Prev. 7)
17. Virginia Union (Prev. 10)
18. Augustana (SD) (Prev. 20)
19. Wingate (Prev. NR)
20. CSU Pueblo (Prev. 23)
21. Pittsburg State (Prev. NR)
22. Sioux Falls (Prev. NR)
23. Delta State (Prev. 16)
24. Charleston (WV) (Prev. 14)
25. Emory & Henry (Prev. NR)

Also Received Votes:

Anderson (SC), Central Oklahoma, Johnson C. Smith, Indianapolis, Edward Waters, Clarion, Albany State, Colorado Mines, Central Washington, Arkansas Tech

Previous D2 Football Rankings

• Preseason
• Week 1
• Week 2

Methodology For 2025-26 Top 25 D2 Rankings

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 College Football Week 3 Games

Thursday, September 18, 2025

• 7:00 PM ET – Tuskegee vs. Benedict

Friday, September 19, 2025

• 6:00 PM ET – Saint Anselm vs. Assumption

Saturday, September 20, 2025

• 12:00 PM ET – Virginia-Lynchburg vs. Shorter
• 12:00 PM ET – Thomas More vs. Northwood
• 12:00 PM ET – Central State (OH) vs. Morgan State
• 12:00 PM ET – Tiffin vs. Ohio Dominican
• 12:00 PM ET – Lock Haven vs. California (PA)
• 12:00 PM ET – Post vs. Pace
• 12:00 PM ET – Gannon vs. Kutztown
• 1:00 PM ET – Anderson (SC) vs. Mars Hill
• 1:00 PM ET – American International vs. Southern Connecticut
• 1:00 PM ET – Wayne State (NE) vs. MSU Moorhead
• 1:00 PM ET – Saginaw Valley State vs. New Haven
• 1:00 PM ET – West Liberty vs. Frostburg State
• 1:00 PM ET – Wheeling vs. Fairmont State
• 1:00 PM ET – Davenport vs. Northern Michigan
• 1:00 PM ET – Fayetteville State vs. Elizabeth City State
• 1:00 PM ET – Kentucky State vs. Morehouse
• 1:00 PM ET – Wayne State (MI) vs. Wisconsin–La Crosse
• 1:00 PM ET – Virginia State vs. Winston-Salem State
• 1:00 PM ET – Hillsdale vs. Ashland
• 1:00 PM ET – Walsh vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
• 1:00 PM ET – Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Carson-Newman
• 1:00 PM ET – Johnson C. Smith vs. Virginia Union
• 1:00 PM ET – Shaw vs. Lincoln (PA)
• 1:00 PM ET – Shepherd vs. Clarion
• 1:00 PM ET – Emporia State vs. Nebraska–Kearney
• 1:00 PM ET – West Virginia State vs. West Virginia Wesleyan
• 1:00 PM ET – Concord vs. Charleston (WV)
• 2:00 PM ET – Mary vs. Southwest Minnesota State
• 2:00 PM ET – Minnesota State vs. Jamestown
• 2:00 PM ET – Chadron State vs. Colorado Mines
• 2:00 PM ET – Seton Hill vs. West Chester
• 2:00 PM ET – Millersville vs. Indiana (PA)
• 2:00 PM ET – Edinboro vs. Bloomsburg
• 2:00 PM ET – Roosevelt vs. Wisconsin–Oshkosh
• 2:00 PM ET – Emory & Henry vs. Tusculum
• 2:00 PM ET – Augustana (SD) vs. Bemidji State
• 2:00 PM ET – Findlay vs. Lake Erie
• 2:00 PM ET – Black Hills State vs. Fort Lewis
• 2:00 PM ET – Minot State vs. Winona State
• 2:00 PM ET – Minnesota Duluth vs. Sioux Falls
• 3:00 PM ET – Delta State vs. Fort Valley State
• 3:00 PM ET – Franklin Pierce vs. Bentley
• 3:00 PM ET – Edward Waters vs. Bethune–Cookman
• 3:00 PM ET – South Dakota Mines vs. New Mexico Highlands
• 3:00 PM ET – Rio Grande vs. Ferris State
• 3:00 PM ET – Savannah State vs. Miles
• 3:30 PM ET – Concordia-St. Paul vs. Northern State
• 4:00 PM ET – Erskine vs. Brevard
• 4:00 PM ET – CSU Pueblo vs. Colorado Mesa
• 4:00 PM ET – Bowie State vs. Livingstone
• 4:00 PM ET – Upper Iowa vs. Michigan Tech
• 4:05 PM ET – Sul Ross State vs. Western Oregon
• 5:00 PM ET – Fort Hays State vs. Pittsburg State
• 5:00 PM ET – Northwest Missouri State vs. Missouri Southern State
• 6:00 PM ET – McKendree vs. Indianapolis
• 6:00 PM ET – West Florida vs. North Greenville
• 6:00 PM ET – Ferrum vs. UNC Pembroke
• 6:00 PM ET – Shippensburg vs. Slippery Rock
• 6:00 PM ET – Wingate vs. UVA Wise
• 6:00 PM ET – Clark Atlanta vs. Allen
• 7:00 PM ET – Western New Mexico vs. Angelo State
• 7:00 PM ET – Catawba vs. Newberry
• 7:00 PM ET – Harding vs. Southern Arkansas
• 7:00 PM ET – Lane vs. Alabama A&M (Note: Alabama A&M wasn’t in your full list, so I kept as given)
• 7:00 PM ET – Truman vs. Missouri S&T
• 7:00 PM ET – Eastern New Mexico vs. Midwestern State
• 7:00 PM ET – Southern Nazarene vs. East Central
• 7:00 PM ET – Barton vs. West Alabama
• 7:00 PM ET – Southwest Baptist vs. William Jewell
• 7:00 PM ET – Southwestern Oklahoma vs. Southeastern Oklahoma
• 7:00 PM ET – Henderson State vs. Arkansas–Monticello
• 7:00 PM ET – Central Missouri vs. Missouri Western
• 7:30 PM ET – Quincy vs. Lincoln (MO)
• 8:00 PM ET – Western Colorado vs. Adams State
• 8:00 PM ET – UT Permian Basin vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
• 8:00 PM ET – Northwestern Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma Baptist
• 8:00 PM ET – Arkansas Tech vs. Ouachita Baptist
• 8:00 PM ET – Washburn vs. Central Oklahoma
• 9:00 PM ET – West Texas A&M vs. Central Washington

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