D2 NCAA Division II football
Rankings
The NCAA Power Index: the NCAA's own ranking of every Division II team, which selects the at-large teams for the 2026 championship. Published by the NCAA and shown as published.
NCAA NPI, through games Oct 24, 2026, Super Region 1
Through games Oct 24, 2026. Published by the NCAA Oct 25, 2:45 PM CT. NPI combines Division II winning percentage and strength of schedule (25/75), a home and away weighting, and a quality-win bonus. How selection works.
Super Region 1
| Rank | SR rank | School | Conf. | NPI | Prev. | DII W-L | Adj. W-L | Win value | Loss value | QWB | vs above | vs below | NPI est. | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Slippery Rock | PSAC | 68.145 | 1.000 | 8-0 | 5.5-0.0 | 84.181 | 51.109 | 8.073 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 67.9 (1) | - |
| 8 | 2 | Kutztown | PSAC | 62.705 | 8.000 | 7-0 | 5.5-0.0 | 77.381 | 47.029 | 5.352 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 63.9 (6) | - |
| 11 | 3 | East Stroudsburg | PSAC | 60.989 | 15.000 | 6-1 | 5.5-1.0 | 75.236 | 45.742 | 4.495 | 0-1 | 6-0 | 61.5 (13) | up 4 |
| 21 | 4 | Virginia State | CIAA | 58.371 | 24.000 | 7-0 | 5.5-0.0 | 71.963 | 43.778 | 3.185 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 59.1 (24) | up 3 |
| 25 | 5 | Virginia Union | CIAA | 57.690 | 31.000 | 7-1 | 5.5-0.9 | 71.112 | 43.267 | 2.845 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 57.5 (28) | up 6 |
| 29 | 6 | West Liberty | MEC | 56.366 | 26.000 | 7-1 | 5.5-1.0 | 69.457 | 42.274 | 2.183 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 57.4 (30) | down 3 |
| 40 | 7 | Bowie State | CIAA | 54.343 | 61.000 | 4-2 | 4.0-2.0 | 66.929 | 40.757 | 1.172 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 52.7 (63) | up 21 |
| 42 | 8 | Indiana (PA) | PSAC | 53.984 | 28.000 | 5-3 | 5.2-3.0 | 66.480 | 40.488 | 0.992 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 57.3 (32) | down 14 |
| 43 | 9 | Assumption | NE10 | 53.589 | 40.000 | 5-2 | 5.1-2.0 | 65.986 | 40.192 | 0.794 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 56.1 (41) | down 3 |
| 45 | 10 | Johnson C. Smith | CIAA | 53.380 | 36.000 | 6-2 | 5.5-1.9 | 65.725 | 40.035 | 0.690 | 0-2 | 6-0 | 56.9 (35) | down 9 |
| 47 | 11 | California (PA) | PSAC | 53.102 | 60.000 | 5-3 | 4.9-3.0 | 65.378 | 39.827 | 0.551 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 53.8 (57) | up 13 |
| 53 | 12 | Shepherd | PSAC | 52.685 | 50.000 | 5-3 | 4.8-3.0 | 64.857 | 39.514 | 0.343 | 1-2 | 4-1 | 56.5 (37) | down 3 |
| 56 | 13 | Bloomsburg | PSAC | 51.875 | 52.000 | 5-2 | 5.1-2.1 | 63.906 | 38.906 | 0.000 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 54.9 (52) | down 4 |
| 57 | 14 | Seton Hill | PSAC | 51.777 | 82.000 | 3-4 | 3.0-3.9 | 63.833 | 38.833 | 0.000 | 1-4 | 2-0 | 51.0 (78) | up 25 |
| 59 | 15 | Lock Haven | PSAC | 51.117 | 58.000 | 4-4 | 4.1-4.0 | 63.338 | 38.338 | 0.000 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 53.2 (58) | down 1 |
| 62 | 16 | Pace | NE10 | 51.019 | 84.000 | 4-2 | 4.0-2.0 | 63.264 | 38.264 | 0.000 | 0-2 | 4-0 | 51.1 (76) | up 22 |
| 65 | 17 | Franklin Pierce | NE10 | 50.953 | 38.000 | 4-1 | 4.0-1.0 | 63.214 | 38.214 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 4-0 | 57.3 (31) | down 27 |
| 68 | 18 | Concord | MEC | 50.650 | 72.000 | 5-2 | 4.9-2.0 | 62.987 | 37.987 | 0.000 | 0-1 | 5-1 | 52.0 (71) | up 4 |
| 69 | 19 | Fayetteville State | CIAA | 50.459 | 63.000 | 5-3 | 4.9-3.0 | 62.844 | 37.844 | 0.000 | 1-3 | 4-0 | 52.9 (61) | down 6 |
| 81 | 20 | Charleston | MEC | 49.110 | 90.000 | 4-4 | 3.9-3.9 | 61.833 | 36.833 | 0.000 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 49.5 (90) | up 9 |
| 82 | 21 | Frostburg State | MEC | 49.016 | 56.000 | 4-4 | 3.9-3.9 | 61.762 | 36.762 | 0.000 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 53.0 (60) | down 26 |
| 90 | 22 | Clarion | PSAC | 48.073 | 79.000 | 3-4 | 2.8-3.9 | 61.055 | 36.055 | 0.000 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 51.0 (79) | down 11 |
| 93 | 23 | Bentley | NE10 | 47.741 | 100.000 | 4-3 | 3.9-1.9 | 60.805 | 35.805 | 0.000 | 0-3 | 4-0 | 49.4 (92) | up 7 |
| 95 | 24 | West Chester | PSAC | 47.281 | 89.000 | 3-4 | 3.0-4.0 | 60.461 | 35.461 | 0.000 | 0-4 | 3-0 | 51.0 (77) | down 6 |
| 98 | 25 | Wheeling | MEC | 46.765 | 113.000 | 4-4 | 4.0-4.0 | 60.074 | 35.074 | 0.000 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 45.7 (119) | up 15 |
| 102 | 26 | Southern Connecticut State | NE10 | 46.474 | 74.000 | 3-2 | 3.0-2.0 | 59.856 | 34.856 | 0.000 | 0-2 | 3-0 | 52.2 (69) | down 28 |
| 103 | 27 | Shaw | CIAA | 46.450 | 102.000 | 4-5 | 3.9-4.8 | 59.837 | 34.837 | 0.000 | 0-5 | 4-0 | 49.1 (93) | down 1 |
| 104 | 28 | Edinboro | PSAC | 46.367 | 81.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-5.1 | 59.775 | 34.775 | 0.000 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 50.8 (82) | down 23 |
| 116 | 29 | Shippensburg | PSAC | 44.321 | 111.000 | 2-5 | 2.1-3.0 | 58.241 | 33.241 | 0.000 | 0-5 | 2-0 | 47.6 (108) | down 5 |
| 117 | 30 | West Virginia State | MEC | 44.113 | 117.000 | 2-4 | 2.0-4.1 | 58.084 | 33.084 | 0.000 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 45.4 (122) | - |
| 119 | 31 | American International | NE10 | 43.908 | 120.000 | 2-4 | 2.0-4.0 | 57.931 | 32.931 | 0.000 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 45.5 (120) | up 1 |
| 120 | 32 | Elizabeth City State | CIAA | 43.745 | 133.000 | 2-5 | 2.0-4.0 | 57.808 | 32.808 | 0.000 | 0-5 | 2-0 | 43.1 (133) | up 13 |
| 126 | 33 | West Virginia Wesleyan | MEC | 42.731 | 121.000 | 3-6 | 3.0-6.0 | 57.048 | 32.048 | 0.000 | 1-6 | 2-0 | 45.3 (124) | down 5 |
| 130 | 34 | Fairmont State | MEC | 42.333 | 122.000 | 2-5 | 1.9-3.9 | 56.750 | 31.750 | 0.000 | 1-5 | 1-0 | 44.7 (126) | down 8 |
| 133 | 35 | Gannon | PSAC | 42.039 | 146.000 | 1-7 | 1.0-5.1 | 56.529 | 31.529 | 0.000 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 42.3 (138) | up 13 |
| 135 | 36 | Winston-Salem State | CIAA | 41.659 | 142.000 | 2-5 | 2.0-3.0 | 56.244 | 31.244 | 0.000 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 42.3 (138) | up 7 |
| 142 | 37 | Livingstone | CIAA | 39.622 | 134.000 | 2-6 | 2.0-4.1 | 54.716 | 29.716 | 0.000 | 1-6 | 1-0 | 44.2 (128) | down 8 |
| 145 | 38 | Glenville State | MEC | 37.884 | 143.000 | 1-5 | 0.9-3.0 | 53.413 | 28.413 | 0.000 | 0-5 | 1-0 | 41.0 (145) | down 2 |
| 147 | 39 | Lincoln (PA) | CIAA | 35.794 | 145.000 | 1-6 | 0.9-4.0 | 51.846 | 26.846 | 0.000 | 0-6 | 1-0 | 41.2 (143) | down 2 |
| 148 | 40 | Saint Anselm | NE10 | 32.642 | 147.000 | 0-7 | 0.0-0.9 | 49.481 | 24.481 | 0.000 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 38.5 (156) | down 1 |
| 150 | 41 | Post | NE10 | 32.048 | 149.000 | 0-7 | 0.0-0.9 | 49.036 | 24.036 | 0.000 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 39.1 (155) | down 1 |
| 159 | 42 | Millersville | PSAC | 28.413 | 158.000 | 0-8 | 0.0-0.9 | 46.310 | 21.310 | 0.000 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 41.1 (144) | down 1 |
| 160 | 43 | Bluefield State | CIAA | 26.846 | 160.000 | 0-8 | 0.0-0.9 | 45.134 | 20.134 | 0.000 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 36.9 (160) | - |
NPI est. is this site's reconstruction from stored finals, shown for comparison; the NCAA's figure is the one that selects the field. Rank ties are as published.
Source: The NCAA Power Index as published by the NCAA on NCAA.com (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 25, 3:35 PM CT.