D2 NCAA Division II football
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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 4
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 4
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | Harding | GAC | 66.960 | 2.000 | 8-0 | 5.5-0.0 | 82.700 | 50.220 | 7.480 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 67.1 (2) | down 1 |
| 5 | 2 | Emporia State | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 64.622 | 6.000 | 8-0 | 5.5-0.0 | 79.778 | 48.467 | 6.311 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 63.8 (7) | up 1 |
| 6 | 3 | Colorado State Pueblo | RMAC | 63.807 | 4.000 | 8-0 | 5.5-0.0 | 78.759 | 47.856 | 5.904 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 65.0 (5) | down 2 |
| 12 | 4 | Western Colorado | RMAC | 60.975 | 14.000 | 8-0 | 5.5-0.0 | 75.219 | 45.731 | 4.487 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 60.9 (15) | up 2 |
| 14 | 5 | Central Washington | Lone Star | 60.593 | 18.000 | 6-1 | 5.5-1.0 | 74.742 | 45.445 | 4.297 | 0-1 | 6-0 | 60.3 (18) | up 4 |
| 17 | 6 | Northwest Missouri State | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 59.539 | 9.000 | 6-1 | 5.5-0.9 | 73.424 | 44.654 | 3.770 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 61.5 (14) | down 8 |
| 24 | 7 | Henderson State | GAC | 57.703 | 30.000 | 7-1 | 5.5-0.9 | 71.128 | 43.277 | 2.851 | 0-1 | 7-0 | 57.5 (29) | up 6 |
| 27 | 8 | Central Missouri | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 56.770 | 21.000 | 5-3 | 4.8-2.8 | 69.962 | 42.577 | 2.385 | 0-3 | 5-0 | 58.9 (25) | down 6 |
| 30 | 9 | Ouachita Baptist | GAC | 56.181 | 32.000 | 6-2 | 6.1-2.1 | 69.226 | 42.136 | 2.090 | 0-1 | 6-1 | 57.1 (34) | up 2 |
| 32 | 10 | Washburn | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 55.854 | 35.000 | 5-2-1 | 5.5-2.4 | 68.818 | 41.891 | 1.927 | 0-2 | 5-0-1 | 56.1 (41) | up 3 |
| 33 | 11 | Northeastern State | DII Independent | 55.739 | 34.000 | 4-1 | 4.0-1.0 | 68.674 | 41.804 | 1.870 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 56.3 (38) | up 1 |
| 34 | 12 | East Central | GAC | 55.485 | 22.000 | 6-2 | 5.5-2.1 | 68.357 | 41.614 | 1.743 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 59.1 (22) | down 12 |
| 35 | 13 | Colorado School of Mines | RMAC | 55.481 | 39.000 | 5-2-1 | 5.5-2.5 | 68.352 | 41.611 | 1.741 | 0-1-1 | 5-1 | 56.0 (45) | up 4 |
| 36 | 14 | Midwestern State | Lone Star | 55.314 | 37.000 | 6-2 | 5.5-1.9 | 68.142 | 41.485 | 1.657 | 0-2 | 6-0 | 56.1 (43) | up 1 |
| 37 | 15 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | GAC | 54.964 | 51.000 | 6-2 | 5.5-2.0 | 67.705 | 41.223 | 1.482 | 0-2 | 6-0 | 55.1 (51) | up 14 |
| 49 | 16 | Texas Permian Basin | Lone Star | 52.865 | 44.000 | 5-2 | 5.2-2.0 | 65.082 | 39.649 | 0.433 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 56.2 (39) | down 5 |
| 66 | 17 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | GAC | 50.829 | 101.000 | 3-4 | 3.0-4.0 | 63.122 | 38.122 | 0.000 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 48.6 (97) | up 35 |
| 67 | 18 | Central Oklahoma | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 50.828 | 45.000 | 2-4 | 1.9-3.8 | 63.121 | 38.121 | 0.000 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 54.6 (54) | down 22 |
| 71 | 19 | Black Hills State | RMAC | 50.302 | 55.000 | 4-3 | 4.0-3.0 | 62.727 | 37.727 | 0.000 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 54.1 (56) | down 16 |
| 75 | 20 | Colorado Mesa | RMAC | 49.860 | 73.000 | 4-4 | 4.1-4.1 | 62.395 | 37.395 | 0.000 | 0-4 | 4-0 | 51.6 (73) | down 2 |
| 78 | 21 | Pittsburg State | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 49.526 | 94.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-3.9 | 62.145 | 37.145 | 0.000 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 48.7 (95) | up 16 |
| 83 | 22 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Lone Star | 49.014 | 65.000 | 4-4 | 4.0-4.0 | 61.761 | 36.761 | 0.000 | 0-3 | 4-1 | 52.3 (66) | down 18 |
| 85 | 23 | Western Oregon | Lone Star | 48.801 | 85.000 | 3-4 | 3.0-4.0 | 61.601 | 36.601 | 0.000 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 50.2 (85) | - |
| 87 | 24 | Fort Hays State | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 48.618 | 75.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-5.1 | 61.464 | 36.464 | 0.000 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 50.4 (83) | down 12 |
| 89 | 25 | South Dakota Mines | RMAC | 48.133 | 70.000 | 4-3 | 4.0-3.0 | 61.100 | 36.100 | 0.000 | 0-3 | 4-0 | 52.2 (68) | down 19 |
| 94 | 26 | Angelo State | Lone Star | 47.612 | 110.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-5.1 | 60.709 | 35.709 | 0.000 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 46.5 (114) | up 16 |
| 97 | 27 | Chadron State | RMAC | 47.098 | 116.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-3.9 | 60.324 | 35.324 | 0.000 | 0-5 | 3-0 | 46.9 (109) | up 19 |
| 105 | 28 | Missouri Western State | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 46.185 | 86.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-4.0 | 59.639 | 34.639 | 0.000 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 49.4 (91) | down 19 |
| 106 | 29 | Oklahoma Baptist | GAC | 46.045 | 105.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-5.1 | 59.534 | 34.534 | 0.000 | 0-5 | 3-0 | 48.2 (100) | down 1 |
| 107 | 30 | West Texas A&M | Lone Star | 46.033 | 114.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-5.1 | 59.525 | 34.525 | 0.000 | 1-5 | 2-0 | 46.4 (116) | up 7 |
| 108 | 31 | Arkansas Tech | GAC | 46.015 | 106.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-4.9 | 59.511 | 34.511 | 0.000 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 48.0 (103) | down 2 |
| 111 | 32 | New Mexico Highlands | RMAC | 45.188 | 93.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-3.0 | 58.891 | 33.891 | 0.000 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 49.7 (88) | down 18 |
| 112 | 33 | Missouri Southern | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 45.153 | 124.000 | 2-6 | 2.0-4.8 | 58.865 | 33.865 | 0.000 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 44.5 (127) | up 12 |
| 121 | 34 | Southern Nazarene | GAC | 43.616 | 126.000 | 2-5 | 1.9-4.9 | 57.712 | 32.712 | 0.000 | 0-4 | 2-1 | 43.8 (131) | up 5 |
| 124 | 35 | Fort Lewis | RMAC | 43.390 | 115.000 | 1-5 | 0.9-3.0 | 57.543 | 32.543 | 0.000 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 45.8 (117) | down 9 |
| 127 | 36 | Southern Arkansas | GAC | 42.659 | 127.000 | 2-6 | 1.9-3.9 | 56.994 | 31.994 | 0.000 | 1-6 | 1-0 | 45.0 (125) | - |
| 132 | 37 | Western New Mexico | Lone Star | 42.163 | 119.000 | 3-5 | 3.0-4.9 | 56.623 | 31.623 | 0.000 | 0-5 | 3-0 | 46.7 (113) | down 13 |
| 134 | 38 | Arkansas-Monticello | GAC | 41.755 | 130.000 | 1-7 | 0.9-4.0 | 56.317 | 31.317 | 0.000 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 43.0 (134) | down 4 |
| 138 | 39 | Nebraska-Kearney | Mid-America Intercollegiate | 41.006 | 137.000 | 1-7 | 0.9-4.0 | 55.755 | 30.755 | 0.000 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 42.6 (136) | down 1 |
| 141 | 40 | Sul Ross State | Lone Star | 40.260 | 136.000 | 2-5 | 1.9-3.0 | 55.195 | 30.195 | 0.000 | 0-5 | 2-0 | 44.0 (130) | down 5 |
| 151 | 41 | Northwestern Oklahoma State | GAC | 31.994 | 152.000 | 0-8 | 0.0-0.9 | 48.996 | 23.996 | 0.000 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 40.6 (147) | up 1 |
| 156 | 42 | Adams State | RMAC | 30.195 | 155.000 | 0-8 | 0.0-0.9 | 47.646 | 22.646 | 0.000 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 39.7 (153) | down 1 |
| 156 | 43 | Eastern New Mexico | Lone Star | 30.195 | 155.000 | 0-8 | 0.0-0.9 | 47.646 | 22.646 | 0.000 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 37.2 (159) | down 1 |
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.