Ferris State is 11-0 and No. 1 in our latest power rankings.
| Rank | Team | Record | What They Are Saying | Last Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferris State | 11-0 | Picked up its first NCAA playoff win 19 years | 1 |
| 2 | Northwest Missouri | 11-0 | First-ever meeting with Humboldt St. in 2nd round | 2 |
| 3 | CSU-Pueblo | 11-1 | Started defense of national title with 27-14 win; running back Bernard McDondle had 187 yards | 3 |
| 4 | Shepherd | 10-0 | Faces Indiana (Pa.) in second round game | 5 |
| 5 | West Georgia | 10-1 | Rematch with Valdosa State; won first matchup 49-28 on Oct. 10 in Carrollton, Georgia. | 7 |
| 5 | Midwestern State | 10-1 | Takes on defending champs, CSU-Pueblo | 8 |
| 7 | Slippery Rock | 11-1 | Picked up its first playoff win since 1998 | 9 |
| 8 | Henderson State | 11-1 | Won its first-ever NCAA DII playoff game | 10 |
| 9 | Humboldt State | 10-1 | JaQuan Gardner rushed for 251 yards in 45-31 first round win over Austuana | 11 |
| 10 | Emporia State | 11-1 | Pulled biggest first upset, knocking of last year’s runner-up Minnesota State-Mankato 51-49 | NR |
| 11 | Grand Valley State | 10-2 | Rematch with Ferris State; lost first time 61-24 on Sept. 19 at Grand Valley | 13 |
| 12 | North Alabama | 9-2 | Intercepted three passes in 50-7, first-round win | 14 |
| 13 | Valdosta State | 9-2 | Set school record with 682 offensive yards in 61-59 first-round win over Carson Newman | 15 |
| 14 | MSU-Mankato | 10-2 | Season ended with a two-point home loss | 6 |
| 15 | Tuskegee | 9-2 | 10-point victory over Catawba, first playoff win | NR |
| 16 | Assumption | 11-1 | Sophomore quarterback Marc Monks threw four touchdowns in 51-29, first-round win | NR |
