California (Pa.) moves from No. 7 to No. 6 in this week's DII football power rankings.
Few changes occured up top as Northwest Missouri State continues to dominate. Emporia State, Fairmont State and Valdosta State jumped into the rankings.
Rankings | DII Statistics | DII Scoreboard
| Rank | Team | Record | Comments | Last Week |
| 1 |
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8-0 | The last time a team defeated NMSU was Oct. 18, 2014. | 1 |
| 2 |  Shepherd |
7-0 | Only seven points have been allowed in two of the team's last three games. | 2 |
| 3 |  Grand Valley State |
8-0 | Senior Sydney Omameh had four sacks in the 35-17 win at Hillsdale. | 3 |
| 4 |  Sioux Falls |
8-0 | Junior Max Mickey had his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season. | 4 |
| 5 |  Harding |
8-0 | The defense allowed only five first downs in its last game. | 5 |
| 6 |  California (Pa.) |
7-0 | Senior Garry Brown set the school's record for receptions. | 7 |
| 7 |  LIU-Post (N.Y.) |
8-0 | Freshman Joshua Flowers posted a team high of eight tackles in recent win. | 9 |
| 8 |  North Alabama |
5-1 | Senior Jacob Tucker threw for 378 yards and rushed for 132 yards in last game. | 10 |
| 9 |  Texas A&M-Commerce |
7-1 | The team's defense and special teams unit scored four of its last six touchdowns. | 11 |
| 10 |  Minnesota Duluth |
7-1 | The team defeated No. 21 Bemidji State, 54-47, last week. | 16 |
| 11 |  Emporia State |
7-1 | The team posted its first win over Pittsburg State since 2003. | NR |
| 12 |  Ashland |
7-1 | The team broke the school record for rushing yards in a game with over 450 yards. | 14 |
| 13 |  Azusa Pacific |
7-1 | The team posted its first shut out since Nov. 15, 2014. | 15 |
| 14 |  Fairmont State |
8-0 | The team returns to action on Thursday in the MEC game of the week. | NR |
| 15 |  Midwestern State |
6-1 | After its first loss, the team looks to bounce back against UT Permian Basin. | 6 |
| 16 |  Valdosta State |
6-1 | Currently on a five-game win streak, the team goes on to face a tough test at Florida Tech. | NR |
