{"id":163331,"date":"2025-09-23T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/163331\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T11:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:25:11","slug":"d2-football-rankings-week-4-ferris-state-holds-no-1-harding-closing-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/163331\/","title":{"rendered":"D2 Football Rankings Week 4: Ferris State Holds No. 1, Harding Closing Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"

Week 4’s slate of D2 football<\/a> felt like a warm blanket after the chaos of Week 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In stark contrast, last week deserved its own grimy Netflix series. Some of the chaos agents who had emerged from the shadows returned just as quickly.<\/p>\n

Others, meanwhile, began to assimilate\u2014folding themselves into the rhythm of the rankings, at least for now.<\/p>\n

Nearly every Top 25 team won their game this week, but in some ways it feels like the Top 5 are closer than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ferris State decimated an NAIA team 76-0, but by our weighted voting system, Harding actually moved closer to No. 1 and West Florida isn’t far behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After that, it’s a cavalcade of teams breathing down their necks: Kutztown, Angelo State, Slippery Rock, Western Colorado, GVSU, and West Alabama.<\/p>\n

The biggest riser this week? Would you believe it’s Wingate. They are 3-0. Their offense is scoring 43 points a game and their defense has looked stout, but the meat of their schedule is coming: Carson-Newman, Newberry, Catawba and Emory & Henry.<\/p>\n

Teams outside the Top 25 to watch? Clarion and Arkansas Tech. Clarion is scoring 41 points a game, and Arkansas Tech is allowing only 11 points a game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s the full FloCollege D2 Football Top 25 rankings for Week 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FloCollege D2 Football Rankings: Week 4Ferris State (Prev. 1)Harding (Prev. 2)West Florida (Prev. 3)Kutztown (Prev. 5)Angelo State (Prev. 4)Slippery Rock (Prev. 6)Western Colorado (Prev. 8)Grand Valley State (Prev. 7)West Alabama (Prev. 9)Minnesota Duluth (Prev. 12)UT Permian Basin (Prev. 11)Valdosta State (Prev. 13)Minnesota State (Prev. 16)Augustana (SD) (Prev. 18)Wingate (Prev. 19)Michigan Tech (Prev. 10)CSU Pueblo (Prev. 20)Virginia Union (Prev. 17)MSU Moorhead (Prev. 14)Central Washington (Prev. NR)Pittsburg State (Prev. 21)Central Oklahoma (Prev. NR)Emory & Henry (Prev. 25)Lenoir-Rhyne (Prev. 15)Charleston (WV) (Prev. 24)<\/p>\n

Also Received Votes:<\/p>\n

Indianapolis, Clarion, California (PA), Arkansas Tech, Walsh, Anderson (SC), Sioux Falls, Edward Waters, Albany State, Post, Catawba, Johnson C. Smith, Delta State<\/p>\n

Previous D2 Football RankingsMethodology For 2025-26 Top 25 D2 Rankings<\/p>\n

The FloCollege Division 2 football rankings are driven by a mix of objective data and input from voters.<\/p>\n

Ranking factors include:<\/p>\n

Voter PointsWinsMargin of VictoryAway WinsD2 College Football Week 5 Games<\/p>\n

Thursday, September 25, 2025<\/p>\n

7:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Lincoln (CA) vs. Davenport<\/p>\n

Saturday, September 27, 2025<\/p>\n

12:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Ashland vs. Northwood \u00a012:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Kutztown vs. Shepherd \u00a012:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Indiana (PA) vs. Seton Hill \u00a012:00 p.m. ET \u2013 West Chester vs. Millersville \u00a012:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Clarion vs. Edinboro \u00a012:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Bentley vs. American Int’l \u00a012:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Chowan vs. Shorter \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Southeastern Okla. vs. Southern Nazarene \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 West Ala. vs. North Greenville \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Charleston (WV) vs. Glenville St. \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Bloomsburg vs. Shippensburg \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 MSU Moorhead vs. Minn. Duluth \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Virginia St. vs. Fayetteville St. \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Quincy vs. Wayne St. (MI) \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Mars Hill \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Allen vs. Albany St. (GA) \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 West Liberty vs. Concord \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Pace vs. Saint Anselm \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Anderson (SC) vs. Emory & Henry \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Lane vs. Central St. (OH) \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Jamestown vs. Concordia-St. Paul \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 East Stroudsburg vs. Lock Haven \u00a01:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Virginia Union vs. Shaw \u00a01:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Winston-Salem vs. Bowie St. \u00a02:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Fairmont St. vs. West Virginia St. \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Winona St. vs. Augustana (SD) \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Southwest Minn. St. vs. Wayne St. (NE) \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Miles vs. Morgan St. \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Mo. Southern St. vs. Central Mo. \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Lincoln (MO) vs. Upper Iowa \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Neb.-Kearney vs. Washburn \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Bemidji St. vs. Minot St. \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Pittsburg St. vs. Emporia St. \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Ky. Wesleyan vs. Hillsdale \u00a02:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Tusculum vs. UVA Wise \u00a02:30 p.m. ET \u2013 UIndy vs. Truman St. \u00a02:30 p.m. ET \u2013 Central Okla. vs. Northwest Mo. St. \u00a03:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Northern St. vs. Mary \u00a03:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Benedict vs. Clark Atlanta \u00a03:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Fort Valley St. vs. Tuskegee \u00a03:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Colo. Sch. of Mines vs. Black Hills St. \u00a03:00 p.m. ET \u2013 N.M. Highlands vs. Western Colo. \u00a03:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Sioux Falls vs. Minnesota St. \u00a03:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Colorado Mesa vs. Chadron St. \u00a04:00 p.m. ET \u2013 William Jewell vs. McKendree \u00a04:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Lincoln (PA) vs. Livingstone \u00a04:00 p.m. ET \u2013 UNC Pembroke vs. Valdosta St. \u00a04:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Ohio Dominican vs. Walsh \u00a04:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Southern Conn. St. vs. Catawba \u00a04:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Adams St. vs. CSU Pueblo \u00a04:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Fort Lewis vs. South Dakota Mines \u00a04:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Tiffin vs. Lake Erie \u00a06:00 p.m. ET \u2013 California (PA) vs. Slippery Rock \u00a06:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Morehouse vs. Edward Waters \u00a06:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Newberry vs. Lenoir-Rhyne \u00a06:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Kentucky St. vs. Savannah St. \u00a06:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Carson-Newman vs. Wingate \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Western Ore. vs. West Tex. A&M \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Ark.-Monticello vs. Arkansas Tech \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 East Central vs. Northwestern Okla. \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Okla. Baptist vs. Southwestern Okla. \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Midwestern St. vs. UT Permian Basin \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Frostburg St. vs. West Va. Wesleyan \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Southern Ark. vs. Henderson St. \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Missouri S&T vs. Southwest Baptist \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Erskine vs. Delta St. \u00a07:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Thomas More vs. Findlay \u00a08:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Missouri Western vs. Fort Hays St. \u00a08:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Ouachita Baptist vs. Harding \u00a08:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Tex. A&M-Kingsville vs. Sul Ross St. \u00a08:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Central Wash. vs. Western N.M. \u00a08:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Bluefield St. vs. Johnson C. Smith \u00a0<\/p>\n

Monday, September 29, 2025<\/p>\n

1:00 p.m. ET \u2013 Assumption vs. Franklin Pierce \u00a0How To Watch D2 Football In 2025<\/p>\n

Hundreds of Division 2 football games will stream live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Game replays, highlights and breaking news will also be available on both platforms.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Video footage from all games will be archived and stored in a video library for FloCollege subscribers<\/a> to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.<\/p>\n

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Don’t miss the latest college football action by bookmarking the FloCollege schedule page<\/a> for the latest games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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