# 2011 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 2011 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2011 season.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## American Football Coaches Association poll

| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 6 | Week 2 Sept 13 | Week 3 Sept 20 | Week 4 Sept 27 | Week 5 Oct 4 | Week 6 Oct 11 | Week 7 Oct 18 | Week 8 Oct 25 | Week 9 Nov 1 | Week 10 Nov 8 | Week 11 Nov 15 | Week 12 Postseason | |
| 1. | Minnesota–Duluth | Minnesota–Duluth (1–0) (28) | Minnesota–Duluth (2–0) (27) | Northwest Missouri State (3–0) (26) | Northwest Missouri State (4–0) (28) | North Alabama (5–0) (26) | North Alabama (6–0) (28) | Delta State (7–1) (23) | Delta State (8–1) (25) | Delta State (8–1) (25) | Delta State (9–1) (27) | CSU Pueblo (11–0) (16) | Pittsburg State (13–1) (29) | 1. |
| 2. | Delta State | Northwest Missouri State (1–0) (1) | Northwest Missouri State (2–0) (2) | North Alabama (3–0) (2) | North Alabama (4–0) | Bloomsburg (5–0) | Delta State (6–1) (1) | Bloomsburg (7–0) (4) | Bloomsburg (8–0) (1) | Pittsburg State (8–0) (3) | CSU Pueblo (10–0) | Midwestern State (10–0) (11) | Wayne State (12–4) | 2. |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri State | Abilene Christian (1–0) | Abilene Christian (1–0) | Shepherd (3–0) | Shepherd (4–0) | Delta State (5–1) (1) | Bloomsburg (6–0) | Washburn (7–0) (1) | Pittsburg State (8–0) (2) | Northwest Missouri State (8–1) (1) | Midwestern State (9–0) (1) | Winston–Salem State (11–0) (2) | Winston–Salem State (13–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Abilene Christian | Grand Valley State (1–0) | North Alabama (2–0) | Bloomsburg (3–0) | Valdosta State (4–0) | Nebraska–Kearney (5–0) | Nebraska–Kearney (6–0) | Pittsburg State (7–0) (1) | Northwest Missouri State (7–1) (1) | CSU Pueblo (9–0) | Winston–Salem State (10–0) (1) | Nebraska–Kearney (10–1) | Delta State (11–3) | 4. |
| 5. | Grand Valley State | North Alabama (1–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–0) | Valdosta State (3–0) | Bloomsburg (4–0) | Washburn (5–0) | Washburn (6–0) | North Alabama (6–1) | North Alabama (6–1) | Midwestern State (8–0) | Nebraska–Kearney (9–1) | New Haven (10–1) | Northwest Missouri State (11–3) | 5. |
| 6. | North Alabama | Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–0) | Albany State (2–0) | Delta State (3–1) | Delta State (4–1) | Wayne State (5–0) | Wayne State (6–0) | Northwest Missouri State (6–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (7–1) | St. Cloud State (8–1) | Washburn (9–1) | Kutztown (10–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (11–3) | 6. |
| 7. | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Albany State (1–0) | Shepherd (2–0) | Nebraska–Kearney (3–0) | Nebraska–Kearney (4–0) | Northwest Missouri State (4–1) (1) | Pittsburg State (6–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (6–1) | CSU Pueblo (8–0) | Winston–Salem State (9–0) | New Haven (9–1) | Pittsburg State (9–1) | Midwestern State (10–1) | 7. |
| 8. | Augustana | Shepherd (1–0) | Bloomsburg (2–0) | Washburn (3–0) | Washburn (4–0) | Pittsburg State (5–0) (1) | Northwest Missouri State (5–1) | CSU Pueblo (7–0) | Midwestern State (7–0) | Nebraska–Kearney (8–1) | Kutztown (9–1) | Delta State (9–2) | New Haven (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Albany State т | Bloomsburg (1–0) | St. Cloud State (2–0) | Wayne State (3–0) | Wayne State (4–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (4–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (5–1) | Abilene Christian (5–1) | Winston–Salem State (8–0) | Washburn (8–1) | Pittsburg State (8–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (9–2) | CSU Pueblo (11–1) | 9. |
| 10. | Bloomsburg т | St. Cloud State (1–0) | Delta State (2–1) | Abilene Christian (1–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (3–1) | Abilene Christian (3–1) | Abilene Christian (4–1) | Valdosta State (6–1) | Nebraska–Kearney (7–1) | New Haven (8–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (8–2) | Northwest Missouri State (9–2) | Nebraska–Kearney (10–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Shepherd | Delta State (1–1) | Nebraska–Kearney (2–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (2–1) | Abilene Christian (2–1) | CSU Pueblo (5–0) | CSU Pueblo (6–0) | Winston–Salem State (7–0) | St. Cloud State (7–1) | West Virginia Wesleyan (9–0) | Northwest Missouri State (8–2) | Abilene Christian (8–2) | Washburn (10–3) | 11. |
| 12. | California (PA) | Central Missouri (1–0) | Valdosta State (2–0) | Kutztown (3–0) | Kutztown (4–0) | Albany State (4–1) | Valdosta State (5–1) | Midwestern State (6–0) | Washburn (7–1) | Bloomsburg (8–1) | Abilene Christian (7–2) | North Alabama (8–2) | North Greenville (11–3) | 12. |
| 13. | St. Cloud State | Nebraska–Kearney (1–0) | Washburn (2–0) | Albany State (2–1) | Albany State (3–1) | Valdosta State (4–1) | Winston–Salem State (6–0) | Nebraska–Kearney (6–1) | New Haven (7–1) | Kutztown (8–1) | North Alabama (7–2) | Humboldt State (9–1) | Kutztown (11–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Wingate | Valdosta State (1–0) | Wayne State (2–0) | CSU Pueblo (3–0) | CSU Pueblo (4–0) | Shepherd (4–1) | California (PA) (5–1) | St. Cloud State (6–1) | West Virginia Wesleyan (8–0) | Slippery Rock (8–1) | Humboldt State (8–1) | St. Cloud State (9–2) | North Alabama (9–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Central Missouri | Washburn (1–0) | Grand Valley State (1–1) | Pittsburg State (3–0) | Pittsburg State (4–0) | California (PA) (4–1) | Midwestern State (5–0) | Humboldt State (6–0) | Wayne State (7–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (7–2) | St. Cloud State (8–2) | Washburn (9–2) | California (PA) (10–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Nebraska–Kearney | Augustana (0–1) | Kutztown (2–0) | Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–1) | California (PA) (3–1) | Winston–Salem State (5–0) | St. Cloud State (5–1) | New Haven (6–1) | Kutztown (7–1) | Abilene Christian (6–2) | Albany State (8–2) | Missouri Western State (9–2) | Abilene Christian (8–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Mercyhurst | Wayne State (1–0) | Carson–Newman (2–0) | California (PA) (2–1) | St. Cloud State (3–1) | St. Cloud State (4–1) | West Texas A&M (4–1) | Wayne State (6–1) | Valdosta State (6–2) | North Alabama (6–2) | Missouri Western State (8–2) | California (PA) (9–2) | St. Cloud State (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Washburn | Mercyhurst (1–0) | CSU Pueblo (2–0) | St. Cloud State (2–1) | Edinboro (4–0) | Midwestern State (4–0) | New Haven (5–1) | West Virginia Wesleyan (7–0) | Slippery Rock (7–1) | West Alabama (7–2) | California (PA) (8–2) | Bloomsburg (9–2) | Missouri Western State (9–3) | 18. |
| 19. | West Texas A&M | Kutztown (1–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Edinboro (3–0) | Central Missouri (3–1) | Central Missouri (4–1) | Humboldt State (5–0) | Kutztown (6–1) | Abilene Christian (5–2) | Humboldt State (7–1) | West Virginia Wesleyan (9–1) | Mars Hill (8–2) | Mars Hill (8–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Valdosta State | Carson–Newman (1–0) | Colorado Mines (2–0) | Central Missouri (2–1) | West Texas A&M (2–1) | West Texas A&M (3–1) | Kutztown (5–1) | Bemidji State (6–1) | West Texas A&M (5–2) | West Texas A&M (6–2) | Colorado Mines (8–2) | North Greenville (9–2) | Humboldt State (9–1) | 20. |
| 21. | Wayne State | CSU Pueblo (1–0) | California (PA) (1–1) | West Texas A&M (1–1) | Winston–Salem State (4–0) | New Haven (4–1) | West Virginia Wesleyan (6–0) | Mars Hill (6–1) | Humboldt State (6–1) | Albany State (7–2) | Bloomsburg (8–2) | Shepherd (9–2) | Bloomsburg (9–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Central Washington | California (PA) (0–1) | Michigan Tech (2–0) | Winston–Salem State (3–0) | Midwestern State (3–0) | Hillsdale (4–1) | West Alabama (5–1) | Slippery Rock (6–1) | Albany State (6–2) | California (PA) (7–2) | Wayne State (8–2) | West Alabama (8–3) | Shepherd (9–2) | 22. |
| 23. | Kutztown | Wingate (0–1) | New Haven (2–0) | Northern Michigan (3–0) | New Haven (3–1) | Kutztown (4–1) | Bemidji State (5–1) | Ashland (5–2) | West Alabama (6–2) | Colorado Mines (7–2) | Mars Hill (7–2) | Central Missouri (8–3) | West Alabama (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Henderson State | Colorado Mines (1–0) | Central Missouri (1–1) | Bemidji State (3–0) | Hillsdale (3–1) | Humboldt State (4–0) | Wayne State College (5–1) | West Texas A&M (4–2) | California (PA) (6–2) | Wayne State (7–2) | Slippery Rock (8–2) | West Virginia Wesleyan (9–2) | West Virginia Wesleyan (9–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Hillsdale т | Pittsburg State (1–0) | Mercyhurst (1–1) | Carson–Newman (2–1) т | Ouachita Baptist (3–0) | Edinboro (4–1) | Mars Hill (5–1) | Albany State (5–2) | Colorado Mines (6–2) | Mars Hill (7–2) т | Saginaw Valley State (7–2) | Grand Valley State (8–3) | West Texas A&M (8–3) | 25. |
| 26. | Shaw т | | | New Haven (2–1) т | | | | | | Missouri Western State (7–2) т | | | | 26. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 6 | Week 2 Sept 13 | Week 3 Sept 20 | Week 4 Sept 27 | Week 5 Oct 4 | Week 6 Oct 11 | Week 7 Oct 18 | Week 8 Oct 25 | Week 9 Nov 1 | Week 10 Nov 8 | Week 11 Nov 15 | Week 12 Postseason | |
| | | Dropped: 19 West Texas A&M22 Central Washington24 Henderson State25 Hillsdale25 Shaw | Dropped: 16 Augustana23 Wingate | Dropped: 15 Grand Valley State20 Colorado Mines22 Michigan Tech25 Mercyhurst | Dropped: 16 Texas A&M–Kingsville23 Northern Michigan24 Bemidji State25 Carson–Newman | Dropped: 25 Ouachita Baptist | Dropped: 12 Albany State14 Shepherd19 Central Missouri22 Hillsdale25 Edinboro | Dropped: 14 California (PA)22 West Alabama24 Wayne State College | Dropped: 20 Bemidji State21 Mars Hill23 Ashland | Dropped: 17 Valdosta State | Dropped: 18 West Alabama20 West Texas A&M | Dropped: 16 Albany State20 Colorado Mines22 Wayne State24 Slippery Rock25 Saginaw Valley State | Dropped: 23 Central Missouri25 Grand Valley State | |