# 2008 NCAA Division II football rankings

The 2008 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). This is for the 2008 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 3 | Week 2 Sept 10 | Week 3 Sept 17 | Week 4 Sept 24 | Week 5 Oct 1 | Week 6 Oct 8 | Week 7 Oct 15 | Week 8 Oct 22 | Week 9 Oct 29 | Week 10 Nov 5 | Week 11 Nov 12 | Week 12 Postseason | |
| 1. | Valdosta State (17) | Valdosta State (2–0) (22) | Valdosta State (2–0) (23) | Valdosta State (2–0) (21) | Valdosta State (3–0) (20) | Valdosta State (4–0) (21) | Grand Valley State (5–0) (19) | Grand Valley State (6–0) (19) | Grand Valley State (7–0) (23) | Grand Valley State (8–0) (21) | Grand Valley State (9–0) (23) | Grand Valley State (10–0) (22) | Minnesota–Duluth (15–0) (26) | 1. |
| 2. | Grand Valley State (6) | Grand Valley State (0–0) (1) | Grand Valley State (1–0) (1) | Grand Valley State (2–0) (2) | Grand Valley State (3–0) (2) | Grand Valley State (4–0) (2) | North Alabama (6–0) (4) | North Alabama (7–0) (4) | Abilene Christian (7–0) (3) | Abilene Christian (8–0) (5) | Abilene Christian (9–0) (3) | Abilene Christian (10–0) (4) | Northwest Missouri State (13–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri State (1) | North Alabama (1–0) (1) | North Alabama (2–0) (1) | North Alabama (3–0) (1) | North Alabama (4–0) (2) | North Alabama (5–0) (1) | Abilene Christian (5–0) (3) | Abilene Christian (6–0) (3) | Northwest Missouri State (7–1) | Northwest Missouri State (8–1) | Northwest Missouri State (9–1) | Northwest Missouri State (10–1) | North Alabama (12–2) | 3. |
| 4. | North Alabama | Carson–Newman (1–0) (1) | Abilene Christian (1–0) (1) | Abilene Christian (2–0) (2) | Abilene Christian (3–0) (2) | Abilene Christian (4–0) (2) | West Texas A&M (6–0) | West Texas A&M (7–0) | Bloomsburg (8–0) | Bloomsburg (9–0) | Delta State (8–1) | Delta State (9–1) | Grand Valley State (11–1) | 4. |
| 5. | California (PA) | California (PA) (1–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (1–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (2–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (3–0) | West Texas A&M (5–0) | Northwest Missouri State (5–1) | Northwest Missouri State (6–1) | Delta State (6–1) | Delta State (7–1) | North Alabama (9–1) | North Alabama (10–1) | Abilene Christian (11–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Carson–Newman | Abilene Christian (1–0) (1) | West Texas A&M (2–0) | West Texas A&M (3–0) | West Texas A&M (4–0) | Pittsburg State (5–0) | Bloomsburg (6–0) | Bloomsburg (7–0) | California (PA) (7–1) т | North Alabama (8–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (10–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (11–0) | California (PA) (12–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Nebraska–Omaha | Nebraska–Omaha (0–0) | Pittsburg State (2–0) | Pittsburg State (3–0) | Pittsburg State (4–0) | Northwest Missouri State (4–1) | Delta State (4–1) | Delta State (5–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (8–0) т | California (PA) (8–1) | California (PA) (9–1) | California (PA) (10–1) | Delta State (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Abilene Christian | Chadron State (1–0) | Central Washington (2–0) | Central Washington (3–0) | Northwest Missouri State (3–1) | Bloomsburg (5–0) | California (PA) (5–1) | California (PA) (6–1) | North Alabama (7–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (9–0) | Central Washington (9–1) | Central Washington (10–1) | Pittsburg State (11–2) | 8. |
| 9. | Chadron State | West Texas A&M (1–0) | Northwest Missouri State (1–1) | Northwest Missouri State (2–1) | Central Washington (4–0) | California (PA) (4–1) | Minnesota–Duluth (6–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (7–0) | Valdosta State (6–1) | Central Washington (8–1) | West Texas A&M (9–1) | West Texas A&M (10–1) | Chadron State (11–2) | 9. |
| 10. | West Texas A&M | Delta State (0–0) | Shepherd (2–0) | Bloomsburg (3–0) | Bloomsburg (4–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (5–0) | Valdosta State (4–1) | Valdosta State (5–1) | Central Washington (7–1) | West Texas A&M (8–1) | Pittsburg State (9–1) | Pittsburg State (10–1) | West Texas A&M (11–2) | 10. |
| 11. | Central Washington | Central Washington (1–0) | Bloomsburg (2–0) | Carson–Newman (2–1) | Carson–Newman (2–1) | Tuskegee (4–0) | Central Washington (5–1) | Central Washington (6–1) | West Texas A&M (7–1) | Tuskegee (8–0) | Tuskegee (9–0) | Tuskegee (10–0) | Bloomsburg (11–2) | 11. |
| 12. | Delta State | Northwest Missouri State (0–1) | Carson–Newman (1–1) | IUP (2–0) | IUP (3–0) | Central Washington (4–1) | Tuskegee (5–0) | Tuskegee (6–0) | Tuskegee (7–0) | Pittsburg State (8–1) | Chadron State (9–1) | Chadron State (10–1) | Valdosta State (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Shepherd | Shepherd (1–0) | IUP (1–0) | Tuskegee (2–0) | Tuskegee (3–0) | Tarleton State (5–0) | Chadron State (5–1) | Chadron State (6–1) | Chadron State (7–1) т | Chadron State (8–1) | Valdosta State (7–2) | Valdosta State (8–2) | Central Washington (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Tuskegee | Pittsburg State (1–0) | Tuskegee (1–0) | California (PA) (2–1) | California (PA) (3–1) | Delta State (3–1) | Pittsburg State (5–1) | Pittsburg State (6–1) | Pittsburg State (7–1) т | Valdosta State (6–2) | Bloomsburg (9–1) | Bloomsburg (10–1) | Tuskegee (10–1) | 14. |
| 15. | Ashland | Tuskegee (0–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (2–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (3–0) | Minnesota–Duluth (4–0) | Chadron State (4–1) | Wingate (6–0) | Wingate (7–0) | Edinboro (7–1) | Carson–Newman (6–2) | Carson–Newman (7–2) | IUP (8–2) | Ashland (9–4) | 15. |
| 16. | West Chester | IUP (0–0) | California (PA) (1–1) | Tarleton State (3–0) | Tarleton State (4–0) | Nebraska–Omaha (3–1) | IUP (4–1) | Edinboro (6–1) | Tarleton State (7–1) | Wingate (8–1) | American International (9–0) | Edinboro (9–2) | Tusculum (9–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Pittsburg State | Minnesota–Duluth (1–0) | Delta State (0–1) | Delta State (1–1) | Delta State (2–1) | Midwestern State (4–0) | Central Missouri (5–1) | Tarleton State (6–1) | Carson–Newman (5–2) | American International (8–0) | West Chester (8–2) | Ashland (8–3) | West Chester (9–4) | 17. |
| 18. | Texas A&M–Commerce | Bloomsburg (1–0) | Washburn (2–0) | Chadron State (2–1) | Chadron State (3–1) | Wingate (5–0) | Edinboro (5–1) | Carson–Newman (4–2) | Central Missouri (6–2) | IUP (6–2) | IUP (7–2) | Fayetteville State (8–2) | Carson–Newman (7–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Catawba | Tarleton State (1–0) | Tarleton State (2–0) | Albany State (3–0) | Central Missouri (4–0) | IUP (3–1) | Tarleton State (5–1) | Seton Hill (7–0) | American International (7–0) | West Chester (7–2) | Tarleton State (8–2) | American International (9–1) | Wayne State (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Newberry | Southern Connecticut State (1–0) | Chadron State (1–1) | Central Missouri (3–0) | Albany State (3–0) | Catawba (3–1) | West Virginia State (5–0) | Albany State (5–1) | Wingate (7–1) | Tarleton State (7–2) | Edinboro (8–2) | West Chester (8–3) | Edinboro (9–2) | 20. |
| 21. | IUP | Newberry (0–1) | Albany State (2–0) | Newberry (1–1) | Midwestern State (3–0) | Edinboro (4–1) | Carson–Newman (3–2) | Central Missouri (5–2) | IUP (5–2) | Edinboro (7–2) | Seton Hill (9–1) | Carson–Newman (7–3) | IUP (8–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Minnesota–Duluth | Washburn (1–0) | Newberry (0–1) | Shepherd (2–1) | Wingate (4–0) | Central Missouri (4–1) | Midwestern State (4–1) | Nebraska–Omaha (4–2) | West Virginia State (6–1) | Seton Hill (8–1) | Wingate (8–2) | Wayne State (9–2) | Nebraska–Omaha (7–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Mesa State | West Chester (0–1) | West Chester (1–1) | Edinboro (3–0) | Catawba (2–1) | Carson–Newman (2–2) | Albany State (4–1) | IUP (4–2) | Ashland (6–2) | Arkansas–Monticello (7–2) | Fayetteville State (8–2) | Tusculum (8–3) | Minnesota State (9–3) | 23. |
| 24. | Southern Connecticut State | Ashland (0–1) | Central Missouri (2–0) | Ferris State (3–0) | Edinboro (3–1) | West Virginia State (4–0) | Seton Hill (6–0) | American International (6–0) | West Chester (6–2) | Fayetteville State (7–2) | Ashland (7–3) | Nebraska–Omaha (7–3) | Seton Hill (10–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Bloomsburg т | Albany State (1–0) | Saginaw Valley State (1–0) | Washburn (2–1) | West Virginia State (4–0) | Ferris State (4–1) | Newberry (3–2) | West Virginia State (5–1) | Midwestern State (5–2) | Ashland (6–3) | Wayne State (8–2) | Minnesota State (9–2) | American International (9–2) | 25. |
| 26. | Virginia Union т | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. |
| | Preseason | Week 1 Sept 3 | Week 2 Sept 10 | Week 3 Sept 17 | Week 4 Sept 24 | Week 5 Oct 1 | Week 6 Oct 8 | Week 7 Oct 15 | Week 8 Oct 22 | Week 9 Oct 29 | Week 10 Nov 5 | Week 11 Nov 12 | Week 12 Postseason | |
| | | Dropped: 18 Texas A&M–Commerce19 Catawba23 Mesa State25 Virginia Union | Dropped: 20 Southern Connecticut State24 Ashland | Dropped: 23 West Chester25 Saginaw Valley State | Dropped: 21 Newberry22 Shepherd24 Ferris State25 Washburn | Dropped: 20 Albany State | Dropped: 16 Nebraska–Omaha20 Catawba25 Ferris State | Dropped: 22 Midwestern State25 Newberry | Dropped: 19 Seton Hill20 Albany State22 Nebraska–Omaha | Dropped: 18 Central Missouri22 West Virginia State25 Midwestern State | Dropped: 23 Arkansas–Monticello | Dropped: 19 Tarleton State21 Seton Hill22 Wingate | Dropped: 18 Fayetteville State | |