# 2015 NCAA Division III football rankings

Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III football rankings. Unlike in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the NCAA, Division III's college football's governing body, bestows a national championship on the winner of the Stagg Bowl – the championship round of a 32-team postseason tournament. The main weekly poll that begins in the preseason is the D3Football.com Poll which ranks the top 25 colleges in Division III football. Another weekly poll starting in the preseason is the BennetRank. One additional poll is released midway through the season, the AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll.

## Legend

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

## D3Football.com Poll

| | Preseason Jul 14 | Week 1 Sep 5 | Week 2 Sep 13 | Week 3 Sep 20 | Week 4 Sep 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 | Final Dec 21 | |
| 1. | Wisconsin–Whitewater (19) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (0–0) (19) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (1–0) (19) | | | | | | | | | | | 1. |
| 2. | Mount Union (6) | Mount Union (1–0) (4) | Mount Union (1–0) (4) | | | | | | | | | | | 2. |
| 3. | Linfield (1) | Linfield (0–0) (2) | Linfield (2–0) (2) | | | | | | | | | | | 3. |
| 4. | Mary Hardin–Baylor | Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 4. |
| 5. | Wesley | Wesley (0–0) | Wesley (1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 5. |
| 6. | Wartburg | Wartburg (1–0) | Wartburg (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 6. |
| 7. | Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton (IL) (1–0) | Wheaton (IL) (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 7. |
| 8. | John Carroll | Saint John's (MN) (1–0) | Saint John's (MN) (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 8. |
| 9. | Saint John's (MN) | Wabash (1–0) | Wabash (1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 9. |
| 10. | Wabash | John Carroll (1–0) | John Carroll (1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 10. |
| 11. | North Central (IL) | Johns Hopkins (1–0) | Johns Hopkins (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 11. |
| 12. | Widener | St. Thomas (MN) (1–0) | St. Thomas (MN) (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 12. |
| 13. | Johns Hopkins | North Central (IL) (0–0) | North Central (IL) (1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 13. |
| 14. | St. Thomas (MN) | Washington & Jefferson (1–0) | Washington & Jefferson (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 14. |
| 15. | Washington & Jefferson | Hobart (1–0) | Thomas More (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 15. |
| 16. | Hobart | Thomas More (1–0) | Hobart (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 16. |
| 17. | Wittenberg | Wittenberg (1–0) | Wittenberg (1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 17. |
| 18. | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Texas Lutheran (1–0) | Rowan (1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 18. |
| 19. | St. John Fisher | Bethel (MN) (1–0) | Centre (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 19. |
| 20. | Bethel (MN) | Rowan (1–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–1) | | | | | | | | | | | 20. |
| 21. | Texas Lutheran | Centre (1–0) | Hardin–Simmons (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 21. |
| 22. | Centre | Chapman (0–0) | Wisconsin–Platteville (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 22. |
| 23. | Thomas More | Muhlenberg (1–0) | Bethel (MN) (1–1) | | | | | | | | | | | 23. |
| 24. | Chapman | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (0–1) | Ithaca (1–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 24. |
| 25. | Muhlenberg | Wisconsin–Platteville (1–0) | Guilford (2–0) | | | | | | | | | | | 25. |
| | Preseason Jul 14 | Week 1 Sep 5 | Week 2 Sep 13 | Week 3 Sep 20 | Week 4 Sep 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 | Final Dec 21 | |
| | | Dropped: WidenerSt. John Fisher | Dropped: Texas LutheranChapmanMuhlenberg | Dropped: Hobart | Dropped: Centre | Dropped: IthacaBethelGuilford | Dropped: Cortland StateWittenbergHobartChicago | Dropped: Ithaca | None | None | None | None | None | |

## AFCA Coaches Poll

| Week 3 Sep 21 | Week 4 Sep 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Final Dec 21 |
| Week 3 Sep 21 | Week 4 Sep 28 | Week 5 Oct 5 | Week 6 Oct 12 | Week 7 Oct 19 | Week 8 Oct 26 | Week 9 Nov 2 | Week 10 Nov 9 | Week 11 Nov 16 | Final Dec 21 |
| | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None |