2015 NCAA Division III football rankings

2015 NCAA Division III football rankings
2015 NCAA Division III football rankings
Season	2015
Preseason No. 1	UW–Whitewater
	NCAA Division I FBS football rankings ← 2014

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^[1]	Week 1 Sep 5^[2]	Week 2 Sep 13^[3]	Week 3 Sep 20^[4]	Week 4 Sep 27^[5]	Week 5 Oct 4^[6]	Week 6 Oct 11^[7]	Week 7 Oct 18^[8]	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^[1]	Week 1 Sep 5^[2]	Week 2 Sep 13^[3]	Week 3 Sep 20^[4]	Week 4 Sep 27^[5]	Week 5 Oct 4^[6]	Week 6 Oct 11^[7]	Week 7 Oct 18^[8]	Week 8 Oct 25	Week 9 Nov 1	Week 10 Nov 8	Week 11 Nov 15	Final Dec 21
		Dropped: Widener St. John Fisher	Dropped: Texas Lutheran Chapman Muhlenberg	Dropped: Hobart	Dropped: Centre	Dropped: Ithaca Bethel Guilford	Dropped: Cortland State Wittenberg Hobart Chicago	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

References

^ Staff (July 14, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, 2015 preseason". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ Staff (September 5, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 1". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ Staff (September 13, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 2". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ Staff (September 20, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 3". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ Staff (September 27, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 4". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ Staff (October 4, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 5". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ Staff (October 11, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 6". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ Staff (October 18, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 7". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[1] Staff (July 14, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, 2015 preseason". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[2] Staff (September 5, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 1". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[3] Staff (September 13, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 2". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[4] Staff (September 20, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 3". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[5] Staff (September 27, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 4". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[6] Staff (October 4, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 5". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[7] Staff (October 11, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 6". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[8] Staff (October 18, 2015). "D3football.com Top 25, Week 7". D3Football.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

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