September 29th, 2025 6:00am
Below is the D2Football.com Top 25 poll as of the conclusion of week four. Three teams join the poll this week - No. 20 Northwest Missouri State, No. 22 Carson-Newman and No. 24 UNC Pembroke. They are replacing the three teams dropping from the poll (Wingate, Virginia State and Central Oklahoma).
| Rank | Team | Record | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Ferris State | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Harding | 4-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Kutztown | 4-0 | 3 |
| 4 | West Florida | 4-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Western Colorado | 4-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Angelo State | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7 | UT Permian Basin | 4-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Pittsburg State | 3-2 | 10 |
| 9 | Minnesota Duluth | 5-0 | 11 |
| 10 | Minnesota State | 4-1 | 14 |
| 11 | California | 4-0 | 16 |
| 12 | CSU Pueblo | 4-1 | 12 |
| 13 | Augustana | 5-0 | 13 |
| 14 | Grand Valley State | 2-1 | 15 |
| 15 | West Alabama | 5-0 | 17 |
| 16 | Slippery Rock | 3-1 | 9 |
| 17 | Central Washington | 3-1 | 18 |
| 18 | Indianapolis | 3-1 | 19 |
| 19 | Virginia Union | 3-1 | 21 |
| 20 | Northwest Missouri State | 4-1 | NR |
| 21 | Fort Hays | 3-2 | 22 |
| 22 | Carson-Newman | 3-1 | NR |
| 23 | Findlay | 4-0 | 24 |
| 24 | UNC Pembroke | 4-1 | NR |
| 25 | Ashland | 3-1 | 25 |