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2023 American Football Coaches Association Preseason Division II Coaches' Poll – August 14, 2023
2022 2022
*– Ranking in final AFCA Division II Poll of 2022
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (Ohio), 99; Davenport (Mich.), 69; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 56; Bowie St. (Md.), 53; Truman St. (Mo.), 31; Central Washington, 30; Limestone (S.C.), 30; Winona St. (Minn.), 23; Wayne St. (Neb.), 18; Henderson St. (Ark.), 17; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 16; Tuskegee (Ala.), 16; Morehouse (Ga.), 13; Findlay (Ohio), 12; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 11; Ohio Dominican, 10; Tiffin (Ohio), 10; California (Pa.), 9; Washburn (Kan.), 9; Charleston (W.Va.), 8; Millersville (Pa.), 8; Mars Hill (N.C.), 6; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 6; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6; Western Colorado, 6; Kutztown (Pa.), 5; Wayne St. (Mich.), 5; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 5; Gannon (Pa.), 4; Central Oklahoma, 3; Central St. (Ohio), 2; New Haven (Conn.), 2; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 2; Southern Arkansas, 2; Bluefield St. (W.Va.), 1; Minnesota-Duluth, 1; Nebraska-Kearney, 1; West Alabama, 1.
2023 American Football Coaches Association Preseason Division II Coaches' Poll – August 14, 2023
2022 2022
| 1 | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 14-1 | 725 | 1 | Aug. 31 vs. Mercyhurst (Pa.) | Tony Annese |
| 2 | Colorado School of Mines | 13-3 | 642 | 2 | Aug. 31 vs. No. 3 Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | Pete Sterbick |
| 3 | Grand Valley St. (Mich.) | 12-1 | 641 | 3 | Aug. 31 vs. No. 2 Colorado School of Mines | Scott Wooster |
| 4 | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 12-1 | 633 | 5 | Aug. 31 vs. Washburn (Kan.) | Brian Wright |
| 5 | Angelo St. (Texas) | 12-1 | 590 | 7 | Aug. 31 at West Alabama | Jeff Girsch |
| 6 | Northwest Missouri St. | 10-3 | 560 | 8 | Aug.31 at Missouri Southern | Rich Wright |
| 7 | West Florida | 12-2 | 482 | 4 | Sept. 1 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan | Kaleb Nobles |
| 8 | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 11-1 | 455 | 10 | Aug. 31 at Southwestern Oklahoma St. | Todd Knight |
| 9 | Minnesota St. | 10-3 | 450 | 14 | Aug. 31 at Sioux Falls (S.D.) | Todd Hoffner |
| 10 | Delta St. (Miss.) | 11-2 | 438 | 9 | Aug. 31 at Missouri S&T | Todd Cooley |
| 11 | Bemidji St. (Minn.) | 10-3 | 420 | 24 | Aug. 31 vs. Northern St. (S.D.) | Brent Bolte |
| 12 | Ashland (Ohio) | 10-2 | 387 | 13 | Aug. 31 at No. 16 Indiana (Pa.) | Doug Geiser |
| 13 | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 13-2 | 359 | 6 | Sept. 2 vs Southern Connecticut St. | Ernie McCook |
| 14 | Harding (Ark.) | 9-2 | 305 | 22 | Aug. 31 at Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Paul Simmons |
| 15 | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 10-3 | 304 | 16 | Sept. 2 vs Wayne St. (Mich.) | Shawn Lutz |
| 16 | Indiana (Pa.) | 10-2 | 300 | 11 | Aug. 31 vs No. 12 Ashland (Ohio) | Paul Tortorella |
| 17 | Benedict (S.C.) | 11-1 | 232 | 12 | Sept. 2 vs. Shaw (N.C.) | Chennis Berry |
| 18 | Virginia Union | 9-2 | 200 | 18 | Sept. 3 vs. Morehouse (Ga.) | Alvin Parker |
| 19 | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 9-3 | 187 | NR | Aug. 31 vs. Lincoln (Mo.) | Garin Higgins |
| 20 | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 9-2 | 149 | 17 | Sept. 2 vs Hillsdale (Mich.) | Chris Keevers |
| 21 | Wingate (N.C) | 11-3 | 147 | 15 | Aug. 31 vs Albany St. (Ga.) | Joe Reich |
| 22 | West Georgia | 8-2 | 146 | 19 | Aug. 31 vs. Limestone (S.C.) | David Dean |
| 23 | Assumption (Mass.) | 8-3 | 132 | NR | Sept. 2 vs. Kutztown (Pa.) | Andy McKenzie |
| 24 | Newberry (S.C) | 9-2 | 131 | 21 | Sept. 2 at Shippensburg (Pa.) | Todd Knight |
| 25 | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 8-3 | 129 | NR | Sept. 2 vs. St. Augustine (N.C.) | Mike Jacobs |
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (Ohio), 99; Davenport (Mich.), 69; Colorado St.-Pueblo, 56; Bowie St. (Md.), 53; Truman St. (Mo.), 31; Central Washington, 30; Limestone (S.C.), 30; Winona St. (Minn.), 23; Wayne St. (Neb.), 18; Henderson St. (Ark.), 17; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 16; Tuskegee (Ala.), 16; Morehouse (Ga.), 13; Findlay (Ohio), 12; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 11; Ohio Dominican, 10; Tiffin (Ohio), 10; California (Pa.), 9; Washburn (Kan.), 9; Charleston (W.Va.), 8; Millersville (Pa.), 8; Mars Hill (N.C.), 6; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 6; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 6; Western Colorado, 6; Kutztown (Pa.), 5; Wayne St. (Mich.), 5; Winston-Salem St. (N.C.), 5; Gannon (Pa.), 4; Central Oklahoma, 3; Central St. (Ohio), 2; New Haven (Conn.), 2; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 2; Southern Arkansas, 2; Bluefield St. (W.Va.), 1; Minnesota-Duluth, 1; Nebraska-Kearney, 1; West Alabama, 1.
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