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
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 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–BaylorMary Hardin–Baylor (1–0)Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0)4.
5.WesleyWesley (0–0)Wesley (1–0)5.
6.WartburgWartburg (1–0)Wartburg (2–0)6.
7.Wheaton (IL)Wheaton (IL) (1–0)Wheaton (IL) (2–0)7.
8.John CarrollSaint 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.WabashJohn Carroll (1–0)John Carroll (1–0)10.
11.North Central (IL)Johns Hopkins (1–0)Johns Hopkins (2–0)11.
12.WidenerSt. Thomas (MN) (1–0)St. Thomas (MN) (2–0)12.
13.Johns HopkinsNorth 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 & JeffersonHobart (1–0)Thomas More (2–0)15.
16.HobartThomas More (1–0)Hobart (2–0)16.
17.WittenbergWittenberg (1–0)Wittenberg (1–0)17.
18.Wisconsin–OshkoshTexas Lutheran (1–0)Rowan (1–0)18.
19.St. John FisherBethel (MN) (1–0)Centre (2–0)19.
20.Bethel (MN)Rowan (1–0)Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–1)20.
21.Texas LutheranCentre (1–0)Hardin–Simmons (2–0)21.
22.CentreChapman (0–0)Wisconsin–Platteville (2–0)22.
23.Thomas MoreMuhlenberg (1–0)Bethel (MN) (1–1)23.
24.ChapmanWisconsin–Oshkosh (0–1)Ithaca (1–0)24.
25.MuhlenbergWisconsin–Platteville (1–0)Guilford (2–0)25.
Preseason
Jul 14[9]		Week 1
Sep 5[10]		Week 2
Sep 13[11]		Week 3
Sep 20[12]		Week 4
Sep 27[13]		Week 5
Oct 4[14]		Week 6
Oct 11[15]		Week 7
Oct 18[16]		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		NoneNoneNoneNoneNone

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
NoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNoneNone

References

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