WACO, TEX. – Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs are ranked inside the Top 25 of the 2015 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Preseason Division II Coaches' Poll. Ferris State enters the new season as the No. 6 team in the country, while Ohio Dominican is close behind in the No. 8 position. Grand Valley State is the final GLIAC squad in the rankings at No. 24. Three other conference teams received votes in the preseason balloting.
| 2015 American Football Coaches Association Preseason Division II Coaches' Poll – August 17, 2015 | |||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | 2014 Rec. | Pts. | 2014 Rank* | Season Opener |
| 1. | Minn. St.-Mankato (9) | 14-1 | 751 | 2 | Sept. 3 vs. No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth |
| 2. | Colorado St.-Pueblo (16) | 14-1 | 747 | 1 | Sept. 5 vs. Central Washington |
| 3. | Minnesota-Duluth (3) | 13-1 | 648 | 3 | Sept. 3 at No. 1 Minnesota St.-Mankato |
| 4. | West Georgia (3) | 12-3 | 632 | 6 | Sept. 5 at Catawba (N.C.) |
| 5. | Northwest Missouri St. (1) | 10-2 | 623 | 14 | Sept. 3 at Nebraska-Kearney |
| 6. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 11-1 | 601 | 11 | Sept. 12 vs. Northwood (Mich.) |
| 7. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 11-2 | 557 | 7 | Sept. 3 at Northeastern St. (Okla.) |
| 8. | Ohio Dominican | 11-2 | 526 | 4 | Sept. 3 at Malone (Ohio) |
| 9. | Concord (W.Va.) | 13-1 | 477 | 5 | Sept. 5 at West Liberty (W.Va.) |
| 10. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 11-1 | 431 | 8 | Sept. 3 at No. 23 West Chester (Pa.) |
| 11. | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 11-2 | 422 | 12 | Sept. 5 vs. Stonehill (Mass.) |
| 12. | Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) | 10-1 | 381 | 9 | Sept. 3 at East Central (Okla.) |
| 13. | Angelo St. (Texas) | 9-3 | 376 | 20 | Sept. 3 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle St. |
| 14. | Delta St. (Miss.) | 9-2 | 369 | 13 | Sept. 3 vs. Fort Valley St. (Ga.) |
| 15. | North Alabama | 9-2 | 358 | 16 | Sept. 6 vs. Miles (Ala.) |
| 16. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 10-3 | 286 | 10 | Sept. 5 at Albany St. (Ga.) |
| 17. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 11-1 | 277 | 18 | Sept. 5 vs. Mary (N.D.) |
| 18. | Colorado School of Mines | 10-2 | 189 | 19 | Sept. 5 vs. South Dakota School of Mines |
| 19. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 10-1 | 175 | 23 | Sept. 3 at West Texas A&M |
| 20. | Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) | 9-2 | 142 | 24 | Sept. 3 at North Carolina-Pembroke |
| 21. | Harding (Ark.) | 9-2 | 129 | 17 | Sept. 5 at Oklahoma Baptist |
| 22. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 9-3 | 127 | NR | Sept. 3 vs. Adams St. (Colo.) |
| 23. | West Chester (Pa.) | 11-2 | 125 | 15 | Sept. 3 vs. No. 10 Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
| 24. | Grand Valley St. | 6-5 | 119 | NR | Sept. 3 vs. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) |
| 25. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 9-3 | 111 | NR | Sept. 5 at New Haven (Conn.) |
*– Ranking in final AFCA Division II Poll of 2014
Others Receiving Votes: Indianapolis (Ind.), 109; Tuskegee (Ala.), 101; Michigan Tech, 64; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 63; Ashland (Ohio), 56; Gannon (Pa.), 46; Shepherd (W.Va.), 46; West Texas A&M, 44; Virginia St., 41; Midwestern St. (Texas), 39; Albany St. (Ga.), 37; Central Missouri, 37; Henderson St. (Ark.), 28; American International (Mass.), 24; North Carolina-Pembroke, 12; Wayne St. (Mich.), 12; Central Washington, 11; Tarleton St. (Texas), 11; California (Pa.), 7; Charleston (W.Va.), 6; Truman St. (Mo.), 6; Central Oklahoma, 5; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 4; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 3; LIU-Post (N.Y.), 3; East Central (Okla.), 2; Newberry (S.C.), 2; Fayetteville St. (N.C.), 1; Southeastern Oklahoma St., 1.
