WACO, TEX. – Three Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs are ranked inside the Top 10 of the 2015 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll after Week 8 of the season. Ferris State continued its unbeaten season with a 24-14 nationally-televised victory over then No. 17 Michigan Tech to move up to No. 3 in the nation. Ashland improved three spots to No. 5 after a 41-40 comeback victory on the road at Northern Michigan to set up a huge Top 10 matchup with Grand Valley State who bounced Findlay 52-7 to move to No. 9 in the rankings. Michigan Tech fell five spots to No. 22 after the loss to Ferris State to keep four GLIAC squads inside the Top 25.
| 2015 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 26, 2015 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 8 | Next Game |
| 1. | West Georgia (25) | 8-0 | 792 | 2 | D. No. 13 North Alabama, 31-10 | Oct. 31 at Mississippi College |
| 2. | Northwest Missouri St. (6) | 8-0 | 771 | 3 | D. Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 45-24 | Oct. 31 at Missouri Western St. |
| 3. | Ferris St. (Mich.) (1) | 7-0 | 735 | 4 | D. No. 17 Michigan Tech, 24-14 | Oct. 31 at Lake Erie (Ohio) |
| 4. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 7-1 | 687 | 6 | D. No. 7 Colorado School of Mines, 49-21 | Oct. 31 at Black Hills St. (S.D.) |
| 5. | Ashland (Ohio) | 8-0 | 666 | 8 | D. Northern Michigan, 41-40 | Oct. 31 vs. No. 9 Grand Valley St. |
| 6. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 7-0 | 633 | 9 | D. Concord (W.Va.), 35-28 | Oct. 31 vs. West Liberty (W.Va.) |
| 7. | Minnesota St. | 7-1 | 572 | 1 | Lost to Winona St. (Minn.), 31-27 | Oct. 31 at Southwest Minnesota St. |
| 8. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 7-1 | 568 | 11 | D. No. 10 Midwestern St. (Texas), 27-14 | Oct. 31 at Sam Houston St. (Texas) |
| 9. | Grand Valley St. | 7-1 | 552 | 12 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 52-7 | Oct. 31 at No. 5 Ashland (Ohio) |
| 10. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 7-1 | 443 | 5 | Lost to Augustana (S.D.), 35-28 | Oct. 31 at Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) |
| 11. | Henderson St. (Ark.) | 7-1 | 432 | 14 | D. Southern Arkansas, 29-28 | Oct. 31 vs. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
| 12. | Colorado School of Mines | 7-1 | 431 | 7 | Lost to No. 6 Colorado St.-Pueblo, 49-21 | Oct. 31 at No. 19 Colorado Mesa |
| 13. | Slippery Rock (Pa.) | 7-1 | 426 | 15 | D. Indiana (Pa.), 40-39 | Oct. 31 at Edinboro (Pa.) |
| 14. | Midwestern St. (Texas) | 7-1 | 397 | 10 | Lost to No. 11 Texas A&M-Commerce, 27-14 | Oct. 31 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 15. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 6-1 | 355 | 16 | D. Central Washington, 42-17 | Oct. 31 vs. Simon Fraser (B.C.) |
| 16. | Tuskegee (Ala.) | 7-1 | 320 | 18 | D. Kentucky St., 38-28 | Oct. 31 vs. Central St. (Ohio) |
| 17. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 7-1 | 311 | 19 | D. Missouri Western St., 17-3 | Oct. 31 vs. Washburn (Kan.) |
| 18. | Minnesota-Duluth | 6-2 | 232 | 20 | D. Minnesota-Crookston, 66-17 | Oct. 31 at Northern St. (S.D.) |
| 19. | Colorado Mesa | 7-1 | 220 | 23 | D. Fort Lewis (Colo.), 21-13 | Oct. 31 vs. No. 12 Colorado School of Mines |
| 20. | Indianapolis (Ind.) | 7-1 | 168 | NR | D. Lincoln (Mo.), 41-18 | Oct. 31 at William Jewell (Mo.) |
| 21. | North Alabama | 5-2 | 163 | 13 | Lost to No. 2 West Georgia, 31-10 | Oct. 31 vs. Delta St. (Miss.) |
| 22. | Michigan Tech | 5-2 | 140 | 17 | Lost to No. 4 Ferris St., 24-14 | Oct. 31 vs. Tiffin (Ohio) |
| 23. | Charleston (W.Va.) | 7-1 | 124 | NR | D. Urbana (Ohio), 37-12 | Oct. 29 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan |
| 24. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 5-2 | 47 | NR | D. Shorter (Ga.), 37-22 | Oct. 31 vs. West Alabama |
| 25. | Central Missouri | 6-2 | 43 | NR | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 54-10 | Oct. 31 at Lindenwood (Mo.) |
Dropped Out: Wingate (N.C.) (21), Delta St. (Miss.) (22), Angelo St. (Texas) (24), Clarion (Pa.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Assumption (Mass.), 39; Bowie St. (Md.), 33; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 29; Clarion (Pa.), 18; Wingate (N.C.), 12; Augustana (S.D.), 11; Indiana (Pa.), 10; Harding (Ark.), 6; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 5; Catawba (N.C.), 4; Southwest Minnesota St., 2; North Greenville (S.C.), 1; Virginia Union, 1; West Alabama, 1.
