WACO, TEX. – Four Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) football programs are ranked inside the Top 25 of the 2015 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II Coaches' Poll after the fifth week of the season. Ferris State remained No. 4 in the country after a 42-39 comeback on the road at Findlay, while Ashland jumped four spots to No. 9 after a 42-17 victory at Malone. Idle Michigan Tech also improved four positions to No. 14 and Grand Valley State appeared inside the poll once again at No. 24 following a 46-14 Laker win at home against Hillsdale.
Findlay earned one vote in the others receiving votes category.
| 2015 American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches' Poll – October 5, 2015 | ||||||
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| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 5 | Next Game |
| 1. | Minnesota St. (30) | 5-0 | 798 | 1 | D. Upper Iowa, 38-10 | Oct. 10 vs. Augustana (S.D.) |
| 2. | West Georgia (2) | 5-0 | 757 | 2 | D. West Alabama, 32-14 | Oct. 10 vs. No. 21 Valdosta St. (Ga.) |
| 3. | Northwest Missouri St. | 5-0 | 735 | 3 | D. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 59-7 | Oct. 10 vs. Lindenwood (Mo.) |
| 4. | Ferris St. (Mich.) | 4-0 | 678 | 4 | D. Findlay (Ohio), 42-39 | Oct. 10 at Tiffin (Ohio) |
| 5. | Sioux Falls (S.D.) | 5-0 | 667 | 7 | D. Wayne St. (Neb.), 59-10 | Oct. 10 vs. Winona St. (Minn.) |
| 6. | North Alabama | 4-0 | 643 | 8 | D. No. 9 Valdosta St. (Ga.), 34-12 | Oct. 10 at Western Oregon |
| 7. | Colorado St.-Pueblo | 4-1 | 562 | 10 | D. Adams St. (Colo.), 56-0 | Oct. 10 vs. Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
| 8. | Colorado Mines | 5-0 | 558 | 11 | D. New Mexico Highlands, 51-6 | Oct. 10 at Western New Mexico |
| 9. | Ashland (Ohio) | 5-0 | 524 | 13 | D. Malone (Ohio), 42-17 | Oct. 10 at Saginaw Valley St. |
| 10. | Shepherd (W.Va.) | 4-0 | 444 | 14 | Idle | Oct. 10 at Glenville St. (W.Va.) |
| 11. | Humboldt St. (Calif.) | 4-0 | 425 | 16 | D. South Dakota School of Mines, 59-10 | Oct. 10 vs. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 12. | Midwestern St. (Tx.) | 5-0 | 405 | 20 | D. No. 6 Angelo St. (Texas), 29-20 | Oct. 10 vs. West Texas A&M |
| 13. | Pittsburg St. (Kan.) | 4-1 | 362 | 15 | D. Missouri Western St., 31-27 | Oct. 10 at No. 18 Emporia St. (Kan.) |
| 14. | Michigan Tech | 4-0 | 358 | 18t | Idle | Oct. 10 vs. Northwood (Mich.) |
| 15. | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4-1 | 313 | 18t | D. Tarleton St. (Texas), 63-0 | Oct. 10 vs. No. 16 Angelo St. (Texas) |
| 16. | Angelo St. (Texas) | 4-1 | 306 | 6 | Lost to No. 20 Midwestern St. (Texas), 29-20 | Oct. 10 at No. 15 Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 17. | Delta St. (Miss.) | 4-1 | 285 | 5 | Lost to Florida Tech, 41-37 | Oct. 10 at Shorter (Ga.) |
| 18. | Emporia St. (Kan.) | 5-0 | 266 | 23 | D. Lindenwood (Mo.), 20-13 | Oct. 10 vs. No. 13 Pittsburg St. (Kan.) |
| 19. | Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) | 4-1 | 246 | 22 | D. Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 52-17 | Oct. 10 vs. Faith (Fla.) |
| 20. | Ouachita Baptist | 4-1 | 243 | 24 | D. No. 12 Harding (Ark.), 26-21 | Oct. 10 at Arkansas Tech |
| 21. | Valdosta St. (Ga.) | 3-1 | 225 | 9 | Lost to No. 8 North Alabama, 34-12 | Oct. 10 at No. 2 West Georgia |
| 22. | Harding (Ark.) | 4-1 | 120 | 12 | Lost to No. 24 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 26-21 | Oct. 10 vs. Henderson St. (Ark.) |
| 23. | Wingate (N.C.) | 5-0 | 113 | NR | D. Limestone (S.C.), 17-12 | Oct. 10 at Tusculum (Tenn.) |
| 24. | Grand Valley St. | 4-1 | 100 | NR | D. Hillsdale (Mich.), 46-14 | Oct. 10 at Wayne St. |
| 25. | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-2 | 89 | 25 | D. Minnesota St.-Moorhead, 47-14 | Oct. 10 vs. St. Cloud State (Minn.) |
Dropped Out: Tuskegee (Ala.) (17), Concord (W.Va.) (21)
Others Receiving Votes: Tuskegee (Ala.), 34; North Carolina-Pembroke, 24; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 23; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 17; Colorado Mesa, 13; Henderson St. (Ark.), 10; Charleston (W.Va.), 9; Bowie St. (Md.), 8; Concord (W.Va.), 8; East Central (Okla.), 8; Virginia Union, 5; Central Missouri, 4; Florida Tech, 4; Indianapolis (Ind.), 3; West Texas A&M, 3; Washburn (Kan.), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Bloomsburg (Pa.), 1; Findlay (Ohio), 1.
