1975 NCAA Division II football rankings

none August 2023 December 2025 The 1975 NCAA Division II football rankings are from United Press International and from Associated Press. The 1975 NCAA Division II football season was the first year UPI published a Division II poll. 1975 was also the 16th (and last) year AP published a "College Division" poll. The final UPI poll was released before the Division II playoffs, and the final AP poll was released after the playoffs. Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week (#–#)   Win–loss record (Italics)   Number of first place votes т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol The AP poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10   Sept 24AP Poll Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida September 24, 1975 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328608/poll_1975_0924_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 1College Division Poll The Decatur Daily Review Decatur, Illinois October 1, 1975 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328749/poll_1975_1001_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 8Grizzlies climb to tenth in poll The Daily Inter Lake Kalispell, Montana October 8, 1975 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328850/poll_1975_1008_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 15Delaware 8th in AP poll The Morning News Wilmington, Delaware October 16, 1975 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328861/poll_1975_1016_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 22Division II poll Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona October 23, 1975 E-12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328879/poll_1975_1023_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 29Division II poll Arizona Republic Phoenix, Arizona October 30, 1975 E-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328894/poll_1975_1030_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Nov 5AP College Division The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee November 5, 1975 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328915/poll_1975_1105_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Nov 12AP Poll Division II The Palm Beach Post West Palm Beach, Florida November 13, 1975 D8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328943/poll_1975_1113_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Nov 19AP Top 15 Poll Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida November 19, 1975 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328955/poll_1975_1119_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Nov 26College Division Football Poll The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, New York November 28, 1975 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328980/poll_1975_1128_ii_ap/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 PostseasonJavelinas First in Final AP Poll Valley Morning Star Harlingen, Texas December 20, 1975 B3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11329028/poll_1975_1220_ii_ap_final/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Grambling State (3–0) (11) Western Kentucky (3–0) (8) Boise State (2–0) (1) Texas A&I (1–0) (9) Jackson State (3–0) (6) Idaho State (2–0) (3) 1975 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky (2–0–1) Wittenberg (2–0) (1) Delaware (1–1) (1) 1975 Henderson State Reddies Henderson State (2–0) Northern Michigan (3–0) (1) 1975 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State (2–0) (1) 1975 South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State (2–0) (1) 1975 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian (1–0) 1975 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota (2–0)   Grambling State (3–0) (18) Western Kentucky (4–0) (11) Boise State (3–0) (4) Texas A&I (2–0) (5) Jackson State (4–0) (1) Idaho State (3–0) Eastern Kentucky (3–0–1) Northern Michigan (4–0) (1) u North Dakota (3–0) (1) u Delaware (2–1) d Wittenberg (3–0) d Henderson State (3–0) d Montana (2–0) (1) npr 1975 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca (3–0) npr Abilene Christian (1–1) d   Grambling State (4–0) (31) Western Kentucky (5–0) (7) Texas A&I (3–0) (2) u Boise State (4–0) d Idaho State (4–0) u Northern Michigan (5–0) (3) u Eastern Kentucky (4–0–1) North Dakota (4–0) u Delaware (3–1) u Montana (3–0) (2) u Wittenberg (4–0) Henderson State (4–0) Jackson State (4–1) d 1975 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois (4–0) (1) npr Ithaca (4–0) (1) d   Grambling State (5–0) (27) Western Kentucky (5–0) (6) Texas A&I (4–0) (3) Idaho State (5–0) (4) u Eastern Kentucky (5–0–1) u North Dakota (5–0) (1) u Boise State (4–0–1) d Delaware (4–1) u Wittenberg (5–0) u Henderson State (5–0) u Ithaca (5–0) (2) u Jackson State (4–1) u Montana (3–1) d Northern Michigan (5–1) d 1975 Kentucky State Thorobreds Kentucky State (5–1) (1) npr   Grambling State (6–0) (34) Western Kentucky (6–0) (2) Texas A&I (5–0) (3) Eastern Kentucky (5–0–1) u North Dakota (6–0) (3) u Boise State (5–0–1) u Wittenberg (6–0) u Henderson State (6–0) u Northern Michigan (6–1) u Montana (4–1) u Idaho State (5–1) d Ithaca (6–0) (2) d Kentucky State (6–1) u Delaware (4–2) d Lehigh (5–1) npr   Texas A&I (6–0) (24) u Eastern Kentucky (6–0–1) (9) u North Dakota (7–0) (3) u Boise State (6–0–1) (2) u Grambling State (6–1) (1) d Western Kentucky (6–1) d Wittenberg (7–0) (2) Henderson State (7–0) Jackson State (5–2) (1) npr Idaho State (6–1) u Northern Michigan (7–1) d Lehigh (6–1) u Kentucky State (6–1) Ithaca (6–0) (1) d Jacksonville State (5–1) npr 1975 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman (6–0) npr Texas A&I (7–0) (30) North Dakota (8–0) (4) u Boise State (7–0–1) (1) u Grambling State (7–1) (2) u Wittenberg (8–0) (3) u Western Kentucky (7–1) Eastern Kentucky (6–1–1) d Henderson State (8–0) Idaho State (7–1) u Lehigh (7–1) (2) u Northern Michigan (8–1) Jackson State (5–2) d Bethune–Cookman (7–0) u Ithaca (7–0) (1) Kentucky State (7–1) d   Texas A&I (8–0) (29) North Dakota (9–0) (4) Boise State (8–0–1) Grambling State (8–1) (1) Western Kentucky (8–1) u Wittenberg (9–0) (2) d Henderson State (9–0) u Lehigh (8–1) (1) u Northern Michigan (9–1) u Ithaca (9–0) (1) u UMass (8–0)In the actual printed polls, UMass was listed as Massachusetts npr Bethune–Cookman (8–0) u Jacksonville State (7–1) (1) npr Jackson State (6–2) d 1975 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado (8–0) npr   Texas A&I (9–0) (29) North Dakota (9–0) (5) Grambling State (9–1) (1) u Western Kentucky (8–1) u Henderson State (10–0) u Northern Michigan (10–1) (1) u Boise State (8–1–1) d Bethune–Cookman (9–0) u Ithaca (9–0) (1) u Wittenberg (9–1) d Jackson State (7–2) u Northern Iowa (9–2) npr Lehigh (8–2) d Eastern Kentucky (7–2–1) npr UMass (8–1) d   Texas A&I (10–0) (29) North Dakota (9–0) (6) Grambling State (9–2) (1) Western Kentucky (9–1) Northern Michigan (10–1) (1) u Boise State (9–1–1) u Ithaca (9–0) (1) u Wittenberg (10–1) u Henderson State (10–1) d Northern Iowa (9–2) u Lehigh (9–2) u Jackson State (7–2) d Eastern Kentucky (8–2–1) u Bethune–Cookman (9–1) d Delaware (8–3) npr   Texas A&I (12–0) (27) Northern Michigan (13–1) (12) u Western Kentucky (11–2) u Grambling State (9–3) (1) d Wittenberg (12–1) (1) u 1975 Livingston Tigers Livingston (10–3) npr North Dakota (9–1) d Boise State (9–2–1) d New Hampshire (9–3) npr Northern Iowa (9–3) Henderson State (11–1) d Eastern Kentucky (8–2–1) u Ithaca (10–1) d 1975 Salem State Vikings Salem State (11–1) npr Texas Lutheran (11–1) npr   12 Youngstown State 13 South Dakota State 15 Abilene Christian 14 Western Illinois 12 Jackson State 10 Montana 14 Delaware 15 Jacksonville State 7 Eastern Kentucky 9 Idaho State 15 Kentucky State 13 Jacksonville State 15 Northern Colorado 15 UMass 11 Lehigh 12 Jackson State 14 Bethune–Cookman 15 Delaware The UPI poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sept 17Grambling, Ithaca No. 1 In Divisional Rankings Playground Daily News Fort Walton Beach, Florida September 18, 1975 7C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328590/poll_1975_0918_ii_first/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Sept 24UPI Poll; Division II Fort Lauderdale News Fort Lauderdale, Florida September 24, 1975 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328604/poll_1975_0924_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 1Northern Ranked 6th The Ludington Daily News Ludington, Michigan October 2, 1975 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328783/poll_1975_1002_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 8NCAA College Poll Division II The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida October 8, 1975 2-C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328841/poll_1975_1008_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 15Division II UPI Poll The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida October 15, 1975 2-C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328868/poll_1975_1015_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 22Grambling's tops The Pocono Record Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania October 22, 1975 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328888/poll_1975_1022_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Oct 29Division Poll; Division II Playground Daily News Fort Walton Beach, Florida October 29, 1975 3B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328898/poll_1975_1029_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Nov 5NCAA Polls Division II The Tennessean Nashville, Tennessee November 5, 1975 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328905/poll_1975_1105_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Nov 12Ninth-ranked Bears have chance for bid Greeley Daily Tribune Greeley, Colorado November 12, 1975 44 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328921/poll_1975_1112_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Nov 19NCAA Division II and Division III ratings: Division II Traverse City Record-Eagle Traverse City, Michigan November 19, 1975 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328972/poll_1975_1119_ii_upi/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Nov 26NCAA Division II UPI Final Poll The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida November 26, 1975 2-C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11328992/poll_1975_1126_ii_upi_final/ Newspapers.com May 28, 2017 Grambling State UNLVIn the actual printed polls, UNLV was listed as Nevada Las Vegas Delaware Boise State Western Kentucky Eastern Kentucky North Dakota Jackson State Akron Idaho State     Grambling State (3–0) Boise State (2–0) u Western Kentucky (3–0) u Jackson State (3–0) u Idaho State (2–0) u North Dakota (2–0) u Northern Michigan (3–0) npr Eastern Kentucky (2–0–1) d UNLV (1–1) d Alcorn State (1–1) npr South Dakota State (3–0) npr Grambling State (3–0) Boise State (3–0) North Dakota (3–0) u Idaho State (3–0) u Western Kentucky (4–0) d Northern Michigan (4–0) u Alcorn State (2–1) u Jackson State (4–0) d Western Illinois (3–0) npr Montana (2–0) npr Grambling State (4–0) Idaho State (4–0) u Western Kentucky (5–0) u North Dakota (4–0) d Boise State (4–0) d Northern Michigan (5–0) Montana (3–0) u Western Illinois (4–0) u Eastern Kentucky (4–0–1) npr Nicholls State (4–0) npr     Grambling State (5–0) Idaho State (5–0) Western Kentucky (5–0) North Dakota (5–0) Nicholls State (5–0) u Eastern Kentucky (5–0–1) u Boise State (4–0–1) d Montana (3–1) d Delaware (4–1) npr 1975 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State (5–0) npr     Grambling State (6–0) Western Kentucky (6–0) u North Dakota (6–0) u Boise State (5–0–1) u Eastern Kentucky (5–0–1) u Nicholls State (5–0) d Montana (4–1) u Idaho State (5–1) d Northwest Missouri State (6–0) u Lehigh (5–1) npr South Carolina State (4–0–1) npr UC Davis (5–1)In the actual printed polls, UC Davis was listed as California Davis npr North Dakota (7–0) u Boise State (6–0–1) u Eastern Kentucky (6–0–1) u Grambling State (6–1) d Western Kentucky (6–1) d Idaho State (6–1) u Lehigh (6–1) u South Carolina State (5–0–1) u UC Davis (6–1) u Southern (6–1) npr Northern Colorado (6–0) npr   North Dakota (8–0) Boise State (7–0–1) Grambling State (7–1) u Idaho State (7–1) u Lehigh (7–1) u Eastern Kentucky (6–1–1) d Western Kentucky (7–1) d Southern (7–1) u UMass (7–0) npr Akron (7–2) npr     North Dakota (9–0) Boise State (8–0–1) Grambling State (8–1) Lehigh (8–1) u Western Kentucky (8–1) u UMass (8–0) u Southern (8–1) u Jacksonville State (7–1) npr Northern Colorado (8–0) npr Idaho State (7–2) d     North Dakota (9–0) Grambling State (9–1) u Western Kentucky (8–1) u Northern Michigan (10–1) npr Boise State (8–1–1) d Lehigh (8–2) d Northern Iowa (9–2) npr New Hampshire (8–2) npr UMass (8–1) d Idaho State (7–2)     North Dakota (9–0) Grambling State (9–2) Western Kentucky (9–1) Northern Michigan (10–1) Boise State (9–1–1) Lehigh (9–2) Northern Iowa (9–2) New Hampshire (8–2) Livingston (9–2) npr UMass (8–2) d     3 Delaware 9 Akron 8 Eastern Kentucky 9 UNLV 10 South Dakota State 7 Alcorn State 8 Jackson State 6 Northern Michigan 8 Western Illinois 9 Delaware 6 Nicholls State 7 Montana 9 Northwest Missouri State 8 South Carolina State 9 UC Davis 10 Northern Colorado 6 Eastern Kentucky 10 Akron 7 Southern 8 Jacksonville State 9 Northern Colorado 10 Idaho State HBCU rankings Jet magazine ranked the top 1975 teams from historically black colleges and universities based on a poll of coaches and conference commissioners. The poll was published on December 18.Frank Bannister December 18, 1975 Top 20 Black Colleges https://books.google.com/books?id=arsDAAAAMBAJ Jet (p. 52) 1. Grambling State (10–2) 2. Florida A&M (9–2) 3. South Carolina State (8–2–1) 4. Bethune-Cookman (10–1) 5. North Carolina A&T (8–3) 6. Southern (9–3) 7. Jackson State (7–3) 8. Kentucky State (8–3) 9. Norfolk State (8–3) 10. Bowie State (9–1) 11. Johnson C. Smith (8–3) 12. Alcorn State (6–3–1) 13. Mississippi Valley State (6–4) 14. Livingstone (7–3–1) 15. Howard (8–3) 16. Fisk (7–3) 17. Virginia Union (6–4) 18. Fayetteville State (7–3) 19. Tennessee State (5–5) 20. Fort Valley State (6–1–2) Notes note References Rankings Category:NCAA Division II football rankings