For the most part, the rankings this week have not changed in the top half, with the same teams holding the top spots and continuing to win. After another week, Harding and Grand Valley State football still have shown why they are miles ahead of any other team in Division II; in fact, this was the fourth game in a row that Harding has allowed only three points or less.

Valdosta State had the biggest scare after only beating North Greenville by eight points and trailing for most of the game, but they remain undefeated and will be back in its home stadium for the first time since Hurricane Helene this weekend.

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West Alabama moving into the top ten was the biggest news out of the entire division after formerly ranked No. 9 Central Washington football was upset by Texas-Permian Basin, causing them to drop to 4-2 and all the way to No. 21.

Other ranked teams going into last week that also took a crushing loss include Delta State, Findlay, and Indiana. However, those losses proved to be more costly, with all three teams being left out of the top 25 going into their next game. 

Obviously, with that happening, things opened up for Southern Arkansas, Henderson State, and West Florida, who are back in the rankings after being the team responsible for the Statesmen drop and will face No. 3 Valdosta State the last game of the season.

AFCA NCAA Division II Football Rankings For Week 8

1. Harding (Ark.) (30) - Prev. 1
2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) - Prev. 2
3. Valdosta St. (Ga.) - Prev. 3
4. Ferris St. (Mich.) - Prev. 4
5. Kutztown (Pa.) - Prev. 5
6. Slippery Rock (Pa.) - Prev. 6
7. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) - Prev. 7
8. Western Colorado - Prev. 8
9. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) - Prev. 10
10. West Alabama - Prev. 11
11. Central Oklahoma - Prev. 12
12. Colorado School of Mines - Prev. 13
13. Charleston (W.Va.) - Prev. 14
14. Colorado St.-Pueblo - Prev. 16
15. Minnesota St. - Prev. 15
16. Emporia St. (Kan.) - Prev. 18
17. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) - Prev. 17
18. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) - Prev. 23
19. Indianapolis (Ind.) - Prev. 21
20. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.) - Prev. 22
21. Central Washington - Prev. 9
22. Frostburg St. (Md.) - Prev. 24
23. West Florida - NR
24. Southern Arkansas - NR
25. Henderson St. (Ark.) - NR

Dropped Out: Delta St. (Miss.) (19), Findlay (Ohio) (20), Indiana (Pa.) (25)

Others Receiving Votes: Augustana (S.D.), 34; Delta St. (Miss.), 19; Virginia Union, 19; Findlay (Ohio), 17; New Haven (Conn.), 12; Wayne St. (Neb.), 12; Angelo St. (Tex.), 11; Colorado Mesa, 8; Emory & Henry (Va.), 8; Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.), 8; Assumption (Mass.), 7; Limestone (S.C.), 7; Sioux Falls (S.D.), 7; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Ashland (Ohio), 2; Davenport (Mich.), 2; Wingate (N.C.), 2; West Virginia St., 1.

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