After losing to Lock Haven on Saturday, IUP took a big drop in the Division II college football polls. The Crimson Hawks fell from 10th to 19th in the AFCA Coaches Poll and from 13th to 23rd in the D2Football.com poll.
5-1 IUP has a tall task ahead of it this Saturday, tackling 6-0 Slippery Rock, which this week is number 7 in the coaches poll and 8th in D2Football.
Kutztown remains third in the coaches poll and fourth in D2Football.com.
AFCA Coaches Top 25
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Week 6 | Next Game | |
| 1 | Ferris St. (29) | 6-0 | 725 | 1 | D. Saginaw Valley St., 55-0 | Oct. 17 at No. 13 Grand Valley St. | |
| 2 | Harding | 6-0 | 696 | 2 | D. Southeastern Oklahoma, 38-24 | Oct. 17 vs. No. 15 Henderson St. | |
| 3 | Kutztown | 6-0 | 659 | 3 | D. Lackawanna, 56-0 | Oct. 17 at Millersville | |
| 4 | CSU Pueblo | 6-0 | 635 | 4 | Idle | Oct. 17 vs. New Mexico Highlands | |
| 5 | Minnesota St. | 7-0 | 614 | 5 | D. Winona St., 34-16 | Oct. 24 vs. No. 25 Wayne St. (Neb.) | |
| 6 | Western Colorado | 6-0 | 553 | 7 | Idle | Oct. 17 vs. Fort Lewis | |
| 7 | Slippery Rock | 6-0 | 545 | 8 | D. Seton Hill, 59-14 | Oct. 17 at No. 19 Indiana (Pa.) | |
| 8 | Emporia St. | 6-0 | 517 | 9 | D. Missouri Southern, 35-21 | Oct. 17 vs. Central Oklahoma | |
| 9 | Davenport | 6-0 | 482 | 11 | D. Northern Michigan, 30-0 | Oct. 17 at Roosevelt | |
| 10 | Northwood | 6-0 | 436 | 12 | D. Tiffin, 24-23 | Oct. 17 at Lake Erie | |
| 11 | Central Washington | 4-2 | 409 | 13 | D. Midwestern St., 44-29 | Oct. 17 at Texas A&M-Kingsville | |
| 12 | Northwest Missouri St. | 4-1 | 392 | 14 | D. No. 24 Central Missouri, 42-20 | Oct. 17 at Fort Hays St. | |
| 13 | Grand Valley St. | 5-1 | 388 | 6 | Lost to No. 19 Michigan Tech, 41-35 OT | Oct. 17 vs. No. 1 Ferris St. | |
| 14 | Michigan Tech | 5-1 | 358 | 19 | D. No. 6 Grand Valley St., 41-35 OT | Oct. 17 vs. Northern Michigan | |
| 15 | Henderson St. | 6-0 | 334 | 17 | D. Northwestern Oklahoma, 34-7 | Oct. 17 at No. 2 Harding | |
| 16 | Findlay | 5-1 | 301 | 16 | D. Ashland, 7-6 | Oct. 17 at Hillsdale | |
| 17 | Valdosta St. | 4-1 | 213 | 18 | Idle | Oct. 24 vs. Shorter | |
| 18 | Carson-Newman | 6-1 | 207 | 21 | D. Anderson (S.C.), 29-13 | Oct. 17 vs. Emory & Henry | |
| 19 | Indiana (Pa.) | 5-1 | 190 | 10 | Lost to Lock Haven, 35-20 | Oct. 17 vs. No. 7 Slippery Rock | |
| 20 | UT Permian Basin | 5-1 | 183 | 23 | D. West Texas A&M, 24-17 | Oct. 17 vs. Western Oregon | |
| 21 | West Alabama | 5-1 | 173 | 22 | Idle | Oct. 17 at West Florida | |
| 22 | North Greenville | 5-1 | 92 | 15 | Lost to Chowan, 16-13 | Oct. 17 vs. Shorter | |
| 23 | Minnesota-Duluth | 5-2 | 62 | NR | D. No. 25 Northern St., 34-7 | Oct. 24 at UMary | |
| 24 | Virginia Union | 5-1 | 50 | NR | Idle | Oct. 17 at Bowie St. | |
| 25 | Wayne St. (Neb.) | 6-1 | 49 | NR | D. Bemidji St., 45-13 | Oct. 24 at No. 5 Minnesota St. |
Dropped Out: Mars Hill (20), Central Missouri (24), Northern St. (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Shepherd, 34; Benedict, 33; Virginia St., 20; Augustana (S.D.), 11; East Central, 11; Mars Hill, 9; Johnson C. Smith, 8; Central Missouri, 7; West Liberty, 6; Northeastern St., 5; Edward Waters, 4; Hillsdale, 4; MSU Moorhead, 4; East Stroudsburg, 2; Colorado Mines, 1; Midwestern St., 1; South Dakota Mines, 1; Washburn, 1.
D2Football.com Top 25 – Oct. 12, 2026
- Ferris State (6-0)
- Harding (6-0)
- Minnesota State (7-0)
- Kutztown (6-0)
- CSU Pueblo (6-0)
- Western Colorado (6-0)
- Central Washington (4-2)
- Slippery Rock (6-0)
- Emporia State (6-0)
- Northwest Missouri State (4-1)
- Northwood (6-0)
- Davenport (6-0)
- Grand Valley State (5-1)
- Valdosta State (4-1)
- Michigan Tech (5-1)
- Findlay (5-1)
- Minnesota Duluth (5-2)
- Henderson State (6-0)
- UT Permian Basin (5-1)
- Carson-Newman (6-1)
- Edward Waters (5-1)
- North Greenville (5-1)
- IUP (5-1)
- Shepherd (5-1)
- Johnson C. Smith (5-1)
