The NCAA released the second set of Division II Super Region 3 football rankings on Monday (Nov. 3) afternoon, and No. 15-ranked Ashland University sits in the No. 4 spot.
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With seven consecutive wins, the Eagles are 8-1 overall and 7-0 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference – tied with No. 9 Findlay (9-0, 7-0), Ashland's opponent on Saturday (Nov. 8) at 1 p.m. at Jack Miller Stadium/Martinelli Field. The game will be Ashland's Military and First Responder Appreciation Day and reunion for the 2015 team.
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Regional rankings were released on Oct. 27 in alphabetical order, and will be released on Nov. 10 in rank order. The NCAA Division II football tournament selection show will be at NCAA.com at 6 p.m. on Nov. 16.
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Ashland football has played in the NCAA Division II postseason nine times (1986, 1997, 2007-08, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2022 and 2024).
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A 32-team tournament (eight teams in each of four super regions), the D-II postseason will begin on Nov. 22. The 2025 NCAA Division II football national championship game will be in McKinney, Texas, on Dec. 20.
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In Super Region 3, there is automatic qualification from four conferences – Great Midwest, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Great Lakes Valley Conference and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Thirty-nine teams in the super region are eligible for postseason play – 10 from the Great Midwest, 13 from the Northern Sun, nine from the GLVC and seven from the GLIAC.
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2025 NCAA DIVISION II SUPER REGION 3 RANKINGS (UC = UNDER CONSIDERATION, FIRST SET WAS ALPHABETICAL)
| TEAM |
SECOND RANKING |
FIRST RANKING |
| Ferris State |
1 |
UC |
| Findlay |
2 |
UC |
| Indianapolis |
3 |
UC |
| ASHLAND UNIVERSITY |
4 |
UC |
| Augustana |
5 |
UC |
| Minnesota-Duluth |
6 |
UC |
| Truman State |
7 |
UC |
| Minnesota State |
8 |
UC |
| Upper Iowa |
9 |
UC |
| Northwood |
10 |
UC |
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