Two human polls and a committee's selections comprise the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III football rankings. Unlike in Division I's Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the NCAA, Division III college football's governing body, bestows a national championship on the winner of the Stagg Bowl – the championship round of a 32-team postseason tournament. The main weekly poll that begins in the preseason is the D3football.com poll, which ranks the top 25 colleges in Division III football. The AFCA Division III Coaches Poll is released beginning midway through the season.
Legend
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| Selected for Division III Football Championship Playoffs | ||
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D3football.com poll
| Preseason August 18[1] | Week 1 September 6[2] | Week 2 September 12[3] | Week 3 September 19[4] | Week 4 September 26[5] | Week 5 October 3[6] | Week 6 October 10[7] | Week 7 October 17[8] | Week 8 October 24[9] | Week 9 October 31[10] | Week 10 November 7[11] | Week 11 November 14[12] | Final December 18[13] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Hardin–Baylor (10) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (1–0) (12) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (2–0) (13) | North Central (IL) (2–0) (12) | North Central (IL) (3–0) (16) | North Central (IL) (4–0) (17) | North Central (IL) (5–0) (17) | North Central (IL) (6–0) (17) | North Central (IL) (7–0) (17) | North Central (IL) (8–0) (18) | North Central (IL) (9–0) (18) | North Central (IL) (10–0) (18) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (15–0) (25) | 1. |
| 2. | Mount Union (6) | Mount Union (1–0) (4) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (2–0) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (3–0) (10) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (4–0) (8) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (5–0) (7) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (5–0) (7) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (6–0) (7) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (7–0) (7) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (8–0) (7) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (9–0) (7) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (10–0) (7) | North Central (IL) (13–1) | 2. |
| 3. | North Central (IL) (4) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (1–0) (1) | Mount Union (1–0) (4) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0) (1) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (4–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (5–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (6–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (7–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (8–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (9–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (10–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (13–1) | 3. |
| 4. | Wisconsin–Whitewater (1) | North Central (IL) (0–0) (4) | North Central (IL) (1–0) (4) | Mount Union (2–0) (2) | Mount Union (3–0) (1) | Mount Union (4–0) (1) | Mount Union (5–0) (1) | Mount Union (6–0) (1) | Mount Union (7–0) (1) | Mount Union (8–0) | Mount Union (9–0) | Mount Union (10–0) | Mount Union (13–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Wheaton (IL) (4) | Wheaton (IL) (1–0) (4) | Wheaton (IL) (1–0) (4) | Wheaton (IL) (1–1) | Wheaton (IL) (2–1) | Wheaton (IL) (3–1) | Saint John's (MN) (5–0) | Saint John's (MN) (6–0) | Saint John's (MN) (7–0) | Saint John's (MN) (8–0) | Saint John's (MN) (9–0) | Saint John's (MN) (10–0) | Linfield (11–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) (1–0) | Hardin–Simmons (2–0) | Saint John's (MN) (2–0) | Saint John's (MN) (3–0) | Saint John's (MN) (4–0) | Wheaton (IL) (4–1) | Wheaton (IL) (5–1) | Wheaton (IL) (6–1) | Wheaton (IL) (7–1) | Wheaton (IL) (8–1) | Wheaton (IL) (9–1) | Central (IA) (12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons (1–0) | Saint John's (MN) (1–0) | Hardin–Simmons (3–0) | Hardin–Simmons (3–1) | Linfield (3–0) | Linfield (4–0) | Linfield (5–0) | Linfield (6–0) | Linfield (7–0) | Linfield (8–0) | Linfield (9–0) | Muhlenberg (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Salisbury | Salisbury (1–0) | Muhlenberg (2–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–0) | Hardin–Simmons (4–1) | Hardin–Simmons (4–1) | Hardin–Simmons (5–1) | Hardin–Simmons (6–1) | Hardin–Simmons (7–1) | Hardin–Simmons (8–1) | Central (IA) (10–0) | Saint John's (MN) (11–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Muhlenberg (1–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–0) | Linfield (2–0) | Linfield (2–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–0) | Delaware Valley (5–0) | Delaware Valley (6–0) | Central (IA) (7–0) | Central (IA) (8–0) | Central (IA) (9–0) | Delaware Valley (10–0) | Wheaton (IL) (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Linfield | Delaware Valley (1–0) | Delaware Valley (2–0) | Delaware Valley (3–0) | Delaware Valley (3–0) | Delaware Valley (4–0) | Central (IA) (6–0) | Central (IA) (6–0) | Delaware Valley (7–0) | Delaware Valley (8–0) | Delaware Valley (9–0) | Hardin–Simmons (9–1) | Hardin–Simmons (9–1) | 10. |
| 11. | John Carroll | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (1–0) | Linfield (1–0) | Washington & Jefferson (3–0) | Washington & Jefferson (4–0) | Central (IA) (5–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (4–1) | Washington & Jefferson (6–0) | Salisbury (5–1) | Salisbury (6–1) | Salisbury (7–1) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (8–2) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Delaware Valley | Linfield (0–0) | Washington & Jefferson (2–0) | Union (NY) (3–0) | Union (NY) (4–0) | Washington & Jefferson (5–0) | Washington & Jefferson (6–0) | Salisbury (4–1) | Union (NY) (7–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (7–1) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (7–2) | Salisbury (8–1) | Trinity (TX) (9–1) | 12. |
| 13. | Muhlenberg | Washington & Jefferson (1–0) | Union (NY) (2–0) | Bethel (MN) (2–0) | Central (IA) (4–0) | Salisbury (3–1) | Salisbury (3–1) | Union (NY) (6–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (6–1) | Union (NY) (8–0) | Bethel (MN) (8–1) | Cortland (10–0) | RPI (11–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Central (IA) | Union (NY) (1–0) | Salisbury (1–1) | Central (IA) (3–0) | Salisbury (2–1) | Union (NY) (5–0) | Johns Hopkins (5–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (5–1) | Bethel (MN) (6–1) | Bethel (MN) (7–1) | Cortland (9–0) | Bethel (MN) (8–2) | Johns Hopkins (10–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Union (NY) | Wartburg (1–0) | Bethel (MN) (2–0) | Salisbury (1–1) | Johns Hopkins (4–0) | Johns Hopkins (5–0) | Union (NY) (6–0) | Bethel (MN) (5–1) | Ithaca (7–0) | Cortland (8–0) | Muhlenberg (8–1) | Muhlenberg (8–1) | Delaware Valley (11–1) | 15. |
| 16. | Bethel (MN) | Central (IA) (1–0) | Central (IA) (2–0) | Randolph–Macon (3–0) | Bethel (MN) (2–1) | Bethel (MN) (3–1) | Bethel (MN) (4–1) | Ithaca (6–0) | Cortland (7–0) | Muhlenberg (7–1) | Trinity (TX) (8–0) | Trinity (TX) (9–0) | Cortland (11–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Randolph–Macon | Bethel (MN) (1–0) | Chapman (2–0) | Chapman (3–0) | Ithaca (3–0) | Ithaca (4–0) | Ithaca (5–0) | Cortland (6–0) | Muhlenberg (6–1) | Johns Hopkins (7–1) | Johns Hopkins (8–1) | Johns Hopkins (9–1) | Bethel (MN) (8–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Wartburg | Chapman (1–0) | Randolph–Macon (2–0) | Johns Hopkins (3–0) | Whitworth (3–0) | Whitworth (4–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–1) | Muhlenberg (5–1) | Susquehanna (7–0) | Trinity (TX) (7–0) | Ithaca (8–1) | RPI (9–1) | Birmingham–Southern (10–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Washington & Jefferson | Randolph–Macon (1–0) | Ithaca (2–0) | Ithaca (3–0) | Cortland (3–0) | Cortland (4–0) | Cortland (5–0) | Susquehanna (6–0) | Trinity (TX) (6–0) | Birmingham–Southern (8–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (6–2) | Birmingham–Southern (9–1) | Salisbury (8–2) | 19. |
| 20. | Westminster (PA) | Brockport (1–0) | John Carroll (0–1) | Whitworth (3–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–1) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (3–1) | Susquehanna (5–0) | Johns Hopkins (5–1) | Johns Hopkins (6–1) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (5–2) | Baldwin Wallace (8–1) | Ithaca (8–2) | Wisconsin–River Falls (9–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Chapman | Aurora (0–1) | Johns Hopkins (2–0) | John Carroll (1–1) | Hobart (4–0) | Muhlenberg (4–1) | Muhlenberg (4–1) | Trinity (TX) (5–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (4–2) | Baldwin Wallace (7–1) | RPI (8–1) | Randolph–Macon (9–1) | Ithaca (8–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Brockport | John Carroll (0–1) | Heidelberg (1–0) | Heidelberg (2–0) | John Carroll (1–2) | John Carroll (2–2) | John Carroll (3–2) | Birmingham–Southern (6–0) | Birmingham–Southern (7–0) | Washington & Jefferson (7–1) | Birmingham–Southern (8–1) | Wisconsin–River Falls (8–2) | Aurora (8–3) | 22. |
| 23. | Aurora | Heidelberg (1–0) | Whitworth (2–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–1) | Muhlenberg (3–1) | Susquehanna (5–0) | Trinity (TX) (4–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–2) | Baldwin Wallace (6–1) | RPI (7–1) | Union (NY) (8–1) | Aurora (8–2) | Randolph–Macon (9–1) | 23. |
| 24. | Heidelberg | Whitworth (1–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–0) | Muhlenberg (2–1) | Westminster (PA) (2–1) | Westminster (PA) (3–1) | Birmingham–Southern (5–0) | John Carroll (4–2) | Washington & Jefferson (6–1) | Ithaca (7–1) | Randolph–Macon (8–1) | Lake Forest (10–0) | Redlands (8–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Berry | Johns Hopkins (1–0) | Berry (2–0) | Cortland (3–0) | Susquehanna (4–0) | Hobart (4–1) | Baldwin Wallace (4–1) | Baldwin Wallace (5–1) | John Carroll (5–2) | Susquehanna (7–1) | DePauw (8–1) | Redlands (8–1) | Lake Forest (10–1) | 25. |
| Preseason August 18[14] | Week 1 September 6[15] | Week 2 September 12[16] | Week 3 September 19[17] | Week 4 September 26[18] | Week 5 October 3[19] | Week 6 October 10[20] | Week 7 October 17[21] | Week 8 October 24[22] | Week 9 October 31[23] | Week 10 November 7[24] | Week 11 November 14[25] | Final December 18[26] | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 25 Berry | Dropped:
| None | Dropped:
| None | None | Dropped: No. 25 John Carroll | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| None |
AFCA Coaches Poll
| Week 3 September 20[27] | Week 4 September 27[28] | Week 5 October 4[29] | Week 6 October 11[30] | Week 7 October 18[31] | Week 8 October 25[32] | Week 9 November 1[33] | Week 10 November 8[34] | Week 11 November 15[35] | Final December 20[36] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mary Hardin–Baylor (3–0) (26) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (4–0) (24) | North Central (IL) (4–0) (21) | North Central (IL) (5–0) (36) | North Central (IL) (6–0) (40) | North Central (IL) (7–0) (17) | North Central (IL) (8–0) (38) | North Central (IL) (9–0) (40) | North Central (IL) (10–0) (39) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (15–0) (47) | 1. |
| 2. | Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0) (4) | North Central (IL) (3–0) (19) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (5–0) (23) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (5–0) (7) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (6–0) (5) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (7–0) (5) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (8–0) (7) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (9–0) (5) | Mary Hardin–Baylor (10–0) (6) | North Central (IL) (13–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Mount Union (2–0) (2) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (3–0) (3) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (4–0) (2) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (5–0) (3) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (6–0) (1) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (7–0) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (8–0) (1) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (9–0) (1) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (10–0) (1) | Wisconsin–Whitewater (13–1) | 3. |
| 4. | North Central (IL) (2–0) (15) | Mount Union (3–0) (1) | Mount Union (4–0) (1) | Mount Union (5–0) (1) | Mount Union (6–0) (1) | Mount Union (7–0) (1) | Mount Union (8–0) | Mount Union (9–0) | Mount Union (10–0) (1) | Mount Union (13–1) | 4. |
| 5. | Saint John's (MN) (2–0) | Saint John's (MN) (3–0) | Saint John's (MN) (4–0) | Saint John's (MN) (5–0) | Saint John's (MN) (6–0) | Saint John's (MN) (7–0) | Saint John's (MN) (8–0) (1) | Saint John's (MN) (9–0) (1) | Saint John's (MN) (10–0) | Linfield (11–1) | 5. |
| 6. | Hardin–Simmons (3–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–0) | Linfield (4–0) | Linfield (5–0) | Linfield (6–0) | Linfield (7–0) | Linfield (8–0) | Linfield (9–0) | Central (IA) (12–1) | 6. |
| 7. | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (2–0) | Delaware Valley (3–0) | Delaware Valley (4–0) т | Delaware Valley (5–0) | Delaware Valley (6–0) | Delaware Valley (7–0) | Delaware Valley (8–0) | Delaware Valley (9–0) | Delaware Valley (10–0) | Muhlenberg (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Delaware Valley (3–0) | Linfield (2–0) | Linfield (3–0) т | Hardin–Simmons (4–1) | Hardin–Simmons (5–1) | Hardin–Simmons (6–1) | Hardin–Simmons (7–1) | Hardin–Simmons (8–1) | Hardin–Simmons (9–1) | Saint John's (MN) (11–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Linfield (2–0) | Hardin–Simmons (3–1) | Hardin–Simmons (4–1) | Wheaton (IL) (4–1) | Wheaton (IL) (5–1) | Wheaton (IL) (6–1) | Wheaton (IL) (7–1) | Wheaton (IL) (8–1) | Wheaton (IL) (9–1) | Wheaton (IL) (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Wheaton (IL) (1–1) | Wheaton (IL) (2–1) | Wheaton (IL) (3–1) | Central (IA) (6–0) | Central (IA) (6–0) | Central (IA) (7–0) | Central (IA) (8–0) | Central (IA) (9–0) | Central (IA) (10–0) | Hardin–Simmons (9–1) | 10. |
| 11. | Union (NY) (3–0) | Union (NY) (4–0) | Central (IA) (5–0) | Johns Hopkins (5–0) | Union (NY) (6–0) | Union (NY) (7–0) | Union (NY) (8–0) | Salisbury (7–1) | Salisbury (8–1) | Delaware Valley (11–1) | 11. |
| 12. | Washington & Jefferson (3–0) | Central (IA) (4–0) | Union (NY) (5–0) | Union (NY) (6–0) | Washington & Jefferson (6–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (6–1) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (7–1) | Bethel (MN) (8–1) | Cortland (10–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Central (IA) (3–0) | Washington & Jefferson (4–0) | Johns Hopkins (5–0) | Washington & Jefferson (6–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (5–1) | Ithaca (7–0) | Salisbury (6–1) | Cortland (9–0) | Muhlenberg (9–1) | Johns Hopkins (10–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Johns Hopkins (3–0) | Johns Hopkins (4–0) | Washington & Jefferson (5–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (4–1) | Ithaca (6–0) | Salisbury (5–1) | Bethel (MN) (7–1) | Muhlenberg (8–1) | Trinity (TX) (9–0) | RPI (11–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Bethel (MN) (2–0) | Ithaca (3–0) | Ithaca (4–0) | Ithaca (5–0) | Salisbury (4–1) | Bethel (MN) (6–1) | Cortland (8–0) | Trinity (TX) (8–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (8–2) | Trinity (TX) (9–1) | 15. |
| 16. | Randolph–Macon (3–0) | Salisbury (2–1) | Salisbury (3–1) | Salisbury (3–1) | Bethel (MN) (5–1) | Cortland (7–0) | Muhlenberg (7–1) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (7–2) | Johns Hopkins (9–1) | Cortland (11–1) | 16. |
| 17. | Salisbury (1–1) | Bethel (MN) (2–1) | Bethel (MN) (3–1) | Bethel (MN) (4–1) | Cortland (6–0) | Muhlenberg (6–1) | Trinity (TX) (7–0) | Johns Hopkins (8–1) | Bethel (MN) (8–2) | Salisbury (8–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Chapman (3–0) | Wabash (3–0) | Cortland (4–0) | Cortland (5–0) | Muhlenberg (5–1) | Susquehanna (7–0) | Johns Hopkins (7–1) | Ithaca (8–1) | Randolph–Macon (9–1) | Bethel (MN) (8–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Ithaca (3–0) | Cortland (3–0) | Wabash (4–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–1) | Susquehanna (6–0) | Trinity (TX) (6–0) | Birmingham–Southern (8–0) | Randolph–Macon (8–1) | Birmingham–Southern (9–1) | Birmingham–Southern (10–2) | 19. |
| 20. | Wabash (3–0) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–1) | Wisconsin–La Crosse (3–1) | Wabash (5–0) | Trinity (TX) (5–0) | Johns Hopkins (6–1) | Randolph–Macon (8–1) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (6–2) | RPI (9–1) | Randolph–Macon (9–1) | 20. |
| 21. | John Carroll (1–1) | Muhlenberg (3–1) | Whitworth (4–0) | Susquehanna (5–0) | Johns Hopkins (5–1) | Birmingham–Southern (7–0) | John Carroll (6–2) т | Baldwin Wallace (8–1) | Redlands (8–1) | Redlands (8–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Wisconsin–La Crosse (2–1) | Whitworth (3–0) | Muhlenberg (4–1) | Muhlenberg (4–1) | John Carroll (4–2) | John Carroll (5–2) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (5–2) т | Union (NY) (8–1) | Lake Forest (10–0) | Wisconsin–River Falls (9–2) | 22. |
| 23. | Cortland (3–0) | Hobart (4–0) | Susquehanna (5–0) | RPI (6–0) т | Birmingham-Southern (6–0) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (4–2) | Ithaca (7–1) | Birmingham–Southern (8–1) | Albion (9–1) | Lake Forest (10–1) | 23. |
| 24. | Heidelberg (2–0) | Albion (4–0) | Albion (4–0) | Trinity (TX) (4–0) т | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (3–2) | Randolph–Macon (7–1) | Washington & Jefferson (7–1) | RPI (8–1) | Ithaca (8–2) | Ithaca (8–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Muhlenberg (2–1) | Susquehanna (4–0) | RPI (5–0) | John Carroll (3–2) | Randolph–Macon (6–1) | Washington & Jefferson (6–1) | Baldwin Wallace (7–1) | Redlands (7–1) | Wisconsin–River Falls (8–2) | Albion (9–2) | 25. |
| Week 3 September 20[37] | Week 4 September 27[38] | Week 5 October 4[39] | Week 6 October 11[40] | Week 7 October 18[41] | Week 8 October 25[42] | Week 9 November 1[43] | Week 10 November 8[44] | Week 11 November 15[45] | Final December 20[46] | ||
Dropped:
| Dropped: No. 23 Hobart | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| None | Dropped: No. 18 Susquehanna | Dropped:
| Dropped:
| None |
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- ↑ "[D3 Poll] Mount Union Keeps Rolling in AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll". AFCA. October 4, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
- ↑ "[D3 Poll] Wisconsin-Whitewater Keeps Rolling to Set Up Top 20 Matchup". AFCA. October 11, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ "[D3 Poll] Birmingham-Southern Enters AFCA Top 25". AFCA. October 18, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ "[D3 Poll] St. John's (Minn.) continues Their Winning Ways". AFCA. October 25, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ "[D3 Poll] Baldwin Wallace Jumps into the Top 25 for First Time in 2021". AFCA. November 1, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ "[D3 Poll] Redlands Enters AFCA Poll at No. 25". AFCA. November 8, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ "[D3 Poll] North Central Starts 2021 Playoffs at No. 1". AFCA. November 15, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Mary Hardin-Baylor Returns to No. 1 in AFCA Top 25". AFCA. December 20, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2026.