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Week 3, 2026

No. 1

Harding

0 of 8 first-place votes

Teams receiving points

9 outside the top 25

Most argued about

Western Oregon

ranked as high as 11, as low as 25

Split decisions only

#	Move	Team (points)	1st	Best / worst ballot	Avg	PPV
1	—	Harding 2-0 (181) GAC — · ranked 2nd at best, 9th at worst · avg 3.4 · 22.6 ppv		best 2ndworst 9th	3.4	22.6
2	—	CSU Pueblo 3-0 (179) RMAC — · ranked 2nd at best, 5th at worst · avg 3.6 · 22.4 ppv		best 2ndworst 5th	3.6	22.4
3	—	Minnesota State 3-0 (176) NSIC — · ranked 2nd at best, 8th at worst · avg 4.0 · 22.0 ppv		best 2ndworst 8th	4.0	22.0
4	—	Ferris State 3-0 (175) GLIAC — · ranked 1st at best, 1st at worst · avg 1.0 · 21.9 ppv · 7 first-place	7	best 1stworst 1st	1.0	21.9
5	—	Grand Valley State 3-0 (165) GLIAC — · ranked 4th at best, 7th at worst · avg 5.4 · 20.6 ppv		best 4thworst 7th	5.4	20.6
6	—	Kutztown 2-0 (157) PSAC split decision · 8 spots apart — · ranked 2nd at best, 10th at worst · avg 6.4 · 19.6 ppv		best 2ndworst 10th	6.4	19.6
7	—	Northwest Missouri State 2-0 (153) MIAA — · ranked 6th at best, 10th at worst · avg 6.9 · 19.1 ppv		best 6thworst 10th	6.9	19.1
8	—	Western Colorado 3-0 (143) RMAC — · ranked 7th at best, 9th at worst · avg 8.1 · 17.9 ppv		best 7thworst 9th	8.1	17.9
9	—	Emporia State 3-0 (136) MIAA split decision · 13 spots apart — · ranked 2nd at best, 15th at worst · avg 9.0 · 17.0 ppv		best 2ndworst 15th	9.0	17.0
10	—	Valdosta State 3-0 (125) GSC split decision · 9 spots apart — · ranked 8th at best, 17th at worst · avg 10.4 · 15.6 ppv		best 8thworst 17th	10.4	15.6
11	—	Central Washington 0-2 (116) LSC split decision · 8 spots apart — · ranked 7th at best, 15th at worst · avg 11.5 · 14.5 ppv		best 7thworst 15th	11.5	14.5
12	—	Slippery Rock 2-0 (109) PSAC — · ranked 10th at best, 17th at worst · avg 12.4 · 13.6 ppv		best 10thworst 17th	12.4	13.6
13	—	Findlay 2-0 (104) GMAC — · ranked 10th at best, 15th at worst · avg 13.0 · 13.0 ppv		best 10thworst 15th	13.0	13.0
14	—	West Alabama 3-0 (100) GSC — · ranked 10th at best, 16th at worst · avg 13.5 · 12.5 ppv		best 10thworst 16th	13.5	12.5
15	—	Minnesota Duluth 2-1 (82) NSIC split decision · 13 spots apart — · ranked 9th at best, 22nd at worst · avg 15.8 · 10.3 ppv		best 9thworst 22nd	15.8	10.3
16	—	Western Oregon 1-0 (75) LSC split decision · 14 spots apart — · ranked 11th at best, 25th at worst · avg 16.6 · 9.4 ppv		best 11thworst 25th	16.6	9.4
17	—	Davenport 3-0 (55) GLIAC — · ranked 16th at best, 23rd at worst · avg 19.1 · 6.9 ppv		best 16thworst 23rd	19.1	6.9
18	—	IUP 2-0 (49) PSAC split decision · 8 spots apart — · ranked 16th at best, 24th at worst · avg 19.0 · 6.1 ppv		best 16thworst 24th	19.0	6.1
19	—	Northeastern State 3-0 (48) Independent split decision · 11 spots apart — · ranked 13th at best, 24th at worst · avg 19.1 · 6.0 ppv		best 13thworst 24th	19.1	6.0
20	—	Central Missouri 2-1 (44) MIAA split decision · 8 spots apart — · ranked 15th at best, 23rd at worst · avg 18.7 · 5.5 ppv		best 15thworst 23rd	18.7	5.5
21	—	Northern State 3-0 (39) NSIC split decision · 9 spots apart — · ranked 16th at best, 25th at worst · avg 20.4 · 4.9 ppv		best 16thworst 25th	20.4	4.9
22	—	Northwood 2-0 (33) GMAC — · ranked 18th at best, 25th at worst · avg 21.3 · 4.1 ppv		best 18thworst 25th	21.3	4.1
23	—	Bluefield State 0-3 (25) CIAA — · ranked 1st at best, 1st at worst · avg 1.0 · 3.1 ppv · 1 first-place	1	best 1stworst 1st	1.0	3.1
24	—	Augustana 2-1 (23) NSIC — · ranked 19th at best, 23rd at worst · avg 21.4 · 2.9 ppv		best 19thworst 23rd	21.4	2.9
25	—	Carson-Newman 3-0 (20) SAC — · ranked 17th at best, 24th at worst · avg 22.0 · 2.5 ppv		best 17thworst 24th	22.0	2.5

First week the board ran this poll. Ballots exactly as posted in the thread; spellings matched to the team list, nothing else changed.

How this poll works

Scoring: 25 points for a first-place vote down to 1 for a 25th. PPV is points divided by ballots, so weeks with different turnout still compare. Ties break to the team with the better single ballot.
Deadline: Ballots close Wednesday night and the week is posted to the thread Thursday morning — late on purpose, so voters get the full week, and the argument, before they rank. Once a week is posted it stops taking ballots.
Who votes: Anyone. Ballots sent here count the same as the thread’s and are tagged site. One per person per week; a name already voting in the thread is held for a human first.
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Ballots the scoreboard disagrees with (1)

Games where somebody ranked the loser above the winner. Not an error — a voter is allowed to think the better team lost, and several of these will be exactly that.

Slippery Rock beat Minnesota Duluth 45-43 on Aug 27 — 1 ballot ranks Minnesota Duluth higher (Waldo)

Also receiving votes (9)

Henderson State 2-0 (18) Lenoir-Rhyne 2-1 (16) California (PA) 2-0 (15) Shepherd 2-0 (12) Michigan Tech 2-1 (7) Fort Hays State 1-1 (7) Benedict 2-0 (6) UT Permian Basin 1-1 (5) Central Oklahoma 1-1 (2)

One ballot at a time, against the consensus. Add a second to compare two voters.

Green = ranked above the consensus, red = below. The number is how many spots.

Average spots between a voter’s ranking and the consensus. High is not wrong — it is who is swimming upstream this week.

Gliac_fan10

Average gap from consensus: 4.08 spots

Biggest outlier: Lenoir-Rhyne at 15 vs consensus 27

leans LSC · +6.3 spots across 3 teams

mineguy

Average gap from consensus: 4.04 spots

Biggest outlier: Benedict at 20 vs consensus 32

leans PSAC · +5.5 spots across 4 teams

Waldo

Average gap from consensus: 3.56 spots

Biggest outlier: Henderson State at 14 vs consensus 26

leans GAC · +5.0 spots across 2 teams

EastStroud13

Average gap from consensus: 2.36 spots

Biggest outlier: California (PA) at 20 vs consensus 28

leans MIAA · +2.7 spots across 3 teams

Thunder

Average gap from consensus: 2.08 spots

Biggest outlier: Central Oklahoma at 24 vs consensus 34

leans MIAA · +3.5 spots across 4 teams

GMACFB

Average gap from consensus: 1.92 spots

Biggest outlier: Western Oregon at 11 vs consensus 16

leans PSAC · +2.4 spots across 5 teams

OldBison

Average gap from consensus: 1.80 spots

Biggest outlier: Western Oregon at 11 vs consensus 16

leans PSAC · +1.8 spots across 4 teams

test site

Average gap from consensus: 1.68 spots

Biggest outlier: Bluefield State at 1 vs consensus 23

leans MIAA · +2.3 spots across 3 teams

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