INDIANAPOLIS — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference maintained its hold on the top three positions in Super Region Two for the third consecutive week as the NCAA released its updated Division II football NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings Sunday, Nov. 1.
Kentucky State led the region at No. 1,
Central State surged three positions to No. 2, and
Benedict held steady at No. 3.
Edward Waters claimed the No. 5 position, giving the SIAC four of the region's top five.
Kentucky State maintained the region's No. 1 position during its bye week, holding a 61.834 NPI and a 7-1 Division II record. Central State advanced from No. 5 to No. 2 with a 61.116 NPI and a 6-1 record, while Benedict held steady at No. 3 with a 60.965 NPI and an 8-1 record. All three programs rank among the top 15 nationally, with Kentucky State at No. 10, Central State at No. 13 and Benedict at No. 14.
Central State's three-position climb marked the conference's most significant movement among the region's top five, propelling the Marauders six positions nationally from No. 19 to No. 13. Edward Waters followed at No. 5 with a 58.772 NPI and a 5-2 record, ranking No. 20 nationally. The SIAC now has four programs among the nation's top 20 and continues to occupy four of Super Region Two's top five positions for the second consecutive week.
Tuskegee also maintained its position among the region's top 10, holding steady at No. 10 with a 54.301 NPI and a 5-3 record, giving the SIAC five programs among the region's top 10.
Beyond the top 10,
Miles ranked No. 14, while
Albany State recorded the conference's largest overall regional improvement, climbing six positions from No. 23 to No. 17.
Morehouse (No. 22),
Clark Atlanta (No. 23),
Allen (No. 26),
Fort Valley State (No. 27),
Lane (No. 30) and
Savannah State (No. 31) rounded out the conference's representation in the 33-team regional standings.
Introduced for Division II football in 2026, the NCAA's NPI system replaces the traditional regional ranking process and evaluates teams based on game results and strength of schedule. The system establishes national rankings while continuing to reflect each team's standing within its region for NCAA championship consideration.
The NPI will be updated each Sunday for the remainder of the season until the NCAA Selection Show on Sunday, Nov. 15. The final rankings will not be posted publicly Nov. 15 until after the Selection Show.
SUPER REGION TWO RANKINGS
Release: Sunday, Nov. 1
Games through Oct. 31
| RANK |
TEAM |
CONFERENCE |
DII W-L |
NPI |
| 1 |
Kentucky State |
SIAC |
7-1 |
61.834 |
| 2 |
Central State |
SIAC |
6-1 |
61.116 |
| 3 |
Benedict |
SIAC |
8-1 |
60.965 |
| 4 |
Carson-Newman |
SAC |
7-1 |
60.072 |
| 5 |
Edward Waters |
SIAC |
5-2 |
58.772 |
| 6 |
North Greenville |
CC |
8-1 |
58.263 |
| 7 |
Valdosta State |
GSC |
5-1 |
56.766 |
| 8 |
Newberry |
SAC |
5-2 |
55.723 |
| 9 |
UNC Pembroke |
CC |
6-2 |
54.503 |
| 10 |
Tuskegee |
SIAC |
5-3 |
54.301 |
| 11 |
Mars Hill |
SAC |
5-3 |
54.154 |
| 12 |
West Alabama |
GSC |
5-3 |
53.333 |
| 13 |
Wingate |
SAC |
5-4 |
53.094 |
| 14 |
Miles |
SIAC |
4-3 |
52.542 |
| 15 |
Delta State |
GSC |
4-3 |
52.220 |
| 16 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
SAC |
4-5 |
51.444 |
| 17 |
Albany State |
SIAC |
4-4 |
51.071 |
| 18 |
Catawba |
SAC |
4-5 |
50.265 |
| 19 |
Chowan |
CC |
5-4 |
49.773 |
| 20 |
Tusculum |
SAC |
4-4 |
49.391 |
| 21 |
Anderson (S.C.) |
SAC |
3-4 |
49.051 |
| 22 |
Morehouse |
SIAC |
3-4 |
48.379 |
| 23 |
Clark Atlanta |
SIAC |
2-5 |
47.705 |
| 24 |
Emory & Henry |
SAC |
3-6 |
47.520 |
| 25 |
Virginia-Wise |
SAC |
2-6 |
46.186 |
| 26 |
Allen |
SIAC |
3-5 |
45.785 |
| 27 |
Fort Valley State |
SIAC |
2-5 |
45.455 |
| 28 |
Ferrum |
CC |
3-6 |
42.185 |
| 29 |
Shorter |
CC |
2-6 |
41.618 |
| 30 |
Lane |
SIAC |
1-7 |
41.440 |
| 31 |
Savannah State |
SIAC |
1-7 |
41.234 |
| T-32 |
Erskine |
CC |
0-6 |
31.213 |
| T-32 |
Barton |
CC |
0-8 |
31.213 |
For additional information about the ranking system, visit the
NCAA Power Index resource page.
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The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) headquartered in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and eight women's sports and is a proud member of NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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