You can count on FloCollege Field Notes to really dig into the analytics and come up with the best way to rank D2 Football's Week 0 matchups. 

• Subscribe To FloCollege To Watch Division 2 Football In 2025
• Eight Bold Predictions For 2025 D2 Football Season
• D2 Football Preview: Playoff Changes, QB Turnover
• NCAA D2 Football Rankings 2025: FloCollege Debuts Top 25, Ferris No. 1

We went into the laboratory, threw some numbers around, mixed some potions, stress-tested, checked tensile strength, and concocted the 🔥 unit of measurement. It's tried-and-true, and irrefutable. 

There's a little bit of everything this week: Top 25 matchups, Thursday football, Friday football... Saturday football; untested starting quarterbacks; so many potential rushing touchdowns; and we're even giving out a free game to stream on FloCollege Football's YouTube. 

With that said, I give you the Division 2 Football Week 0 Matchups ranked by 🔥.

Week 0 D2 Games Ranked By 🔥

🔥🔥🔥🔥

• No. 17 Pittsburg State vs. No. 1 Ferris State (FloCollege) - Aug. 28, 7: 00 p.m. ET
  • Ferris State's begins title defense against the team that gave them their only loss last year.
  • Carson Gulker triumphantly returns as FSU QB/battering ram to score a million rushing TDs.
  • This is the best game of the week.
• No. 18 Lenoir Rhyne vs. No. 7 West Florida (FloCollege) - Aug. 29, 7: 00 p.m. ET
  • L-R's new addition, LJ Turner, averaged 153 rushing yards/game last season. He's primed to go off. 
  • The game is FREE on the FloCollege Football YouTube Channel.
  • The Argos mascot always looks like he's silently judging you.
• No. 6 Central Oklahoma vs. UT Permian Basin (FloCollege) - Aug. 30, 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Central OK has very real title aspirations and one of the best offenses in the nation.
  • UT Permian Basin, ranked right outside our Top 25, added 50 transfers and recruits in the offseason.
• No. 20 Central Missouri vs. Delta State - (FloCollege) - Aug. 28, 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Cole Kirk returns to the Fightin' Okra for a sixth year, but after his most successful season yet. 
  • Kirk threw for 2K yards, 18 TDs last year, and rushed for seven more TDs. 
  • Central Oklahoma begins life after Zach Zebrowski.

🔥🔥🔥

• Colorado Mesa vs. Central Washington (FloCollege) - Aug. 28, 4:00 p.m. ET
  • CWU's Kennedy McGill is a dark-horse quarterback in line to make a big jump this year. 
  • McGill averaged 100 rushing yards/game and 145 passing yards/game last season. 
  • Colorado Mesa has a pretty serious hype video for this season. 
• No. 16 Bemidji State vs. Michigan Tech (FloCollege) - Aug. 28, 7:00 p.m. ET
  • Bemidji comes into the season with high hopes after going to the D2 quarterfinals last season. 
• NW Missouri State vs. No. 10 Minnesota State (NSIC Network) – Aug. 28, 7:00 p.m. ET
  • NW Missouri is a historical powerhouse who is recovering from a bad 2024-26.
  • Minnesota State went to the D2 semifinals last year. 
• No. 25 NC Pembroke vs. Wingate (FloCollege) - Aug. 30, 6:00 p.m. ET
  • UNC Pembroke is on a four-game winning streak, they land at No. 25 in our D2 Rankings. 
  • Wingate has one of the best defenses in D2 football. 
• No. 11 Angelo State vs. Fort Hays State (MIAA Network) – Aug. 28, 8:00 p.m. ET
  • Angelo State is the highest-ranked LSC team in our D2 Football Rankings.
  • ASU QB Braeden Fuller enters 2025-26 with lots of hype. 

🔥🔥

• No. 23 Miles vs. No. 9 Virginia Union – Aug. 31, 3:00 p.m. ET
• MSU Moorhead vs. Northern Michigan (FloCollege) - Aug. 28, 6:00 p.m. ET
  • Jack Strand begins his campaign as the incumbent best QB in D2 football.
• Lincoln (PA) vs No. 3 Grand Valley State – (FloCollege) Aug. 30, 12:00 p.m. ET
  • Anytime you get to watch GSVU is a good time. 
• No. 13 CSU Pueblo vs. South Dakota Mines (RMAC Network) – Aug. 28, 8:00 p.m. ET
• No. 14 Western Colorado vs. West Texas A&M (RMAC Network) – Aug. 28, 8:00 p.m. ET

FloCollege D2 Football Rankings 2025: Preseason

• Ferris State
• Harding
• Grand Valley State
• Slippery Rock
• Valdosta State
• Central Oklahoma
• West Florida
• Kutztown
• Virginia Union
• Minnesota State
• Angelo State
• Charleston (WV)
• CSU Pueblo
• Western Colorado
• Indianapolis
• Bemidji State
• Pittsburg State
• Lenoir–Rhyne
• Ouachita Baptist
• Central Missouri
• West Alabama
• Truman
• Miles
• Southern Arkansas
• UNC Pembroke

26. Central Washington, 27. California (PA), 28. UT Permian Basin, 29. Ashland, 30. Colorado Mines, 31. Carson–Newman, 32. Wingate, 33. East Stroudsburg

Methodology For 2025-26 Top 25 D2 Rankings

The FloCollege Division 2 football rankings are driven by a mix of objective data and input from voters.

Ranking factors include:

• Voter Points
• Wins
• Margin of Victory
• Away Wins

D2 College Football Week 0 Games 2025

Thursday, August 28, 2025

• 4:00 p.m. ET – Colorado Mesa vs Central Washington (FloCollege)
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Northeastern State vs Saginaw Valley (FloCollege)
• 6:00 p.m. ET – MSU Moorhead vs Northern Michigan (FloCollege)
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Pittsburg State vs Ferris State (FloCollege)
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Bemidji State vs Michigan Tech (FloCollege)
• 7:00 p.m. ET – West Liberty vs Walsh (FloCollege)
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Central Missouri vs Delta State (FloCollege)
• 8:00 p.m. ET – New Mexico Highlands vs Eastern New Mexico (FloCollege)
• 6:00 p.m. ET – McKendree vs Indiana State
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Wheeling vs Clarion
• 6:00 p.m. ET – UIndy vs Marian (IN)
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Virginia State vs Barton
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Edinboro vs East Stroudsburg
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Fairmont State vs Seton Hill
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Livingstone vs Charleston (WV)
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Nebraska-Kearney vs Wayne State (NE)
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Northwest Missouri State vs Minnesota State
• 7:30 p.m. ET – Midland vs Mary
• 7:30 p.m. ET – Upper Iowa vs Drake
• 7:30 p.m. ET – Concordia-St. Paul vs Quincy
• 8:00 p.m. ET – Angelo State vs Fort Hays State
• 8:00 p.m. ET – South Dakota Mines vs CSU Pueblo
• 8:00 p.m. ET – Minot State vs Emporia State
• 8:00 p.m. ET – West Texas A&M vs Western Colorado
• 8:00 p.m. ET – Sioux Falls vs Black Hills State
• 8:00 p.m. ET – Winona State vs Minnesota Duluth

Friday, August 29, 2025

• 7:00 p.m. ET – Lenoir-Rhyne vs West Florida (FloCollege)

Saturday, August 30, 2025

• 11:00 a.m. ET – West Virginia State vs Carson-Newman (FloCollege)
• 1:00 p.m. ET – Lincoln (PA) vs Grand Valley State (FloCollege)
• 1:00 p.m. ET – Central Oklahoma vs Texas Permian Basin (FloCollege)
• 5:00 p.m. ET – Saint Anselm vs Pace (FloCollege)
• 5:15 p.m. ET – Fort Valley State vs West Alabama (FloCollege)
• 6:00 p.m. ET – UNC Pembroke vs Wingate (FloCollege)
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Concord vs UVA Wise (FloCollege)
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Ferrum vs Catawba (FloCollege)
• 8:00 p.m. ET – Adams State vs Western New Mexico (FloCollege)
• 11:00 a.m. ET – Davenport vs Gannon
• 11:00 a.m. ET – Anderson (SC) vs Shorter
• 1:00 p.m. ET – Albany State (GA) vs Shaw
• 1:00 p.m. ET – Kentucky State vs Central State (OH)
• 1:00 p.m. ET – Emory & Henry vs Glenville State
• 1:00 p.m. ET – West Virginia Wesleyan vs Post
• 1:15 p.m. ET – Clark Atlanta vs Valdosta State
• 1:00 p.m. ET – William Jewell vs Fort Lewis
• 1:00 p.m. ET – Washburn vs Truman State
• 1:00 p.m. ET – Missouri Western vs Augustana (SD)
• 2:00 p.m. ET – Chadron State vs Northern Colorado
• 2:00 p.m. ET – Morehouse vs Johnson C. Smith
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Edward Waters vs Savannah State
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Allen vs Morehead State
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Shepherd vs Frostburg State
• 6:00 p.m. ET – Elizabeth City State vs Chowan
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Thomas More vs Southern Illinois
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Tusculum vs Bluefield State
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Central Methodist vs Missouri S&T
• 7:30 p.m. ET – Lincoln (CA) vs Lincoln (MO)
• 8:00 p.m. ET – Midwestern State vs Missouri Southern State
• 8:00 p.m. ET – Sul Ross State vs UTRGV

Sunday, August 31, 2025

• 3:00 p.m. ET – Miles vs Virginia Union
• 7:00 p.m. ET – Tuskegee vs Winston-Salem

How To Watch D2 Football In 2025

Hundreds of Division 2 football games will stream live on FloCollege and the FloSports app. 

Game replays, highlights and breaking news will also be available on both platforms.

Watch 5 Hours Of D2 Football Highlights

Archived Footage On FloCollege

Video footage from all games will be archived and stored in a video library for FloCollege subscribers to watch for the duration of their subscriptions.

Watch The 2025 College Football Season On FloCollege

FloCollege is the home of the best FCS, Division II and Division III football action all season long. 

Don't miss the latest college football action by bookmarking the FloCollege schedule page for the latest games. 

Join The College Football Conversation

• Follow us on Twitter @FloCollegeFB
• Follow us on Instagram @FloCollegeFootball
• Follow us on TikTok @FloCollegeFootball
• Watch us on YouTube
• Like us on Facebook