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09.01.2025College Men, Rankings
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There is no truth to the rumor that we have Kentucky at #1 because they're the team we have the best photos for.

Week 1 of our Men's D1AA rankings, in which any D1AA team that plays in the fall is listed, regardless of which umbrella they operate under.

There have been a few results and, yes, we've used them. But it's important to take these types of early results with a grain of salt. We also know that some teams that have not played at all are, really, just an educated guess.

We have left Trine off this Top 30 (expanded from 25 for reasons), and that's because we want to see how they start. 

Remember, playoff games carry more weight than league games, which carry more weight than non-league games (usually), which carry more weight than preseason games, which carry more weight than non-league tournament games.

So we have a lot more to lift this fall.

Keep an eye on Wayne State, Texas A&M, Trine, UHSP, and Clemson.


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RankTeamConferenceNotes
1KentuckySCRCTwo losses to higher-division teams
2Iowa StateHeart of AmericaSolid win over higher-division team
3ClemsonSCRC 
4Bowling GreenMACBeat Buffalo
5Western WashingtonNCRC 
6Sam Houston StateLonestar 
7LouisvilleMAC 
8Virginia TechMARC 
9UMassLiberty 
10TennesseeSCRCBeat Queens II
11Boston CollegeLiberty 
12IowaHeart of America 
13Wayne StateHeart of America 
14Western MichiganMAC 
15KansasHeart of AmericaBeat Drury
16St. Joseph'sMARCClose loss to Fordham
17LSUSCRC 
18South CarolinaSCRCBeat Coastal Carolina
19Texas A&MLonestar 
20Kansas StateHeart of America 
21Central WashingtonNCRC 
22Texas StateLonestarBeat Houston, Texas
23TexasLonestar 
24YaleLiberty 
25ArkansasHeart of America 
26James MadisonMARC 
27West ChesterMARC 
28AlabamaSCRC 
29UHSPHeart of America 
30North CarolinaIndependent 

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