INDIANAPOLIS -- Kutztown University football is ranked No. 1 in the first numerical NCAA Super Region One rankings for the 2025 season, which were released by the national organization this week.

The Golden Bears are the only unbeaten team in Super Region One and one of just six remaining unbeaten teams in NCAA Division II.

Kutztown slots in above a pair of 8-1 teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAA), Virginia Union and Johnson C. Smith. Assumption out of the Northeast-10 is ranked fourth ahead of a trio of Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) schools in No. 5 IUP, No. 6 California (Pa.) and No. 7 Slippery Rock. Frostburg State (Mountain East) is eighth, with Fayetteville State (CIAA) and Charleston (W.Va.) (MEC) vying to break into the top eight.

Super Region One is made up of schools from the PSAC, CIAA, MEC and the NE10.

The NCAA expanded the DII Championship field to 32 teams in 2025, up from 28 in 2024. The change adds automatic qualifying bids for 16 conference champions and eliminates first round byes for the top seed in each of the four super regions. The remaining 16 named to the playoff field will be at-large selections. Eight teams from each super region will qualify.

The final set of regional rankings will be released next Monday, Nov. 10. The NCAA DII Football Championship Selection Show is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m.

Kutztown concludes its PSAC East schedule with a trip to Bloomsburg on Saturday, Nov. 8, for a 2 p.m. kick. The Golden Bears are looking to improve to 10-0 for the second straight season and third time in program history.

 

NCAA Super Region One Rankings Through Nov. 2, 2025 Games
Rank	Team	Conference	Record	In-Region Record
1.	Kutztown	PSAC	9-0	9-0
2.	Virginia Union	CIAA	8-1	8-1
3.	Johnson C. Smith	CIAA	8-1	8-1
4.	Assumption	NE10	7-1	7-1
5.	IUP	PSAC	6-2	6-2
6.	California (Pa.)	PSAC	6-3	6-3
7.	Slippery Rock	PSAC	6-2	6-2
8.	Frostburg State	MEC	7-2	7-2
9.	Fayetteville State	CIAA	5-3	5-3
10.	Charleston (W.Va.)	MEC	6-3	6-3