Three in-state football programs are ranked in the 2022 College Football America Division II Preseason Top 30.
Harding University is ranked the highest at #11, while Henderson State is ranked 24th. Ouachita Baptist rounds out the in-state teams ranked at 27.
2022 College Football America Division II Preseason Top 30
1. Ferris State
2. Shepherd
3. Valdosta State
4. Colorado Mines
5. Angelo State
6. Bowie State
7. Northwest Missouri State
8. Grand Valley State
9. Notre Dame (OH)
10. West Georgia
11. Harding
12. Kutztown
13. Nebraska-Kearney
14. New Haven
15. Newberry
16. West Florida
17. Bemidji State
18. California (PA)
19. Lenoir-Rhyne
20. Albany State
21. Slippery Rock
22. Western Colorado
23. Minnesota Duluth
24. Henderson State
25. Washburn
26. Augustana (SD)
27. Ouachita Baptist
28. Bentley
29. Findlay
30. Central Washington