The Newberry College Wolves football team finished #4 in the final American Football Coaches Association Poll and #5 in the D2football.com.

It's the highest ever finish in the final national polls for the program after winning the 2025 South Atlantic Conference title and advancing to the NCAA national semifinals.

AFCA Poll

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Post-season	Head Coach
1	Ferris St. (30)	16-0	750	1	D. No. 2 Harding, 42-21, in national championship	Tony Annese
2	Harding	15-1	720	2	Lost to No. 1 Ferris St., 42-21, in national championship	Paul Simmons
3	Kutztown	14-1	686	3	Lost to No. 2 Harding, 49-27, in semifinals	Jim Clements
4	Newberry	12-2	608	16	Lost to No. 1 Ferris St., 49-17, semifinals	Todd Knight
5	UT Permian Basin	11-3	601	10	Lost to No. 2 Harding, 34-28, in quarterfinals	Kris McCullough
6	Pittsburg St.	10-3	559	6	Lost to No. 2 Harding, 37-21, in second round	Tom Anthony
7	Albany St.	12-2	499	13	Lost to No. 16 Newberry, 31-24, in quarterfinals	Quinn Gray
8	Minnesota St.	10-4	487	21	Lost to No. 1 Ferris St., 52-29, in quarterfinals	Todd Hoffner
9	West Florida	10-2	457	9	Lost to No. 16 Newberry, 24-17, in second round	Kaleb Nobles
10	UIndy	11-2	440	8	Lost to No. 21 Minnesota St., 35-27, in second round	Chris Keevers
11	Colorado St.-Pueblo	10-2	413	4	Lost to No. 10 UT Permian Basin, 37-24, in first round	Philip Vigil
12	Western Colorado	10-3	409	15	Lost to No. 10 UT Permian Basin, 21-15 OT, in second round	Jas Bains
13	Central Washington	10-2	401	5	Lost to No. 15 Western Colorado, 27-20, in first round	Chris Fisk
14	Frostburg St.	11-3	378	24	Lost to No. 3 Kutztown, 51-29, in quarterfinals	Eric Wagoner
15	Ashland	10-3	337	18	Lost to No. 1 Ferris St., 56-24, in second round	Doug Geiser
16	Minnesota-Duluth	10-2	320	7	Lost to No. 18 Ashland, 32-7, in first round	Curt Wiese
17	Northwest Missouri St.	9-3	251	14	Lost to No. 2 Harding, 38-16, in first round	John McMenamin
18	Johnson C. Smith	10-2	246	11	Lost to No. 24 Frostburg St., 21-7, in first round	Maurice Flowers
19	Findlay	10-2	229	12	Lost to No. 21 Minnesota St., 37-14, in first round	Kory Allen
20	Benedict	10-3	213	23	Lost to No. 13 Albany St., 14-12, in second round	Ron Dickerson Jr.
21	Virginia Union	9-3	165	17	Lost to California (Pa.), 27-24, in first round	Alvin Parker
22	California (Pa.)	9-4	129	NR	Lost to No. 24 Frostburg St., 23-21, in second round	Gary Dunn
23	Chadron St.	8-4	109	22	Lost to No. 6 Pittsburg St., 21-17, in first round	Jay Long
24	Assumption	9-3	91	NR	Lost to No. 3 Kutztown, 56-19, in second round	Andy McKenzie
25	Augustana (S.D.)	9-2	84	19	DNQ Playoffs	Jerry Olszewski

 
 D2football.com poll

Rank	Team	Record
1	Ferris State	16-0
2	Harding	15-1
3	UT Permian Basin	11-3
4	Kutztown	14-1
5	Newberry	12-2
6	Pittsburg State	10-3
7	Minnesota State	10-4
8	Northwest Missouri	9-3
9	Albany State	12-2
10	West Florida	10-2
11	Western Colorado	10-3
12	Indianapolis	11-2
13	Central Washington	10-2
14	CSU Pueblo	10-2
15	Ashland	10-3
16	Minnesota Duluth	10-2
17	Findlay	10-2
18	Chadron State	8-4
19	Grand Valley	7-3
20	Frostburg State	11-3
21	California	9-4
22	Benedict	10-3
23	Johnson C. Smith	10-2
24	Northeastern State	9-3
25	Augustana	9-2