The 2015-16 D3 Football season is practically upon us. On this page you will find power rankings, projections, and team-by-team previews for every D3 football conference. Click each conference name for an in-depth, team-by-team preseason preview. For rankings of every D3 team by BennettRank, click here.
| POWER RANK | CONFERENCE (PREVIEW RELEASE DATE) | MEDIAN BR | BR | TOP TEAM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
WIAC | 36 | 1 |  |
UW Whitewater |
| 2 |  |
MIAC | 38 | 8 |  |
St. John’s (MN) |
| 3 |  |
Empire 8 | 43 | 10 |  |
St John Fisher |
| 4 |  |
Old Dominion | 52 | 29 |  |
Guilford |
| 5 |  |
Northwest | 60 | 3 |  |
Linfield |
| 6 |  |
IIAC | 65 | 7 |  |
Wartburg |
| 7 |  |
NJAC | 70 | 6 |  |
Wesley |
| 8 |  |
MAC | 80 | 26 |  |
Widener |
| 9 |  |
Centennial Conference | 88 | 11 |  |
Johns Hopkins |
| 10 |  |
OAC | 88 | 2 |  |
Mount Union |
| 11 |  |
SAA | 105 | 33 |  |
Centre |
| 12 |  |
American SW | 108 | 4 |  |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
| 13 |  |
SCIAC | 113 | 35 |  |
Chapman |
| 14 |  |
Liberty League | 114 | 17 |  |
Hobart |
| 15 |  |
CCIW | 127 | 9 |  |
Wheaton (IL) |
| 16 |  |
USA South | 129 | 50 |  |
Huntingdon |
| 17 |  |
SCAC | 135 | 24 |  |
Texas Lutheran |
| 18 |  |
North Coast | 140 | 14 |  |
Wittenberg |
| 19 |  |
MIAA | 144 | 91 |  |
Adrian |
| 20 |  |
Presidents | 148 | 18 |  |
Thomas More |
| 21 |  |
MASCAC | 163 | 70 |  |
Framingham State |
| 22 |  |
MAC | 170 | 78 |  |
Monmouth (IL) |
| 23 |  |
NEWMAC | 172 | 111 |  |
MIT |
| 24 |  |
NESCAC | 177 | 87 |  |
Middlebury |
| 25 |  |
Heartland | 194 | 80 |  |
Franklin |
| 26 |  |
NACC | 196 | 165 | .png) |
Benedictine |
| 27 |  |
Independent | 208 | 89 |  |
Chicago |
| 28 | ECFC | 220 | 164 |  |
Husson | |
| 29 |  |
UMAC | 236 | 162 |  |
St. Scholastica |
