The final weekend in the regular season has come and gone in the CIAA and SIAC, with the respective conferences making their championship matchups official.
Defending CIAA champion Virginia Union will go for a repeat, facing Virginia State for the second straight week. In the SIAC, Miles returns to the conference title game in a rematch against Clark Atlanta.
As we enter postseason play, here is the latest edition of the Ultimate HBCU Sports Division II Football Poll.
| Rank | Team | Previous Rank | 2024 record |
| 1 | Miles | 1 | 8-2 |
| 2 | Virginia State | 4 | 7-3 |
| 3 | Virginia Union | 3 | 7-3 |
| 4 | Clark Atlanta | 5 | 7-2-1 |
| 5 | Johnson C. Smith | 2 | 8-2 |
| 6 | Winston-Salem State | 7 | 7-3 |
| 7 | Livingstone | NR | 6-4 |
| 8 | Albany State | 9 | 6-4 |
| 9 | Fort Valley State | 6 | 6-4 |
| 10 | Shaw | NR | 6-4 |
