And here we go. The first update of the 2023 Season.
Many of the Division 2 teams have gotten off to some hot starts. Now some still have yet to play so there will not be as much movement as over on the Division 1 Ranking. But there is still movement nonetheless.
The number 1 spot remains the same as Heartland has not played many games but they ahve won them as they should. LSU-Eunice who has one of the longest win streaks regardless of the division jumps up 4 spots to number 2. That jump caused the next 3 teams to move down one spot each to fill out the top 5 with Pearl River coming in at #3, Kirkwood in at #4, and Madison in at #5.
There were three teams that made their way into the top 25 in the first update. Those would be:
Chandler-Gilbert who comes in at #12
St. Johns River who comes in at #19
John Wood who comes in at #22
With 3 teams coming into the top 25 that means that 3 teams have left the top 25. Those would include Florida State-Jacksoville, UA Rich Mountain, and North Iowa Area.
One last thing that everyone loves to debate is the Next 5 Out. Those 5 teams are made up of Lackawanna, Northeast (NE), Southeastern (IA), Glendale, and Lenoir.
Below are the complete Rankings:
| Rank | Team | Record | Change |
| 1 | Heartland | 3-0 | – |
| 2 | LSU Eunice | 17-0 | +4 |
| 3 | Pearl River | 12-2 | -1 |
| 4 | Kirkwood | 7-1 | -1 |
| 5 | Madison | 0-0 | -1 |
| 6 | Lansing | 2-0 | -1 |
| 7 | Murray State | 14-2 | +1 |
| 8 | Iowa Central | 8-2 | +2 |
| 9 | Fredrick | 2-2 | -2 |
| 10 | Mercer County | 0-2 | -1 |
| 11 | Parkland | 5-1 | +2 |
| 12 | Chandler-Gilbert | 12-5 | NR |
| 13 | Pitt | 9-2 | +5 |
| 14 | Phoenix | 12-7 | +5 |
| 15 | Des Moines Area | 7-5 | -1 |
| 16 | Kankakee | 0-2 | – |
| 17 | Meridian | 8-4 | -5 |
| 18 | Lincoln Land | 4-4 | -7 |
| 19 | St. Johns River State | 14-8 | NR |
| 20 | Kellogg | 2-5 | -5 |
| 21 | Hinds | 10-3 | – |
| 22 | John Wood | 9-0 | NR |
| 23 | Delaware Tech | 8-3 | -1 |
| 24 | Jones | 9-4 | – |
| 25 | Bismarck State | 0-0 | – |
| N5O | Lackawanna | 3-1 | |
| N5O | Northeast (NE) | 8-4 | |
| N5O | Southeastern (IA) | 6-2 | |
| N5O | Glendale | 14-5 | |
| N5O | Lenoir | 10-5 |