NAIA Football FirstDown PlayBook Top 25 Poll - Week Three (September 27)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the fourth consecutive poll this season, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) is atop the grid as the top-five is unchanged. The Blue Raiders captured 18 first-place vote while the final one was awarded to Morningside (Iowa). All five schools leading the rankings are undefeated with a combined record of 18-0; six other schools in the Top-25 are also sporting an unblemished record. Two new schools are represented in the poll this week with Saint Xavier (Ill.) and College of Idaho.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
- Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
RANK | LAST | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [18] | 3-0 | 444 |
2 | 2 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 5-0 | 425 |
3 | 3 | Morningside (Iowa) [1] | 3-0 | 412 |
4 | 4 | Grand View (Iowa) | 5-0 | 393 |
5 | 5 | Concordia (Mich.) | 2-0 | 376 |
6 | 7 | Keiser (Fla.) | 2-1 | 349 |
7 | 8 | Marian (Ind.) | 3-1 | 340 |
8 | 9 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 3-0 | 328 |
9 | 10 | Baker (Kan.) | 4-1 | 315 |
10 | 12 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4-0 | 287 |
11 | 14 | Indiana Wesleyan | 3-0 | 272 |
12 | 16 | Ottawa (Ariz.) | 4-0 | 238 |
13 | 6 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 2-2 | 211 |
14 | 17 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 2-1 | 207 |
15 | 18 | Bethel (Kan.) | 3-1 | 175 |
16 | 22 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 4-0 | 173 |
17 | 19 | Roosevelt (Ill.) | 1-1 | 156 |
18 | 11 | Eastern Oregon | 3-1 | 150 |
19 | 20 | Valley City State (N.D.) | 4-0 | 135 |
20 | 23 | Montana Western | 4-1 | 107 |
21 | 20 | Dordt (Iowa) | 3-1 | 98 |
22 | NR | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 2-1 | 86 |
23 | NR | College of Idaho | 3-1 | 70 |
24 | 15 | Avila (Mo.) | 3-1 | 44 |
25 | 13 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 1-1 | 43 |
Dropped from the poll: Arizona Christian, Faulkner (Ala.)
Receiving Votes: Arizona Christian 39; Bethel (Tenn.) 35; Faulkner (Ala.) 33; Cumberlands (Ky.) 21; Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 18