2023 NAIA Football FirstDown PlayBook Coaches' Top 25 Rating - Final (November 12)
Nov 12, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwestern (Iowa) went wire-to-wire as the top team in the NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Rating presented by FirstDown PlayBook and earned all 18 first-place votes. Grand View (Iowa) remained second, while Keiser (Fla.) moved up to third. Georgetown (Ky.) slotted into the Top 5 at fourth before Marian (Ind.) rounded out the initial five.
Rating Methodology
- The rating 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 or division.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater 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 TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Northwestern (Iowa) [17] | 11-0 | 392 |
| 2 | 2 | Grand View (Iowa) | 10-0 | 377 |
| 3 | 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 8-2 | 362 |
| 4 | 6 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 8-1 | 346 |
| 5 | 7 | Marian (Ind.) | 9-1 | 316 |
| 6 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 9-1 | 312 |
| 7 | 8 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 10-1 | 310 |
| 8 | 10 | Montana Western | 9-1 | 287 |
| 9 | 9 | Evangel (Mo.) | 11-0 | 283 |
| 10 | 5 | College of Idaho | 8-2 | 241 |
| 10 | 12 | Morningside (Iowa) | 9-2 | 241 |
| 10 | 13 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 7-3 | 241 |
| 13 | 19 | OUAZ (Ariz.) | 8-1 | 184 |
| 14 | 17 | Dordt (Iowa) | 8-2 | 181 |
| 15 | 18 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 8-3 | 177 |
| 16 | 20 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 9-1 | 157 |
| 17 | 22 | Montana Tech | 7-3 | 143 |
| 18 | 21 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 8-2 | 142 |
| 19 | 11 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 7-3 | 140 |
| 20 | 22 | Baker (Kan.) | 8-2 | 129 |
| 21 | 25 | Louisiana Christian | 9-1 | 76 |
| 22 | RV | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 9-2 | 73 |
| 23 | 24 | Friends (Kan.) | 9-2 | 63 |
| 24 | 16 | Carroll (Mont.) | 7-3 | 37 |
| 25 | 14 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 8-3 | 36 |
Dropped From Top 25: Texas Wesleyan
Receiving Votes: Concordia (Mich.) 33; Texas Wesleyan 15
