KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fueled by a 41-19 win against Cumberlands (Ky.) last Saturday, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) garners the No. 1 ranking in the fifth regular-season edition of the NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Monday.
From the GPAC Morningside remains at #3, while Doane jumps 2 spots up to sixth. Dakota Wesleyan dropped 5 spots to 17th, and Northwestern kept 20th nice and warm for a second straight week. Concordia received a few votes as well
| RANK | LAST TIME^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2015 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (12) | 5-0 | 338 |
| 2 | 2 | Southern Oregon (2) | 4-1 | 323 |
| 3 | 3 | Morningside (Iowa) (1) | 5-1 | 319 |
| 4 | 6 | Baker (Kan.) | 5-1 | 291 |
| 5 | 7 | Grand View (Iowa) | 5-1 | 282 |
| 6 | 8 | Doane (Neb.) | 6-0 | 279 |
| 7 | 9 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 6-0 | 273 |
| 8 | 13 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 6-0 | 241 |
| 9 | 11 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 4-1 | 237 |
| 10 | 14 | Marian (Ind.) | 4-2 | 209 |
| 11 | 4 | Carroll (Mont.) | 3-2 | 200 |
| 12 | 15 | Tabor (Kan.) | 5-1 | 196 |
| 13 | 17 | Montana Tech | 4-1 | 183 |
| 14 | 5 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 4-2 | 178 |
| 15 | 19 | Kansas Wesleyan | 6-0 | 152 |
| 16 | 18 | William Penn (Iowa) | 4-2 | 137 |
| 17 | 12 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 5-1 | 124 |
| 18 | 10 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 3-2 | 119 |
| 19 | 22 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 5-1 | 110 |
| 20 | 20 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 3-2 | 103 |
| 21 | 21 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 5-2 | 91 |
| 22 | 16 | Montana Western | 3-2 | 74 |
| 23 | 24 | Webber International (Fla.) | 3-2 | 48 |
| 24 | 25 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 6-1 | 46 |
| 25 | 23 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 4-1 | 8 |
Dropped from the Top 25: None
Others Receiving Votes: Peru State (Neb.) 7; Campbellsville (Ky.) 6; Concordia (Mich.) 4; Concordia (Neb.) 4; SAGU (Texas) 3.
