KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) claims the No. 1 ranking in the fourth regular-season edition of the NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Monday.
Morningside holds the longest active streak of top 10 rankings, having been listed among the top 10 teams for 53-straight polls dating back to Sept. 19, 2011.
From the GPAC, Morningside comes in at #3, Doane edges up 2 spots to 8th, while Dakota Wesleyan edges up to the 12th spot. Northwestern College slipped from 15th all the way to 20th after their loss to Morningside this past Saturday.
| RANK | LAST TIME^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2015 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (13) | 4-0 | 339 |
| 2 | 2 | Southern Oregon (1) | 3-1 | 321 |
| 3 | 4 | Morningside (Iowa) (1) | 4-1 | 314 |
| 4 | 5 | Carroll (Mont.) | 3-1 | 308 |
| 5 | 7 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 4-1 | 276 |
| 6 | 8 | Baker (Kan.) | 5-1 | 271 |
| 7 | 9 | Grand View (Iowa) | 5-1 | 262 |
| 8 | 10 | Doane (Neb.) | 5-0 | 245 |
| 9 | 11 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 5-0 | 241 |
| 10 | 3 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 3-1 | 217 |
| 11 | 12 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 4-1 | 206 |
| 12 | 13 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 5-0 | 196 |
| 13 | 14 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 5-0 | 182 |
| 14 | 6 | Marian (Ind.) | 3-2 | 174 |
| 15 | 16 | Tabor (Kan.) | 4-1 | 157 |
| 16 | 17 | Montana Western | 3-1 | 150 |
| 17 | 18 | Montana Tech | 3-1 | 136 |
| 18 | 19 | William Penn (Iowa) | 4-2 | 115 |
| 19 | 21 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5-0 | 110 |
| 20 | 15 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 3-2 | 86 |
| 21 | 23 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 4-2 | 77 |
| 22 | 24 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 4-1 | 59 |
| 23 | 25 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 4-0 | 54 |
| 24 | 22 | Webber International (Fla.) | 2-2 | 36 |
| 25 | RV | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 5-1 | 25 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Peru State (Neb.) (No. 20)
Others Receiving Votes: Cumberlands (Ky.) 8; Peru State (Neb.) 7; Campbellsville (Ky.) 5; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 4.
