KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) claims the No. 1 ranking for the fourth-consecutive week in the sixth 
regular-season edition of the NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Monday.
The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) leads all leagues with five programs represented – Morningside, Doane, Northwestern, No. 21 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) and No. 23 Concordia (Neb.).
No. 15 Northwestern (Iowa), No. 16 Benedictine (Kan.) and No. 17 Montana Western all jumped a poll-high five spots this edition.
| RANK | LAST TIME^ | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | 2015 RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (12) | 6-0 | 338 |
| 2 | 2 | Southern Oregon (2) | 5-1 | 323 |
| 3 | 3 | Morningside (Iowa) (1) | 6-1 | 319 |
| 4 | 4 | Baker (Kan.) | 6-1 | 296 |
| 5 | 5 | Grand View (Iowa) | 6-1 | 285 |
| 6 | 6 | Doane (Neb.) | 6-0 | 275 |
| 7 | 7 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 7-0 | 269 |
| 8 | 8 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 7-0 | 247 |
| 9 | 9 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 5-1 | 235 |
| 10 | 10 | Marian (Ind.) | 5-2 | 218 |
| 11 | 12 | Tabor (Kan.) | 6-1 | 207 |
| 12 | 13 | Montana Tech | 5-1 | 202 |
| 13 | 14 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 5-2 | 187 |
| 14 | 16 | William Penn (Iowa) | 5-2 | 172 |
| 15 | 20 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 4-2 | 155 |
| 16 | 21 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 5-2 | 132 |
| 17 | 22 | Montana Western | 4-2 | 128 |
| 18 | 11 | Carroll (Mont.) | 3-3 | 109 |
| 19 | 15 | Kansas Wesleyan | 6-1 | 107 |
| 20 | 19 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 5-2 | 79 |
| 21 | 17 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 5-2 | 72 |
| 22 | RV | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 5-2 | 66 |
| 23 | RV | Concordia (Neb.) | 5-1 | 52 |
| 24 | NR | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 5-2 | 29 |
| 25 | NR | Southeastern (Fla.) | 4-1 | 26 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Faulkner (Ala.) (No. 18); Webber International (Fla.) (No. 23); Dickinson State (N.D.) (No. 24); St. Ambrose (Iowa) (No. 25)
Others Receiving Votes: Faulkner (Ala.) 21; Point (Ga.) 12; Dickinson State (N.D.) 9; Ottawa (Kan.) 9; SAGU (Texas) 6.
