2018 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll Seven

Northwestern College fell three spots in this week’s edition of the NAIA Football Coaches’ poll released by the national office Monday.

Ranked third in last week’s poll, Northwestern dropped out of the top five after falling to top-ranked Morningside 42-34 last weekend. The Red Raiders, now 6-1 on the season, hold down the No.6 spot this week and join both Morningside and Midland (RV) as teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference recognized in the national poll.

Morningside holds the top spot for the third straight poll, owning an 8-0 record. The Mustangs, one of four undefeated teams left in the NAIA, received 15 of the 16 possible first place votes. Marian (Ind.) continues to be ranked second, followed by Reinhardt (Ga.), Grand View (Iowa) and Bethel (Tenn.).

Northwestern heads to Hastings, Neb. to play the Broncos this weekend.

2018 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll Seven (Oct. 22)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	RECORD	FINAL POINTS
1	1	Morningside (Iowa) [15]	8-0	366
2	2	Marian (Ind.) [1]	7-0	352
3	5	Reinhardt (Ga.)	6-1	334
4	7	Grand View (Iowa)	6-1	314
5	8	Bethel (Tenn.)	8-0	304
6	3	Northwestern (Iowa)	6-1	296
7	9	Kansas Wesleyan	8-0	277
8	11	Benedictine (Kan.)	7-1	258
9	12	Saint Francis (Ind.)	6-2	238
10	4	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	5-2	233
11	6	Evangel (Mo.)	8-1	224
12	13	Langston (Okla.)	6-1	209
13	15	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	6-2	197
14	17	Cumberlands (Ky.)	8-1	182
15	16	Baker (Kan.)	5-2	179
16	18	Montana Western	6-1	166
17	10	Concordia (Mich.)	6-2	157
18	19	Eastern Oregon	5-2	139
19	20	Dickinson State (N.D.)	6-2	112
20	21	Georgetown (Ky.)	5-3	94
21	23	Siena Heights (Mich.)	6-1	79
22	24	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	6-3	67
23	14	Southern Oregon	4-3	60
24	25	Avila (Mo.)	6-1	55
25	NR	Keiser (Fla.)	6-2	29