The Northwestern College football team maintained its spot in the latest NAIA Coaches’ poll released by the national office Monday.
The Red Raiders hold down the No.8 spot in the Sept. 30 edition of the national poll, totaling 282 points. They earned a 45-6 win over Jamestown last weekend and remain unbeaten (4-0) for 2019. Northwestern is one of two teams from the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) recognized in the top 25, joining Morningside (1).
The top eight teams all held the same ranking as last week, led by the top-ranked Mustangs with 398 points. Benedictine (Kan.), Saint Francis (Ind.), Kansas Wesleyan and Concordia (Mich.) round out the top five teams.
2019 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 3 (September 30)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Morningside (Iowa) | 3-0 | 392 |
| 2 | 2 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 5-0 | 377 |
| 3 | 3 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 3-0 | 362 |
| 4 | 4 | Kansas Wesleyan | 5-0 | 342 |
| 5 | 5 | Concordia (Mich.) | 4-0 | 327 |
| 6 | 6 | Marian (Ind.) | 3-0 | 320 |
| 7 | 7 | Grand View (Iowa) | 5-0 | 295 |
| 8 | 8 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 4-0 | 282 |
| 9 | 10 | College of Idaho | 4-0 | 276 |
| 10 | 11 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 4-0 | 259 |
| 11 | 13 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 3-0 | 240 |
| 12 | 15 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 3-0 | 208 |
| 13 | 16 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 3-1 | 187 |
| 14 | 17 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 3-1 | 175 |
| 15 | 9 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 1-2 | 174 |
| 16 | 19 | Montana Western | 4-0 | 172 |
| 17 | 18 | Langston (Okla.) | 2-0 | 163 |
| 18 | 12 | Evangel (Mo.) | 4-1 | 145 |
| 19 | 20 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 4-0 | 124 |
| 20 | 21 | Ottawa (Ariz.) (AZ) | 4-0 | 104 |
| 21 | 14 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 3-2 | 97 |
| 22 | 24 | Keiser (Fla.) | 3-0 | 91 |
| 23 | 25 | Montana Tech | 3-1 | 59 |
| 24 | 22 | Baker (Kan.) | 3-2 | 39 |
| 25 | NR | Bethel (Kan.) | 4-0 | 38 |
Dropped Out: Cumberland (Tenn.)
Others Receiving Votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 19, Cumberland (Tenn.) 10, Sterling (Kan.) 3
