Northwest Iowa — Kansas Wesleyan, who reached the national semifinals a year ago, is No. 1 in the College Football America Yearbook 2019 NAIA preseason Top 30. Benedictine of Kansas, the team that eliminated Kansas Wesleyan in the semifinals, is No. 2. Benedictine lost to Morningside in the NAIA Championship Game. Morningside, the defending National Champions are ranked number 4 in the preseason poll. Northwestern is number 14 with Dordt coming in at number 25.
2019 College Football America NAIA Preseason Top 30
1. Kansas Wesleyan
2. Benedictine (KS)
3. Saint Xavier
4. Morningside
5. Concordia (MI)
6. Marian
7. Saint Francis (IN)
8. Baker
9. Reinhardt
10. Dickinson State
11. Bethel (TN)
12. Grand View
13. Cumberlands (KY)
14. Northwestern (IA)
15. Rocky Mountain
16. Evangel
17. Siena Heights
18. Ottawa (KS)
19. Langston
20. Lindsey Wilson
21. Arizona Christian
22. Southern Oregon
23. Georgetown (KY)
24. Olivet Nazarene
25. Dordt
26. Avila
27. Southeastern
28. Valley City State
29. Oklahoma Panhandle St.
30. Tabor
