NWC Up To 15th; Dordt Receives More Votes

KANSAS CITY, Mo. None of the top 14 teams shifted positions this week, including top-ranked Saint Francis (Ind.), which locked down the No. 1 ranking for a ninth-straight edition of the 2017 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Monday. The Cougars claimed all 15 first-place votes and 340 total points.

Northwestern continues to move up the rankings to 15th, and Dordt received 12 votes in the poll after defeating their 2nd straight ranked opponent.

RANK LAST TIME^ SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) 2017 RECORD TOTAL POINTS
1 1 Saint Francis (Ind.) (15) 7-0 340
2 2 Baker (Kan.) 7-0 327
3 3 Reinhardt (Ga.) 6-0 312
4 4 Morningside (Iowa) 7-0 303
5 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 6-0 286
6 6 Grand View (Iowa) 6-1 272
7 7 Southern Oregon 6-0 265
8 8 Langston (Okla.) 6-0 237
9 9 Georgetown (Ky.) 5-0 233
10 10 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 5-1 225
11 11 Montana Tech 5-1 217
12 12 Benedictine (Kan.) 6-1 201
13 13 Marian (Ind.) 4-2 185
14 14 Southeastern (Fla.) 5-1 169
15 17 Northwestern (Iowa) 6-1 160
16 18 Dickinson State (N.D.) 6-1 148
17 21 Concordia (Mich.) 6-1 122
18 22 SAGU (Texas) 5-1 115
19 19 Doane (Neb.) 4-2 102
T20 23 Tabor (Kan.) 5-2 75
T20 15 Sterling (Kan.) 5-2 75
22 24 Cumberland (Tenn.) 6-2 64
23 16 Arizona Christian 5-2 45
24 25 Kansas Wesleyan 5-2 34
25 RV Campbellsville (Ky.) 5-0 29

Dropped from the Top 25: Hastings (Neb.) (No. 19) 

Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma Panhandle State 15; Dordt (Iowa) 12; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 9; Bethany (Kan.) 7; Hastings (Neb.) 3. 

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