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.