KANSAS CITY — Texas Wesleyan University moved up to No. 19 in the fifth Netting Professionals NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, released Monday, setting the stage for a crucial week in NAIA football with several high-stakes match-ups. The poll features two top-10 clashes and another game involving a top-10 team, including No. 2 Keiser (Fla.) hosting No. 8 St. Thomas (Fla.), No. 7 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) facing No. 9 Campbellsville (Ky.), and No. 5 Friends (Kan.) hosting No. 20 McPherson (Kan.). All three games are part of the Oct. 18 Featured Series on Urban Edge Network.
Grand View (Iowa), the unanimous No. 1 team all season, hosts Peru State (Neb.) Thursday at 6 p.m. CT in another Urban Edge Network feature. The Vikings (5-0) have a 10-3 turnover advantage this season. William Penn (Iowa) re-entered the poll at No. 25 after receiving votes last week.
| Trend |
Rank |
Last Poll |
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) [16] |
5-0 |
436 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
5-0 |
422 |
| ● |
3 |
3 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
5-1 |
406 |
| ● |
4 |
4 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
5-1 |
387 |
| ● |
5 |
5 |
Friends (Kan.) |
6-0 |
371 |
| ▲ |
6 |
7 |
Montana Tech |
7-0 |
369 |
| ▼ |
7 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
6-0 |
364 |
| ▲ |
8 |
9 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
4-1 |
335 |
| ▲ |
9 |
10 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
5-0 |
311 |
| ▲ |
10 |
11 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
5-0 |
304 |
| ▲ |
11 |
12 |
Marian (Ind.) |
5-1 |
295 |
| ▲ |
12 |
T-14 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
5-1 |
284 |
| ● |
13 |
13 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
5-0 |
265 |
| ● |
14 |
T-14 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
4-2 |
252 |
| ▼ |
15 |
8 |
Montana Western |
4-2 |
240 |
| ● |
16 |
16 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
6-0 |
218 |
| ▲ |
17 |
18 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
4-1 |
201 |
| ▲ |
18 |
19 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
4-2 |
190 |
| ▲ |
19 |
20 |
Texas Wesleyan |
4-2 |
187 |
| ▲ |
T-20 |
21 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
6-0 |
166 |
| ▲ |
T-20 |
22 |
College of Idaho |
4-1 |
166 |
| ▲ |
22 |
23 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
5-1 |
138 |
| ▲ |
23 |
24 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
4-1 |
131 |
| ▲ |
24 |
25 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
5-1 |
110 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
William Penn (Iowa) |
5-1 |
100 |
Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 88, Bethel (Tenn.) 61, Evangel (Mo.) 48, Kansas Wesleyan 44, Peru State (Neb.) 18, Northwestern (Iowa) 15, Cumberland (Tenn.) 11, Mount Marty (S.D.) 10, Taylor (Ind.) 8, Florida Memorial 5, Midland (Neb.) 2.
Dropped out of Top 25: Concordia (Neb.)
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For a complete look at the Netting Professionals NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll throughout the regular season, and for historical rankings, click here.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked, ▲- Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● - Steady
