2010 NAIA football season

The 2010 NAIA football season was the component of the 2010 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 18, at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The Carroll Fighting Saints defeated the Sioux Falls Cougars, 10–7, in the title game to win the program's sixth NAIA championship.

2010 NAIA football season
National ChampionshipBarron Stadium
Rome, GA
December 18, 2010
ChampionCarroll (MT)
Player of the YearJon Ryan (wide receiver, Sioux Falls)

Conference standings
2010 Central States Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 NW Oklahoma State $^  5 –0   8 –3  
No. 24 Southern Nazarene  4 –1   7 –4  
Langston  3 –2   6 –4  
Bacone  2 –3   3 –8  
Texas College  1 –4   1 –9  
SAGU  0 –5   2 –8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2010 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Dickinson State $^  7 –1   9 –2  
No. 20 South Dakota Mines  6 –2   7 –3  
Minot State  6 –2   6 –4  
Black Hills State  5 –3   6 –4  
Jamestown  4 –4   5 –5  
Valley City State  3 –5   4 –6  
Mayville State  1 –7   2 –8  
Dakota State  0 –8   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2010 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^  10 –0   14 –0  
Rocky Mountain  6 –4   6 –5  
Eastern Oregon  5 –5   5 –6  
Montana Tech  5 –5   5 –6  
MSU Northern  3 –7   3 –7  
Montana Western  1 –9   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2010 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 Sioux Falls $^  10 –0   13 –1  
No. 6 Morningside ^  9 –1   10 –2  
No. 18 Northwestern (IA)  8 –2   8 –2  
No. 21 Midland  7 –3   8 –3  
Dakota Wesleyan  5 –5   5 –5  
Hastings  5 –5   5 –5  
Nebraska Wesleyan  4 –6   4 –6  
Concordia (NE)  3 –7   4 –7  
Doane  3 –7   3 –7  
Briar Cliff  1 –9   2 –9  
Dordt  0 –10   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2010 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene $^  10 –0   12 –1  
No. 9 Lindenwood ^  9 –1   9 –2  
No. 17 Missouri Valley  8 –2   8 –2  
Baker  7 –3   7 –4  
Benedictine (KS)  6 –4   7 –4  
Evangel  4 –6   4 –6  
William Jewell  4 –6   4 –7  
Central Methodist  3 –7   3 –7  
Avila  2 –8   2 –8  
Culver–Stockton  1 –9   1 –10  
Graceland  1 –9   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2010 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 McPherson $^  9 –0   10 –1  
No. 13 Ottawa ^  8 –1   9 –2  
No. 22 Kansas Wesleyan  6 –3   7 –3  
Sterling  6 –3   7 –3  
Friends  5 –4   6 –4  
Tabor  4 –5   4 –6  
Bethany (KS)  3 –6   4 –6  
Saint Mary (KS)  2 –7   2 –8  
Southwestern (KS)  2 –7   2 –8  
Bethel (KS)  0 –9   0 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2010 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 14 Georgetown (KY) x^  6 –0   8 –3  
Campbellsville  5 –1   7 –5  
Lindsey Wilson  4 –2   5 –6  
Virginia–Wise  3 –3   3 –8  
Pikeville  2 –4   2 –8  
West Virginia Tech  1 –5   2 –9  
Kentucky Christian  0 –6   0 –11  
West Division
No. 19 Cumberlands (KY) x^  5 –1   7 –4  
No. 23 Cumberland (TN)  4 –2   8 –3  
Union (KY)  4 –2   7 –4  
Bethel (TN)  3 –3   5 –5  
Shorter  2 –4   5 –6  
Faulkner  2 –4   3 –7  
Belhaven  1 –5   4 –7  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2010 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 3 Saint Xavier x^  7 –0   13 –1  
No. 5 Saint Francis (IN) ^  6 –1   10 –2  
No. 7 Marian (IN) ^  5 –2   10 –3  
Taylor  4 –3   6 –5  
Walsh  3 –4   7 –4  
Malone  2 –5   3 –7  
Trinity International  1 –6   3 –8  
Olivet Nazarene  0 –7   0 –11  
Midwest League
No. 12 William Penn x  6 –1   10 –1  
No. 8 McKendree x^  6 –1   9 –3  
St. Francis (IL)  5 –2   7 –4  
Grand View  4 –3   6 –4  
St. Ambrose  3 –4   5 –5  
Iowa Wesleyan  3 –4   3 –8  
Waldorf  1 –6   3 –8  
Quincy  0 –7   0 –11  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2010 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 15 Azusa Pacific ^   –   7 –3  
No. 25 Webber International   –   7 –4  
Menlo   –   4 –7  
Peru State   –   4 –7  
Southern Oregon   –   3 –7  
Southern Virginia   –   3 –7  
Haskell   –   1 –9  
Edward Waters   –   0 –8  
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason
Main article: 2010 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings
Main article: 2010 NAIA football rankings

References
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