2015 NAIA football rankings

One human poll makes up the 2015 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. When the regular season is complete, the NAIA plans to sponsor a playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll will be taken after completion of the 2015 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll release dates

The poll release dates are scheduled to be:

2015 Poll Release Dates
SpringApril 13
PreseasonAugust 10
Week 1September 14
Week 2September 21
Week 3September 28
Week 4October 5
Week 5October 12
Week 6October 19
Week 7October 26
Week 8November 2
Week 9November 9
Week 10 (Final Regular Season)November 15
PostseasonDecember 21

Week by week rankings
Week 0-Spring
Apr 13[2]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 10[3]		Week 1-Poll 1
Sep 14[4]		Week 2-Poll 2
Sep 21[5]		Week 3-Poll 3
Sep 28[6]		Week 4-Poll 4
Oct 5[7]		Week 5-Poll 5
Oct 12[8]		Week 6-Poll 6
Oct 19[9]		Week 7-Poll 7
Oct 26[10]		Week 8-Poll 8
Nov 2[11]		Week 9-Poll 9
Nov 9[12]		Week 10-Final
Nov 15[13]		Week 11-Postseason
Dec 21[14]
1.Southern Oregon(T) Southern OregonMarian (IN)Morningside (IA)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Southern OregonSouthern OregonMorningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Marian (IN)1.
2.Marian (IN)(T) Marian (IN)Morningside (IA)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Southern OregonSouthern OregonSouthern OregonSouthern OregonMorningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Southern Oregon2.
3.Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Baker (KS)Faulkner (AL)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Morningside (IA)3.
4.Saint Xavier (IL)(T) Saint Xavier (IL)Southern Oregon(T) Southern OregonMorningside (IA)Carroll (MT)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Doane (NE)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)4.
5.Carroll (MT)(T) Carroll (MT)Faulkner (AL)(T) Faulkner (AL)Carroll (MT)Saint Xavier (IL)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Doane (NE)Doane (NE)Saint Francis (IN)Montana TechBaker (KS)5.
6.Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Baker (KS)Carroll (MT)Marian (IN)Baker (KS)Doane (NE)Doane (NE)Reinhardt (GA)Saint Francis (IN)Montana TechMarian (IN)Grand View (IA)6.
7.Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Carroll (MT)Robert Morris (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Grand View (IA)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Reinhardt (GA)Marian (IN)Southern OregonMontana Tech7.
8.Missouri Valley (MO)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Marian (IN)Baker (KS)Doane (NE)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Marian (IN)Southern OregonTabor (KS)Tabor (KS)8.
9.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Missouri Valley (MO)Northwestern (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Grand View (IA)Saint Francis (IN)Robert Morris (IL)Robert Morris (IL)Marian (IN)Montana TechTabor (KS)Doane (NE)Doane (NE)9.
10.Faulkner (AL)Faulkner (AL)Grand View (IA)Northwestern (IA)Doane (NE)Faulkner (AL)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Montana TechTabor (KS)Montana WesternKansas WesleyanReinhardt (GA)10.
11.Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Robert Morris (IL)Grand View (IA)Saint Francis (IN)Robert Morris (IL)Carroll (MT)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Kansas WesleyanCampbellsville (KY)Campbellsville (KY)11.
12.Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Robert Morris (IL)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Tabor (KS)Montana TechSaint Xavier (IL)Benedictine (KS)Campbellsville (KY)Reinhardt (GA)Saint Xavier (IL)12.
13.Eastern OregonEastern OregonMissouri Valley (MO)Doane (NE)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Reinhardt (GA)Montana TechSaint Xavier (IL)William Penn (IA)Montana WesternReinhardt (GA)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)13.
14.Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Doane (NE)Saint Francis (IN)Reinhardt (GA)Marian (IN)Saint Xavier (IL)William Penn (IA)Robert Morris (IL)Kansas WesleyanLindsey Wilson (KY)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Kansas Wesleyan14.
15.Campbellsville (KY)Baker (KS)Montana TechValley City State (ND)Northwestern (IA)Tabor (KS)Kansas WesleyanNorthwestern (IA)Benedictine (KS)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Montana WesternDakota Wesleyan (SD)15.
16.Baker (KS)Campbellsville (KY)Valley City State (ND)Montana WesternTabor (KS)Montana WesternWilliam Penn (IA)Benedictine (KS)Montana WesternSt. Francis (IL)Benedictine (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Montana Western16.
17.Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)Saint Francis (IN)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Montana WesternMontana TechDakota Wesleyan (SD)Montana WesternKansas WesleyanCampbellsville (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Point (GA)Point (GA)17.
18.William Penn (IA)Langston (OK)Benedictine (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Montana TechWilliam Penn (IA)Faulkner (AL)Carroll (MT)St. Francis (IL)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Point (GA)(T) Dickinson State (ND)(T) Dickinson State (ND)18.
19.Langston (OK)William Penn (IA)Montana WesternReinhardt (GA)William Penn (IA)Kansas WesleyanSt. Francis (IL)Kansas WesleyanDakota Wesleyan (SD)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)(T) St. Francis (IL)(T) St. Francis (IL)19.
20.Robert Morris (IL)Robert Morris (IL)Webber International (FL)Tabor (KS)Peru State (NE)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)St. Francis (IL)Campbellsville (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Robert Morris (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)20.
21.Friends (KS)Friends (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Montana TechKansas WesleyanBenedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Cumberlands (KY)Point (GA)Dickinson State (ND)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)21.
22.Doane (NE)(T) Doane (NE)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Missouri Valley (MO)Webber International (FL)St. Francis (IL)Montana WesternCampbellsville (KY)Point (GA)Northwestern (IA)St. Francis (IL)Arizona ChristianArizona Christian22.
23.Webber International (FL)(T) Tabor (KS)Langston (OK)Webber International (FL)Benedictine (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Webber International (FL)Concordia (NE)Northwestern (IA)Robert Morris (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)(T) William Penn (IA)(T) Faulkner (AL)23.
24.Tabor (KS)Webber International (FL)(T) Tabor (KS)Kansas WesleyanSt. Francis (IL)Webber International (FL)Dickinson State (ND)Cumberlands (KY)Concordia (NE)Dickinson State (ND)Arizona Christian(T) Faulkner (AL)(T) William Penn (IA)24.
25.Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)(T) Reinhardt (GA)Peru State (NE)St. Ambrose (IA)Dickinson State (ND)St. Ambrose (IA)Southeastern (FL)SAGU (TX)St. Ambrose (IA)Faulkner (AL)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 13[15]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 10[16]		Week 1-Poll 1
Sep 14[17]		Week 2-Poll 2
Sep 21[18]		Week 3-Poll 3
Sep 28[19]		Week 4-Poll 4
Oct 5[20]		Week 5-Poll 5
Oct 12[21]		Week 6-Poll 6
Oct 19[22]		Week 7-Poll 7
Oct 26[23]		Week 8-Poll 8
Nov 2[24]		Week 9-Poll 9
Nov 9[25]		Week 10-Final
Nov 15[26]		Week 11-Postseason
Dec 21[27]
Dropped:
NONE		Dropped:
  • Georgetown (KY)
  • Eastern Oregon
  • Ottawa (KS)
  • Campbellsville (KY)
  • Friends (KS)
Dropped:
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Langston (OK)
Dropped:
  • Valley City State (ND)
  • MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
  • Missouri Valley (MO)
Dropped:
Peru State (NE)		Dropped:
NONE		Dropped:
  • Faulkner (AL)
  • Webber International (FL)
  • Dickinson State (ND)
  • St. Ambrose (IA)
Dropped:
  • Carroll (MT)
  • Southeastern (FL)
Dropped:
  • Concordia (NE)
  • SAGU (TX)
Dropped:
  • Cumberlands (KY)
  • Northwestern (IA)
Dropped:
Robert Morris (IL)		Dropped:
NONE
Legend
  No change in ranking
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  NAIA National Champion
(т) Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Leading vote-getters

Since the inception of the Coaches' Poll in 1999, the #1 ranking in the various weekly polls has been held by only a select group of teams. Through the end of 2015, the team and the number of times they have held the #1 weekly ranking are shown below. The number of times a team has been ranked #1 in the postseason poll (the national champion) is shown in parentheses.

There has been only one tie for the leading vote-getter in a weekly poll. In 2015, Southern Oregon was tied with Marian (IN) in the preseason poll.

In 1999, the results of a postseason poll, if one was conducted, are not known. Therefore, an additional poll was presumed, and the #1 postseason ranking has been credited to the postseason tournament champion, the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers.

Team Total #1 Rankings
Carroll (MT)57 (6)
Sioux Falls (SD)55 (3)
Georgetown (KY)25 (2)
Morningside (IA)20
Saint Xavier (IL)14 (1)
Marian (IN)12 (2)
Northwestern Oklahoma State12 (1)
Southern Oregon5 (1)
Grand View (IA)4 (1)
Lindsey Wilson (KY)4
Azusa Pacific (CA)3
Saint Francis (IN)3
Cumberlands (KY)2

References
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  7. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 5, 2015.
  8. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 12, 2015.
  9. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 19, 2015.
  10. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 26, 2015.
  11. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 2, 2015.
  12. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 9, 2015.
  13. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 15, 2015.
  14. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 21, 2015.
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  18. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 21, 2015.
  19. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 28, 2015.
  20. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 5, 2015.
  21. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 12, 2015.
  22. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 19, 2015.
  23. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 26, 2015.
  24. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 2, 2015.
  25. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 9, 2015.
  26. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 15, 2015.
  27. "2015 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 21, 2015.
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