2018 NAIA football season

The 2018 NAIA football season was the component of the 2018 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 15, at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium in Daytona Beach, Florida. The Morningside Mustangs defeated the Benedictine Ravens, 35–28, in the title game to win the program's first NAIA championship.[1]

2018 NAIA football season
National ChampionshipDaytona Beach Municipal Stadium
Daytona Beach, FL
December 15, 2018
ChampionMorningside
Player of the YearTrent Solsma (quarterback, Morningside)

Conference standings
2018 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Rocky Mountain $^  7 –3   8 –4  
No. 24 Eastern Oregon  6 –4   6 –4  
Montana Western  6 –4   6 –4  
Southern Oregon  6 –4   6 –4  
No. 22 College of Idaho  6 –4   6 –5  
Montana Tech  5 –5   5 –5  
Carroll (MT)  4 –6   5 –6  
MSU Northern  0 –10   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2018 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Morningside $^  9 –0   15 –0  
No. 12 Northwestern (IA) ^  8 –1   9 –2  
No. 23 Dordt  6 –3   7 –3  
Midland  5 –4   7 –4  
Doane  5 –4   6 –4  
Briar Cliff  4 –5   6 –5  
Hastings  3 –6   5 –6  
Concordia (NE)  2 –7   3 –7  
Jamestown  2 –7   3 –8  
Dakota Wesleyan  1 –8   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2018 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North
No. 2 Benedictine (KS) x^  5 –0   13 –2  
No. 15 Grand View ^  4 –1   8 –3  
Culver–Stockton  2 –3   4 –7  
William Penn  2 –3   4 –7  
Peru State  1 –4   3 –8  
Graceland  1 –4   1 –10  
South
No. 5 Baker x^  4 –0   9 –3  
No. 17 Evangel  2 –2   9 –2  
MidAmerica Nazarene  2 –2   4 –7  
Central Methodist  1 –3   4 –6  
Missouri Valley  1 –3   3 –7  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2018 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Kansas Wesleyan $^  10 –0   12 –1  
No. 20 Ottawa (KS)  8 –2   8 –2  
Avila  7 –3   7 –3  
Tabor  6 –4   6 –4  
Southwestern (KS)  5 –5   6 –5  
Saint Mary (KS)  4 –6   4 –6  
Sterling  4 –6   4 –6  
Bethel (KS)  3 –7   3 –7  
McPherson  3 –7   3 –7  
Friends  3 –7   3 –8  
Bethany (KS)  2 –8   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2018 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Appalachian Division
No. 11 Reinhardt x^  6 –0   9 –2  
No. 12 Cumberlands (KY) ^  5 –1   10 –2  
Pikeville  4 –2   6 –5  
Point  2 –4   3 –8  
Bluefield  1 –4   4 –7  
St. Andrews  1 –4   2 –7  
Union (KY)  1 –5   2 –8  
Bluegrass Division
No. 10 Bethel (TN) x^  6 –0   10 –1  
No. 19 Georgetown (KY)  4 –2   7 –3  
No. 18 Lindsey Wilson  4 –2   7 –3  
Cumberland (TN)  3 –3   5 –6  
Campbellsville  3 –3   4 –6  
Kentucky Christian  1 –5   2 –9  
Cincinnati Christian  0 –6   0 –11  
Sun Division
No. 21 Southeastern x  5 –1   7 –3  
Ave Maria x  5 –1   6 –4  
Keiser  4 –2   6 –4  
Webber International  3 –3   7 –3  
Edward Waters  2 –4   4 –7  
Faulkner  1 –5   4 –6  
Warner  1 –5   1 –9  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2018 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 9 Marian (IN) x^  6 –0   10 –1  
No. 6 Concordia (MI) ^  5 –1   10 –3  
No. 3 Saint Francis (IN) ^  4 –2   10 –3  
No. 25 Siena Heights  3 –3   7 –3  
Missouri Baptist  2 –4   4 –7  
Taylor  1 –5   3 –7  
Lindenwood–Belleville  0 –6   0 –11  
Midwest League
No. 7 Saint Xavier x^  5 –0   9 –4  
Olivet Nazarene  4 –1   5 –5  
St. Ambrose  3 –2   6 –4  
St. Francis (IL)  2 –3   4 –7  
Robert Morris (IL)  1 –4   2 –9  
Trinity International  0 –5   1 –9  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2018 North Star Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Dickinson State $^  6 –1   9 –3  
Valley City State  5 –2   6 –4  
Waldorf  5 –2   5 –5  
Presentation  3 –4   5 –5  
Dakota State  2 –5   3 –8  
Mayville State  0 –7   1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2018 Sooner Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Langston $^  8 –0   9 –2  
OK Panhandle State  6 –2   6 –5  
Arizona Christian  5 –3   8 –3  
Ottawa (AZ)  5 –3   7 –4  
SAGU  4 –4   5 –5  
Wayland Baptist  3 –5   5 –5  
Lyon  2 –6   4 –7  
Texas Wesleyan  2 –6   2 –8  
Texas College  1 –7   1 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2018 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Indiana Wesleyan   –   7 –3  
Lawrence Tech   –   5 –3  
Allen   –   2 –6  

Postseason
Main article: 2018 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings
Main article: 2018 NAIA football rankings

References
  1. Jeff Bryan (December 16, 2018). "As Close As It Could Be". St. Joseph News-Press. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.


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