2003 NAIA football rankings

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One human poll made up the 2003 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. Once the regular season was complete, the NAIA sponsored a playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was then taken after completion of the 2003 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll release dates

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The poll release dates were:

  • August 26, 2003 (Preseason)
  • September 9, 2003 (Week 1)
  • September 16, 2003 (Week 2)
  • September 23, 2003 (Week 3)
  • September 30, 2003 (Week 4)
  • October 7, 2003 (Week 5)
  • October 14, 2003 (Week 6)
  • October 21, 2003 (Week 7)
  • October 28, 2003 (Week 8)
  • November 4, 2003 (Week 9)
  • November 11, 2003 (Week 10)
  • November 16, 2003 (Final)
  • January 12, 2004 (Postseason)

Week by week poll

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Week 0-Preseason
Aug 26
Week Poll 1
Sep 9
Week Poll 2
Sep 16
Week Poll 3
Sep 23
Week Poll 4
Sep 30
Week Poll 5
Oct 7
Week Poll 6
Oct 14
Week Poll 7
Oct 21
Week Poll 8
Oct 28
Week Poll 9
Nov 4
Week Poll 10
Nov 11
Week Final
Nov 16
Week Postseason
Jan 12
1.Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)*Carroll (MT)1.
2.Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Northwestern Oklahoma State2.
3.Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Sioux Falls (SD)3.
4.McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateDickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Saint Francis (IN)4.
5.Southern OregonSouthern OregonSouthern OregonDickinson State (ND)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Dickinson State (ND)5.
6.Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateDickinson State (ND)Evangel (MO)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateMary (ND)6.
7.Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Evangel (MO)Georgetown (KY)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Northwestern (IA)7.
8.Mary (ND)Evangel (MO)Georgetown (KY)Mary (ND)Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Northwestern Oklahoma StateMcKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Northwestern (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)8.
9.Evangel (MO)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateBenedictine (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Northwestern (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)St. Ambrose (IA)9.
10.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Mary (ND)Evangel (MO)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Georgetown (KY)Lambuth (TN)10.
11.Saint Francis (IN)Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Saint Francis (IN)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Evangel (MO)Northwestern (IA)Evangel (MO)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Lambuth (TN)Georgetown (KY)11.
12.Azusa Pacific (CA)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)St. Ambrose (IA)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Azusa Pacific (CA)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Lambuth (TN)Lambuth (TN)(T) Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)12.
13.St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Southern OregonLambuth (TN)Evangel (MO)Northwestern (IA)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)(T) Ottawa (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)13.
14.Montana WesternWalsh (OH)Walsh (OH)Northwestern (IA)Evangel (MO)Cumberlands (KY)Tabor (KS)Campbellsville (KY)(T) Campbellsville (KY)(T) Cumberlands (KY)Ottawa (KS)McKendree (IL)Ottawa (KS)14.
15.Doane (NE)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Campbellsville (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)Southern Nazarene (OK)Southern Nazarene (OK)Lambuth (TN)(T) Lambuth (TN)(T) Ottawa (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Tabor (KS)McKendree (IL)15.
16.Benedictine (KS)Kansas WesleyanHastings (NE)Lambuth (TN)Kansas WesleyanMinot State (ND)Campbellsville (KY)Walsh (OH)Saint Xavier (IL)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Campbellsville (KY)16.
17.Saint Xavier (IL)Hastings (NE)Campbellsville (KY)Benedictine (KS)Southern Nazarene (OK)Tabor (KS)Walsh (OH)Saint Xavier (IL)Walsh (OH)Evangel (MO)(T) Minot State (ND)Campbellsville (KY)Tabor (KS)17.
18.Kansas WesleyanLambuth (TN)Lambuth (TN)Trinity International (IL)Hastings (NE)Campbellsville (KY)Midland Lutheran (NE)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Minot State (ND)(T) Campbellsville (KY)Minot State (ND)Minot State (ND)18.
19.Minot State (ND)Saint Xavier (IL)Benedictine (KS)Kansas WesleyanCumberlands (KY)Walsh (OH)Lambuth (TN)Cumberlands (KY)(T) Cumberlands (KY)Campbellsville (KY)Walsh (OH)Trinity International (IL)Trinity International (IL)19.
20.Lambuth (TN)Campbellsville (KY)Valley City State (ND)Southern Nazarene (OK)Tabor (KS)Midland Lutheran (NE)Cumberlands (KY)Ottawa (KS)(T) Ottawa (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Trinity International (IL)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)20.
21.Walsh (OH)Benedictine (KS)Kansas WesleyanTabor (KS)Minot State (ND)Lambuth (TN)Ottawa (KS)Hastings (NE)Southern Nazarene (OK)Walsh (OH)St. Ambrose (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)21.
22.Missouri Valley (MO)Bacone (OK)Trinity International (IL)Minot State (ND)Walsh (OH)(T) St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Midland Lutheran (NE)Minot State (ND)Olivet Nazarene (IL)Evangel (MO)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)22.
23.Northwestern (IA)Doane (NE)Southern Nazarene (OK)Hastings (NE)Campbellsville (KY)(T) Ottawa (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Southern Nazarene (OK)Midland Lutheran (NE)St. Ambrose (IA)Nebraska WesleyanMontana WesternSouthern Oregon23.
24.Hastings (NE)Valley City State (ND)Tabor (KS)Nebraska WesleyanSouthern OregonSaint Xavier (IL)Minot State (ND)Olivet Nazarene (IL)Olivet Nazarene (IL)Trinity International (IL)Midland Lutheran (NE)Southern OregonMontana Western24.
25.Campbellsville (KY)Minot State (ND)Walsh (OH)Midland Lutheran (NE)Kansas WesleyanHastings (NE)Minot State (ND)Peru State (NE)Peru State (NE)McPherson (KS)Midland Lutheran (NE)Midland Lutheran (NE)25.
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 26
Week Poll 1
Sep 9
Week Poll 2
Sep 16
Week Poll 3
Sep 23
Week Poll 4
Sep 30
Week Poll 5
Oct 7
Week Poll 6
Oct 14
Week Poll 7
Oct 21
Week Poll 8
Oct 28
Week Poll 9
Nov 4
Week Poll 10
Nov 11
Week Final
Nov 16
Week Postseason
Jan 12
Dropped:
  • Minot State (ND)
  • Missouri Valley (MO)
Dropped:
  • Saint Xavier (IL)
  • Bacone (OK)
  • Doane (NE)
  • Montana Western
  • Montana Tech
Dropped:
Valley City State (ND)
Dropped:
  • Trinity International (IL)
  • Nebraska Wesleyan
Dropped:
  • Hastings (NE)
  • Southern Oregon
Dropped:
Kansas Wesleyan
Dropped:
St. Ambrose (IA)
Dropped:
Hastings (NE)
Dropped:
  • Southern Nazarene (OK)
  • Midland Lutheran (NE)
Dropped:
  • Saint Xavier (IL)
  • Olivet Nazarene (IL)
  • Peru State (NE)
Dropped:
  • Evangel (MO)
  • Nebraska Wesleyan
  • McPherson (KS)
Dropped:
NONE

Leading vote-getters

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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 postseason poll of the 2003 season, the teams 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.

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

Team Total #1 Rankings
Georgetown (KY) 23 (2)
Carroll (MT) 14 (2)
Northwestern Oklahoma State 12 (1)
Sioux Falls (SD) 10
Azusa Pacific (CA) 3

References

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  1. ^ "Football Week-by-Week Coaches' Polls" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.