2005 NAIA football rankings

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One human poll made up the 2005 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 2005 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll release dates

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The poll release dates were:

  • August 16, 2005 (Preseason)
  • September 12, 2005
  • September 19, 2005
  • September 26, 2005
  • October 3, 2005
  • October 10, 2005
  • October 17, 2005
  • October 24, 2005
  • October 31, 2005
  • November 7, 2005
  • November 14, 2005 (Final)
  • January 18, 2006 (Postseason)

Week by week poll

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Week 0-Preseason
Aug 16
Week Poll 1
Sep 12
Week Poll 2
Sep 19
Week Poll 3
Sep 26
Week Poll 4
Oct 03
Week Poll 5
Oct 10
Week Poll 6
Oct 17
Week Poll 7
Oct 24
Week Poll 8
Oct 31
Week Poll 9
Nov 07
Week Final
Nov 14
Week Postseason
Jan 18
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)1.
2.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)2.
3.Georgetown (KY)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)3.
4.Azusa Pacific (CA)Georgetown (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)(T) Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)4.
5.Sioux Falls (SD)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Georgetown (KY)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)(T) St. Ambrose (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)5.
6.Dickinson State (SD)McKendree (IL)Morningside (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Georgetown (KY)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)6.
7.Lindenwood (MO)Morningside (IA)Montana TechSt. Ambrose (IA)(T) St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Pikeville (KY)Georgetown (KY)Tabor (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Montana Tech7.
8.Northwestern Oklahoma StateMontana TechGraceland (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)(T) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Pikeville (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Tabor (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Evangel (MO)8.
9.McKendree (IL)Cumberlands (KY)McKendree (IL)Pikeville (KY)Pikeville (KY)Montana TechGeorgetown (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Saint Xavier (IL)9.
10.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Dickinson State (SD)Saint Xavier (IL)Montana TechMontana TechCumberlands (KY)Tabor (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)McKendree (IL)Azusa Pacific (CA)Evangel (MO)McKendree (IL)10.
11.Montana TechGraceland (IA)Geneva (PA)(T) Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Tabor (KS)Walsh (OH)McKendree (IL)Montana TechWalsh (OH)Montana TechDickinson State (SD)11.
12.Morningside (IA)Trinity International (IL)Pikeville (KY)(T) Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Georgetown (KY)Graceland (IA)Pikeville (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Graceland (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)12.
13.Hastings (NB)Benedictine (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Georgetown (KY)Graceland (IA)Graceland (IA)McKendree (IL)Montana TechAzusa Pacific (CA)Evangel (MO)Pikeville (KY)Graceland (IA)13.
14.Cumberlands (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateGeorgetown (KY)McKendree (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Azusa Pacific (CA)Walsh (OH)Pikeville (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)Geneva (PA)14.
15.Lambuth (TN)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNebraska WesleyanGraceland (IA)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)Valley City State (ND)Walsh (OH)Evangel (MO)Montana TechDickinson State (SD)Pikeville (KY)15.
16.Trinity International (IL)(T) Pikeville (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Urbana (OH)Montana TechWebber International (FL)Pikeville (KY)Graceland (IA)Geneva (PA)St. Ambrose (IA)16.
17.Saint Xavier (IL)(T) Geneva (PA)Tabor (KS)Valley City State (ND)Missouri ValleyEastern OregonAzusa Pacific (CA)Urbana (OH)Graceland (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)17.
18.Pikeville (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Walsh (OH)Urbana (OH)Valley City State (ND)Webber International (FL)Evangel (MO)Kansas WesleyanValley City State (ND)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)18.
19.Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Valley City State (ND)Geneva (PA)Eastern OregonEvangel (MO)Northwestern Oklahoma StateKansas WesleyanValley City State (ND)Dickinson State (SD)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)19.
20.Northwestern (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Walsh (OH)Missouri ValleySterling (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Urbana (OH)Graceland (IA)Dickinson State (SD)Geneva (PA)Cumberlands (KY)Kansas Wesleyan20.
21.Walsh (OH)Hastings (NB)Dickinson State (SD)Nebraska WesleyanValley City State (ND)Northwestern Oklahoma StateKansas WesleyanValley City State (ND)Geneva (PA)Northwestern (IA)Kansas WesleyanCumberlands (KY)21.
22.St. Ambrose (IA)(T) Nebraska WesleyanVirginia-WiseBenedictine (KS)Evangel (MO)Webber International (FL)Missouri ValleyDickinson State (SD)Northwestern (IA)Webber International (FL)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)22.
23.Graceland (IA)(T) Olivet Nazarene (IL)Benedictine (KS)Urbana (OH)Northwestern Oklahoma StateBlack Hills State (SD)Evangel (MO)Eastern OregonWebber International (FL)Kansas WesleyanBethel (TN)Bethel (TN)23.
24.Minot State (ND)Walsh (OH)Trinity International (IL)Sterling (KS)Webber International (FL)Bacone (OK)Dickinson State (SD)Geneva (PA)Urbana (OH)Bethel (TN)Black Hills State (SD)Black Hills State (SD)24.
25.Montana State-NorthernValley City State (ND)Sterling (KS)Eastern OregonGeneva (PA)Kansas WesleyanEastern OregonBenedictine (KS)Midland Lutheran (NB)Texas CollegeTexas College25.
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 16
Week Poll 1
Sep 12
Week Poll 2
Sep 19
Week Poll 3
Sep 26
Week Poll 4
Oct 03
Week Poll 5
Oct 10
Week Poll 6
Oct 17
Week Poll 7
Oct 24
Week Poll 8
Oct 31
Week Poll 9
Nov 07
Week Final
Nov 14
Week Postseason
Jan 18
Dropped:
  • Lambuth (TN)
  • Lindenwood (MO)
  • Minot State (ND)
  • Montana State-Northern
  • Northwestern (IA)
Dropped:
  • Hastings (NB)
  • Olivet Nazarene (IL)
Dropped:
  • Dickinson State (SD)
  • Trinity International (IL)
  • Virginia-Wise
Dropped:
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Nebraska Wesleyan
Dropped:
  • Geneva (PA)
  • Missouri Valley
  • Sterling (KS)
Dropped:
  • Bacone (OK)
  • Black Hills State (SD)
Dropped:
  • Missouri Valley
  • Northwestern Oklahoma State
Dropped:
  • Eastern Oregon
  • Nebraska Wesleyan
Dropped:
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Urbana (OH)
Dropped:
  • Midland Lutheran (NB)
  • Webber International (FL)
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 2005 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
Carroll (MT) 32 (4)
Georgetown (KY) 23 (2)
Sioux Falls (SD) 16
Northwestern Oklahoma State 12 (1)
Azusa Pacific (CA) 3

References

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