2008 NAIA football rankings

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One human poll made up the 2008 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 16-team playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was then taken after completion of the 2008 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll release dates

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The poll release dates were:

  • April 21, 2008 (Spring)
  • August 11, 2008 (Preseason)
  • September 15, 2008
  • September 22, 2008
  • September 29, 2008
  • October 6, 2008
  • October 13, 2008
  • October 20, 2008
  • October 27, 2008
  • November 3, 2008
  • November 10, 2008
  • November 16, 2008 (Final)
  • January 12, 2009 (Postseason)

Week by week poll

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Week 0-Spring
Apr 21
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 11
Week Poll 1
Sep 15
Week Poll 2
Sep 22
Week Poll 3
Sep 29
Week Poll 4
Oct 06
Week Poll 5
Oct 13
Week Poll 6
Oct 20
Week Poll 7
Oct 27
Week Poll 8
Nov 03
Week Poll 9
Nov 10
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)*Sioux Falls (SD)1.
2.Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Carroll (MT)2.
3.Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleySaint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Lindenwood (MO)3.
4.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Saint Francis (IN)4.
5.Bethel (TN)Ohio DominicanOhio DominicanMorningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Friends (KS)Morningside (IA)5.
6.Ohio DominicanBethel (TN)Morningside (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Morningside (IA)Cumberlands (KY)6.
7.Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Virginia-WiseFriends (KS)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Lindenwood (MO)Missouri ValleyLindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Langston (OK)7.
8.Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Virginia-WiseFriends (KS)Ohio DominicanLindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)8.
9.Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Friends (KS)Ohio DominicanLindenwood (MO)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateMissouri ValleyLindenwood (MO)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Friends (KS)9.
10.St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Virginia-WiseMalone (OH)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateUnion (KY)10.
11.Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Northwestern (IA)Union (KY)Virginia-WiseVirginia-WiseCumberlands (KY)Northwestern Oklahoma StateLambuth (TN)Union (KY)Shorter (GA)11.
12.Jamestown (ND)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateUnion (KY)Virginia-WiseMontana State-NorthernCumberlands (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Northwestern (IA)Missouri ValleyShorter (GA)Baker (KS)12.
13.Virginia-WiseNorthwestern (IA)Bethel (KS)(T) Bethel (KS)Virginia-WiseMontana State-NorthernBlack Hills State (SD)Saint Xavier (IL)Langston (OK)Lambuth (TN)Malone (OH)Baker (KS)Dickinson State (SD)13.
14.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Virginia-WiseNorthwestern (IA)(T) Northwestern (IA)Montana State-NorthernBlack Hills State (SD)Cumberlands (KY)Union (KY)Bethel (KS)Missouri ValleyOttawa (KS)Dickinson State (SD)St. Ambrose (IA)14.
15.Northwestern (IA)Northwestern Oklahoma StateMontana State-NorthernJamestown (ND)Black Hills State (SD)Ohio DominicanSt. Ambrose (IA)Bethel (KS)Northwestern Oklahoma StateBaker (KS)Union (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)Lambuth (TN)15.
16.Cumberlands (KY)Georgetown (KY)Jamestown (ND)Union (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Langston (OK)Malone (OH)Virginia-WiseBaker (KS)(T) Lambuth (TN)Ohio Dominican16.
17.Northwestern Oklahoma StateBethel (KS)Georgetown (KY)Montana State-NorthernCumberlands (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)Union (KY)Black Hills State (SD)Lambuth (TN)Ottawa (KS)Dickinson State (SD)(T) Ohio DominicanMissouri Valley17.
18.Bethel (KS)Black Hills State (SD)(T) Black Hills State (SD)Georgetown (KY)St. Francis (IL)Bethel (KS)Bethel (KS)Malone (OH)Jamestown (ND)Union (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Missouri ValleyNorthwestern (IA)18.
19.Black Hills State (SD)(T) Jamestown (ND)(T) Union (KY)Black Hills State (SD)Midland Lutheran (NB)Saint Xavier (IL)Langston (OK)Montana State-NorthernOttawa (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Shorter (GA)Northwestern (IA)Virginia-Wise19.
20.Azusa Pacific (CA)(T) Minot State (ND)Valley City State (ND)Cumberlands (KY)Bethel (KS)Shorter (GA)St. Francis (IL)Jamestown (ND)Dickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)St. Ambrose (IA)Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)20.
21.Montana TechMontana TechCumberlands (KY)St. Francis (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Langston (OK)Jamestown (ND)Lambuth (TN)Union (KY)Shorter (GA)Northwestern (IA)Virginia-WiseMontana State-Northern21.
22.Sterling (KS)Cumberlands (KY)St. Francis (IL)Midland Lutheran (NB)Langston (OK)St. Francis (IL)Malone (OH)Ottawa (KS)Shorter (GA)St. Ambrose (IA)Virginia-WiseMalone (OH)Saint Xavier (IL)22.
23.Georgetown (KY)Azusa Pacific (CA)Southern Nazarene (OK)Langston (OK)Shorter (GA)Jamestown (ND)Ohio DominicanSt. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Bethel (KS)Ohio DominicanMontana State-NorthernDakota Wesleyan (SD)23.
24.Malone (OH)Malone (OH)Bethel (TN)Valley City State (ND)Jamestown (ND)(T) Midland Lutheran (NB)Ottawa (KS)Ohio DominicanBaker (KS)Ohio DominicanMontana State-NorthernSaint Xavier (IL)Malone (OH)24.
25.Nebraska WesleyanMcKendree (IL)Midland Lutheran (NB)Saint Xavier (IL)Sterling (KS)(T) Malone (OH)Lambuth (TN)Shorter (GA)Ohio DominicanMinot State (ND)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Jamestown (ND)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 21
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 11
Week Poll 1
Sep 15
Week Poll 2
Sep 22
Week Poll 3
Sep 29
Week Poll 4
Oct 06
Week Poll 5
Oct 13
Week Poll 6
Oct 20
Week Poll 7
Oct 27
Week Poll 8
Nov 03
Week Poll 9
Nov 10
Week Final
Nov 16
Week Postseason
Jan 12
Dropped:
  • Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Sterling (KS)
Dropped:
  • Azusa Pacific (CA)
  • Malone (OH)
  • McKendree (IL)
  • Minot State (ND)
  • Montana Tech
  • Saint Xavier (IL)
Dropped:
  • Bethel (TN)
  • Southern Nazarene (OK)
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (KY)
  • Valley City State (ND)
Dropped:
Sterling (KS)
Dropped:
  • Midland Lutheran (NB)
  • Shorter (GA)
Dropped:
St. Francis (IL)
Dropped:
  • Black Hills State (SD)
  • Montana State-Northern
Dropped:
Jamestown (ND)
Dropped:
  • Bethel (KS)
  • Minot State (ND)
NoneDropped:
Northwestern Oklahoma State

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 2008 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) 53 (5)
Sioux Falls (SD) 30 (2)
Georgetown (KY) 23 (2)
Northwestern Oklahoma State 12 (1)
Azusa Pacific (CA) 3
Saint Francis (IN) 3

References

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