2009 NAIA football rankings

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One human poll made up the 2009 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 2009 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll release dates

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The poll release dates were:

  • April 20, 2009 (Spring)
  • August 10, 2009 (Preseason)
  • September 14, 2009
  • September 21, 2009
  • September 28, 2009
  • October 5, 2009
  • October 12, 2009
  • October 19, 2009
  • October 26, 2009
  • November 2, 2009
  • November 9, 2009
  • November 15, 2009 (Final)
  • January 11, 2010 (Postseason)

Week by week poll

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Week 0-Spring
Apr 20
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 10
Week Poll 1
Sep 14
Week Poll 2
Sep 21
Week Poll 3
Sep 28
Week Poll 4
Oct 05
Week Poll 5
Oct 12
Week Poll 6
Oct 19
Week Poll 7
Oct 26
Week Poll 8
Nov 02
Week Poll 9
Nov 09
Week Final
Nov 15
Week Postseason
Jan 11
1.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)*Sioux Falls (SD)1.
2.Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Lindenwood (MO)2.
3.Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Carroll (MT)3.
4.Saint Francis (IN)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)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)4.
5.Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Lambuth (TN)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Morningside (IA)5.
6.Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Lambuth (TN)Ottawa (KS)6.
7.Langston (OK)Langston (OK)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Lambuth (TN)Lambuth (TN)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Lambuth (TN)Morningside (IA)Lambuth (TN)7.
8.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)8.
9.Union (KY)Friends (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMcKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)9.
10.Friends (KS)Union (KY)(T) Union (KY)Union (KY)Shorter (GA)Ottawa (KS)Missouri ValleyMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Missouri Valley10.
11.Shorter (GA)Shorter (GA)(T) Lambuth (TN)Shorter (GA)Ottawa (KS)Missouri ValleyMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Saint Francis (IN)Missouri ValleyCumberlands (KY)11.
12.Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Shorter (GA)Saint Xavier (IL)Missouri ValleyMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)McKendree (IL)Northwestern (IA)(T) Northwestern (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Missouri ValleyMcPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)12.
13.St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Missouri ValleyOttawa (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)McKendree (IL)Northwestern (IA)Cumberlands (KY)(T) Cumberlands (KY)Langston (OK)Friends (KS)Hastings (NB)Hastings (NB)13.
14.Dickinson State (SD)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)McKendree (IL)Northwestern (IA)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)(T) Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Langston (OK)Minot State (ND)Minot State (ND)14.
15.Lambuth (TN)Dickinson State (SD)Ottawa (KS)Missouri ValleyNorthwestern (IA)Friends (KS)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)(T) Langston (OK)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)15.
16.Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMontana State-NorthernMcKendree (IL)Friends (KS)Hastings (NB)McPherson (KS)Minot State (ND)McPherson (KS)Dickinson State (SD)Hastings (NB)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)16.
17.Virginia-WiseSaint Xavier (IL)Benedictine (KS)Friends (KS)Hastings (NB)Union (KY)Minot State (ND)McPherson (KS)Minot State (ND)Hastings (NB)Grand View (IA)Dickinson State (SD)Saint Francis (IN)17.
18.Saint Xavier (IL)Montana State-NorthernFriends (KS)Northwestern (IA)Union (KY)McPherson (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Eastern OregonWalsh (OH)Northwestern (IA)Minot State (ND)Saint Francis (IN)Dickinson State (SD)18.
19.(T) Northwestern (IA)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Hastings (NB)Hastings (NB)Eastern OregonShorter (GA)Eastern OregonGeorgetown (KY)Hastings (NB)Grand View (IA)Ohio DominicanTaylor (IN)Langston (OK)19.
20.(T) Ohio DominicanOhio DominicanOhio DominicanMcPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)Walsh (OH)Central Methodist (MO)Walsh (OH)Dickinson State (SD)Ohio DominicanDickinson State (SD)Langston (OK)Taylor (IN)20.
21.Montana State-NorthernVirginia-WiseMcPherson (KS)Malone (OH)Georgetown (KY)(T) St. Ambrose (IA)Walsh (OH)Hastings (NB)Ohio DominicanMinot State (ND)Walsh (OH)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)21.
22.Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)(T) Northwestern (IA)Sterling (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)(T) Minot State (ND)Hastings (NB)Dickinson State (SD)Grand View (IA)Eastern OregonEastern OregonEastern OregonEastern Oregon22.
23.Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Northwestern (IA)(T) McKendree (IL)Eastern OregonMalone (OH)Black Hills State (SD)Ohio DominicanOhio DominicanEastern OregonWalsh (OH)Northwestern (IA)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)23.
24.Jamestown (ND)Jamestown (ND)Malone (OH)(T)Minot State (ND)Walsh (OH)Eastern OregonDickinson State (SD)Central Methodist (MO)Campbellsville (KY)Georgetown (KY)Baker (KS)Ohio DominicanOhio Dominican24.
25.Malone (OH)Malone (OH)Nebraska Wesleyan(T) Walsh (OH)Minot State (ND)Georgetown (KY)Grand View (IA)Shorter (GA)St. Ambrose (IA)Taylor (IN)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 20
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 10
Week Poll 1
Sep 14
Week Poll 2
Sep 21
Week Poll 3
Sep 28
Week Poll 4
Oct 05
Week Poll 5
Oct 12
Week Poll 6
Oct 19
Week Poll 7
Oct 26
Week Poll 8
Nov 02
Week Poll 9
Nov 09
Week Final
Nov 15
Week Postseason
Jan 11
NoneDropped:
  • Baker (KS)
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
  • Dickinson State (SD)
  • Jamestown (ND)
  • Virginia-Wise
Dropped:
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Montana State-Northern
  • Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Ohio Dominican
Dropped:
Sterling (KS)
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (KY)
  • Malone (OH)
Dropped:
  • Bethany (KS)
  • Black Hills State (SD)
  • Shorter (GA)
  • Union (KY)
Dropped:
St. Ambrose (IA)
Dropped:
  • Central Methodist (MO)
  • Georgetown (KY)
Dropped:
  • Campbellsville (KY)
  • Shorter (GA)
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (KY)
  • Shorter (GA)
NoneNone

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 2009 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) 43 (3)
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.