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One human poll made up the 2011 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 2011 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]
Poll release dates
editThe poll release dates were:
- April 18, 2011 (Spring)
- August 8, 2011 (Preseason)
- September 12, 2011
- September 19, 2011
- September 26, 2011
- October 3, 2011
- October 10, 2011
- October 17, 2011
- October 24, 2011
- October 31, 2011
- November 7, 2011
- November 13, 2011 (Final)
- December 19, 2011 (Postseason)
Week by week poll
editLeading Vote-Getters
editSince 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 end of 2011, the team 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 was 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) | 56 (6) |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 55 (3) |
| Georgetown (KY) | 23 (2) |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State | 12 (1) |
| Saint Xavier (IL) | 9 (1) |
| Azusa Pacific (CA) | 3 |
| Saint Francis (IN) | 3 |
| Marian (IN) | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "2011 Football Polls". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 21, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "Top 25 Poll - Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 18, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 Poll - Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 1". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 12, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 19, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 26, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 3, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 10, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 17, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 24, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 31, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - No. 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 7, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 13, 2011.
- ^ "Top 25 - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 19, 2011.