2014 NAIA football rankings

One human poll makes up the 2014 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. When the regular season is complete, the NAIA plans to sponsor a playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll will be taken after completion of the 2014 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll release dates

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The poll release dates are scheduled to be:

2014 Poll Release Dates
Spring April 14
Preseason August 11
Week 1 September 15
Week 2 September 22
Week 3 September 29
Week 4 October 6
Week 5 October 13
Week 6 October 20
Week 7 October 27
Week 8 November 3
Week 9 November 10
Week 10 (Final Regular Season) November 16
Postseason December 22

Week by week rankings

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Week 0-Spring
Apr 14[2]
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 11[3]
Week 1-Poll 1
Sep 15[4]
Week 2-Poll 2
Sep 22[5]
Week 3-Poll 3
Sep 29[6]
Week 4-Poll 4
Oct 6[7]
Week 5-Poll 5
Oct 13[8]
Week 6-Poll 6
Oct 20[9]
Week 7-Poll 7
Oct 27[10]
Week 8-Poll 8
Nov 3[11]
Week 9-Poll 9
Nov 10[12]
Week 10-Final
Nov 16[13]
Week 11-Postseason
Dec 22[14]
1.Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Carroll (MT)Southern Oregon1.
2.Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Morningside (IA)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Grand View (IA)Marian (IN)2.
3.Cumberlands (KY)Morningside (IA)Baker (KS)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Georgetown (KY)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Morningside (IA)3.
4.Morningside (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Tabor (KS)Faulkner (AL)Faulkner (AL)Carroll (MT)Southern OregonGrand View (IA)Faulkner (AL)Faulkner (AL)Southern OregonMorningside (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)4.
5.Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Rocky Mountain (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Southern OregonGrand View (IA)Faulkner (AL)(T) Georgetown (KY)Southern OregonGeorgetown (KY)Missouri Valley (MO)Carroll (MT)5.
6.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Faulkner (AL)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Grand View (IA)William Penn (IA)Georgetown (KY)(T) Southern OregonGeorgetown (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Grand View (IA)6.
7.Missouri Valley (MO)Missouri Valley (MO)Carroll (MT)Southern OregonSouthern OregonMissouri Valley (MO)Faulkner (AL)Southern OregonBaker (KS)Northwestern (IA)Missouri Valley (MO)Marian (IN)Lindsey Wilson (KY)7.
8.Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Georgetown (KY)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)William Penn (IA)Robert Morris (IL)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Southern OregonMissouri Valley (MO)8.
9.Faulkner (AL)Rocky Mountain (MT)Southern OregonSaint Francis (IN)Missouri Valley (MO)Faulkner (AL)Georgetown (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Missouri Valley (MO)Marian (IN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)9.
10.Rocky Mountain (MT)Faulkner (AL)Saint Xavier (IL)Rocky Mountain (MT)Saint Xavier (IL)Robert Morris (IL)Tabor (KS)Missouri Valley (MO)Missouri Valley (MO)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Faulkner (AL)Georgetown (KY)Faulkner (AL)10.
11.Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Missouri Valley (MO)William Penn (IA)Tabor (KS)Cumberland (TN)William Penn (IA)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Marian (IN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Faulkner (AL)Georgetown (KY)11.
12.Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Saint Francis (IN)St. Francis (IL)(T) Northwestern (IA)Cumberland (TN)Northwestern (IA)Robert Morris (IL)Cumberland (TN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)12.
13.Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Missouri Valley (MO)Saint Xavier (IL)(T) Robert Morris (IL)Northwestern (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Rocky Mountain (MT)Marian (IN)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)13.
14.Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)St. Francis (IL)Benedictine (KS)Cumberland (TN)St. Francis (IL)Missouri Valley (MO)Lindsey Wilson (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Valley City State (ND)Campbellsville (KY)14.
15.Sterling (KS)Sterling (KS)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)William Penn (IA)Saint Francis (IN)Eastern OregonRocky Mountain (MT)Cumberland (TN)Ottawa (KS)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)Eastern OregonEastern Oregon15.
16.(T) St. Ambrose (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Northwestern (IA)St. Francis (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Marian (IN)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Eastern OregonLangston (OK)Valley City State (ND)16.
17.(T) Saint Xavier (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)Benedictine (KS)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Eastern OregonRocky Mountain (MT)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Ottawa (KS)Valley City State (ND)Robert Morris (IL)Langston (OK)Campbellsville (KY)Baker (KS)17.
18.Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Northwestern (IA)Cumberland (TN)Rocky Mountain (MT)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)St. Francis (IL)Tabor (KS)Robert Morris (IL)Friends (KS)Tabor (KS)Baker (KS)Langston (OK)18.
19.Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Robert Morris (IL)Marian (IN)Benedictine (KS)Ottawa (KS)Valley City State (ND)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Cumberland (TN)Campbellsville (KY)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)19.
20.St. Francis (IL)St. Francis (IL)William Penn (IA)Marian (IN)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Eastern OregonMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Friends (KS)Benedictine (KS)Siena Heights (MI)Robert Morris (IL)Robert Morris (IL)20.
21.Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Cumberland (TN)Eastern OregonBenedictine (KS)Ottawa (KS)Marian (IN)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Rocky Mountain (MT)Eastern OregonWilliam Penn (IA)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)21.
22.Langston (OK)Southern OregonPeru State (NE)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Marian (IN)Valley City State (ND)Friends (KS)Benedictine (KS)Tabor (KS)Reinhardt (GA)Doane (NE)Doane (NE)22.
23.Peru State (NE)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Cumberlands (KY)Ottawa (KS)Valley City State (ND)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Campbellsville (KY)Eastern OregonLangston (OK)Robert Morris (IL)Webber International (FL)Webber International (FL)23.
24.Southern OregonPeru State (NE)Friends (KS)Kentucky ChristianMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Saint Francis (IN)Campbellsville (KY)Benedictine (KS)Tabor (KS)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Friends (KS)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)24.
25.Cumberland (TN)Cumberland (TN)Ottawa (KS)Evangel (MO)Kentucky ChristianBenedictine (KS)St. Francis (IL)Langston (OK)Campbellsville (KY)Webber International (FL)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 14[2]
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 11[3]
Week 1-Poll 1
Sep 15[4]
Week 2-Poll 2
Sep 22[5]
Week 3-Poll 3
Sep 29[6]
Week 4-Poll 4
Oct 6[7]
Week 5-Poll 5
Oct 13[8]
Week 6-Poll 6
Oct 20[9]
Week 7-Poll 7
Oct 27[10]
Week 8-Poll 8
Nov 3[11]
Week 9-Poll 9
Nov 10[12]
Week 10-Final
Nov 16[13]
Week 11-Postseason
Dec 22[14]
Dropped:
NONE
Dropped:
Sterling (KS)
Dropped:
  • Peru State (NE)
  • Langston (OK)
  • Friends (KS)
  • St. Ambrose (IA)
Dropped:
  • Cumberlands (KY)
  • Kentucky Christian
Dropped:
  • MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
  • Evangel (MO)
Dropped:
  • Saint Francis (IN)
  • Kentucky Christian
Dropped:
Eastern Oregon
Dropped:
  • St. Francis (IL)
  • Campbellsville (KY)
Dropped:
Rocky Mountain (MT)
Dropped:
  • Cumberland (TN)
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
Dropped:
  • Siena Heights (MI)
  • Reinhardt (GA)
Dropped:
NONE
Legend
  No change in ranking
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  NAIA National Champion
(т) Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

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 end of 2014, 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) 57 (6)
Sioux Falls (SD) 55 (3)
Georgetown (KY) 25 (2)
Morningside (IA) 17
Saint Xavier (IL) 14 (1)
Northwestern Oklahoma State 12 (1)
Marian (IN) 9 (1)
Grand View (IA) 4 (1)
Azusa Pacific (CA) 3
Saint Francis (IN) 3
Cumberlands (KY) 2
Southern Oregon 1 (1)

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Football Polls". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 22, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 1". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 29, 2014.
  7. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 13, 2014.
  9. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 20, 2014.
  10. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 3, 2014.
  12. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 10, 2014.
  13. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 16, 2014.
  14. ^ "2014 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 22, 2014.