2016 NAIA football rankings

One human poll made up the 2016 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. When the regular season was complete, the NAIA conducted a playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was taken after completion of the 2016 NAIA Football National Championship.

Poll release dates

The poll release dates were: [1]

2016 Poll Release Dates
SpringApril 11
PreseasonAugust 8
Week 1September 12
Week 2September 19
Week 3September 26
Week 4October 3
Week 5October 10
Week 6October 17
Week 7October 24
Week 8October 31
Week 9November 7
Week 10 (Final Regular Season)November 13
PostseasonDecember 20

Week by week poll
Week 0-Spring
Apr 11[2]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 8[3]		Week 1-Poll 1
Sep 12[4]		Week 2-Poll 2
Sep 19[5]		Week 3-Poll 3
Sep 26[6]		Week 4-Poll 4
Oct 3[7]		Week 5-Poll 5
Oct 10[8]		Week 6-Poll 6
Oct 17[9]		Week 7-Poll 7
Oct 24[10]		Week 8-Poll 8
Oct 31[11]		Week 9-Poll 9
Nov 7[12]		Week 10-Final
Nov 13[13]		Week 11-Postseason
Dec 20[14]
1.Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Saint Francis (IN)1.
2.Southern OregonSouthern OregonMorningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Saint Francis (IN)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)2.
3.Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Baker (KS)Doane (NE)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)3.
4.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Doane (NE)Reinhardt (GA)Saint Francis (IN)(T) Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Eastern Oregon4.
5.Baker (KS)Baker (KS)(T) Doane (NE)Doane (NE)Reinhardt (GA)Saint Francis (IN)Morningside (IA)(T) Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Marian (IN)5.
6.Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)(T) Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Montana TechMontana TechMorningside (IA)6.
7.Montana TechMontana TechLindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Montana TechMontana TechDoane (NE)Doane (NE)Montana Tech7.
8.Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Southern OregonMontana TechDoane (NE)Doane (NE)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)8.
9.Doane (NE)Doane (NE)Saint Xavier (IL)Southern OregonSouthern OregonSouthern OregonMontana TechDoane (NE)Missouri Valley (MO)Missouri Valley (MO)Eastern OregonEastern OregonGrand View (IA)9.
10.Reinhardt (GA)Saint Xavier (IL)(T) Kansas WesleyanMontana TechMontana TechMontana TechDoane (NE)Georgetown (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Kansas WesleyanGrand View (IA)Doane (NE)10.
11.Saint Xavier (IL)Reinhardt (GA)(T) Eastern OregonMissouri Valley (MO)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Missouri Valley (MO)Eastern OregonEastern OregonGrand View (IA)Missouri Valley (MO)Missouri Valley (MO)11.
12.Campbellsville (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Southern OregonBenedictine (KS)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)(T) Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Kansas WesleyanMissouri Valley (MO)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)12.
13.Lindsey Wilson (KY)Kansas WesleyanMontana TechTabor (KS)Missouri Valley (MO)Missouri Valley (MO)Missouri Valley (MO)(T) Eastern OregonKansas WesleyanTabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Sterling (KS)Sterling (KS)13.
14.Kansas WesleyanSt. Francis (IL)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Georgetown (KY)Kansas Wesleyan(T) Kansas WesleyanDickinson State (ND)Kansas WesleyanDakota Wesleyan (SD)Southeastern (FL)Southeastern (FL)Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)14.
15.Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Eastern OregonDickinson State (ND)(T) Dickinson State (ND)Kansas WesleyanDakota Wesleyan (SD)Georgetown (KY)Sterling (KS)(T) Sterling (KS)Robert Morris (IL)Robert Morris (IL)15.
16.Montana WesternDakota Wesleyan (SD)Missouri Valley (MO)Concordia (NE)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)(T) Dakota Wesleyan (SD)(T) Eastern OregonBethel (TN)Tabor (KS)Dickinson State (ND)(T) Dickinson State (ND)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)16.
17.St. Francis (IL)Campbellsville (KY)Tabor (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Eastern Oregon(T) Eastern Oregon(T) Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Southern OregonSoutheastern (FL)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Kansas WesleyanKansas Wesleyan17.
18.Dickinson State (ND)Georgetown (KY)(T) Georgetown (KY)Sterling (KS)(T) Benedictine (KS)Dakota State (SD)Bethel (TN)Tabor (KS)Sterling (KS)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Concordia (NE)Southeastern (FL)18.
19.Point (GA)Faulkner (AL)(T) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Faulkner (AL)(T) Midland (NE)Bethel (TN)Dakota State (SD)Benedictine (KS)Bethel (TN)Robert Morris (IL)Robert Morris (IL)Montana WesternConcordia (NE)19.
20.Benedictine (KS)Arizona ChristianConcordia (NE)Kansas WesleyanDakota State (SD)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Southeastern (FL)Arizona ChristianWilliam Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Southeastern (FL)Montana Western20.
21.St. Ambrose (IA)Dickinson State (ND)Carroll (MT)Dickinson State (ND)Concordia (NE)Midland (NE)Midland (NE)Montana WesternConcordia (NE)Concordia (NE)Concordia (NE)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)21.
22.Arizona ChristianCarroll (MT)(T) Dickinson State (ND)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Peru State (NE)Montana WesternPeru State (NE)Midland (NE)Benedictine (KS)Wayland Baptist (TX)Montana WesternArizona ChristianArizona Christian22.
23.Georgetown (KY)William Penn (IA)(T) Montana WesternMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Bethel (TN)Concordia (MI)Southeastern (FL)Dakota State (SD)Southern OregonBethel (TN)Langston (OK)(T) William Penn (IA)Benedictine (KS)23.
24.Faulkner (AL)St. Ambrose (IA)Faulkner (AL)Dakota State (SD)Montana WesternPeru State (NE)Concordia (NE)Robert Morris (IL)Robert Morris (IL)Montana WesternBenedictine (KS)(T) Benedictine (KS)William Penn (IA)24.
25.William Penn (IA)Montana WesternRocky Mountain (MT)
Sterling (KS)Rocky Mountain (MT)Montana WesternSterling (KS)Dakota State (SD)Langston (OK)Arizona ChristianGeorgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 11[15]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 8[16]		Week 1-Poll 1
Sep 12[17]		Week 2-Poll 2
Sep 19[18]		Week 3-Poll 3
Sep 26[19]		Week 4-Poll 4
Oct 3[20]		Week 5-Poll 5
Oct 10[21]		Week 6-Poll 6
Oct 17[22]		Week 7-Poll 7
Oct 24[23]		Week 8-Poll 8
Oct 31[24]		Week 9-Poll 9
Nov 7[25]		Week 10-Final
Nov 13[26]		Week 11-Postseason
Dec 20[27]
Dropped:
Point (GA)		Dropped:
  • St. Francis (IL)
  • Campbellsville (KY)
  • Arizona Christian
  • William Penn (IA)
  • St. Ambrose (IA)
Dropped:
  • Carroll (MT)
  • Montana Western
  • Rocky Mountain (MT)
Dropped:
  • Saint Xavier (IL)
  • Faulkner (AL)
  • Mid America Nazarene (KS)
  • Webber International (FL)
Dropped:
  • Concordia (NE)
  • Sterling (KS)
Dropped:
  • Concordia (MI)
  • Rocky Mountain (MT)
Dropped:
  • Peru State (NE)
  • Concordia (NE)
Dropped:
  • Montana Western
  • Midland (NE)
Dropped:
  • Arizona Christian
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Southern Oregon
  • Dakota State (SD)
Dropped:
  • Wayland Baptist (TX)
  • Bethel (TN)
Dropped:
NONE		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

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 final poll of the 2016 season, 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.

There has been only one tie for the leading vote-getter in a weekly poll. In 2015, Southern Oregon was tied with Marian (IN) in the preseason poll.

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)57 (6)
Sioux Falls (SD)55 (3)
Georgetown (KY)25 (2)
Marian (IN)24 (2)
Morningside (IA)20
Saint Xavier (IL)14 (1)
Northwestern Oklahoma State12 (1)
Southern Oregon5 (1)
Grand View (IA)4 (1)
Saint Francis (IN)4 (1)
Lindsey Wilson (KY)4
Azusa Pacific (CA)3
Cumberlands (KY)2

References
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