2017 NAIA football rankings

One human poll made up the 2017 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 2017 NAIA Football National Championship.

Poll release dates

The poll released a spring edition of the rankings on April 10, 2017. A complete schedule of poll release dates will be:[1]

2017 Poll Release Dates
SpringApril 10
PreseasonAugust 7
Week 1September 11
Week 2September 18
Week 3September 25
Week 4October 2
Week 5October 9
Week 6October 16
Week 7October 23
Week 8October 30
Week 9November 6
Week 10 (Final Regular Season)November 12
PostseasonDecember 19

Week by week poll
Week 0-Spring
Apr 10[2]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 7[3]		Week 1-Poll 1
Sep 11[4]		Week 2-Poll 2
Sep 18[5]		Week 3-Poll 3
Sep 25[6]		Week 4-Poll 4
Oct 2[7]		Week 5-Poll 5
Oct 9[8]		Week 6-Poll 6
Oct 16[9]		Week 7-Poll 7
Oct 23[10]		Week 8-Poll 8
Oct 30[11]		Week 9-Poll 9
Nov 6[12]		Week 10-Final
Nov 12[13]		Week 11-Postseason
Dec 19[14]
1.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)1.
2.Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)2.
3.Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Reinhardt (GA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)3.
4.Eastern OregonMorningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Southern Oregon4.
5.Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Montana TechMontana TechMontana TechMontana TechLindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Southern OregonSouthern OregonLindsey Wilson (KY)5.
6.Morningside (IA)Montana TechLindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Baker (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)6.
7.Montana TechEastern OregonDoane (NE)Doane (NE)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Southern OregonSouthern OregonSouthern OregonSouthern OregonBaker (KS)Langston (OK)Georgetown (KY)7.
8.Lindsey Wilson (KY)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Marian (IN)Grand View (IA)Marian (IN)Southern OregonLangston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Saint Xavier (IL)Northwestern (IA)8.
9.Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Marian (IN)Southern OregonLangston (OK)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Southeastern (FL)Baker (KS)9.
10.Doane (NE)Tabor (KS)Southeastern (FL)Southeastern (FL)Arizona ChristianGeorgetown (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Southeastern (FL)Northwestern (IA)Southeastern (FL)10.
11.Missouri Valley (MO)Doane (NE)Eastern OregonSaint Xavier (IL)Langston (OK)Saint Xavier (IL)Montana TechMontana TechMontana TechBenedictine (KS)Northwestern (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)11.
12.Tabor (KS)Missouri Valley (MO)Arizona ChristianArizona ChristianGeorgetown (KY)Doane (NE)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Southeastern (FL)(T) Georgetown (KY)(T) Georgetown (KY)Benedictine (KS)12.
13.Sterling (KS)Robert Morris (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Southern OregonSaint Xavier (IL)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Southeastern (FL)Northwestern (IA)(T) Dickinson State (ND)(T) Dickinson State (ND)Langston (OK)13.
14.Dickinson State (ND)Sterling (KS)Southern OregonBenedictine (KS)Doane (NE)Benedictine (KS)Southeastern (FL)Southeastern (FL)Northwestern (IA)Dickinson State (ND)Concordia (MI)Concordia (MI)Dickinson State (ND)14.
15.Robert Morris (IL)Dickinson State (ND)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Northwestern (IA)Southeastern (FL)Sterling (KS)Northwestern (IA)Dickinson State (ND)Concordia (MI)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Concordia (MI)15.
16.Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Southeastern (FL)(T) Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Southeastern (FL)Tabor (KS)Arizona ChristianDickinson State (ND)Concordia (MI)SAGU (TX)Sterling (KS)Sterling (KS)Sterling (KS)16.
17.Kansas WesleyanDakota Wesleyan (SD)(T) Benedictine (KS)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Sterling (KS)Northwestern (IA)Concordia (MI)SAGU (TX)Montana TechTabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)17.
18.Southeastern (FL)Arizona ChristianTabor (KS)Sterling (KS)Benedictine (KS)Arizona ChristianDickinson State (ND)SAGU (TX)Sterling (KS)Sterling (KS)Campbellsville (KY)SAGU (TX)Marian (IN)18.
19.Montana WesternMontana WesternMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Northwestern (IA)Sterling (KS)Northwestern (IA)(T) Doane (NE)Doane (NE)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)SAGU (TX)19.
20.Concordia (NE)Kansas WesleyanSterling (KS)Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Concordia (MI)(T) Hastings (NE)(T) Sterling (KS)Campbellsville (KY)Marian (IN)SAGU (TX)Campbellsville (KY)Campbellsville (KY)20.
21.Langston (OK)Georgetown (KY)Dickinson State (ND)Cumberland (TN)Concordia (MI)Dickinson State (ND)Concordia (MI)(T) Tabor (KS)Marian (IN)Campbellsville (KY)Arizona ChristianKansas WesleyanKansas Wesleyan21.
22.Arizona ChristianLangston (OK)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Cumberland (TN)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)SAGU (TX)Cumberland (TN)Cumberland (TN)Cumberland (TN)Montana TechFaulkner (AL)Faulkner (AL)22.
23.Georgetown (KY)William Penn (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Eastern OregonPeru State (NE)SAGU (TX)Tabor (KS)Arizona ChristianArizona ChristianArizona ChristianEvangel (MO)Dakota State (SD)Dakota State (SD)23.
24.Benedictine (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Northwestern (IA)Kansas WesleyanMidland (NE)Hastings (NE)Cumberland (TN)Kansas WesleyanDoane (NE)Doane (NE)Kansas WesleyanOklahoma Panhandle StateOklahoma Panhandle State24.
25.William Penn (IA)Southern OregonKansas Wesleyan
Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Kansas WesleyanKansas WesleyanCampbellsville (KY)Dakota State (SD)Evangel (MO)Concordia (NE)Evangel (MO)Evangel (MO)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 10[2]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 7[15]		Week 1-Poll 1
Sep 11[16]		Week 2-Poll 2
Sep 18[17]		Week 3-Poll 3
Sep 25[18]		Week 4-Poll 4
Oct 2[19]		Week 5-Poll 5
Oct 9[20]		Week 6-Poll 6
Oct 16[21]		Week 7-Poll 7
Oct 23[22]		Week 8-Poll 8
Oct 30[23]		Week 9-Poll 9
Nov 6[24]		Week 10-Final
Nov 12[25]		Week 11-Postseason
Dec 19[26]
Dropped:
  • Concordia (NE)
  • Benedictine (KS)
Dropped:
  • Missouri Valley (MO)
  • Robert Morris (IL)
  • Montana Western
  • William Penn (IA)
Dropped:
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
  • St. Ambrose (IA)
Dropped:
  • MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
  • Eastern Oregon
  • Kansas Wesleyan
  • Hastings (NE)
Dropped:
  • Peru State (NE)
  • Midland (NE)
  • Cumberland (TN)
Dropped:
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
Dropped:
  • Hastings (NE)
Dropped:
  • Kansas Wesleyan
Dropped:
  • Dakota State (SD)
Dropped:
  • Cumberland (TN)
  • Doane (NE)
Dropped:
  • Arizona Christian
  • Montana Tech
  • Concordia (NE)
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 last (postseason) poll of the 2017 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.

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 Francis (IN)17 (2)
Saint Xavier (IL)14 (1)
Northwestern Oklahoma State12 (1)
Southern Oregon5 (1)
Grand View (IA)4 (1)
Lindsey Wilson (KY)4
Azusa Pacific (CA)3
Cumberlands (KY)2

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