2008 NAIA football rankings
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NAIA National Champion | |
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One human poll made up the 2008 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 2008 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]
The poll release dates were:
- April 21, 2008 (Spring)
- August 11, 2008 (Preseason)
- September 15, 2008
- September 22, 2008
- September 29, 2008
- October 6, 2008
- October 13, 2008
- October 20, 2008
- October 27, 2008
- November 3, 2008
- November 10, 2008
- November 16, 2008 (Final)
- January 12, 2009 (Postseason)
Week by week poll
| Week 0-Spring Apr 21 |
Week 0-Preseason Aug 11 |
Week Poll 1 Sep 15 |
Week Poll 2 Sep 22 |
Week Poll 3 Sep 29 |
Week Poll 4 Oct 06 |
Week Poll 5 Oct 13 |
Week Poll 6 Oct 20 |
Week Poll 7 Oct 27 |
Week Poll 8 Nov 03 |
Week Poll 9 Nov 10 |
Week Final Nov 16 |
Week Postseason Jan 12 |
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| 1. | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) | *Sioux Falls (SD) | 1. |
| 2. | 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) | Carroll (MT) | 2. |
| 3. | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Saint Francis (IN) | Saint Francis (IN) | Saint Francis (IN) | Saint Francis (IN) | Saint Francis (IN) | Lindenwood (MO) | 3. |
| 4. | 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) | Morningside (IA) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Saint Francis (IN) | 4. |
| 5. | Bethel (TN) | Ohio Dominican | Ohio Dominican | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Friends (KS) | Morningside (IA) | 5. |
| 6. | Ohio Dominican | Bethel (TN) | Morningside (IA) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Friends (KS) | Friends (KS) | Friends (KS) | Friends (KS) | Morningside (IA) | Cumberlands (KY) | 6. |
| 7. | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Virginia-Wise | Friends (KS) | Friends (KS) | Friends (KS) | Lindenwood (MO) | Missouri Valley | Lindenwood (MO) | Lindenwood (MO) | Lindenwood (MO) | Langston (OK) | 7. |
| 8. | Saint Xavier (IL) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Virginia-Wise | Friends (KS) | Ohio Dominican | Lindenwood (MO) | Lindenwood (MO) | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Northwestern (IA) | Cumberlands (KY) | Cumberlands (KY) | Cumberlands (KY) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | 8. |
| 9. | Lindenwood (MO) | Lindenwood (MO) | Friends (KS) | Ohio Dominican | Lindenwood (MO) | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | Lindenwood (MO) | Langston (OK) | Langston (OK) | Langston (OK) | Friends (KS) | 9. |
| 10. | St. Ambrose (IA) | St. Ambrose (IA) | St. Ambrose (IA) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Northwestern (IA) | Northwestern (IA) | Northwestern (IA) | Virginia-Wise | Malone (OH) | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Union (KY) | 10. |
| 11. | Friends (KS) | Friends (KS) | Lindenwood (MO) | Lindenwood (MO) | Northwestern (IA) | Union (KY) | Virginia-Wise | Virginia-Wise | Cumberlands (KY) | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Lambuth (TN) | Union (KY) | Shorter (GA) | 11. |
| 12. | Jamestown (ND) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Union (KY) | Virginia-Wise | Montana State-Northern | Cumberlands (KY) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Northwestern (IA) | Missouri Valley | Shorter (GA) | Baker (KS) | 12. |
| 13. | Virginia-Wise | Northwestern (IA) | Bethel (KS) | Bethel (KS) (T) | Virginia-Wise | Montana State-Northern | Black Hills State (SD) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Langston (OK) | Lambuth (TN) | Malone (OH) | Baker (KS) | Dickinson State (SD) | 13. |
| 14. | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Virginia-Wise | Northwestern (IA) | Northwestern (IA) (T) | Montana State-Northern | Black Hills State (SD) | Cumberlands (KY) | Union (KY) | Bethel (KS) | Missouri Valley | Ottawa (KS) | Dickinson State (SD) | St. Ambrose (IA) | 14. |
| 15. | Northwestern (IA) | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Montana State-Northern | Jamestown (ND) | Black Hills State (SD) | Ohio Dominican | St. Ambrose (IA) | Bethel (KS) | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Baker (KS) | Union (KY) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Lambuth (TN) | 15. |
| 16. | Cumberlands (KY) | Georgetown (KY) | Jamestown (ND) | Union (KY) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Cumberlands (KY) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Langston (OK) | Malone (OH) | Virginia-Wise | Baker (KS) | Lambuth (TN) (T) | Ohio Dominican | 16. |
| 17. | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Bethel (KS) | Georgetown (KY) | Montana State-Northern | Cumberlands (KY) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Union (KY) | Black Hills State (SD) | Lambuth (TN) | Ottawa (KS) | Dickinson State (SD) | Ohio Dominican (T) | Missouri Valley | 17. |
| 18. | Bethel (KS) | Black Hills State (SD) | Black Hills State (SD) (T) | Georgetown (KY) | St. Francis (IL) | Bethel (KS) | Bethel (KS) | Malone (OH) | Jamestown (ND) | Union (KY) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Missouri Valley | Northwestern (IA) | 18. |
| 19. | Black Hills State (SD) | Jamestown (ND) (T) | Union (KY) (T) | Black Hills State (SD) | Midland Lutheran (NB) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Langston (OK) | Montana State-Northern | Ottawa (KS) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Shorter (GA) | Northwestern (IA) | Virginia-Wise | 19. |
| 20. | Azusa Pacific (CA) | Minot State (ND) (T) | Valley City State (ND) | Cumberlands (KY) | Bethel (KS) | Shorter (GA) | St. Francis (IL) | Jamestown (ND) | Dickinson State (SD) | Dickinson State (SD) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Ottawa (KS) | Ottawa (KS) | 20. |
| 21. | Montana Tech | Montana Tech | Cumberlands (KY) | St. Francis (IL) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Langston (OK) | Jamestown (ND) | Lambuth (TN) | Union (KY) | Shorter (GA) | Northwestern (IA) | Virginia-Wise | Montana State-Northern | 21. |
| 22. | Sterling (KS) | Cumberlands (KY) | St. Francis (IL) | Midland Lutheran (NB) | Langston (OK) | St. Francis (IL) | Malone (OH) | Ottawa (KS) | Shorter (GA) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Virginia-Wise | Malone (OH) | Saint Xavier (IL) | 22. |
| 23. | Georgetown (KY) | Azusa Pacific (CA) | Southern Nazarene (OK) | Langston (OK) | Shorter (GA) | Jamestown (ND) | Ohio Dominican | St. Ambrose (IA) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Bethel (KS) | Ohio Dominican | Montana State-Northern | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | 23. |
| 24. | Malone (OH) | Malone (OH) | Bethel (TN) | Valley City State (ND) | Jamestown (ND) | Midland Lutheran (NB) (T) | Ottawa (KS) | Ohio Dominican | Baker (KS) | Ohio Dominican | Montana State-Northern | Saint Xavier (IL) | Malone (OH) | 24. |
| 25. | Nebraska Wesleyan | McKendree (IL) | Midland Lutheran (NB) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Sterling (KS) | Malone (OH) (T) | Lambuth (TN) | Shorter (GA) | Ohio Dominican | Minot State (ND) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Jamestown (ND) | 25. |
| Week 0-Spring Apr 21 |
Week 0-Preseason Aug 11 |
Week Poll 1 Sep 15 |
Week Poll 2 Sep 22 |
Week Poll 3 Sep 29 |
Week Poll 4 Oct 06 |
Week Poll 5 Oct 13 |
Week Poll 6 Oct 20 |
Week Poll 7 Oct 27 |
Week Poll 8 Nov 03 |
Week Poll 9 Nov 10 |
Week Final Nov 16 |
Week Postseason Jan 12 |
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| Dropped: Nebraska Wesleyan Sterling (KS) |
Dropped: Azusa Pacific (CA) Malone (OH) McKendree (IL) Minot State (ND) Montana Tech Saint Xavier (IL) |
Dropped: Bethel (TN) Southern Nazarene (OK) |
Dropped: Georgetown (KY) Valley City State (ND) |
Dropped: Sterling (KS) |
Dropped: Midland Lutheran (NB) Shorter (GA) |
Dropped: St. Francis (IL) |
Dropped: Black Hills State (SD) Montana State-Northern |
Dropped: Jamestown (ND) |
Dropped: Bethel (KS) Minot State (ND) |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Northwestern Oklahoma State |
References
- ↑ "Week-by-Week Polls". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 18, 2012.
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