2011 NAIA football rankings
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NAIA National Champion | |
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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]
The 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
| Week 0-Spring Apr 18[2] |
Week 0-Preseason Aug 08[3] |
Week Poll 1 Sep 12[4] |
Week Poll 2 Sep 19[5] |
Week Poll 3 Sep 26[6] |
Week Poll 4 Oct 03[7] |
Week Poll 5 Oct 10[8] |
Week Poll 6 Oct 17[9] |
Week Poll 7 Oct 24[10] |
Week Poll 8 Oct 31[11] |
Week Poll 9 Nov 07[12] |
Week Final Nov 13[13] |
Week Postseason Dec 19[14] |
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| 1. | Carroll (Mont.) (15) | Carroll (Mont.) (14) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (15) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (15) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (15) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (15) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (15) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (14) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (14) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (14) | Marian (Ind.) (14) | Marian (Ind.) (13) | *Saint Xavier (Ill.) (15) | 1. |
| 2. | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) (1) | Marian (Ind.) (1) | Marian (Ind.) (1) | Carroll (Mont.) (1) | Carroll (Mont.) (2) | Carroll (Mont.) | 2. |
| 3. | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Morningside (Iowa) | Marian (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | Marian (Ind.) | 3. |
| 4. | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | William Penn (Iowa) | Missouri Valley | Georgetown (Ky.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | 4. |
| 5. | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Carroll (Mont.) | William Penn (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | Missouri Valley | Georgetown (Ky.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | 5. |
| 6. | Marian (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | William Penn (Iowa) | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Georgetown (Ky.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 6. |
| 7. | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Missouri Valley | Georgetown (Ky.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 7. |
| 8. | William Penn (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | Georgetown (Ky.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Morningside (Iowa) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | William Penn (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | 8. |
| 9. | McPherson (Kan.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Midland (Neb.) (T) | Eastern Oregon | Morningside (Iowa) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Missouri Valley (T) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Morningside (Iowa) | 9. |
| 10. | Ottawa (Kan.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Eastern Oregon (T) | Morningside (Iowa) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | William Penn (Iowa) (T) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Missouri Valley | 10. |
| 11. | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Midland (Neb.) | Morningside (Iowa) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | William Penn (Iowa) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | 11. |
| 12. | Georgetown (Ky.) | McPherson (Kan.) | Eastern Oregon | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | 12. |
| 13. | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Northwestern Oklahoma State | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Doane (Neb.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Ottawa (Kan.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | 13. |
| 14. | Northwestern (Iowa) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Midland (Neb.) | Bethany (Kan.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Bethel (Tenn.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | 14. |
| 15. | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Bethany (Kan.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | William Penn (Iowa) | 15. |
| 16. | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Bethany (Kan.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | William Penn (Iowa) | Valley City State (N.D.) | 16. |
| 17. | Midland (Neb.) | Midland (Neb.) | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Doane (Neb.) | Eastern Oregon | Bethel (Tenn.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Doane (Neb.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Northwestern (Iowa) | 17. |
| 18. | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Langston (Okla.) | Shorter (Ga.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Doane (Neb.) | Bethany (Kan.) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Grand View (Iowa) | Grand View (Iowa) | 18. |
| 19. | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Bethany (Kan.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Doane (Neb.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | Langston (Okla.) | Langston (Okla.) | Eastern Oregon | Doane (Neb.) | 19. |
| 20. | Kansas Wesleyan | Webber International (Fla.) | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Bethany (Kan.) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Doane (Neb.) | Eastern Oregon | 20. |
| 21. | South Dakota Mines & Technology | Kansas Wesleyan | Shorter (Ga.) (T) | Doane (Neb.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | Langston (Okla.) | Eastern Oregon | Eastern Oregon | Baker (Kan.) | Baker (Kan.) | 21. |
| 22. | Webber International (Fla.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (T) | Baker (Kan.) | Montana State-Northern | Shorter (Ga.) | Bethany (Kan.) | Eastern Oregon | Northwestern (Iowa) | Doane (Neb.) | Doane (Neb.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 22. |
| 23. | Baker (Kan.) (T) | Baker (Kan.) | Montana State-Northern | Ottawa (Kan.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Eastern Oregon (T) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Grand View (Iowa) | Grand View (Iowa) | Langston (Okla.) | Langston (Okla.) | 23. |
| 24. | Benedictine (Kan.) (T) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Ottawa (Kan.) (T) | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Menlo (Calif.) | Midland (Neb.) | Northwestern Oklahoma State (T) | Langston (Okla.) | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Bethany (Kan.) | Baker (Kan.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 24. |
| 25. | St. Francis (Ill.) | Grand View (Iowa) | St. Francis (Ill.) (T) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Evangel (Mo.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Menlo (Calif.) | Shorter (Ga.) | Eastern Oregon | Baker (Kan.) | Bethany (Kan.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 25. |
| Week 0-Spring Apr 18[15] |
Week 0-Preseason Aug 08[16] |
Week Poll 1 Sep 12[17] |
Week Poll 2 Sep 19[18] |
Week Poll 3 Sep 26[19] |
Week Poll 4 Oct 03[20] |
Week Poll 5 Oct 10[21] |
Week Poll 6 Oct 17[22] |
Week Poll 7 Oct 24[23] |
Week Poll 8 Oct 31[24] |
Week Poll 9 Nov 07[25] |
Week Final Nov 13[26] |
Week Postseason Dec 19[27] |
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| Dropped: South Dakota Mines & Technology |
Dropped: Dickinson State (N.D.) McPherson (Kan.) Northwestern Oklahoma State Cumberland (Tenn.) Kansas Wesleyan Benedictine (Kan.) Baker (Kan.) Grand View (Iowa) |
Dropped: Northwestern (Iowa) Langston (Okla.) Montana State-Northern St. Francis (Ill.) |
Dropped: Cumberlands (Ky.) Rocky Mountain (Mont.) Shorter (Ga.) Baker (Kan.) |
Dropped: Campbellsville (Ky.) Montana State-Northern Menlo (Calif.) Evangel (Mo.) |
Dropped: Shorter (Ga.) Midland (Neb.) |
Dropped: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) Eastern Oregon Northwestern Oklahoma State Menlo (Calif.) |
Dropped: Shorter (Ga.) |
Dropped: Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Bethany (Kan.) |
Dropped: None |
References
- ↑ "2012-2013 NAIA College Football Rankings". Computer Ratings. July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.