2012 NAIA football rankings
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NAIA National Champion | |
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One human poll made up the 2012 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 playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was then taken after completion of the 2012 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]
The poll release dates were:
- April 18, 2012 (Spring)
- August 6, 2012 (Preseason)
- September 10, 2012
- September 17, 2012
- September 24, 2012
- October 1, 2012
- October 8, 2012
- October 15, 2012
- October 22, 2012
- October 29, 2012
- November 5, 2012
- November 11, 2012 (Final)
- December 18, 2012 (Postseason)
Week by week poll
| Week 0-Spring Apr 18[2] |
Week 0-Preseason Aug 06[3] |
Week Poll 1 Sep 10[4] |
Week Poll 2 Sep 17[5] |
Week Poll 3 Sep 24[6] |
Week Poll 4 Oct 01[7] |
Week Poll 5 Oct 08[8] |
Week Poll 6 Oct 15[9] |
Week Poll 7 Oct 22[10] |
Week Poll 8 Oct 29[11] |
Week Poll 9 Nov 05[12] |
Week Final Nov 11[13] |
Week Postseason Dec 18[14] |
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| 1. | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (15) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (11) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (14) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (14) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) (14) | Marian (Ind.) (11) | Marian (Ind.) (12) | Marian (Ind.) (13) | Marian (Ind.) (13) | Marian (Ind.) (13) | Georgetown (Ky.) (13) | Georgetown (Ky.) (13) | *Marian (Ind.) | 1. |
| 2. | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Marian (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | Georgetown (Ky.) (3) | Georgetown (Ky.) (2) | Georgetown (Ky.) (1) | Georgetown (Ky.) (1) | Georgetown (Ky.) (1) | Missouri Valley (1) | Missouri Valley (1) | Morningside (Iowa) | 2. |
| 3. | Marian (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Missouri Valley | 3. |
| 4. | Georgetown (Ky.) | Georgetown (Ky.) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 4. |
| 5. | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | William Penn (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Marian (Ind.) | Marian (Ind.) | Southern Oregon | 5. |
| 6. | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 6. |
| 7. | St. Francis (Ill.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | William Penn (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Montana Tech | Montana Tech | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 7. |
| 8. | Morningside (Iowa) | Morningside (Iowa) | Eastern Oregon | Eastern Oregon | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Montana Tech | Montana Tech | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Georgetown (Ky.) | 8. |
| 9. | Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley | St. Ambrose (Iowa) (T) | Baker (Kan.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Grand View (Iowa) | Grand View (Iowa) | Grand View (Iowa) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | 9. |
| 10. | Ottawa (Kan.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Baker (Kan.) (T) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Grand View (Iowa) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | William Penn (Iowa) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Southern Oregon | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 10. |
| 11. | Benedictine (Kan.) | Ottawa (Kan.) (T) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Carroll (Mont.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | William Penn (Iowa) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Baker (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 11. |
| 12. | Bethel (Tenn.) | Bethel (Tenn.) (T) | Carroll (Mont.) | Saint Francis (Ind.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Baker (Kan.) (T) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Northwestern (Iowa) (T) | 12. |
| 13. | William Penn (Iowa) | Benedictine (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Baker (Kan.) | Montana Tech | Montana Tech | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | Baker (Kan.) | Southern Oregon (T) | William Penn (Iowa) | Montana Tech (T) | 13. |
| 14. | Northwestern (Iowa) | William Penn (Iowa) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Eastern Oregon | Grand View (Iowa) | Grand View (Iowa) | Hastings (Neb.) | Baker (Kan.) | Southern Oregon | Northwestern (Iowa) | Montana Tech | Baker (Kan.) | 14. |
| 15. | Valley City State (N.D.) | Grand View (Iowa) | Grand View (Iowa) | Grand View (Iowa) | Northwestern (Iowa) | St. Francis (Ill.) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Baker (Kan.) | Evangel (Mo.) | Evangel (Mo.) | William Penn (Iowa) | Ottawa (Kan.) | William Penn (Iowa) | 15. |
| 16. | Grand View (Iowa) | Eastern Oregon | Doane (Neb.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Montana Tech | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Carroll (Mont.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Grand View (Iowa) | Ottawa (Kan.) | 16. |
| 17. | Eastern Oregon | Valley City State (N.D.) | St. Francis (Ill.) (T) | Montana Tech | St. Francis (Ill.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Hastings (Neb.) | Evangel (Mo.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Tabor (Kan.) | Tabor (Kan.) | Grand View (Iowa) | 17. |
| 18. | Doane (Neb.) | Baker (Kan.) | Northwestern (Iowa) (T) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Grand View (Iowa) | Doane (Neb.) | Baker (Kan.) | Northwestern (Iowa) | Hastings (Neb.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | Tabor (Kan.) | 18. |
| 19. | Baker (Kan.) | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Baker (Kan.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Southern Oregon | Ottawa (Kan.) | Evangel (Mo.) | Doane (Neb.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 19. |
| 20. | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | Montana Tech | Valley City State (N.D.) | Doane (Neb.) | Kansas Wesleyan | St. Francis (Ill.) | Doane (Neb.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Tabor (Kan.) | Doane (Neb.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Doane (Neb.) | 20. |
| 21. | Langston (Okla.) | Doane (Neb.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Hastings (Neb.) | Evangel (Mo.) | Faulkner (Ala.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Bethel (Tenn.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Carroll (Mont.) | 21. |
| 22. | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) (T) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Menlo (Calif.) | Doane (Neb.) | Tabor (Kan.) | Tabor (Kan.) (T) | Robert Morris (Ill.) | Carroll (Mont.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | 22. |
| 23. | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Langston (Okla.) (T) | Taylor (Ind.) | Doane (Neb.) | Kansas Wesleyan | Faulkner (Ala.) | Robert Morris (Ill.) | Southern Oregon | Robert Morris (Ill.) (T) | Kansas Wesleyan | Bacone (Okla.) | Evangel (Mo.) | Evangel (Mo.) | 23. |
| 24. | Bethany (Kan.) | Bethany (Kan.) | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Kansas Wesleyan | Menlo (Calif.) | Eastern Oregon | Tabor (Kan.) | Robert Morris (Ill.) | Ottawa (Kan.) | Doane (Neb.) | St. Francis (Ill.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | Valley City State (N.D.) | 24. |
| 25. | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Menlo (Calif.) | Faulkner (Ala.) | Dakota Wesleyan | Friends (Kan.) | Cumberland (Tenn.) | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | Hastings (Neb.) | Benedictine (Kan.) | Kentucky Christian | Kentucky Christian | 25. |
| Week 0-Spring Apr 18[15] |
Week 0-Preseason Aug 06[16] |
Week Poll 1 Sep 10[17] |
Week Poll 2 Sep 17[18] |
Week Poll 3 Sep 24[19] |
Week Poll 4 Oct 01[20] |
Week Poll 5 Oct 08[21] |
Week Poll 6 Oct 15[22] |
Week Poll 7 Oct 22[23] |
Week Poll 8 Oct 29[24] |
Week Poll 9 Nov 05[25] |
Week Final Nov 11[26] |
Week Postseason Dec 18[27] |
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| Dropped: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Dropped: Ottawa (Kan.) Bethel (Tenn.) Langston (Okla.) Bethany (Kan.) Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Dropped: Taylor (Ind.) Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Dropped: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
Dropped: Valley City State (N.D.) |
Dropped: Kansas Wesleyan Menlo (Calif.) Faulkner (Ala.) Eastern Oregon |
Dropped: Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) Friends (Kan.) |
Dropped: Doane (Neb.) Faulkner (Ala.) |
Dropped: St. Francis (Ill.) Cumberland (Tenn.) Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
Dropped: Robert Morris (Ill.) Kansas Wesleyan Hastings (Neb.) |
Dropped: Bacone (Okla.) St. Francis (Ill.) |
Dropped: None |
References
- ↑ "2012-2013 NAIA College Football Rankings". Computer Ratings. July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ↑ "2012 NAIA Football Coaches’ Spring Top 25 Poll Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Football Top 25 Poll - Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 1". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 18, 2012.
- ↑ "2012 NAIA Football Coaches’ Spring Top 25 Poll Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 18, 2012.
- ↑ "Football Top 25 Poll - Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 1". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 17, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 24, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 1, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 15, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - No. 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 5, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 11, 2012.
- ↑ "Top 25 - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 18, 2012.
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