2004 NAIA football rankings

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  NAIA National Champion
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

One human poll made up the 2004 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 2004 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

The poll release dates were:

Week by week poll

Week 0-Preseason
Aug 17
Week Poll 1
Sep 14
Week Poll 2
Sep 21
Week Poll 3
Sep 28
Week Poll 4
Oct 05
Week Poll 5
Oct 12
Week Poll 6
Oct 19
Week Poll 7
Oct 26
Week Poll 8
Nov 02
Week Poll 9
Nov 09
Week Final
Nov 14
Week Postseason
Jan 17
1.Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)*Carroll (MT)1.
2.Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateSioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)2.
3.Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)3.
4.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateAzusa Pacific (CA)4.
5.Dickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Carroll (MT)Northwestern Oklahoma StateDickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)5.
6.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Georgetown (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Northwestern Oklahoma StateDickinson State (SD)Azusa Pacific (CA)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Dickinson State (SD)6.
7.Georgetown (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Northwestern Oklahoma StateDickinson State (SD)Azusa Pacific (CA)Lindenwood (MO)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)7.
8.St. Ambrose (IA)Mary (ND)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateDickinson State (SD)Azusa Pacific (CA)Lindenwood (MO)Mary (ND)St. Ambrose (IA)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Hastings (NB)8.
9.Northwestern (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Dickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)Azusa Pacific (CA)Lindenwood (MO)Mary (ND)St. Ambrose (IA)McKendree (IL)Montana TechCarroll (MT)Northwestern Oklahoma State9.
10.Mary (ND)McKendree (IL)Walsh (OH)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Mary (ND)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Montana TechCarroll (MT)Azusa Pacific (CA)Mary (ND)10.
11.Azusa Pacific (CA)Walsh (OH)Northwestern (IA)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)McKendree (IL)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)Carroll (MT)Azusa Pacific (CA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Lindenwood (MO)11.
12.McKendree (IL)Lambuth (TN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Walsh (OH)Cumberlands (KY)Carroll (MT)Tabor (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Morningside (IA)McKendree (IL)12.
13.Benedictine (KS)Midland Lutheran (NB)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Cumberlands (KY)Carroll (MT)Montana TechMorningside (IA)St. Ambrose (IA) (T)Montana TechMontana Tech13.
14.Lambuth (TN)Northwestern (IA)Morningside (IA)Trinity International (IL)Trinity International (IL)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Tabor (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Trinity International (IL) (T)Trinity International (IL)Trinity International (IL)14.
15.Walsh (OH)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Lindenwood (MO)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)Tabor (KS)Montana TechMorningside (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Walsh (OH)Tabor (KS)Morningside (IA)15.
16.???Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Pikeville (KY)Pikeville (KY)Morningside (IA)Tabor (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Trinity International (IL)Cumberlands (KY)Hastings (NB)Cumberlands (KY)16.
17.Campbellsville (KY)Montana WesternSouthern OregonLambuth (TN)Cumberlands (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Morningside (IA)Trinity International (IL)Walsh (OH)Morningside (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Northwestern (IA)17.
18.Saint Xavier (IL)Southern OregonLambuth (TN)Cumberlands (KY)Midland Lutheran (NB)Montana TechMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Pikeville (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Hastings (NB)Northwestern (IA)Graceland (IA)18.
19.McPherson (KS)Minot State (ND)Pikeville (KY)Midland Lutheran (NB)Morningside (IA)Trinity International (IL)Montana WesternBacone (OK)Hastings (NB)Tabor (KS)Graceland (IA)Tabor (KS) (T)19.
20.Montana WesternMorningside (IA)Trinity International (IL)Morningside (IA)Tabor (KS)Montana WesternTrinity International (IL)Cumberlands (KY)Pikeville (KY)Northwestern (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA) (T)20.
21.Minot State (ND)Central Methodist (MO) (T)Campbellsville (KY)Tabor (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Pikeville (KY)Pikeville (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)Northwestern (IA)Graceland (IA)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)21.
22.Midland Lutheran (NB)Lindenwood (MO) (T)Midland Lutheran (NB)Hastings (NB)Belhaven (MS)Lambuth (TN)Graceland (IA)Hastings (NB)Graceland (IA)Bacone (OK)Pikeville (KY)Saint Xavier (IL)22.
23.Geneva (PA)Campbellsville (KY)Eastern OregonSouthern OregonMontana WesternBethel (KS)Bacone (OK)Campbellsville (KY)Bacone (OK)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Pikeville (KY)23.
24.Cumberlands (KY)Trinity International (IL)Tabor (KS)Montana TechBethel (TN)Graceland (IA)Midland Lutheran (NB)Northwestern (IA)Campbellsville (KY)Pikeville (KY)Bacone (OK)Montana Western24.
25.Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Montana WesternSaint Xavier (IL)Lambuth (TN)Bacone (OK)Campbellsville (KY)Montana WesternSaint Xavier (IL)Eastern OregonMontana WesternBacone (OK)25.
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 17
Week Poll 1
Sep 14
Week Poll 2
Sep 21
Week Poll 3
Sep 28
Week Poll 4
Oct 05
Week Poll 5
Oct 12
Week Poll 6
Oct 19
Week Poll 7
Oct 26
Week Poll 8
Nov 02
Week Poll 9
Nov 09
Week Final
Nov 14
Week Postseason
Jan 17
Dropped:
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Geneva (PA)
  • McPherson (KS)
  • Saint Xavier (IL)
Dropped:
  • Central Methodist (MO)
  • Friends (KS)
  • Minot State (ND)
Dropped:
  • Campbellsville (KY)
  • Eastern Oregon
  • Montana Western
Dropped:
  • Hastings (NB)
  • Montana Tech
  • Southern Oregon
Dropped:
  • Belhaven (MS)
  • Bethel (TN)
  • Midland Lutheran (NB)
  • Saint Xavier (IL)
Dropped:
  • Bethel (KS)
  • Lambuth (TN)
Dropped:
  • Graceland (IA)
  • Midland Lutheran (NB)
Dropped:
Montana Western
Dropped:
Campbellsville (KY)
Dropped:
Eastern Oregon
None

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