2022 NAIA football season

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2022 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust 25 – November 12, 2022
PostseasonNovember 19 – December 17, 2022
National Championship Durham County Memorial Stadium
Durham, NC
December 17, 2022
Champion Northwestern (IA)
Player of the Year Joe Dolincheck (quarterback, Morningside)

The 2022 NAIA football season is the component of the 2022 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States.

Contents

The regular season began on August 25 and culminated on November 12. [1]

The playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, will begin on November 19 and culminate with the championship game on December 17 at Durham County Memorial Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Conference changes and new programs

Appalachian Athletic Conference and Sun Conference started to sponsor football this season.

Membership changes

SchoolFormer conferenceNew conference
Ave Maria Gyrenes Mid-South Sun Conference
Bluefield Rams Mid-South Appalachian
Florida Memorial Lions Mid-South Sun Conference
Keiser Seahawks Mid-South Sun Conference
Kentucky Christian Knights Mid-South Appalachian
North American Stallions Independent (No affiliation) Independent
Point Skyhawks Mid-South Appalachian
Reinhardt Eagles Mid-South Appalachian
St. Andrews (NC) Knights Mid-South Appalachian
Saint Thomas (FL) Bobcats Mid-South Sun Conference
Southeastern (FL) Fire Mid-South Sun Conference
Union (KY) Bulldogs Mid-South Appalachian
Warner Royals Mid-South Sun Conference
Webber International Warriors Mid-South Sun Conference

Conference standings

2022 Appalachian Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Reinhardt $^  5 0   8 2  
Bluefield  4 1   8 3  
Point  3 2   4 7  
Kentucky Christian  2 3   3 8  
St. Andrews  1 4   1 10  
Union (KY)  0 5   0 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 College of Idaho +  8 2   8 2  
No. 16 Carroll (MT) +^  8 2   8 3  
No. 24 Montana Tech  7 3   7 3  
Montana Western  7 3   7 4  
Rocky Mountain  2 8   2 9  
Southern Oregon  3 7   3 7  
Eastern Oregon  2 8   2 9  
Montana State–Northern  0 10   0 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Morningside $^  10 0   11 1  
No. 3 Northwestern (IA) ^  9 1   13 1  
Midland  7 3   8 3  
No. 25 Dordt  7 3   7 3  
Hastings  6 4   7 4  
Concordia (NE)  4 6   4 6  
Doane  4 6   4 6  
Jamestown  3 7   4 7  
Mount Marty  2 8   3 8  
Dakota Wesleyan  2 8   2 9  
Briar Cliff  1 9   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North
No. 2 Grand View x^  5 0   13 1  
Peru State  4 1   6 5  
Culver–Stockton  3 2   5 6  
Graceland  2 3   4 7  
William Penn  1 4   3 7  
Clarke  0 5   3 8  
South
No. 6 Benedictine (KS) x^  5 0   11 2  
Evangel  4 1   7 3  
MidAmerica Nazarene  3 2   7 4  
Baker  2 3   5 6  
Central Methodist  1 4   1 10  
Missouri Valley  0 5   3 8  
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Bethel (KS) +  9 1   9 1  
No. 13 Avila +^  9 1   10 2  
No. 10 Southwestern (KS) +^  9 1   9 2  
Kansas Wesleyan  7 3   8 3  
Tabor  5 5   6 5  
McPherson  5 5   5 5  
Saint Mary (KS)  4 6   4 7  
Friends  3 7   4 7  
Ottawa (KS)  2 8   2 8  
Sterling  2 8   2 8  
Bethany (KS)  0 10   0 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 Mid-South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Bethel (TN) $^  8 0   11 1  
No. 8 Lindsey Wilson ^  7 1   10 2  
No. 21 Georgetown (KY)  5 3   7 3  
Pikeville  5 3   6 4  
Thomas More  4 4   5 6  
Cumberlands (KY)  3 5   5 5  
Faulkner  3 5   4 7  
Cumberland (TN)  1 7   3 7  
Campbellsville  0 8   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 Mid-States Football Association standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Mideast League
No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan x^  7 0   11 2  
No. 7 Marian (IN) ^  6 1   9 2  
Concordia (MI)  4 3   5 5  
Siena Heights  4 3   5 5  
Taylor  3 4   5 6  
Saint Francis (IN)  2 5   4 6  
Lawrence Tech  2 5   3 7  
Madonna  0 7   0 11  
Midwest League
No. 11 Saint Xavier x^  7 0   9 3  
No. 23 St. Francis (IL)  6 1   7 3  
Olivet Nazarene  5 2   7 4  
Roosevelt  4 3   7 3  
Missouri Baptist  2 5   4 7  
St. Ambrose  2 5   2 8  
Judson  1 6   2 8  
Trinity International  1 6   1 10  
  • x – League champion
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 North Star Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Dickinson State $^  6 0   8 3  
Dakota State  4 2   6 4  
Valley City State  4 2   5 5  
Waldorf  3 3   7 4  
Iowa Wesleyan  2 4   4 7  
Presentation  2 4   3 8  
Mayville State  0 6   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 Sooner Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Texas Wesleyan +  7 2   9 2  
No. 19 OUAZ +  7 2   7 2  
No. 20 Arizona Christian +^  7 2   8 3  
SAGU  6 3   7 3  
Louisiana Christian  6 3   7 4  
Langston  5 4   6 4  
OK Panhandle State  4 5   4 6  
Wayland Baptist  2 7   2 8  
Texas College  1 8   1 9  
Lyon  0 9   1 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 Sun Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Keiser $^  6 0   10 4  
No. 15 St. Thomas (FL)  5 1   9 2  
Ave Maria  3 2   6 3  
Webber International  3 3   6 4  
Southeastern  2 3   6 4  
Florida Memorial  1 5   3 7  
Warner  0 6   1 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2022 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North American    3 9  
Arkansas Baptist    1 7  

Postseason

Bracket

First Round
November 19
Quarterfinals
November 26
Semifinals
December 3
Championship
December 17
            
1 Morningside 35
16 Arizona Christian 18
1 Morningside 28
12 Keiser29
4 Bethel (TN) 17
12 Keiser 27
12 Keiser38
2 Grand View 21
2 Grand View 17
15 Carroll (MT) 14
2 Grand View10
8 Lindsey Wilson 7
8 Lindsey Wilson 23
9 Reinhardt 22
12 Keiser 25
3 Northwestern (IA)35
3 Northwestern (IA) 49
14 Dickinson State 7
3 Northwestern (IA)52
7 Marian (IN) 27
7 Marian (IN) 41
11 Saint Xavier 7
3 Northwestern (IA)38
5 Indiana Wesleyan 7
5 Indiana Wesleyan 14
13 Avila 7
5 Indiana Wesleyan24
6 Benedictine (KS) 13
6 Benedictine (KS) 35
10 Southwestern (KS) 7

Rankings

See also

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References

  1. "NAIA Football Scoreboard". NAIA.com. NAIA. Retrieved November 13, 2022.