2023 NAIA football rankings

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The 2023 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings are conducted on a week-to-week basis starting after week three.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week or no change
 Selected for College Football Playoff
(#–#)
 Win–loss record
(Italics)
 Number of first place votes
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NAIA Coaches' poll

Preseason
Aug 21 [1] 		Week 1
September 11 [2] 		Week 2
September 18 [3] 		Week 3
September 25 [4] 		Week 4
October 2 [5] 		Week 5
October 9 [6] 		Week 6
October 16 [7] 		Week 7
October 23 [8] 		Week 8
October 30 [9] 		Week 9
November 6 [10] 		Week 10 (Final)
November 12 [11]
1. Northwestern (IA) (17)Northwestern (IA) (2–0) (18)Northwestern (IA) (3–0) (18)Northwestern (IA) (4–0) (18)Northwestern (IA) (18) (5–0)Northwestern (IA) (6–0) (18)Northwestern (IA) (7–0) (18)Northwestern (IA) (8–0) (18)Northwestern (IA) (9–0) (18)Northwestern (IA) (10–0) (18)Northwestern (IA) (11–0) (18)1.
2. Keiser (1)Grand View (2–0)Grand View (3–0)Grand View (4–0)Grand View (5–0)Grand View (5–0)Grand View (6–0)Grand View (7–0)Grand View (8–0)Grand View (9–0)Grand View (10–0)2.
3. Grand View Morningside (2–0)Morningside (3–0)Morningside (4–0)Morningside (5–0)Morningside (6–0)Morningside (7–0)Morningside (8–0)Indiana Wesleyan (8–0)Indiana Wesleyan (9–0)Keiser (8–2)3.
4. Morningside Keiser (1–1)Indiana Wesleyan (3–0)Indiana Wesleyan (4–0)Indiana Wesleyan (5–0)Indiana Wesleyan (6–0)Indiana Wesleyan (7–0)Indiana Wesleyan (7–0)Marian (IN) (8–0)Keiser (7–2)Georgetown (KY) (8–1)4.
5. Indiana Wesleyan Indiana Wesleyan (2–0)Marian (IN) (3–0)Marian (IN) (3–0)Marian (IN) (4–0)Marian (IN) (5–0)Marian (IN) (6–0)Marian (IN) (7–0)Morningside (8–1)College of Idaho (8–1)Marian (IN) (9–1)5.
6. Marian (IN) Marian (IN) (2–0)Bethel (TN) (3–0)Bethel (TN) (4–0)Bethel (TN) (5–0)Southwestern (KS) (6–0)Carroll (MT) (6–0)Keiser (5–2)Keiser (6–2)Georgetown (KY) (7–1)Indiana Wesleyan (9–1)6.
7. Benedictine (KS) Bethel (TN) (2–0)College of Idaho (3–0)Keiser (1–2)Southwestern (KS) (6–0)Carroll (MT) (5–0)Keiser (4–2)Lindsey Wilson (6–1)College of Idaho (8–1)Marian (IN) (8–1)Bethel (TN) (10–1)7.
8. Bethel (TN) College of Idaho (3–0)Keiser (1–2)Southwestern (KS) (5–0)Carroll (MT) (5–0)Keiser (3–2)Lindsey Wilson (5–1)College of Idaho (7–1)Georgetown (KY) (6–1)Bethel (TN) (9–1)Montana Western (9–1)8.
9. Lindsey Wilson Southwestern (KS) (3–0)Southwestern (KS) (4–0)Carroll (MT) (4–0)Keiser (2–2)Lindsey Wilson (4–1)College of Idaho (6–1)Georgetown (KY) (5–1)Bethel (TN) (8–1)Evangel (10–0)Evangel (11–0)9.
10. Reinhardt Carroll (MT) (2–0)Carroll (MT) 3–0)Lindsey Wilson (3–1)Lindsey Wilson (4–1)College of Idaho (5–1) тBethel (TN) (6–1)Bethel (TN) (7–1)Evangel (9–0)Montana Western (8–1)College of Idaho (8–2) т10.
11. Southwestern (KS) Lindsey Wilson (1–1)Lindsey Wilson (2–1)Montana Tech (3–1)Montana Tech (4–1)Concordia (MI) (5–0) тGeorgetown (KY) (4–1)Carroll (MT) (6–1)Lindsey Wilson (6–2)Lindsey Wilson (7–2)Morningside (9–2) т11.
12. College of Idaho Georgetown (KY) (2–0)Georgetown (KY) (2–0)College of Idaho (3–1)College of Idaho (4–1)Bethel (TN) (5–1)Concordia (MI) (5–1)Evangel (8–0)Carroll (MT) (7–1)Morningside (8–2)Saint Xavier (7–3) т12.
13. Saint Xavier Texas Wesleyan (2–0)Texas Wesleyan (3–0)St. Francis (IL) (4–0)Concordia (MI) (4–0)Saint Xavier (4–2)Evangel (7–0)Montana Western (6–1)Montana Western (7–1)Saint Xavier (6–3)OUAZ (8–1)13.
14. St. Thomas (FL) Reinhardt (1–1)St. Francis (IL) (3–0)Dordt (3–0)Dordt (4–0)Georgetown (KY) (3–1)Southwestern (KS) (6–1)Benedictine (KS) (6–2)Benedictine (KS) (7–2)Benedictine (KS) (8–2)Dordt (8–2)14.
15. Carroll (MT) Saint Xavier (1–1)Montana Tech (2–1)Concordia (MI) (3–0)Saint Xavier (3–2)Evangel (6–0)Montana Western (5–1)Saint Xavier (4–3)Saint Xavier (5–3)Texas Wesleyan (8–1)St. Thomas (FL) (8–3)15.
16. Montana Tech Montana Tech (1–1)Dordt (3–0)Saint Xavier (2–2)St. Thomas (FL) (3–2)Montana Tech (4–2)Montana Tech (4–2)Texas Wesleyan (6–1)Texas Wesleyan (7–1)Carroll (MT) (7–2)Dickinson State (9–1)16.
17. OUAZ St. Francis (IL) (1–1)Concordia (MI) (3–0)St. Thomas (FL) (2–2)St. Francis (IL) (4–1)Texas Wesleyan (4–1)Saint Xavier (4–3)St. Thomas (FL) (5–3)St. Thomas (FL) (6–3)Dordt (7–2)Montana Tech (7–3)17.
18. Avila Graceland (3–0)Saint Xavier (1–2)Evangel (5–0)Evangel (6–0)Benedictine (KS) (4–2)Benedictine (KS) (5–2)Dickinson State (6–1)Dickinson State (7–1)St. Thomas (FL) (7–3)Reinhardt (8–2)18.
19. Dickinson State Dordt (2–0) Cumberlands (KY) (4–0)Cumberlands (KY) (4–0)Georgetown (KY) (2–1) Montana Western (4–1)Texas Wesleyan (5–1)Concordia (MI) (5–2)OUAZ (8–1)OUAZ (7–1)Lindsey Wilson (7–3)19.
20. Kansas Wesleyan Benedictine (KS) (1–2)Evangel (4–0)Georgetown (KY) (2–1)Texas Wesleyan (4–1)Dickinson State (5–1)Dickinson State (6–1)OUAZ (6–1)Concordia (MI) (6–2)Dickinson State (8–1)Baker (8–2)20.
21. Texas Wesleyan Concordia (MI) (2–0)Benedictine (KS) (2–2)Texas Wesleyan (3–1)Benedictine (KS) (4–2)St. Thomas (FL) (3–3)St. Thomas (FL) (4–3)Baker (6–1)Reinhardt (6–2)Reinhardt (7–2)Louisiana Christian (9–1)21.
22. Georgetown (KY) OUAZ (1–1)OUAZ (2–1)Benedictine (KS) (3–2)Dickinson State (4–1)Dordt (4–1)Dordt (5–1)Reinhardt (5–2)Montana Tech (5–3)Baker (7–2) MidAmerica Nazarene (9–2)22.
23. Bethel (KS) St. Thomas (FL) (1–2)St. Thomas (FL) (1–2)Dickinson State (3–1)Cumberlands (KY) (4–1)Reinhardt (3–2)Reinhardt (4–2)Montana Tech (4–3)Dordt (6–2)Montana Tech (6–3)Friends (9–2)23.
24. St. Francis (IL) Dickinson State (2–1)Dickinson State (2–1)Reinhardt (2–2)Reinhardt (2–2)OUAZ (4–1)OUAZ (5–1)Southwestern (KS) (6–2)Southwestern (KS) (7–2)Friends (8–2)Carroll (MT) (7–3)24.
25. Dordt Evangel (3–0)Graceland (3–1)OUAZ (3–1)OUAZ (4–1) Louisiana Christian (6–0) Friends (6–1)Dordt (5–2)Baker (6–2)Louisiana Christian (8–1)Benedictine (KS) (8–3)25.
Preseason
Aug 21 [12] 		Week 1
September 11 [13] 		Week 2
September 18 [14] 		Week 3
September 25 [15] 		Week 4
October 2 [16] 		Week 5
October 9 [17] 		Week 6
October 16 [18] 		Week 7
October 23 [19] 		Week 8
October 30 [20] 		Week 9
November 6 [21] 		Week 10 (Final)
November 12 [22]
Dropped:
Avila (1–2)
Bethel (KS) (2–1)
Kansas Wesleyan (1–2)		Dropped:
Reinhardt (1–2)		Dropped:
Graceland (3–2)		NoneDropped:
Cumberlands (KY) (4–1)
St. Francis (IL) (4–1)		Dropped:
Louisiana Christian		Dropped:
Friends		NoneDropped:
Concordia (MI)
Southwestern (KS)		Dropped:
Texas Wesleyan

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