| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Postseason | Single-elimination |
The 2024 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings are conducted on a week-to-week basis, starting after week three.
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week or no change | ||
| Selected for NAIA Playoff [1] | ||
(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| Preseason August 19 [2] | Week 1 September 9 [3] | Week 2 September 16 [4] | Week 3 September 23 [5] | Week 4 September 30 [6] | Week 5 October 7 [7] | Week 6 October 14 [8] | Week 7 October 21 [9] | Week 8 October 28 [10] | Week 9 November 4 [11] | Week 10 November 11 [12] | Week 11 (Final) November 17 [13] | Final January 6 [14] | ||
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| 1. | Keiser (14) | Keiser (2–0) (14) | Keiser (2–0) (15) | Keiser (3–0) (16) | Keiser (3–0) (16) | Keiser (4–0) (16) | Keiser (4–0) (16) | Keiser (5–0) (16) | Keiser (6–0) (16) | Keiser (7–0) (16) | Keiser (8–0) (16) | Keiser (9–0) (15) | Grand View (14–0) (16) | 1. |
| 2. | Northwestern (IA) (2) | Northwestern (IA) (1–0) (2) | Northwestern (IA) (2–0) (2) | Northwestern (IA) (3–0) (1) | Northwestern (IA) (4–0) (1) | Grand View (5–0) (1) | Grand View (5–0) (1) | Grand View (6–0) (1) | Grand View (7–0) (1) | Grand View (8–0) (1) | Grand View (9–0) (1) | Grand View (10–0) | Keiser (12–1) | 2. |
| 3. | Georgetown (KY) | College of Idaho (2–0) | Grand View (2–0) | Grand View (3–0) | Grand View (4–0) | Indiana Wesleyan (5–1) | Indiana Wesleyan (6–1) | Indiana Wesleyan (7–1) | Indiana Wesleyam (7–1) | Indiana Wesleyan (8–1) | Indiana Wesleyan (9–1) | Indiana Wesleyan (10–1) | Morningside (12–2) т | 3. |
| 4. | College of Idaho | Grand View (1–0) | Montana Western (2–0) | Montana Western (3–0) | Indiana Wesleyan (4–1) | Bethel (TN) (5–0) | Dordt (5–0) | Dordt (6–0) | Montana Western (6–1) | Montana Western (7–1) | Montana Western (8–1) | Montana Western (9–1) | Benedictine (KS) (11–3) т | 4. |
| 5. | Grand View | Indiana Wesleyan (2–0) | Marian (IN) (2–0) | Bethel (TN) (3–0) | Bethel (TN) (4–0) | Dordt (4–0) | St. Thomas (FL) (4–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (5–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (6–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (7–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (8–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (9–1) | Montana Western (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Indiana Wesleyan | Marian (IN) (1–0) | Bethel (TN) (3–0) | Indiana Wesleyan (3–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (3–0) | St. Thomas (FL) (3–1) | Montana Western (4–1) | Montana Western (5–1) | Morningside (7–1) | Morningside (8–1) | Morningside (9–1) | Morningside (10–1) | Indiana Wesleyan (11–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Marian (IN) | Bethel (TN) (2–0) | Indiana Wesleyan (2–1) | Marian (IN) (3–0) | Southern Oregon (4–0) | Montana Western (3–1) | Morningside (5–1) | Benedictine (KS) (6–1) | Benedictine (KS) (7–1) | Dordt (7–1) | Texas Wesleyan (9–0) | Texas Wesleyan (10–0) | Northwestern (IA) (9–3) | 7. |
| 8. | Bethel (TN) | Saint Xavier (1–0) | St. Thomas (FL) (2–0) | St. Thomas (FL) (2–0) | Dordt (3–0) | Northwestern (IA) (4–1) | Benedictine (KS) (5–1) | Morningside (6–1) | Southern Oregon (7–1) | MidAmerica Nazarene (8–0) | Montana Tech (8–2) | Montana Tech (9–2) | Georgetown (KY) (9–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Saint Xavier | Montana Western (1–0) | College of Idaho (2–1) | Dordt (2–0) | Montana Western (3–1) | Morningside (4–1) | Northwestern (IA) (4–1) | Northwestern (IA) (5–1) | Northwestern (IA) (6–1) | Texas Wesleyan (8–0) | Benedictine (KS) (8–2) | Benedictine (KS) (9–2) | St. Thomas (FL) (9–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Morningside | St. Thomas (FL) (1–0) | Dordt (1–0) | Montana Tech (3–0) | Marian (IN) (4–0) | Marian (IN) (4–0) | Southern Oregon (5–1) | Southern Oregon (6–1) | Dordt (6–1) | Montana Tech (7–2) | Northwestern (IA) (7–2) | Northwestern (IA) (8–2) | Montana Tech (9–3) | 10. |
| 11. | Montana Western | Georgetown (KY) (1–1) | Saint Xavier (1–1) | Saint Xavier (2–1) | Morningside (4–1) | Benedictine (KS) (5–1) | Bethel (TN) (5–1) | Texas Wesleyan (6–0) | Texas Wesleyan (7–0) | Benedictine (KS) (7–2) | Georgetown (KY) (7–2) | Georgetown (KY) (8–2) | Texas Wesleyan (10–1) | 11. |
| 12. | St. Thomas (FL) | Benedictine (KS) (2–0) | Montana Tech (2–0) | Morningside (3–1) | Benedictine (KS) (4–1) | Montana Tech (4–1) | College of Idaho (5–2) т | College of Idaho (6–2) | MidAmerica Nazarene (7–0) | Georgetown (KY) (6–2) | Baker (8–1) | Baker (9–1) | Friends (11–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Dordt | Dordt (1–0) | Morningside (2–1) | Benedictine (KS) (3–1) | Saint Xavier (3–1) | Southern Oregon (4–1) | Texas Wesleyan (5–0) | MidAmerica Nazarene (6–0) | Montana Tech (6–2) т | Northwestern (IA) (6–2) | MidAmerica Nazarene (8–1) | MidAmerica Nazarene (9–1) | Southwestern (KS) (11–2) | 13. |
| 14. | Evangel | Morningside (1–1) | Benedictine (KS) (2–1) | Southern Oregon (3–0) | Texas Wesleyan (4–0) т | Texas Wesleyan (4–0) | MidAmerica Nazarene (5–0) | Georgetown (KY) (4–2) | Georgetown (KY) (5–2) т | Carroll (MT) (7–1) | Southern Oregon (8–2) | Dickinson State (9–1) | Dickinson State (10–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Dickinson State | Montana Tech (2–0) | Georgetown (KY) (1–2) | Georgetown (KY) (1–2) | College of Idaho (3–2) т | College of Idaho (4–2) | Montana Tech (4–2) | Montana Tech (5–2) | Baker (6–1) | Baker (7–1) | Dickinson State (8–1) | OUAZ (8–1) | MidAmerica Nazarene (9–2) | 15. |
| 16. | OUAZ | Evangel (2–0) | Evangel (3–0) | Baker (3–0) | Montana Tech (3–1) | MidAmerica Nazarene (5–0) | Georgetown (KY) (3–2) | Bethel (TN) (5–1) | Evangel (7–0) | Southern Oregon (7–2) | Dordt (7–2) | Southeastern (7–2) | OUAZ (8–2) | 16. |
| 17. | Baker | Dicksinson State (2–0) | Baker (2–0) | Evangel (3–0) | MidAmerica Nazarene (4–0) | Georgetown (KY) (2–2) | Marian (IN) (4–1) | Baker (5–1) | Dickinson State (6–1) | Dickinson State (7–1) | OUAZ (7–1) | Concordia (NE) (8–2) | Baker (9–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Reinhardt | Baker (1–0) | Texas Wesleyan (3–0) | Texas Wesleyan (4–0) | Georgetown (KY) (2–2) | Evangel (5–0) | Saint Xavier (4–2) | Marian (IN) (5–1) | Southeastern (5–1) | OUAZ (7–1) | Saint Francis (IN) (8–2) | Dordt (8–2) | Concordia (NE) (8–2) т | 18. |
| 19. | Benedictine (KS) | Texas Wesleyan (2–0) | MidAmerica Nazarene (2–0) | College of Idaho (2–2) | Evangel (4–0) | Baker (4–1) | Baker (4–1) | Friends (7–0) | St. Francis (IL) (6–1) | Southeastern (5–2) | Southeastern (6–2) | Friends (10–1)т | Southeastern (7–2) т | 19. |
| 20. | Lindsey Wilson | MidAmerica Nazarene (1–0) | Southern Oregon (2–0) | MidAmerica Nazarene (3–0) | Baker (3–1) | Saint Xavier (3–2) | Evangel (5–0) | Evangel (6–0) | OUAZ (6–1) | Friends (8–1) | Concordia (NE) (7–2) | Southwestern (KS) (10–1)т | Dordt (8–2) | 20. |
| 21. | Montana Tech | Freinds (2–0) | Friends (3–0) | Friends (4–0) | Dickinson State (3–1) | Dickinson State (4–1) | Southwestern (KS) (6–0) | Dickinson State (6–1) | Carroll (MT) (6–1) | Evangel (7–1) | Southwestern (KS) (9–1) | Campbellsville (9–2) | Campbellsville (9–2) | 21. |
| 22. | Louisiana Christian | Reinhardt (1–1) | Dickinson State (2–1) | Dickinson State (2–1) | Freinds (5–0) т | Southwestern (KS) (6–0) | Dickinson State (5–1) | Southeastern (4–1) | Cumberland (TN) (6–2) | Saint Francis (IN) (6–2) | Friends (9–1) | Taylor (IN) (9–2) т | Pikeville (6–6) | 22. |
| 23. | MidAmerica Nazarene | Southern Oregon (1–0) | Lindsey Wilson (2–1) | St. Francis (IL) (3–0) т | Southwestern (KS) (5–0) т | Friends (6–0) | Friends (6–0) | St. Francis (IL) (5–1) | Friends (7–1) | Concordia (NE) (7–2) | Carroll (MT) (7–2) | Southern Oregon (8–3) т | Saint Francis (IN) (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Friends | OUAZ (0–1) | Southwestern (KS) (3–0) | Lindsey Wilson (2–1) т | Lindsey Wilson (2–1) | Lindsey Wilson (3–1) | OUAZ (4–1) | OUAZ (5–1) | College of Idaho (6–3) | Campbellsville (8–1) | St. Francis (IL) (7–2) | Marian (IN) (8–2) | Southern Oregon (8–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Kansas Wesleyan | Lindsey Wilson (1–1) | St. Francis (IL) (2–0) | Southwestern (KS) (4–0) | OUAZ (2–1) | OUAZ (3–1) | Campbellsville (6–0) | Cumberland (TN) (5–2) | Bethel (TN) (5–2) | Southwestern (KS) (8–1) | Campbellsville (8–2) | Saint Francis (IN) (8–3) | Taylor (IN) (9–2) | 25. |
| Preseason August 19 [15] | Week 1 September 9 [16] | Week 2 September 16 [17] | Week 3 September 23 [18] | Week 4 September 30 [19] | Week 5 October 7 [20] | Week 6 October 14 [21] | Week 7 October 21 [22] | Week 8 October 28 [23] | Week 9 November 4 [24] | Week 10 November 11 [25] | Week 11 (Final) November 17 [26] | Final January 6 [27] | ||
| Dropped: Louisiana Christian (0–1) Kansas Wesleyan (1–1) | Dropped: Reinhardt (1–2) OUAZ (0–1) | None | Dropped: St. Francis (IL) (3–1) | None | Dropped: Lindsey Wilson (3–2) | Dropped: Saint Xavier (4–3) Southwestern (KS) (6–1) Campbellsville (6–1) | Dropped: Marian (IN) (5–2) | Dropped: St. Francis (IL) (7–3) Cumberland (TN) (7–2) College of Idaho (6–4) Bethel (TN) (5–3) | Dropped: Evangel (7–2) | Dropped: Carroll (MT) (7–3) St. Francis (IL) (7–3) | Dropped: Marian (IN) (8–2) |