| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Postseason | Single-elimination |
The 2025 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 | ||
(#–#) | Win–loss record | |
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| Preseason August 25 [1] | Week 1 September 15 [2] | Week 2 September 22 [3] | Week 3 September 29 [4] | Week 4 October 6 [5] | Week 5 October 13 [6] | Week 6 October 20 | Week 7 October 27 | Week 8 November 3 | Week 9 November 10 | Week 10 (Final) November 16 | Final January 5 | ||
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| 1. | Grand View (16) | Grand View (2–0) (16) | Grand View (3–0) (16) | Grand View (4–0) (16) | Grand View (5–0) (15) | Grand View (5–0) (15) | 1. | ||||||
| 2. | Keiser | Keiser (2–0) | Keiser (3–0) | Keiser (3–0) | Keiser (4–0) | Keiser (5–0) | 2. | ||||||
| 3. | Morningside | Benedictine (KS) (2–1) | Benedictine (KS) (3–1) | Benedictine (KS) (4–1) | Benedictine (KS) (5–1) | Benedictine (KS) (5–1) | 3. | ||||||
| 4. | Benedictine (KS) | Morningside (1–1) | Morningside (2–1) | Morningside (3–1) | Morningside (4–1) | Morningside (5–1) | 4. | ||||||
| 5. | Montana Western | Indiana Wesleyan (2–1) | Indiana Wesleyan (3–1) | Montana Tech (5–0) | Friends (6–0) | Friends (6–0) | 5. | ||||||
| 6. | Indiana Wesleyan | Georgetown (KY) (3–0) | Montana Tech (4–0) | Friends (5–0) | Lindsey Wilson (5–0) | Montana Tech (7–0) | 6. | ||||||
| 7. | Northwestern (IA) | Montana Tech (3–0) | Friends (4–0) | Lindsey Wilson (4–0) | Montana Tech (6–0) | Lindsey Wilson (6–0) | 7. | ||||||
| 8. | St. Thomas (FL) | Friends (3–0) | Lindsey Wilson (4–0) | Montana Western (3–1) | Montana Western (4–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (4–1) | 8. | ||||||
| 9. | Georgetown (KY) | Montana Western (1–1) | Montana Western (2–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (2–1) | St. Thomas (FL) (3–1) | Campbellsville (5–0) | 9. | ||||||
| 10. | Texas Wesleyan | Lindsey Wilson (3–0) | St. Thomas (FL) (2–1) | Southeastern (3–0) | Campbellsville (5–0) | Dordt (5–0) | 10. | ||||||
| 11. | Montana Tech | Dickinson State (2–0) | Southeastern (3–0) | Georgetown (KY) (3–1) | Dordt (4–0) | Marian (IN) (5–1) | 11. | ||||||
| 12. | Friends | MidAmerica Nazarene (3–0) | Georgetown (KY) (3–1) | Campbellsville (4–0) | Marian (IN) (4–1) | Carroll (MT) (5–1) | 12. | ||||||
| 13. | Dickinson State | Southeastern (2–0) | Campbellsville (4–0) | Dordt (3–0) | OUAZ (4–0) | OUAZ (5–0) | 13. | ||||||
| 14. | Southwestern (KS) | St. Thomas (FL) (1–1) | Northwestern (IA) (2–1) | Marian (IN) (3–1) | Indiana Wesleyan (4–2) т | Indiana Wesleyan (4–2) | 14. | ||||||
| 15. | MidAmerica Nazarene | Northwestern (IA) (1–1) | Dordt (2–0) | OUAZ (3–0) | Carroll (MT) (4–1) т | Montana Western (4–2) | 15. | ||||||
| 16. | Baker (KS) | Campbellsville (3–0) | OUAZ (3–0) | Indiana Wesleyan (3–2) | Southwestern (KS) (5–1) | Southwestern (KS) (5–1) | 16. | ||||||
| 17. | Southeastern | Dordt (2–0) | Southwestern (KS) (3–1) | Carroll (MT) (3–1) | Concordia (NE) (4–0) | Southeastern (4–1) | 17. | ||||||
| 18. | OUAZ | OUAZ (2–0) | Carroll (MT) (2–1) | Southwestern (KS) (4–1) | Southeastern (3–1) | Georgetown (KY) (4–2) | 18. | ||||||
| 19. | Dordt | Texas Wesleyan (1–1) | Marian (IN) (2–1) | Concordia (NE) (3–0) | Georgetown (KY) (3–2) | Texas Wesleyan (4–2) | 19. | ||||||
| 20. | Campbellsville | Southwestern (KS) (2–1) | Dickinson State (2–1) | William Penn (5–0) | Texas Wesleyan (3–2) | McPherson (6–0) т | 20. | ||||||
| 21. | Concordia (NE) | Marian (IN) (2–1) | Concordia (NE) (2–0) | Texas Wesleyan (2–2) | McPherson (6–0) | College of Idaho (4–1) т | 21. | ||||||
| 22. | Southern Oregon | Evangel (3–0) | Texas Wesleyan (1–2) | Northwestern (IA) (2–2) | College of Idaho (4–1) | MidAmerica Nazarene (5–1) | 22. | ||||||
| 23. | Marian (IN) | Concordia (NE) (2–0) | MidAmerica Nazarene (3–1) | MidAmerica Nazarene (4–1) | MidAmerica Nazarene (5–1) | Olivet Nazarene (4–1) | 23. | ||||||
| 24. | Saint Francis (IN) | Southern Oregon (1–1) | William Penn (4–0) | McPherson (5–0) | Olivet Nazarene (3–1) | Saint Francis (IN) (5–1) | 24. | ||||||
| 25. | Carroll (MT) | Carroll (MT) (1–1) | College of Idaho (3–0) | College of Idaho (3–1) | Saint Francis (IN) (4–1) | William Penn (5–1) | 25. | ||||||
| Preseason August 25 [7] | Week 1 September 15 [8] | Week 2 September 22 [9] | Week 3 September 29 [10] | Week 4 October 6 [11] | Week 5 October 13 [12] | Week 6 October 20 | Week 7 October 27 | Week 8 November 3 | Week 9 November 10 | Week 10 (Final) November 16 | Final January 5 | ||
| Dropped: Baker (KS) (0–2) Saint Francis (IN) (2–1) | Dropped: Evangel (3–1) Southern Oregon (1–2) | Dropped: Dickinson State (2–2) | Dropped: William Penn (5–1) Northwestern (IA) (2–3) | Dropped: Concordia (NE) (4–1) | None | None | None | None | None | None |