Carroll has now been ranked in the Top 5 in the last 40 straight polls dating back to November of 2004. CC has been No. 1 in 24 of those rankings. The No. 1 preseason slot has been a familiar one as CC was the preseason favorite from 2003-06. Sioux Falls held No. 1 in the 2007 preseason poll.
Two Semifinal teams from a year ago hold the No. 3 and No. 4 rankings in Missouri Valley and Saint Francis (Ind.). Ohio Dominican rounds out the Top 5 with the No. 5 position. ODU welcomes back NAIA record-holder Cris Reisert at quarterback. Reisert set NAIA single season records last year with the most passing yards (5,434) and touchdowns responsible for (57).
A few notable early season games to watch out for: No. 1 Carroll (Mont.) at No. 23 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) on Aug. 30, No. 8 Saint Xavier (Ill.) at Wisconsin-Whitewater (2007 NCAA Division III Champions) on Sept. 5, No. 9 Lindenwood (Mo.) at No. 12 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) on Sept. 6, No. 2 Sioux Falls (S.D.) at Nebraska Wesleyan (RV) on Sept. 6, No. 25 McKendree (Ill.) at No. 16 Georgetown (Ky.) on Sept. 6.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and independents. The first regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Sept. 15.
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2008 NAIA Football Top 25 Preseason Coaches' Poll - (Aug. 11)
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2007 FINAL RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
Carroll College (Mont.) |
15 |
15-0 |
340 |
|
2 |
University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
13-1 |
327 | |
|
3 |
Missouri Valley College |
10-3 |
308 | |
|
4 |
University of Saint Francis (Ind.) |
11-2 |
297 | |
|
5 |
Ohio Dominican University |
12-1 |
292 | |
|
6 |
Bethel College (Tenn.) |
11-2 |
280 | |
|
7 |
Morningside College (Iowa) |
9-3 |
261 | |
|
8 |
Saint Xavier University (Ill.) |
10-3 |
248 | |
|
9 |
Lindenwood University (Mo.) |
10-2 |
237 | |
|
10 |
Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) |
8-3 |
198 | |
|
11 |
Friends University (Kan.) |
9-2 |
183 | |
|
12 |
MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) |
9-3 |
181 | |
|
13 |
Northwestern College (Iowa) |
8-2 |
164 | |
|
14 |
University of Virginia's College at Wise |
9-2 |
131 | |
|
15 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State University |
8-4 |
129 | |
|
16 |
Georgetown College (Ky.) |
6-4 |
124 | |
|
17 |
Bethel College (Kan.) |
8-1 |
115 | |
|
18 |
Black Hills State University (S.D.) |
7-4 |
111 | |
|
T19 |
Jamestown College (N.D.) |
9-2 |
105 | |
|
T19 |
Minot State University (N.D.) |
6-4 |
105 | |
|
21 |
Montana Tech of the Univ of Montana |
7-4 |
98 | |
|
22 |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) |
8-3 |
93 | |
|
23 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
6-5 |
77 | |
|
24 |
Malone College (Ohio) |
8-4 |
41 | |
|
25 |
McKendree University (Ill.) |
6-4 |
38 |
Others receiving votes:
Nebraska Wesleyan University 22; Sterling College (Kan.) 21; Cumberland University (Tenn.) 21; Shorter College (Ga.) 6; Montana State University-Northern 3; Langston University (Okla.) 3; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 1; Southern Oregon University 1; Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) 1; Hastings College (Neb.) 1
| Lindenwood at | 86 |
| Tabor College | 67 |
| Sterling Classic | |
| William Jewell at | 4:00pm |
| Mesa State College | CST |
| Culver-Stockton at | 5:15pm |
| Southeast Missouri | CST |
| Exhibition | |
| Graceland at | 8:00pm |
| TBA | CST |
| Mitsubishi Shootout | |
| Lindenwood vs | 4:00pm |
| Cardinal Stritch University | CST |
| Maryville Classic | |
| William Jewell vs | 5:30pm |
| Briarcliff College | CST |
| Played at Northwest Missouri State | |
| Missouri Valley at | 6:00pm |
| William Woods University | CST |
| Haskell Indian Nations University at | 6:00pm |
| Graceland | CST |
| Evangel at | 7:30pm |
| Northwest Missouri State | CST |
| Northwest Missouri State University Classic, Maryville | |
| Avila at | 7:30pm |
| TBA | CST |
| University of Illinois/Springfield Classic - Nov 21-22 | |
| MidAmerica Nazarene at | 8:00pm |
| John Brown University | CST |
| Graceland at | |
| TBA | |
| Mitsubishi Shootout | |
| Evangel at | 2:00pm |
| Campbellsville University | CST |
| Avila at | 3:00pm |
| William Woods University | CST |
| Missouri Valley at | 4:00pm |
| Missouri Baptist College | CST |
| McKendree College at | 4:00pm |
| Benedictine | CST |
| Culver-Stockton at | 7:00pm |
| Ashford University | CST |
| Central Methodist at | 7:00pm |
| Central Missouri State | CST |
| Culver-Stockton at | 7:00pm |
| Ashford University | CST |
| Lindenwood at | 8:00pm |
| Sterling College | CST |
| Sterling Classic | |
| William Jewell at | 7:30am |
| Northwest Missouri State | CST |
| Lindenwood vs | 1:00pm |
| Coe College | CST |
| Maryville Classic | |
| MidAmerica Nazarene vs | 1:00pm |
| College of the Ozarks | CST |
| John Brown Classic | |
| Avila at | 2:00pm |
| TBA | CST |
| University of Illinois/Springfield Classic - Nov 21-22 | |
| Evangel vs | 5:30pm |
| Briar Cliff University | CST |
| Northwest Missouri State University Classic, Maryville | |
| Benedictine at | 6:00pm |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | CST |
| Culver-Stockton at | 7:00pm |
| McKendree College | CST |
| Lindenwood at | |
| NAIA National Championship | |
| Central Methodist at | |
| NAIA National Meet | |
| Lindenwood at | |
| NAIA National Championship | |
| Central Methodist at | |
| NAIA National Meet | |
| Baker at | |
| NAIA National | |
| Langston University at | 1:00pm |
| MidAmerica Nazarene | CST |
| NAIA Football Championship Series - First Round | |
| Baker at | 1:00pm |
| Morningside College | CST |
| NAIA Football Championship Series - First Round | |
| Lambuth University at | 1:30pm |
| Lindenwood | CST |
| NAIA Football Championship Series - First-Round | |
| Park University at | 7:00pm |
| Baker | CST |
| NAIA National Playoffs Round 1 | |
| Hastings College at | 4:00pm |
| Graceland | CST |
| NAIA National Tournament Opening Round | |
| Benedictine at | 4:00pm |
| California State University-San Marcos | CST |
| 2008 NAIA National Championship, Opening Round Match (Please note match time is 2 p.m. Pacific Time) | |
