# 2013 NAIA football season

The 2013 NAIA football season was the component of the 2013 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 21, at Barron Stadium in Rome, Georgia. The Grand View Vikings defeated the Cumberlands Patriots, 35–23, in the title game to win the program's first NAIA championship.

## Conference standings

2013 Central States Football League standings :
| 2013 Central States Football League standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 22 Langston $*  5 –0  6 –4   SAGU  4 –1  6 –4   Bacone  3 –2  7 –4   Oklahoma Baptist  2 –3  3 –8   Texas College  1 –4  1 –9   Wayland Baptist  0 –5  0 –10   $ – Conference champion * – Langston later forfeited three wins. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2013 Frontier Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Carroll (MT) $^  9 –1  12 –2   No. 11 Rocky Mountain ^  7 –3  8 –4   Southern Oregon  7 –3  7 –4   No. 25 Eastern Oregon  6 –4  6 –5   Montana Western  4 –6  4 –6   Montana State–Northern  4 –6  4 –6   Montana Tech  3 –7  3 –7   Dickinson State  0 –10  1 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2013 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 Morningside $^  8 –1  11 –2   No. 20 Dakota Wesleyan  7 –2  8 –3   No. 13 Northwestern (IA) ^  7 –2  8 –3   Nebraska Wesleyan  6 –3  6 –4   Concordia (NE)  5 –4  7 –4   Doane  5 –4  5 –5   Midland  3 –6  4 –6   Briar Cliff  3 –6  4 –7   Hastings  1 –8  2 –8   Dordt  0 –9  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2013 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Baker +^  8 –1  11 –2   No. 11 Benedictine (KS) +^  8 –1  10 –2   No. 7 Missouri Valley +^  8 –1  9 –3   No. 23 Peru State  5 –4  7 –4   MidAmerica Nazarene  5 –4  5 –5   Evangel  4 –5  4 –6   Central Methodist  3 –6  4 –7   Avila  2 –7  4 –7   Culver–Stockton  2 –7  2 –9   Graceland  0 –9  1 –10   + – Conference co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2013 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 14 Sterling $^  8 –1  9 –3   No. 8 Tabor ^  7 –2  10 –3   No. 17 Friends  7 –2  8 –3   No. 15 Ottawa ^  7 –2  8 –4   McPherson  4 –5  5 –6   Southwestern (KS)  4 –5  5 –6   Kansas Wesleyan  3 –6  4 –7   Saint Mary (KS)  3 –6  4 –7   Bethany (KS)  1 –8  2 –9   Bethel (KS)  1 –8  2 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2013 Mid-South Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Division No. 2 Cumberlands (KY) x^  6 –0  13 –1   No. 12 Georgetown (KY) ^  5 –1  7 –4   No. 19 Lindsey Wilson  3 –3  8 –3   Pikeville  3 –3  7 –4   Kentucky Christian  2 –4  3 –8   Union (KY)  2 –4  3 –8   Bluefield  0 –6  0 –11   West Division No. 10 Faulkner x^  4 –1  9 –3   Reinhardt x  4 –1  6 –4   No. 23 Cumberland (TN)  3 –2  7 –4   Campbellsville  3 –2  4 –6   Belhaven  1 –4  3 –8   Bethel (TN)  0 –5  2 –9   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll |
| 2013 Mid-States Football Association standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mideast League No. 6 St. Francis (IN) x^  5 –1  9 –3   No. 21 St. Francis (IL)  4 –2  7 –4   Marian (IN)  4 –2  6 –5   Robert Morris (IL)  3 –3  7 –4   Taylor  3 –3  5 –5   Siena Heights  2 –4  5 –5   Concordia (MI)  0 –6  1 –9   Midwest League No. 1 Grand View x^  6 –0  14 –0   No. 16 St. Ambrose ^  5 –1  7 –4   No. 18 Saint Xavier  4 –2  7 –4   William Penn  3 –3  5 –6   Trinity International  2 –4  5 –5   Olivet Nazarene  1 –5  3 –8   Waldorf  0 –6  1 –10   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll | 2013 North Star Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Valley City State +  3 –1  5 –5   Jamestown +  3 –1  3 –7   Mayville State  2 –2  7 –4   Dakota State  2 –2  3 –8   Presentation  0 –4  5 –5   + – Conference co-champions | 2013 NAIA independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Ave Maria   –  8 –2   Menlo   –  5 –5   Webber International   –  5 –5   Lindenwood–Belleville   –  4 –7   Point   –  3 –7   Edward Waters   –  2 –9   Haskell   –  1 –7   Warner   –  1 –10 |