# 2015 NAIA football rankings

One human poll makes up the 2015 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. When the regular season is complete, the NAIA plans to sponsor a playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll will be taken after completion of the 2015 NAIA Football National Championship.

## Poll release dates

The poll release dates are scheduled to be:
2015 Poll Release Dates :
| Spring | April 13 |
| Preseason | August 10 |
| Week 1 | September 14 |
| Week 2 | September 21 |
| Week 3 | September 28 |
| Week 4 | October 5 |
| Week 5 | October 12 |
| Week 6 | October 19 |
| Week 7 | October 26 |
| Week 8 | November 2 |
| Week 9 | November 9 |
| Week 10 (Final Regular Season) | November 15 |
| Postseason | December 21 |

## Week by week rankings

| | Week 0-Spring Apr 13 | Week 0-Preseason Aug 10 | Week 1-Poll 1 Sep 14 | Week 2-Poll 2 Sep 21 | Week 3-Poll 3 Sep 28 | Week 4-Poll 4 Oct 5 | Week 5-Poll 5 Oct 12 | Week 6-Poll 6 Oct 19 | Week 7-Poll 7 Oct 26 | Week 8-Poll 8 Nov 2 | Week 9-Poll 9 Nov 9 | Week 10-Final Nov 15 | Week 11-Postseason Dec 21 | |
| 1. | Southern Oregon | (T) Southern Oregon | Marian (IN) | Morningside (IA) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Southern Oregon | Southern Oregon | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | Marian (IN) | 1. |
| 2. | Marian (IN) | (T) Marian (IN) | Morningside (IA) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Southern Oregon | Southern Oregon | Southern Oregon | Southern Oregon | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | Baker (KS) | Baker (KS) | Southern Oregon | 2. |
| 3. | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Baker (KS) | Faulkner (AL) | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | Morningside (IA) | Baker (KS) | Baker (KS) | Grand View (IA) | Grand View (IA) | Morningside (IA) | 3. |
| 4. | Saint Xavier (IL) | (T) Saint Xavier (IL) | Southern Oregon | (T) Southern Oregon | Morningside (IA) | Carroll (MT) | Baker (KS) | Baker (KS) | Grand View (IA) | Grand View (IA) | Doane (NE) | Saint Francis (IN) | Saint Francis (IN) | 4. |
| 5. | Carroll (MT) | (T) Carroll (MT) | Faulkner (AL) | (T) Faulkner (AL) | Carroll (MT) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Grand View (IA) | Grand View (IA) | Doane (NE) | Doane (NE) | Saint Francis (IN) | Montana Tech | Baker (KS) | 5. |
| 6. | Grand View (IA) | Grand View (IA) | Baker (KS) | Carroll (MT) | Marian (IN) | Baker (KS) | Doane (NE) | Doane (NE) | Reinhardt (GA) | Saint Francis (IN) | Montana Tech | Marian (IN) | Grand View (IA) | 6. |
| 7. | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Carroll (MT) | Robert Morris (IL) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Grand View (IA) | Saint Francis (IN) | Saint Francis (IN) | Saint Francis (IN) | Reinhardt (GA) | Marian (IN) | Southern Oregon | Montana Tech | 7. |
| 8. | Missouri Valley (MO) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Marian (IN) | Baker (KS) | Doane (NE) | Reinhardt (GA) | Reinhardt (GA) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Marian (IN) | Southern Oregon | Tabor (KS) | Tabor (KS) | 8. |
| 9. | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Missouri Valley (MO) | Northwestern (IA) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Grand View (IA) | Saint Francis (IN) | Robert Morris (IL) | Robert Morris (IL) | Marian (IN) | Montana Tech | Tabor (KS) | Doane (NE) | Doane (NE) | 9. |
| 10. | Faulkner (AL) | Faulkner (AL) | Grand View (IA) | Northwestern (IA) | Doane (NE) | Faulkner (AL) | Marian (IN) | Marian (IN) | Montana Tech | Tabor (KS) | Montana Western | Kansas Wesleyan | Reinhardt (GA) | 10. |
| 11. | Georgetown (KY) | Georgetown (KY) | Robert Morris (IL) | Grand View (IA) | Saint Francis (IN) | Robert Morris (IL) | Carroll (MT) | Tabor (KS) | Tabor (KS) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Kansas Wesleyan | Campbellsville (KY) | Campbellsville (KY) | 11. |
| 12. | Northwestern (IA) | Northwestern (IA) | William Penn (IA) | William Penn (IA) | Robert Morris (IL) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Tabor (KS) | Montana Tech | Saint Xavier (IL) | Benedictine (KS) | Campbellsville (KY) | Reinhardt (GA) | Saint Xavier (IL) | 12. |
| 13. | Eastern Oregon | Eastern Oregon | Missouri Valley (MO) | Doane (NE) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Reinhardt (GA) | Montana Tech | Saint Xavier (IL) | William Penn (IA) | Montana Western | Reinhardt (GA) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | 13. |
| 14. | Ottawa (KS) | Ottawa (KS) | Doane (NE) | Saint Francis (IN) | Reinhardt (GA) | Marian (IN) | Saint Xavier (IL) | William Penn (IA) | Robert Morris (IL) | Kansas Wesleyan | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Kansas Wesleyan | 14. |
| 15. | Campbellsville (KY) | Baker (KS) | Montana Tech | Valley City State (ND) | Northwestern (IA) | Tabor (KS) | Kansas Wesleyan | Northwestern (IA) | Benedictine (KS) | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Montana Western | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | 15. |
| 16. | Baker (KS) | Campbellsville (KY) | Valley City State (ND) | Montana Western | Tabor (KS) | Montana Western | William Penn (IA) | Benedictine (KS) | Montana Western | St. Francis (IL) | Benedictine (KS) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Montana Western | 16. |
| 17. | Valley City State (ND) | Valley City State (ND) | Saint Francis (IN) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Montana Western | Montana Tech | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Montana Western | Kansas Wesleyan | Campbellsville (KY) | Saint Xavier (IL) | Point (GA) | Point (GA) | 17. |
| 18. | William Penn (IA) | Langston (OK) | Benedictine (KS) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Montana Tech | William Penn (IA) | Faulkner (AL) | Carroll (MT) | St. Francis (IL) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Point (GA) | (T) Dickinson State (ND) | (T) Dickinson State (ND) | 18. |
| 19. | Langston (OK) | William Penn (IA) | Montana Western | Reinhardt (GA) | William Penn (IA) | Kansas Wesleyan | St. Francis (IL) | Kansas Wesleyan | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | William Penn (IA) | William Penn (IA) | (T) St. Francis (IL) | (T) St. Francis (IL) | 19. |
| 20. | Robert Morris (IL) | Robert Morris (IL) | Webber International (FL) | Tabor (KS) | Peru State (NE) | Northwestern (IA) | Northwestern (IA) | St. Francis (IL) | Campbellsville (KY) | Cumberlands (KY) | Robert Morris (IL) | St. Ambrose (IA) | St. Ambrose (IA) | 20. |
| 21. | Friends (KS) | Friends (KS) | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | Montana Tech | Kansas Wesleyan | Benedictine (KS) | Benedictine (KS) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Cumberlands (KY) | Point (GA) | Dickinson State (ND) | Benedictine (KS) | Benedictine (KS) | 21. |
| 22. | Doane (NE) | (T) Doane (NE) | Dakota Wesleyan (SD) | Missouri Valley (MO) | Webber International (FL) | St. Francis (IL) | Montana Western | Campbellsville (KY) | Point (GA) | Northwestern (IA) | St. Francis (IL) | Arizona Christian | Arizona Christian | 22. |
| 23. | Webber International (FL) | (T) Tabor (KS) | Langston (OK) | Webber International (FL) | Benedictine (KS) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Webber International (FL) | Concordia (NE) | Northwestern (IA) | Robert Morris (IL) | St. Ambrose (IA) | (T) William Penn (IA) | (T) Faulkner (AL) | 23. |
| 24. | Tabor (KS) | Webber International (FL) | (T) Tabor (KS) | Kansas Wesleyan | St. Francis (IL) | Webber International (FL) | Dickinson State (ND) | Cumberlands (KY) | Concordia (NE) | Dickinson State (ND) | Arizona Christian | (T) Faulkner (AL) | (T) William Penn (IA) | 24. |
| 25. | Benedictine (KS) | Benedictine (KS) | (T) Reinhardt (GA) | Peru State (NE) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Dickinson State (ND) | St. Ambrose (IA) | Southeastern (FL) | SAGU | St. Ambrose (IA) | Faulkner (AL) | Georgetown (KY) | Georgetown (KY) | 25. |
| | Week 0-Spring Apr 13 | Week 0-Preseason Aug 10 | Week 1-Poll 1 Sep 14 | Week 2-Poll 2 Sep 21 | Week 3-Poll 3 Sep 28 | Week 4-Poll 4 Oct 5 | Week 5-Poll 5 Oct 12 | Week 6-Poll 6 Oct 19 | Week 7-Poll 7 Oct 26 | Week 8-Poll 8 Nov 2 | Week 9-Poll 9 Nov 9 | Week 10-Final Nov 15 | Week 11-Postseason Dec 21 | |
| | | Dropped: NONE | Dropped: Georgetown (KY)Eastern OregonOttawa (KS)Campbellsville (KY)Friends (KS) | Dropped: Benedictine (KS)Langston (OK) | Dropped: Valley City State (ND)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Missouri Valley (MO) | Dropped: Peru State (NE) | Dropped: NONE | Dropped: Faulkner (AL)Webber International (FL)Dickinson State (ND)St. Ambrose (IA) | Dropped: Carroll (MT)Southeastern (FL) | Dropped: Concordia (NE)SAGU | Dropped: Cumberlands (KY)Northwestern (IA) | Dropped: Robert Morris (IL) | Dropped: NONE | |
Legend :
| | No change in ranking |
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | NAIA National Champion |
| (т) | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## Leading vote-getters

Since the inception of the Coaches' Poll in 1999, the #1 ranking in the various weekly polls has been held by only a select group of teams. Through the end of 2015, the team and the number of times they have held the #1 weekly ranking are shown below. The number of times a team has been ranked #1 in the postseason poll (the national champion) is shown in parentheses.
There has been only one tie for the leading vote-getter in a weekly poll. In 2015, Southern Oregon was tied with Marian (IN) in the preseason poll.
In 1999, the results of a postseason poll, if one was conducted, are not known. Therefore, an additional poll was presumed, and the #1 postseason ranking has been credited to the postseason tournament champion, the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers.
| Team | Total #1 Rankings |
| Carroll (MT) | 57 (6) |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 55 (3) |
| Georgetown (KY) | 25 (2) |
| Morningside (IA) | 20 |
| Saint Xavier (IL) | 14 (1) |
| Marian (IN) | 12 (2) |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State | 12 (1) |
| Southern Oregon | 5 (1) |
| Grand View (IA) | 4 (1) |
| Lindsey Wilson (KY) | 4 |
| Azusa Pacific (CA) | 3 |
| Saint Francis (IN) | 3 |
| Cumberlands (KY) | 2 |