2008 NAIA football rankings

August 2023 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week *   NAIA National Champion| т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol One human poll made up the 2008 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. Once the regular season was complete, the NAIA sponsored a 16-team playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was then taken after completion of the 2008 NAIA Football National Championship.http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/week-by-weekpolls/FB.pdf?SPSID=640523&SPID=96219&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27900 Football Week-by-Week Coaches' Polls National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics October 5, 2016 September 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160929023654/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/week-by-weekpolls/FB.pdf?SPSID=640523&SPID=96219&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27900 dead Poll release dates The poll release dates were: April 21, 2008 (Spring) August 11, 2008 (Preseason) September 15, 2008 September 22, 2008 September 29, 2008 October 6, 2008 October 13, 2008 October 20, 2008 October 27, 2008 November 3, 2008 November 10, 2008 November 16, 2008 (Final) January 12, 2009 (Postseason) Week by week poll 0-Spring 0-Preseason Poll 1 Poll 2 Poll 3 Poll 4 Poll 5 Poll 6 Poll 7 Poll 8 Poll 9 Final Postseason Apr 21 Aug 11 Sep 15 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 06 Oct 13 Oct 20 Oct 27 Nov 03 Nov 10 Nov 16 Jan 12 Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Missouri Valley Saint Francis (IN) Bethel (TN) Ohio Dominican Morningside (IA) Saint Xavier (IL) Lindenwood (MO) St. Ambrose (IA) Friends (KS) Jamestown (ND) Virginia-Wise MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Northwestern (IA) Cumberlands (KY) Northwestern Oklahoma State Bethel (KS) Black Hills State (SD) Azusa Pacific (CA) Montana Tech Sterling (KS) Georgetown (KY) Malone (OH) Nebraska Wesleyan Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Missouri Valley Saint Francis (IN) Ohio Dominican u Bethel (TN) d Morningside (IA) Saint Xavier (IL) Lindenwood (MO) St. Ambrose (IA) Friends (KS) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u Northwestern (IA) u Virginia-Wise d Northwestern Oklahoma State u Georgetown (KY) u Bethel (KS) u Black Hills State (SD) u (T) Jamestown (ND) d (T) Minot State (ND) y Montana Tech Cumberlands (KY) d Azusa Pacific (CA) d Malone (OH) McKendree (IL) y Nebraska Wesleyan Sterling (KS) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Missouri Valley Saint Francis (IN) Ohio Dominican Morningside (IA) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u Virginia-Wise u Friends (KS) u St. Ambrose (IA) Lindenwood (MO) d Northwestern Oklahoma State u Bethel (KS) u Northwestern (IA) d Montana State-Northern y Jamestown (ND) u Georgetown (KY) d (T) Black Hills State (SD) (T) Union (KY) y Valley City State (ND) y Cumberlands (KY) u St. Francis (IL) y Southern Nazarene (OK) y Bethel (TN) d Midland Lutheran (NB) y Azusa Pacific (CA) Malone (OH) McKendree (IL) Minot State (ND) Montana Tech Saint Xavier (IL) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Missouri Valley Saint Francis (IN) Morningside (IA) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u Virginia-Wise u Friends (KS) u Ohio Dominican d St. Ambrose (IA) Lindenwood (MO) Northwestern Oklahoma State (T) Bethel (KS) (T) Northwestern (IA) u Jamestown (ND) u Union (KY) u Montana State-Northern d Georgetown (KY) d Black Hills State (SD) d Cumberlands (KY) u St. Francis (IL) u Midland Lutheran (NB) u Langston (OK) y Valley City State (ND) d Saint Xavier (IL) y Bethel (TN) Southern Nazarene (OK) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Missouri Valley Saint Francis (IN) Morningside (IA) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Friends (KS) u Ohio Dominican u Lindenwood (MO) u Northwestern Oklahoma State u Northwestern (IA) u Union (KY) u Virginia-Wise d Montana State-Northern u Black Hills State (SD) u St. Ambrose (IA) d Cumberlands (KY) u St. Francis (IL) u Midland Lutheran (NB) u Bethel (KS) d Saint Xavier (IL) u Langston (OK) u Shorter (GA) y Jamestown (ND) d Sterling (KS) y Georgetown (KY) Valley City State (ND) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Missouri Valley Saint Francis (IN) Morningside (IA) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Friends (KS) Lindenwood (MO) u Northwestern Oklahoma State u Northwestern (IA) u Union (KY) u Virginia-Wise u Montana State-Northern u Black Hills State (SD) u Ohio Dominican d Cumberlands (KY) u St. Ambrose (IA) d Bethel (KS) u Saint Xavier (IL) u Shorter (GA) u Langston (OK) u St. Francis (IL) d Jamestown (ND) u (T) Midland Lutheran (NB) d (T) Malone (OH) y Sterling (KS) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Missouri Valley Saint Francis (IN) Morningside (IA) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Friends (KS) Lindenwood (MO) Northwestern Oklahoma State Northwestern (IA) Virginia-Wise u Montana State-Northern u Black Hills State (SD) u Cumberlands (KY) u St. Ambrose (IA) u Saint Xavier (IL) u Union (KY) d Bethel (KS) Langston (OK) u St. Francis (IL) u Jamestown (ND) u Malone (OH) u Ohio Dominican d Ottawa (KS) y Lambuth (TN) y Midland Lutheran (NB) Shorter (GA) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Saint Francis (IN) u Morningside (IA) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u Friends (KS) u Lindenwood (MO) u Northwestern Oklahoma State u Missouri Valley d Northwestern (IA) Virginia-Wise Cumberlands (KY) u Saint Xavier (IL) u Union (KY) u Bethel (KS) u Langston (OK) u Black Hills State (SD) d Malone (OH) u Montana State-Northern d Jamestown (ND) u Lambuth (TN) u Ottawa (KS) u St. Ambrose (IA) d Ohio Dominican d Shorter (GA) y St. Francis (IL) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Saint Francis (IN) Morningside (IA) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Friends (KS) Missouri Valley u Northwestern (IA) u Lindenwood (MO) d Virginia-Wise u Cumberlands (KY) u Saint Xavier (IL) u Langston (OK) u Bethel (KS) u Northwestern Oklahoma State d Malone (OH) u Lambuth (TN) u Jamestown (ND) u Ottawa (KS) u Dickinson State (SD) y Union (KY) d Shorter (GA) u St. Ambrose (IA) Baker (KS) y Ohio Dominican d Black Hills State (SD) Montana State-Northern Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Saint Francis (IN) Morningside (IA) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Friends (KS) Lindenwood (MO) u Cumberlands (KY) u Langston (OK) u Malone (OH) u Northwestern Oklahoma State u Northwestern (IA) d Lambuth (TN) u Missouri Valley d Baker (KS) u Virginia-Wise d Ottawa (KS) u Union (KY) u Saint Xavier (IL) d Dickinson State (SD) Shorter (GA) u St. Ambrose (IA) u Bethel (KS) d Ohio Dominican u Minot State (ND) y Jamestown (ND) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Saint Francis (IN) Morningside (IA) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Friends (KS) Lindenwood (MO) Cumberlands (KY) Langston (OK) Northwestern Oklahoma State u Lambuth (TN) u Missouri Valley u Malone (OH) d Ottawa (KS) u Union (KY) u Baker (KS) d Dickinson State (SD) u Saint Xavier (IL) u Shorter (GA) u St. Ambrose (IA) u Northwestern (IA) d Virginia-Wise d Ohio Dominican u Montana State-Northern y Dakota Wesleyan (SD) y Bethel (KS) Minot State (ND) Carroll (MT) Sioux Falls (SD) Saint Francis (IN) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u Friends (KS) u Morningside (IA) d Lindenwood (MO) Cumberlands (KY) Langston (OK) Northwestern Oklahoma State Union (KY) u Shorter (GA) u Baker (KS) u Dickinson State (SD) u St. Ambrose (IA) u (T) Lambuth (TN) d (T) Ohio Dominican u Missouri Valley d Northwestern (IA) u Ottawa (KS) d Virginia-Wise u Malone (OH) d Montana State-Northern u Saint Xavier (IL) d Dakota Wesleyan (SD) *Sioux Falls (SD) u Carroll (MT) d Lindenwood (MO) u Saint Francis (IN) d Morningside (IA) u Cumberlands (KY) Langston (OK) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) d Friends (KS) d Union (KY) u Shorter (GA) u Baker (KS) u Dickinson State (SD) u St. Ambrose (IA) u Lambuth (TN) u Ohio Dominican u Missouri Valley u Northwestern (IA) u Virginia-Wise u Ottawa (KS) Montana State-Northern u Saint Xavier (IL) u Dakota Wesleyan (SD) u Malone (OH) d Jamestown (ND) y Northwestern Oklahoma State 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 postseason poll of the 2008 season, the teams 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. In 1999, the results of a postseason poll, if one was conducted, are not known. Therefore, an additional poll has been presumed, and the #1 postseason ranking has been credited to the postseason tournament champion, the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers. TeamTotal #1 Rankings2008 Carroll Fighting Saints Carroll College (Montana) Carroll (MT)53 (5)Sioux Falls (SD)30 (2)2008 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown College (Kentucky) Georgetown (KY)23 (2)2008 Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Northwestern Oklahoma State University Northwestern Oklahoma State12 (1)2008 Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific (CA)3Saint Francis (IN)3 References Rankings Category:NAIA football rankings