2011 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 2011 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 2011 NAIA Football National Championship.http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205320196 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics October 5, 2016 2011 Football Polls October 21, 2011 Poll release dates The poll release dates were: April 18, 2011 (Spring) August 8, 2011 (Preseason) September 12, 2011 September 19, 2011 September 26, 2011 October 3, 2011 October 10, 2011 October 17, 2011 October 24, 2011 October 31, 2011 November 7, 2011 November 13, 2011 (Final) December 19, 2011 (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 18http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205293543 Top 25 Poll - Spring April 18, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Aug 08http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205299642 Top 25 Poll - Preseason August 8, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Sep 12http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326680 Top 25 - No. 1 September 12, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Sep 19http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326606 Top 25 - No. 2 September 19, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Sep 26http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326285 Top 25 - No. 3 September 26, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Oct 03http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326709 Top 25 - No. 4 October 3, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Oct 10http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326691 Top 25 - No. 5 October 10, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Oct 17http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326693 Top 25 - No. 6 October 17, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Oct 24http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326289 Top 25 - No. 7 October 24, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Oct 31http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326715 Top 25 - No. 8 October 31, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Nov 07http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326717 Top 25 - No. 9 November 7, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Nov 13http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205326700 Top 25 - Final November 13, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Dec 19http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900&ATCLID=205350313 Top 25 - Postseason December 19, 2011 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Carroll (MT) (15) Carroll (MT) (14) Saint Xavier (IL) (15) u Saint Xavier (IL) (15) Saint Xavier (IL) (15) Saint Xavier (IL) (15) Saint Xavier (IL) (15) Saint Xavier (IL) (14) Saint Xavier (IL) (14) Saint Xavier (IL) (14) Marian (IN) (14) u Marian (IN) (13) *Saint Xavier (IL) (15) u Saint Xavier (IL) Saint Xavier (IL) Saint Francis (IN) u Saint Francis (IN) Saint Francis (IN) Marian (IN) u Marian (IN) Marian (IN) (1) Marian (IN) (1) Marian (IN) (1) Carroll (MT) (1) u Carroll (MT) (2) Carroll (MT) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Morningside (IA) u Marian (IN) u Marian (IN) Carroll (MT) u Carroll (MT) Carroll (MT) Carroll (MT) Carroll (MT) Georgetown (KY) u Georgetown (KY) Marian (IN) d Saint Francis (IN) Saint Francis (IN) Marian (IN) u Carroll (MT) u Carroll (MT) William Penn (IA) u Missouri Valley u Georgetown (KY) u Georgetown (KY) Georgetown (KY) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Georgetown (KY) d Morningside (IA) Morningside (IA) Carroll (MT) d William Penn (IA) u William Penn (IA) Missouri Valley u Georgetown (KY) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Saint Xavier (IL) d Saint Xavier (IL) Azusa Pacific (CA) u Marian (IN) Marian (IN) William Penn (IA) u Missouri Valley u Missouri Valley Georgetown (KY) u Saint Francis (IN) u Morningside (IA) u Morningside (IA) Morningside (IA) Morningside (IA) Morningside (IA) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) d Dickinson State (ND) Dickinson State (ND) Missouri Valley u Georgetown (KY) u Georgetown (KY) Saint Francis (IN) d MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u Benedictine (KS) u Missouri Valley u Missouri Valley Missouri Valley Missouri Valley Saint Francis (IN) u William Penn (IA) William Penn (IA) Georgetown (KY) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) Morningside (IA) u Azusa Pacific (CA) u William Penn (IA) u William Penn (IA) William Penn (IA) Azusa Pacific (CA) u St. Francis (IL) u McPherson (KS) Georgetown (KY) u MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) d (T) Midland (NE) d Eastern Oregon Morningside (IA) u Benedictine (KS) u (T) Missouri Valley d St. Francis (IL) u Benedictine (KS) u Azusa Pacific (CA) u Saint Francis (IN) u Morningside (IA) d Ottawa (KS) Ottawa (KS) Cumberlands (KY) u (T) Eastern Oregon d Morningside (IA) u Southern Nazarene (OK) u Azusa Pacific (CA) u (T) William Penn (IA) d Benedictine (KS) d Azusa Pacific (CA) u Saint Francis (IN) u Ottawa (KS) u Missouri Valley d Missouri Valley Missouri Valley Midland (NE) u Morningside (IA) d Southern Nazarene (OK) u Benedictine (KS) u William Penn (IA) d St. Francis (IL) u Azusa Pacific (CA) d Saint Francis (IN) u Ottawa (KS) u St. Francis (IL) u Ottawa (KS) d Georgetown (KY) McPherson (KS) d Eastern Oregon y Southern Nazarene (OK) u Benedictine (KS) u Azusa Pacific (CA) u St. Francis (IL) u Saint Francis (IN) d Saint Francis (IN) St. Ambrose (IA) u Valley City State (ND) u Valley City State (ND) Southern Nazarene (OK) u Northwestern Oklahoma State Northwestern Oklahoma State Southern Nazarene (OK) u Benedictine (KS) u Azusa Pacific (CA) u Doane (NE) u Dakota Wesleyan (SD) u St. Ambrose (IA) u St. Ambrose (IA) Ottawa (KS) u St. Francis (IL) u Bethel (TN) u Benedictine (KS) u Northwestern (IA) Northwestern (IA) Benedictine (KS) u Azusa Pacific (CA) u Midland (NE) d Bethany (KS) u St. Ambrose (IA) u Bethel (TN) u Ottawa (KS) u Cumberland (TN) u Bethel (TN) u Southern Nazarene (OK) u Bethel (TN) d Azusa Pacific (CA) Azusa Pacific (CA) Azusa Pacific (CA) Cumberlands (KY) d Bethany (KS) u St. Francis (IL) u Southern Nazarene (OK) d Ottawa (KS) u Cumberland (TN) u Valley City State (ND) u Southern Nazarene (OK) u Benedictine (KS) u William Penn (IA) u Cumberlands (KY) Cumberlands (KY) Northwestern (IA) d Bethany (KS) u St. Francis (IL) u Dakota Wesleyan (SD) u Ottawa (KS) u Valley City State (ND) u Valley City State (ND) St. Francis (IL) d Benedictine (KS) d William Penn (IA) d Valley City State (ND) d Midland (NE) Midland (NE) Campbellsville (KY) y Rocky Mountain (MT) u Doane (NE) u Eastern Oregon d Bethel (TN) u Cumberland (TN) u Doane (NE) u Bethel (TN) u St. Ambrose (IA) d Northwestern (IA) u Northwestern (IA) Southern Nazarene (OK) Cumberland (TN) u Langston (OK) y Shorter (GA) u Dakota Wesleyan (SD) u St. Ambrose (IA) u Valley City State (ND) u Doane (NE) u Bethany (KS) u Southern Nazarene (OK) u Northwestern (IA) u Grand View (IA) u Grand View (IA) Cumberland (TN) Southern Nazarene (OK) d Bethany (KS) y St. Francis (IL) u Campbellsville (KY) u Ottawa (KS) u Doane (NE) d Dakota Wesleyan (SD) d Bethel (TN) d Langston (OK) u Langston (OK) Eastern Oregon u Doane (NE) u Kansas Wesleyan Webber International (FL) u Rocky Mountain (MT) y Dakota Wesleyan (SD) u St. Ambrose (IA) u Valley City State (ND) u Cumberland (TN) u Bethany (KS) u Southern Nazarene (OK) u Northwestern (IA) u Cumberland (TN) d Doane (NE) u Eastern Oregon South Dakota Mines & Technology Kansas Wesleyan d (T) Shorter (GA) y Doane (NE) y Ottawa (KS) u Bethel (TN) y Rocky Mountain (MT) u Southern Nazarene (OK) d Langston (OK) u Eastern Oregon u Eastern Oregon Baker (KS) u Baker (KS) Webber International (FL) Benedictine (KS) u (T) Dakota Wesleyan (SD) y Baker (KS) y Montana State-Northern y Shorter (GA) y Bethany (KS) d Eastern Oregon u Northwestern (IA) u Doane (NE) d Doane (NE) St. Ambrose (IA) d St. Ambrose (IA) (T) Baker (KS) Baker (KS) u Montana State-Northern y Ottawa (KS) u Valley City State (ND) y Rocky Mountain (MT) y (T) Eastern Oregon d Northwestern (IA) y Dakota Wesleyan (SD) d Grand View (IA) y Grand View (IA) Langston (OK) d Langston (OK) (T) Benedictine (KS) St. Francis (IL) u (T) Ottawa (KS) d Campbellsville (KY) d Menlo (CA) y Midland (NE) d (T) Northwestern Oklahoma State y Langston (OK) y Rocky Mountain (MT) y Bethany (KS) d Baker (KS) u Cumberlands (KY) y Cumberlands (KY) St. Francis (IL) Grand View (IA) y (T) St. Francis (IL) d St. Ambrose (IA) y Evangel (MO) y Cumberland (TN) y Menlo (CA) y Shorter (GA) y Eastern Oregon d Baker (KS) y Bethany (KS) d Cumberland (TN) d Cumberland (TN) South Dakota Mines & Technology Dickinson State (ND) McPherson (KS) Northwestern Oklahoma State Cumberland (TN) Kansas Wesleyan Benedictine (KS) Baker (KS) Grand View (IA) Northwestern (IA) Langston (OK) Montana State-Northern St. Francis (IL) Cumberlands (KY) Rocky Mountain (MT) Shorter (GA) Baker (KS) Campbellsville (KY) Montana State-Northern Menlo (CA) Evangel (MO) Shorter (GA) Midland (NE) Rocky Mountain (MT) Eastern Oregon Northwestern Oklahoma State Menlo (CA) Shorter (GA) Dakota Wesleyan (SD) Rocky Mountain (MT) Bethany (KS) 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 2011, 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. 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. TeamTotal #1 RankingsCarroll (MT)56 (6)2002 Sioux Falls Cougars University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls (SD)55 (3)1999 Georgetown Tigers Georgetown College (Kentucky) Georgetown (KY)23 (2)Northwestern Oklahoma State12 (1)2015 Saint Xavier Cougars Saint Xavier University Saint Xavier (IL)9 (1)1999 Azusa Pacific Cougars Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific (CA)3Saint Francis (IN)3Marian (IN)2 References Rankings Category:NAIA football rankings