[NAIA POLL] Concordia (Mich.) Moves Into The Top 5 Of The NAIA Top 25
March 29, 2021
Concordia (Mich.) dominated one of the newest football programs in the NAIA, Madonna (Mich.), 61-17, allowing the Cardinals to rise up one spot to No. 5 in this week’s AFCA NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 spring poll. Concordia (Mich.) is now 5-0 on the season and will travel to Indiana Wesleyan this coming Saturday.
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Morningside (Iowa) still sits No. 1 with 17 first-place votes, followed by No. 2 Grand View (Iowa), who earned the remaining first-place vote. No. 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) was idle this past weekend but will face Campbellsville (Ky.) on Thursday night. No. 4 Keiser (Fla.) rounds out the Top 5.
Kansas Wesleyan and Valley City State (N.D.) join the poll this week. The Coyotes are ranked No. 24 after beating then-No. 11 Bethel (Kan.), 28-21. Valley City State (N.D.) comes in at No. 25. They concluded their regular season in the fall.
There is only one Top 25 matchup this coming weekend and it is a big one in the Frontier Conference as No. 6 College of Idaho travels to No. 20 Eastern Oregon. Both teams are 2-0 with two games left in the regular season.
2020-21 American Football Coaches Association NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – March 29, 2021
Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Mar. 26 & 27 Next Game
1 Morningside (Iowa) (17) 8-0 418 1 -- Regular Season Complete
2 Grand View (Iowa) (1) 6-0 400 2 -- Regular Season Complete
3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 5-0 387 3 Idle April 1 at Campbellsville (Ky.)
4 Keiser (Fla.) 7-0 348 4 -- Regular Season Complete
5 Concordia (Mich.) 5-0 347 6 D. Madonna (Mich.), 61-17 April 3 at Indiana Wesleyan
6 College of Idaho 2-0 329 5 Idle April 3 at No. 20 Eastern Oregon
7 Northwestern (Iowa) 8-1 319 7 -- Regular Season Complete
8 Baker (Kan.) 6-0 299 8 -- Regular Season Complete
9 Reinhardt (Ga.) 7-0 282 10 D. Bluefield (Va.), 50-10 April 3 vs. Kentucky Christian
10 Marian (Ind.) 3-1 281 9 Mar. 27 vs. Siena Heights (Mich.), cancelled April 3 at Madonna (Mich.)
11 Saint Francis (Ind.) 2-1 266 12 Mar. 27 vs. Lawrence Tech (Mich.), cancelled April 3 at Siena Heights (Mich.)
12 Dickinson St. (N.D.) 9-0 249 13 -- Regular Season Complete
13 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 6-0 235 14 Idle Apr. 3 vs. Saint Xavier (Ill.)
14 Arizona Christian 8-1 197 16 D. Southwestern Assemblies (Tex.), 23-20 April 10 at Wayland Baptist (Tex.)
15 Bethel (Kan.) 9-1 181 11 Lost to Kansas Wesleyan, 28-21 Regular Season Complete
16 Georgetown (Ky.) 4-1 163 17 Idle Apr. 2 at Thomas More (Ky.)
17 Benedictine (Kan.) 7-2 156 15 Mar. 27 vs. Doane (Neb.), cancelled April 10 vs. Hastings (Neb.)
18 Dordt (Iowa) 8-2 153 18t D. Oklahoma Panhandle St., 53-0 Regular Season Complete
19 Avila (Mo.) 7-1 141 20 D. Ottawa (Kan.), 38-34 April 3 vs. Sterling (Kan.)
20 Eastern Oregon 2-0 132 21 D. Rocky Mountain (Mont.), 36-33 OT April 3 vs. No. 6 College of Idaho
21 Roosevelt (Ill.) 4-1 98 22 D. Trinity International (Ill.), 31-8 April 3 vs. Missouri Baptist
22 Southwestern (Kan.) 6-2 57 23 D. Friends (Kan.), 20-3 April 10 at Ottawa (Kan.)
23 Ottawa (Ariz.) 2-1 53 24 D. Wayland Baptist (Tex.), 34-15 April 3 vs. Southwestern Assemblies (Tex.)
24 Kansas Wesleyan 7-2 46 NR D. Bethel (Kan.), 28-21 April 3 at Tabor (Kan.)
25 Valley City St. (N.D.) 5-2 18 NR -- Regular Season Complete
Dropped Out: Saint Xavier (Ill.) (18t), Bethel (Tenn.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.), 15; Southeastern (Fla.), 15; Kentucky Christian, 14; St. Ambrose (Iowa), 4; Pikeville (Ky.), 3.
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Concordia (Mich.) dominated one of the newest football programs in the NAIA, Madonna (Mich.), 61-17, allowing the Cardinals to rise up one spot to No. 5 in this week’s AFCA NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 spring poll. Concordia (Mich.) is now 5-0 on the season and will travel to Indiana Wesleyan this coming Saturday.
RELATED CONTENT: [NAIA POLL] Morningside Still Sits At No. 1 In The Spring AFCA NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll
Morningside (Iowa) still sits No. 1 with 17 first-place votes, followed by No. 2 Grand View (Iowa), who earned the remaining first-place vote. No. 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) was idle this past weekend but will face Campbellsville (Ky.) on Thursday night. No. 4 Keiser (Fla.) rounds out the Top 5.
Kansas Wesleyan and Valley City State (N.D.) join the poll this week. The Coyotes are ranked No. 24 after beating then-No. 11 Bethel (Kan.), 28-21. Valley City State (N.D.) comes in at No. 25. They concluded their regular season in the fall.
There is only one Top 25 matchup this coming weekend and it is a big one in the Frontier Conference as No. 6 College of Idaho travels to No. 20 Eastern Oregon. Both teams are 2-0 with two games left in the regular season.
2020-21 American Football Coaches Association NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – March 29, 2021
| Rank | School (1st votes) | Rec. | Pts. | Prev. | Mar. 26 & 27 | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morningside (Iowa) (17) | 8-0 | 418 | 1 | -- | Regular Season Complete |
| 2 | Grand View (Iowa) (1) | 6-0 | 400 | 2 | -- | Regular Season Complete |
| 3 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 5-0 | 387 | 3 | Idle | April 1 at Campbellsville (Ky.) |
| 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 7-0 | 348 | 4 | -- | Regular Season Complete |
| 5 | Concordia (Mich.) | 5-0 | 347 | 6 | D. Madonna (Mich.), 61-17 | April 3 at Indiana Wesleyan |
| 6 | College of Idaho | 2-0 | 329 | 5 | Idle | April 3 at No. 20 Eastern Oregon |
| 7 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 8-1 | 319 | 7 | -- | Regular Season Complete |
| 8 | Baker (Kan.) | 6-0 | 299 | 8 | -- | Regular Season Complete |
| 9 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 7-0 | 282 | 10 | D. Bluefield (Va.), 50-10 | April 3 vs. Kentucky Christian |
| 10 | Marian (Ind.) | 3-1 | 281 | 9 | Mar. 27 vs. Siena Heights (Mich.), cancelled | April 3 at Madonna (Mich.) |
| 11 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 2-1 | 266 | 12 | Mar. 27 vs. Lawrence Tech (Mich.), cancelled | April 3 at Siena Heights (Mich.) |
| 12 | Dickinson St. (N.D.) | 9-0 | 249 | 13 | -- | Regular Season Complete |
| 13 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 6-0 | 235 | 14 | Idle | Apr. 3 vs. Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
| 14 | Arizona Christian | 8-1 | 197 | 16 | D. Southwestern Assemblies (Tex.), 23-20 | April 10 at Wayland Baptist (Tex.) |
| 15 | Bethel (Kan.) | 9-1 | 181 | 11 | Lost to Kansas Wesleyan, 28-21 | Regular Season Complete |
| 16 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 4-1 | 163 | 17 | Idle | Apr. 2 at Thomas More (Ky.) |
| 17 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 7-2 | 156 | 15 | Mar. 27 vs. Doane (Neb.), cancelled | April 10 vs. Hastings (Neb.) |
| 18 | Dordt (Iowa) | 8-2 | 153 | 18t | D. Oklahoma Panhandle St., 53-0 | Regular Season Complete |
| 19 | Avila (Mo.) | 7-1 | 141 | 20 | D. Ottawa (Kan.), 38-34 | April 3 vs. Sterling (Kan.) |
| 20 | Eastern Oregon | 2-0 | 132 | 21 | D. Rocky Mountain (Mont.), 36-33 OT | April 3 vs. No. 6 College of Idaho |
| 21 | Roosevelt (Ill.) | 4-1 | 98 | 22 | D. Trinity International (Ill.), 31-8 | April 3 vs. Missouri Baptist |
| 22 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 6-2 | 57 | 23 | D. Friends (Kan.), 20-3 | April 10 at Ottawa (Kan.) |
| 23 | Ottawa (Ariz.) | 2-1 | 53 | 24 | D. Wayland Baptist (Tex.), 34-15 | April 3 vs. Southwestern Assemblies (Tex.) |
| 24 | Kansas Wesleyan | 7-2 | 46 | NR | D. Bethel (Kan.), 28-21 | April 3 at Tabor (Kan.) |
| 25 | Valley City St. (N.D.) | 5-2 | 18 | NR | -- | Regular Season Complete |
Dropped Out: Saint Xavier (Ill.) (18t), Bethel (Tenn.) (25)
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Xavier (Ill.), 15; Southeastern (Fla.), 15; Kentucky Christian, 14; St. Ambrose (Iowa), 4; Pikeville (Ky.), 3.
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