2022-2023 NAIA College Football Rankings
Preseason: Monday August 8, 2022
| Rank | School | Conference | Rating | W | L | Prev | Chng | Pwr | Off | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morningside 0-0Pwr: 1 | Off: 1 | Def: 12 | Great Plains | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2 |  Grand View 0-0Pwr: 3 | Off: 6 | Def: 1 | Heart of America | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Lindsey Wilson 0-0Pwr: 2 | Off: 2 | Def: 2 | Mid-South | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Northwestern IA 0-0Pwr: 4 | Off: 4 | Def: 9 | Great Plains | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 |  Concordia MI 0-0Pwr: 13 | Off: 23 | Def: 7 | Mid-States | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 7 | |
| 6 |  Marian IN 0-0Pwr: 5 | Off: 10 | Def: 4 | Mid-States | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 4 | |
| 7 |  Keiser 0-0Pwr: 10 | Off: 15 | Def: 10 | Sun | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 10 | |
| 8 |  Indiana Wesleyan 0-0Pwr: 9 | Off: 17 | Def: 6 | Mid-States | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | |
| 9 |  Baker 0-0Pwr: 6 | Off: 9 | Def: 11 | Heart of America | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 | |
| 10 |  Kansas Wesleyan 0-0Pwr: 19 | Off: 12 | Def: 38 | KCAC | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 38 | |
| 11 |  St Xavier 0-0Pwr: 29 | Off: 31 | Def: 36 | Mid-States | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 31 | 36 | |
| 12 |  Southwestern KS 0-0Pwr: 21 | Off: 26 | Def: 25 | KCAC | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 21 | 26 | 25 | |
| 13 |  Ottawa AZ 0-0Pwr: 27 | Off: 8 | Def: 61 | SAC | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 | 8 | 61 | |
| 14 |  Georgetown KY 0-0Pwr: 14 | Off: 33 | Def: 5 | Mid-South | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 5 | |
| 15 |  Reinhardt 0-0Pwr: 7 | Off: 16 | Def: 3 | Mid-South | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 3 | |
| 16 |  Montana-Western 0-0Pwr: 12 | Off: 3 | Def: 40 | Frontier | -0.00 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 40 | |
| 17 |  Dordt 0-0Pwr: 11 | Off: 7 | Def: 27 | Great Plains | -0.01 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 27 | |
| 18 |  Central Methodist 0-0Pwr: 25 | Off: 39 | Def: 14 | Heart of America | -0.01 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 25 | 39 | 14 | |
| 19 |  Coll of Idaho 0-0Pwr: 17 | Off: 29 | Def: 18 | Frontier | -0.01 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 29 | 18 | |
| 20 |  Dickinson St 0-0Pwr: 16 | Off: 20 | Def: 22 | North Star | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 22 | |
| 21 |  Bethel KS 0-0Pwr: 22 | Off: 11 | Def: 46 | KCAC | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 46 | |
| 22 |  Culver-Stockton 0-0Pwr: 18 | Off: 19 | Def: 24 | Heart of America | -0.04 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 24 | |
| 23 |  Benedictine KS 0-0Pwr: 8 | Off: 5 | Def: 26 | Heart of America | -0.04 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 26 | |
| 24 |  Rocky Mountain 0-0Pwr: 30 | Off: 21 | Def: 42 | Frontier | -0.04 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 30 | 21 | 42 | |
| 25 |  Arizona Christian 0-0Pwr: 49 | Off: 25 | Def: 68 | SAC | -0.05 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49 | 25 | 68 | |
| 26 |  Carroll MT 0-0Pwr: 20 | Off: 35 | Def: 17 | Frontier | -0.05 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 35 | 17 | |
| 27 |  Southeastern FL 0-0Pwr: 33 | Off: 44 | Def: 19 | Sun | -0.06 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 33 | 44 | 19 | |
| 28 |  Olivet Nazarene 0-0Pwr: 36 | Off: 24 | Def: 47 | Mid-States | -0.06 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | 24 | 47 | |
| 29 |  Valley City St 0-0Pwr: 47 | Off: 69 | Def: 20 | North Star | -0.07 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 47 | 69 | 20 | |
| 30 |  Cumberlands KY 0-0Pwr: 15 | Off: 14 | Def: 30 | Mid-South | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 30 | |
| 31 |  Concordia NE 0-0Pwr: 45 | Off: 67 | Def: 21 | Great Plains | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 45 | 67 | 21 | |
| 32 |  St Francis IL 0-0Pwr: 42 | Off: 51 | Def: 32 | Mid-States | -0.08 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 42 | 51 | 32 | |
| 33 |  Siena Heights 0-0Pwr: 24 | Off: 47 | Def: 8 | Mid-States | -0.09 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 47 | 8 | |
| 34 |  Bethel TN 0-0Pwr: 23 | Off: 13 | Def: 43 | Mid-South | -0.10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 23 | 13 | 43 | |
| 35 |  Faulkner 0-0Pwr: 28 | Off: 27 | Def: 37 | Mid-South | -0.10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 37 | |
| 36 |  Montana Tech 0-0Pwr: 26 | Off: 40 | Def: 15 | Frontier | -0.10 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 40 | 15 | |
| 37 |  Midland U. 0-0Pwr: 38 | Off: 37 | Def: 41 | Great Plains | -0.11 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 41 | |
| 38 |  Avila 0-0Pwr: 43 | Off: 34 | Def: 55 | KCAC | -0.11 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 43 | 34 | 55 | |
| 39 |  Texas Wesleyan 0-0Pwr: 46 | Off: 22 | Def: 69 | SAC | -0.12 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 22 | 69 | |
| 40 |  Roosevelt 0-0Pwr: 48 | Off: 61 | Def: 34 | Mid-States | -0.12 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 48 | 61 | 34 | |
| 41 |  St Thomas FL 0-0Pwr: 34 | Off: 32 | Def: 39 | Sun | -0.12 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 34 | 32 | 39 | |
| 42 |  Peru St 0-0Pwr: 32 | Off: 50 | Def: 13 | Heart of America | -0.13 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 32 | 50 | 13 | |
| 43 |  St Francis IN 0-0Pwr: 40 | Off: 36 | Def: 50 | Mid-States | -0.14 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 50 | |
| 44 |  Waldorf 0-0Pwr: 55 | Off: 57 | Def: 51 | North Star | -0.14 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 55 | 57 | 51 | |
| 45 |  Eastern Oregon 0-0Pwr: 41 | Off: 53 | Def: 28 | Frontier | -0.15 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 41 | 53 | 28 | |
| 46 |  Langston 0-0Pwr: 53 | Off: 59 | Def: 45 | SAC | -0.15 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 53 | 59 | 45 | |
| 47 |  Evangel 0-0Pwr: 31 | Off: 43 | Def: 16 | Heart of America | -0.16 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 31 | 43 | 16 | |
| 48 |  Doane 0-0Pwr: 54 | Off: 71 | Def: 33 | Great Plains | -0.17 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 54 | 71 | 33 | |
| 49 |  Lawrence Tech 0-0Pwr: 65 | Off: 64 | Def: 59 | Mid-States | -0.17 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 65 | 64 | 59 | |
| 50 |  Pikeville 0-0Pwr: 35 | Off: 38 | Def: 29 | Mid-South | -0.17 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 35 | 38 | 29 | |
| 51 |  Thomas More 0-0Pwr: 37 | Off: 45 | Def: 23 | Mid-South | -0.17 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 45 | 23 | |
| 52 |  Southern Oregon 0-0Pwr: 39 | Off: 42 | Def: 35 | Frontier | -0.18 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 39 | 42 | 35 | |
| 53 |  St Ambrose 0-0Pwr: 56 | Off: 55 | Def: 52 | Mid-States | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 56 | 55 | 52 | |
| 54 |  Dakota St 0-0Pwr: 62 | Off: 75 | Def: 48 | North Star | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 62 | 75 | 48 | |
| 55 |  SW Assem of God 0-0Pwr: 58 | Off: 52 | Def: 54 | SAC | -0.22 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 58 | 52 | 54 | |
| 56 |  McPherson 0-0Pwr: 59 | Off: 56 | Def: 57 | KCAC | -0.23 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 59 | 56 | 57 | |
| 57 |  Ave Maria 0-0Pwr: 52 | Off: 49 | Def: 49 | Sun | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 49 | |
| 58 |  Dakota Wesleyan 0-0Pwr: 68 | Off: 80 | Def: 53 | Great Plains | -0.26 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 80 | 53 | |
| 59 |  Cumberland TN 0-0Pwr: 51 | Off: 68 | Def: 31 | Mid-South | -0.26 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 51 | 68 | 31 | |
| 60 |  William Penn 0-0Pwr: 44 | Off: 48 | Def: 44 | Heart of America | -0.26 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 44 | 48 | 44 | |
| 61 |  Sterling 0-0Pwr: 60 | Off: 54 | Def: 65 | KCAC | -0.26 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 65 | |
| 62 |  MidAmerica Nazarene 0-0Pwr: 50 | Off: 18 | Def: 71 | Heart of America | -0.26 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 50 | 18 | 71 | |
| 63 |  Louisiana Christian 0-0Pwr: 74 | Off: 58 | Def: 80 | SAC | -0.28 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 74 | 58 | 80 | |
| 64 |  Taylor 0-0Pwr: 63 | Off: 60 | Def: 60 | Mid-States | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 60 | |
| 65 |  Briar Cliff 0-0Pwr: 79 | Off: 84 | Def: 72 | Great Plains | -0.31 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 79 | 84 | 72 | |
| 66 |  Bluefield VA 0-0Pwr: 64 | Off: 28 | Def: 88 | Mid-South | -0.32 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 64 | 28 | 88 | |
| 67 |  Judson IL 0-0Pwr: 81 | Off: 73 | Def: 87 | Mid-States | -0.32 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 81 | 73 | 87 | |
| 68 |  Missouri Valley 0-0Pwr: 57 | Off: 41 | Def: 67 | Heart of America | -0.33 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 57 | 41 | 67 | |
| 69 |  Ottawa KS 0-0Pwr: 66 | Off: 65 | Def: 62 | KCAC | -0.34 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 62 | |
| 70 |  Missouri Baptist 0-0Pwr: 73 | Off: 79 | Def: 64 | Mid-States | -0.36 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 73 | 79 | 64 | |
| 71 |  Hastings 0-0Pwr: 77 | Off: 76 | Def: 73 | Great Plains | -0.37 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 77 | 76 | 73 | |
| 72 |  Jamestown 0-0Pwr: 76 | Off: 70 | Def: 75 | Great Plains | -0.38 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 76 | 70 | 75 | |
| 73 |  Webber Int'l 0-0Pwr: 61 | Off: 62 | Def: 56 | Sun | -0.39 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 61 | 62 | 56 | |
| 74 |  Trinity Int'l 0-0Pwr: 88 | Off: 77 | Def: 90 | Mid-States | -0.39 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 88 | 77 | 90 | |
| 75 |  Montana St-Northern 0-0Pwr: 69 | Off: 78 | Def: 58 | Frontier | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 69 | 78 | 58 | |
| 76 |  Kentucky Christian 0-0Pwr: 72 | Off: 72 | Def: 70 | Mid-South | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 70 | |
| 77 |  Wayland Baptist 0-0Pwr: 86 | Off: 86 | Def: 79 | SAC | -0.41 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 86 | 86 | 79 | |
| 78 |  Warner U. 0-0Pwr: 78 | Off: 63 | Def: 85 | Sun | -0.41 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 78 | 63 | 85 | |
| 79 |  Clarke 0-0Pwr: 70 | Off: 74 | Def: 63 | Heart of America | -0.42 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 70 | 74 | 63 | |
| 80 |  St Andrews 0-0Pwr: 67 | Off: 30 | Def: 91 | Mid-South | -0.42 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 67 | 30 | 91 | |
| 81 |  Point U. 0-0Pwr: 75 | Off: 82 | Def: 66 | Mid-South | -0.43 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 75 | 82 | 66 | |
| 82 |  Lyon 0-0Pwr: 91 | Off: 95 | Def: 83 | SAC | -0.44 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 91 | 95 | 83 | |
| 83 |  Tabor 0-0Pwr: 80 | Off: 83 | Def: 76 | KCAC | -0.44 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 80 | 83 | 76 | |
| 84 |  Campbellsville 0-0Pwr: 71 | Off: 46 | Def: 86 | Mid-South | -0.44 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 71 | 46 | 86 | |
| 85 |  OK Panhandle St 0-0Pwr: 87 | Off: 89 | Def: 78 | SAC | -0.45 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 78 | |
| 86 |  Mayville St 0-0Pwr: 83 | Off: 66 | Def: 92 | North Star | -0.47 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 83 | 66 | 92 | |
| 87 |  Madonna 0-0Pwr: 96 | Off: 92 | Def: 97 | Mid-States | -0.48 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 96 | 92 | 97 | |
| 88 |  St Mary KS 0-0Pwr: 89 | Off: 91 | Def: 77 | KCAC | -0.49 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 77 | |
| 89 |  Friends 0-0Pwr: 85 | Off: 93 | Def: 74 | KCAC | -0.51 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 85 | 93 | 74 | |
| 90 |  Florida Memorial 0-0Pwr: 82 | Off: 81 | Def: 82 | Sun | -0.52 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 82 | 81 | 82 | |
| 91 |  Mount Marty 0-0Pwr: 90 | Off: 88 | Def: 84 | Great Plains | -0.54 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 84 | |
| 92 |  Texas College 0-0Pwr: 95 | Off: 94 | Def: 96 | SAC | -0.54 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 96 | |
| 93 |  Graceland 0-0Pwr: 93 | Off: 87 | Def: 94 | Heart of America | -0.56 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 94 | |
| 94 |  Bethany KS 0-0Pwr: 94 | Off: 96 | Def: 93 | KCAC | -0.57 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 96 | 93 | |
| 95 |  Presentation 0-0Pwr: 92 | Off: 90 | Def: 89 | North Star | -0.61 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 92 | 90 | 89 | |
| 96 |  Union KY 0-0Pwr: 84 | Off: 85 | Def: 81 | Mid-South | -0.64 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 84 | 85 | 81 | |
| 97 |  Iowa Wesleyan 0-0Pwr: 97 | Off: 97 | Def: 95 | North Star | -0.67 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 95 |
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