2024-2025 NAIA College Football Rankings
Week 3: Sunday September 15, 2024
| Rank | School | Conference | Rating | W | L | Prev | Chng | Pwr | Off | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northwestern IA 2-0Pwr: 4 | Off: 12 | Def: 1 | Great Plains | 1.68 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2 2 |  Montana-Western 2-0Pwr: 1 | Off: 1 | Def: 10 | Frontier | 1.43 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  Keiser 2-0Pwr: 5 | Off: 13 | Def: 3 | Sun | 1.34 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | |
| 4 2 |  Montana Tech 2-0Pwr: 9 | Off: 6 | Def: 18 | Frontier | 1.34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 5 1 |  Grand View 2-0Pwr: 2 | Off: 8 | Def: 2 | Heart of America | 1.12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 1 |  Bethel TN 3-0Pwr: 14 | Off: 24 | Def: 6 | Mid-South | 0.84 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 6 |
| 7 4 |  Marian IN 2-0Pwr: 21 | Off: 19 | Def: 24 | Mid-States | 0.78 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 24 |
| 8 4 |  Morningside 2-1Pwr: 8 | Off: 5 | Def: 19 | Great Plains | 0.65 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 9 |  St Thomas FL 2-0Pwr: 3 | Off: 3 | Def: 8 | Sun | 0.63 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 6 |  Carroll MT 1-1Pwr: 19 | Off: 37 | Def: 4 | Frontier | 0.61 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 4 |
| 11 1 |  Dordt 1-0Pwr: 13 | Off: 18 | Def: 9 | Great Plains | 0.57 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| 12 4 |  Coll of Idaho 2-1Pwr: 6 | Off: 7 | Def: 13 | Frontier | 0.26 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 13 8 |  Baker 2-0Pwr: 7 | Off: 11 | Def: 12 | Heart of America | 0.24 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| 14 |  Benedictine KS 2-1Pwr: 17 | Off: 2 | Def: 43 | Heart of America | 0.21 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 43 | |
| 15 |  Evangel 3-0Pwr: 46 | Off: 49 | Def: 46 | KCAC | 0.20 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 49 | 46 | |
| 16 8 |  Southwestern KS 3-0Pwr: 32 | Off: 35 | Def: 32 | KCAC | 0.15 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 35 | 32 |
| 17 2 |  Texas Wesleyan 3-0Pwr: 11 | Off: 9 | Def: 20 | SAC | 0.15 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 18 7 |  MidAmerica Nazarene 2-0Pwr: 15 | Off: 10 | Def: 25 | Heart of America | 0.15 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 19 4 |  Lindsey Wilson 2-1Pwr: 22 | Off: 20 | Def: 21 | Mid-South | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| 20 13 |  Indiana Wesleyan 2-1Pwr: 10 | Off: 17 | Def: 7 | Mid-States | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 7 |
| 21 12 |  Dickinson St 2-1Pwr: 18 | Off: 21 | Def: 14 | North Star | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 14 |
| 22 4 |  Cumberlands KY 2-0Pwr: 25 | Off: 31 | Def: 17 | Mid-South | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 17 |
| 23 10 |  Georgetown KY 1-2Pwr: 20 | Off: 36 | Def: 5 | Mid-South | -0.01 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 5 |
| 24 4 |  Southern Oregon 2-0Pwr: 16 | Off: 15 | Def: 15 | Frontier | -0.06 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| 25 8 |  St Xavier 1-1Pwr: 26 | Off: 39 | Def: 16 | Mid-States | -0.16 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 39 | 16 |
| 26 1 |  St Francis IL 2-0Pwr: 23 | Off: 22 | Def: 22 | Mid-States | -0.20 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
| 27 11 |  Southeastern FL 2-0Pwr: 24 | Off: 38 | Def: 11 | Sun | -0.23 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 |
| 28 3 |  Friends 3-0Pwr: 31 | Off: 26 | Def: 39 | KCAC | -0.34 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 26 | 39 |
| 29 5 |  Florida Memorial 2-0Pwr: 30 | Off: 28 | Def: 36 | Sun | -0.37 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 30 | 28 | 36 |
| 30 7 |  Olivet Nazarene 2-1Pwr: 35 | Off: 23 | Def: 51 | Mid-States | -0.42 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 51 |
| 31 2 |  Concordia NE 2-1Pwr: 33 | Off: 27 | Def: 40 | Great Plains | -0.45 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 27 | 40 |
| 32 10 |  Rocky Mountain 1-2Pwr: 27 | Off: 32 | Def: 23 | Frontier | -0.46 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 27 | 32 | 23 |
| 33 6 |  Bethel KS 3-0Pwr: 66 | Off: 77 | Def: 52 | KCAC | -0.56 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 66 | 77 | 52 |
| 34 8 |  Taylor 3-0Pwr: 42 | Off: 16 | Def: 80 | Mid-States | -0.56 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 42 | 16 | 80 |
| 35 6 |  Ottawa AZ 0-1Pwr: 12 | Off: 4 | Def: 29 | SAC | -0.58 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 29 |
| 36 |  Valley City St 1-1Pwr: 48 | Off: 57 | Def: 34 | North Star | -0.58 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 48 | 57 | 34 | |
| 37 3 |  Missouri Valley 2-0Pwr: 39 | Off: 42 | Def: 42 | Heart of America | -0.60 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 42 |
| 38 3 |  Campbellsville 3-0Pwr: 38 | Off: 29 | Def: 49 | Mid-South | -0.63 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 3 | 38 | 29 | 49 |
| 39 9 |  Concordia MI 1-2Pwr: 34 | Off: 47 | Def: 26 | Mid-States | -0.74 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 34 | 47 | 26 |
| 40 10 |  Dakota St 3-0Pwr: 43 | Off: 55 | Def: 31 | North Star | -0.80 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 10 | 43 | 55 | 31 |
| 41 9 |  Peru St 2-1Pwr: 55 | Off: 54 | Def: 50 | Heart of America | -0.81 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 55 | 54 | 50 |
| 42 14 |  Reinhardt 1-2Pwr: 41 | Off: 46 | Def: 47 | Appalachian | -0.84 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 41 | 46 | 47 |
| 43 1 |  Cumberland TN 3-0Pwr: 49 | Off: 52 | Def: 45 | Mid-South | -0.84 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 49 | 52 | 45 |
| 44 9 |  Midland U. 1-2Pwr: 28 | Off: 30 | Def: 30 | Great Plains | -0.84 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
| 45 7 |  Hastings 1-2Pwr: 58 | Off: 48 | Def: 66 | Great Plains | -0.87 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 7 | 58 | 48 | 66 |
| 46 1 |  Eastern Oregon 0-2Pwr: 36 | Off: 33 | Def: 35 | Frontier | -0.96 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 36 | 33 | 35 |
| 47 15 |  SW Assem of God 1-0Pwr: 61 | Off: 58 | Def: 57 | SAC | -0.98 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 15 | 61 | 58 | 57 |
| 48 2 |  St Francis IN 0-1Pwr: 44 | Off: 34 | Def: 60 | Mid-States | -1.03 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 60 |
| 49 1 |  Kansas Wesleyan 1-2Pwr: 60 | Off: 51 | Def: 59 | KCAC | -1.05 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 60 | 51 | 59 |
| 50 1 |  Mount Marty 2-1Pwr: 54 | Off: 50 | Def: 54 | Great Plains | -1.09 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 54 | 50 | 54 |
| 51 4 |  Graceland 2-1Pwr: 29 | Off: 14 | Def: 55 | Heart of America | -1.14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 55 |
| 52 5 |  Louisiana Christian 0-2Pwr: 59 | Off: 43 | Def: 74 | SAC | -1.27 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 59 | 43 | 74 |
| 53 3 |  Langston 0-1Pwr: 52 | Off: 45 | Def: 65 | SAC | -1.29 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 52 | 45 | 65 |
| 54 1 |  Bluefield VA 1-2Pwr: 57 | Off: 44 | Def: 70 | Appalachian | -1.43 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 57 | 44 | 70 |
| 55 4 |  Pikeville 0-3Pwr: 40 | Off: 25 | Def: 64 | Appalachian | -1.54 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 4 | 40 | 25 | 64 |
| 56 2 |  Siena Heights 0-3Pwr: 45 | Off: 64 | Def: 28 | Mid-States | -1.58 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 2 | 45 | 64 | 28 |
| 57 14 |  Arizona Christian 0-1Pwr: 50 | Off: 53 | Def: 44 | Frontier | -1.62 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 50 | 53 | 44 |
| 58 11 |  St Ambrose 2-1Pwr: 63 | Off: 56 | Def: 62 | Heart of America | -1.63 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 11 | 63 | 56 | 62 |
| 59 7 |  McPherson 2-1Pwr: 69 | Off: 69 | Def: 68 | KCAC | -1.66 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 7 | 69 | 69 | 68 |
| 60 1 |  Avila 1-2Pwr: 78 | Off: 66 | Def: 82 | KCAC | -1.70 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 1 | 78 | 66 | 82 |
| 61 4 |  William Penn 1-2Pwr: 37 | Off: 41 | Def: 33 | Heart of America | -1.74 | 1 | 2 | 57 | 4 | 37 | 41 | 33 |
| 62 3 |  Briar Cliff 1-2Pwr: 70 | Off: 63 | Def: 72 | Great Plains | -1.80 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 70 | 63 | 72 |
| 63 10 |  Missouri Baptist 2-1Pwr: 56 | Off: 40 | Def: 71 | Heart of America | -1.84 | 2 | 1 | 73 | 10 | 56 | 40 | 71 |
| 64 1 |  Ave Maria 0-1Pwr: 65 | Off: 60 | Def: 61 | Sun | -1.85 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 65 | 60 | 61 |
| 65 7 |  OK Panhandle St 1-1Pwr: 64 | Off: 61 | Def: 58 | SAC | -1.96 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 7 | 64 | 61 | 58 |
| 66 13 |  Doane 1-2Pwr: 68 | Off: 91 | Def: 41 | Great Plains | -1.98 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 13 | 68 | 91 | 41 |
| 67 4 |  Webber Int'l 1-1Pwr: 53 | Off: 67 | Def: 37 | Sun | -1.99 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 4 | 53 | 67 | 37 |
| 68 8 |  Lawrence Tech 0-2Pwr: 71 | Off: 71 | Def: 67 | Mid-States | -2.11 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 8 | 71 | 71 | 67 |
| 69 5 |  Dakota Wesleyan 0-3Pwr: 73 | Off: 80 | Def: 63 | Great Plains | -2.11 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 73 | 80 | 63 |
| 70 2 |  Faulkner 0-2Pwr: 62 | Off: 75 | Def: 48 | Mid-South | -2.13 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 62 | 75 | 48 |
| 71 1 |  Point U. 0-3Pwr: 51 | Off: 59 | Def: 38 | Appalachian | -2.22 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 1 | 51 | 59 | 38 |
| 72 3 |  Defiance 0-1Pwr: 80 | Off: 65 | Def: 83 | Mid-States | -2.29 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 3 | 80 | 65 | 83 |
| 73 1 |  Ottawa KS 0-3Pwr: 79 | Off: 79 | Def: 75 | KCAC | -2.36 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 79 | 79 | 75 |
| 74 3 |  Warner U. 0-1Pwr: 76 | Off: 73 | Def: 79 | Sun | -2.42 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 76 | 73 | 79 |
| 75 12 |  Tabor 1-2Pwr: 83 | Off: 90 | Def: 73 | KCAC | -2.45 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 12 | 83 | 90 | 73 |
| 76 9 |  Mayville St 1-2Pwr: 67 | Off: 74 | Def: 56 | North Star | -2.50 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 9 | 67 | 74 | 56 |
| 77 9 |  Waldorf 0-3Pwr: 81 | Off: 70 | Def: 84 | Great Plains | -2.60 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 9 | 81 | 70 | 84 |
| 78 2 |  Jamestown 0-3Pwr: 47 | Off: 72 | Def: 27 | North Star | -2.68 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2 | 47 | 72 | 27 |
| 79 1 |  Judson IL 1-1Pwr: 85 | Off: 76 | Def: 92 | Mid-States | -2.68 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 1 | 85 | 76 | 92 |
| 80 |  Montana St-Northern 0-2Pwr: 72 | Off: 84 | Def: 53 | Frontier | -2.85 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 72 | 84 | 53 | |
| 81 3 |  Texas College 1-0Pwr: 86 | Off: 81 | Def: 88 | SAC | -2.86 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 86 | 81 | 88 |
| 82 |  Union KY 0-2Pwr: 84 | Off: 85 | Def: 77 | Appalachian | -3.10 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 77 | |
| 83 5 |  Thomas GA 0-2Pwr: 75 | Off: 78 | Def: 69 | Sun | -3.14 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 5 | 75 | 78 | 69 |
| 84 11 |  Bethany KS 1-2Pwr: 91 | Off: 89 | Def: 90 | KCAC | -3.17 | 1 | 2 | 95 | 11 | 91 | 89 | 90 |
| 85 4 |  St Mary KS 0-3Pwr: 88 | Off: 82 | Def: 89 | KCAC | -3.23 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 4 | 88 | 82 | 89 |
| 86 1 |  Clarke 0-3Pwr: 82 | Off: 86 | Def: 76 | Heart of America | -3.24 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 82 | 86 | 76 |
| 87 4 |  Culver-Stockton 0-3Pwr: 77 | Off: 68 | Def: 81 | Heart of America | -3.34 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 4 | 77 | 68 | 81 |
| 88 2 |  Sterling 0-3Pwr: 87 | Off: 87 | Def: 86 | KCAC | -3.43 | 0 | 3 | 90 | 2 | 87 | 87 | 86 |
| 89 3 |  William Woods 0-3Pwr: 89 | Off: 83 | Def: 93 | Heart of America | -3.49 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 3 | 89 | 83 | 93 |
| 90 3 |  Wayland Baptist 1-2Pwr: 74 | Off: 62 | Def: 78 | SAC | -3.64 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 3 | 74 | 62 | 78 |
| 91 2 |  Kentucky Christian 0-2Pwr: 93 | Off: 93 | Def: 87 | Appalachian | -3.66 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 93 | 93 | 87 |
| 92 |  Arkansas Baptist 0-1Pwr: 96 | Off: 95 | Def: 96 | SAC | -3.81 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 96 | 95 | 96 | |
| 93 2 |  Central Methodist 0-3Pwr: 90 | Off: 96 | Def: 85 | Heart of America | -3.94 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 2 | 90 | 96 | 85 |
| 94 |  Simpson CA 0-3Pwr: 94 | Off: 92 | Def: 94 | NAIA Independents | -4.06 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 94 | |
| 95 2 |  Madonna 0-3Pwr: 92 | Off: 88 | Def: 91 | Mid-States | -4.27 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 2 | 92 | 88 | 91 |
| 96 |  St Andrews 0-3Pwr: 95 | Off: 94 | Def: 95 | Appalachian | -4.85 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 95 | |
| 97 |  North American U. 0-3Pwr: 97 | Off: 97 | Def: 97 | SAC | -4.90 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 |
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