2023-2024 NAIA College Football Rankings
Week 3: Sunday September 17, 2023
| Rank | School | Conference | Rating | W | L | Prev | Chng | Pwr | Off | Def |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morningside 3-0Pwr: 2 | Off: 2 | Def: 9 | Great Plains | 1.96 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2 |  Northwestern IA 3-0Pwr: 3 | Off: 3 | Def: 16 | Great Plains | 1.71 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 3 |  Grand View 3-0Pwr: 8 | Off: 16 | Def: 2 | Heart of America | 1.43 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Indiana Wesleyan 3-0Pwr: 11 | Off: 15 | Def: 4 | Mid-States | 1.18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | |
| 5 1 |  Carroll MT 3-0Pwr: 15 | Off: 31 | Def: 1 | Frontier | 1.17 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 31 | 1 |
| 6 1 |  Coll of Idaho 3-0Pwr: 7 | Off: 11 | Def: 11 | Frontier | 0.88 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 1 |  Dordt 3-0Pwr: 6 | Off: 5 | Def: 12 | Great Plains | 0.82 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 1 |  Marian IN 3-0Pwr: 12 | Off: 12 | Def: 10 | Mid-States | 0.73 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| 9 |  Southwestern KS 4-0Pwr: 41 | Off: 55 | Def: 37 | KCAC | 0.44 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 55 | 37 | |
| 10 4 |  Bethel TN 3-0Pwr: 1 | Off: 1 | Def: 6 | Mid-South | 0.38 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Montana Tech 2-1Pwr: 9 | Off: 4 | Def: 19 | Frontier | 0.38 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 19 | |
| 12 3 |  St Francis IL 3-0Pwr: 22 | Off: 52 | Def: 8 | Mid-States | 0.17 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 52 | 8 |
| 13 3 |  Keiser 1-2Pwr: 10 | Off: 14 | Def: 5 | Sun | 0.14 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 14 6 |  Evangel 4-0Pwr: 34 | Off: 49 | Def: 30 | KCAC | 0.12 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 34 | 49 | 30 |
| 15 4 |  Montana-Western 2-1Pwr: 14 | Off: 10 | Def: 22 | Frontier | -0.00 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 22 |
| 16 5 |  Hastings 3-1Pwr: 46 | Off: 58 | Def: 39 | Great Plains | -0.01 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 46 | 58 | 39 |
| 17 5 |  Rocky Mountain 2-1Pwr: 17 | Off: 19 | Def: 14 | Frontier | -0.06 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 14 |
| 18 2 |  Georgetown KY 2-0Pwr: 4 | Off: 8 | Def: 3 | Mid-South | -0.06 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 19 1 |  Lindsey Wilson 2-1Pwr: 5 | Off: 9 | Def: 7 | Mid-South | -0.08 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| 20 4 |  Texas Wesleyan 3-0Pwr: 25 | Off: 22 | Def: 34 | SAC | -0.08 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 34 |
| 21 2 |  Benedictine KS 2-2Pwr: 13 | Off: 6 | Def: 24 | Heart of America | -0.09 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 24 |
| 22 5 |  Concordia MI 3-0Pwr: 19 | Off: 17 | Def: 20 | Mid-States | -0.11 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 20 |
| 23 7 |  Bethel KS 3-1Pwr: 36 | Off: 38 | Def: 42 | KCAC | -0.25 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 7 | 36 | 38 | 42 |
| 24 2 |  Dickinson St 2-1Pwr: 21 | Off: 28 | Def: 21 | North Star | -0.26 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 28 | 21 |
| 25 3 |  MidAmerica Nazarene 3-1Pwr: 51 | Off: 36 | Def: 63 | Heart of America | -0.26 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 51 | 36 | 63 |
| 26 4 |  Baker 2-1Pwr: 24 | Off: 47 | Def: 13 | Heart of America | -0.30 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 24 | 47 | 13 |
| 27 14 |  Midland U. 3-1Pwr: 28 | Off: 27 | Def: 36 | Great Plains | -0.31 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 36 |
| 28 3 |  St Xavier 1-2Pwr: 23 | Off: 26 | Def: 23 | Mid-States | -0.43 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 23 |
| 29 6 |  Louisiana Christian 3-0Pwr: 35 | Off: 32 | Def: 45 | SAC | -0.47 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 45 |
| 30 1 |  Ottawa AZ 2-1Pwr: 26 | Off: 24 | Def: 31 | SAC | -0.47 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 26 | 24 | 31 |
| 31 11 |  Cumberlands KY 4-0Pwr: 27 | Off: 53 | Def: 17 | Mid-South | -0.47 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 27 | 53 | 17 |
| 32 3 |  Southeastern FL 1-1Pwr: 20 | Off: 29 | Def: 18 | Sun | -0.48 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 20 | 29 | 18 |
| 33 10 |  Missouri Valley 3-0Pwr: 49 | Off: 34 | Def: 62 | Heart of America | -0.52 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 49 | 34 | 62 |
| 34 10 |  Dakota Wesleyan 3-1Pwr: 53 | Off: 59 | Def: 49 | Great Plains | -0.53 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 10 | 53 | 59 | 49 |
| 35 6 |  Kansas Wesleyan 2-2Pwr: 44 | Off: 63 | Def: 27 | KCAC | -0.62 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 44 | 63 | 27 |
| 36 9 |  Concordia NE 1-2Pwr: 33 | Off: 35 | Def: 38 | Great Plains | -0.65 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 38 |
| 37 3 |  St Thomas FL 1-2Pwr: 16 | Off: 7 | Def: 29 | Sun | -0.71 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 29 |
| 38 1 |  Arizona Christian 2-1Pwr: 58 | Off: 44 | Def: 64 | Frontier | -0.73 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 58 | 44 | 64 |
| 39 8 |  Ave Maria 1-1Pwr: 32 | Off: 48 | Def: 26 | Sun | -0.74 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 32 | 48 | 26 |
| 40 8 |  Graceland 3-1Pwr: 37 | Off: 13 | Def: 73 | Heart of America | -0.82 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 37 | 13 | 73 |
| 41 4 |  Valley City St 2-1Pwr: 43 | Off: 66 | Def: 25 | North Star | -0.83 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 43 | 66 | 25 |
| 42 6 |  Southern Oregon 1-1Pwr: 29 | Off: 25 | Def: 41 | Frontier | -0.85 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 41 |
| 43 4 |  Waldorf 3-1Pwr: 67 | Off: 43 | Def: 81 | North Star | -0.89 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 67 | 43 | 81 |
| 44 8 |  Bluefield VA 2-1Pwr: 40 | Off: 18 | Def: 67 | Appalachian | -0.99 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 40 | 18 | 67 |
| 45 8 |  Pikeville 2-2Pwr: 31 | Off: 30 | Def: 44 | Appalachian | -1.05 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 44 |
| 46 13 |  Reinhardt 1-2Pwr: 18 | Off: 20 | Def: 15 | Appalachian | -1.06 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
| 47 9 |  Friends 3-1Pwr: 38 | Off: 23 | Def: 60 | KCAC | -1.12 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 9 | 38 | 23 | 60 |
| 48 9 |  McPherson 3-1Pwr: 60 | Off: 45 | Def: 68 | KCAC | -1.12 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 9 | 60 | 45 | 68 |
| 49 3 |  Mount Marty 2-2Pwr: 54 | Off: 46 | Def: 61 | Great Plains | -1.16 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 54 | 46 | 61 |
| 50 |  SW Assem of God 1-1Pwr: 61 | Off: 71 | Def: 47 | SAC | -1.17 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 47 | |
| 51 2 |  Lawrence Tech 1-2Pwr: 55 | Off: 57 | Def: 52 | Mid-States | -1.21 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 55 | 57 | 52 |
| 52 1 |  Siena Heights 1-1Pwr: 56 | Off: 68 | Def: 33 | Mid-States | -1.22 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 56 | 68 | 33 |
| 53 7 |  Olivet Nazarene 1-2Pwr: 39 | Off: 33 | Def: 54 | Mid-States | -1.25 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 7 | 39 | 33 | 54 |
| 54 14 |  Avila 1-3Pwr: 63 | Off: 39 | Def: 82 | KCAC | -1.31 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 63 | 39 | 82 |
| 55 4 |  Warner U. 2-0Pwr: 73 | Off: 60 | Def: 80 | Sun | -1.64 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 4 | 73 | 60 | 80 |
| 56 4 |  Doane 0-4Pwr: 68 | Off: 81 | Def: 48 | Great Plains | -1.65 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 4 | 68 | 81 | 48 |
| 57 1 |  Peru St 0-4Pwr: 59 | Off: 37 | Def: 74 | Heart of America | -1.77 | 0 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 59 | 37 | 74 |
| 58 12 |  Cumberland TN 2-1Pwr: 42 | Off: 62 | Def: 28 | Mid-South | -1.79 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 12 | 42 | 62 | 28 |
| 59 4 |  Eastern Oregon 0-3Pwr: 50 | Off: 42 | Def: 58 | Frontier | -1.80 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 4 | 50 | 42 | 58 |
| 60 5 |  Langston 0-2Pwr: 57 | Off: 56 | Def: 56 | SAC | -1.87 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 57 | 56 | 56 |
| 61 4 |  St Mary KS 1-3Pwr: 81 | Off: 51 | Def: 88 | KCAC | -1.88 | 1 | 3 | 65 | 4 | 81 | 51 | 88 |
| 62 5 |  St Francis IN 0-2Pwr: 52 | Off: 54 | Def: 50 | Mid-States | -1.91 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 5 | 52 | 54 | 50 |
| 63 6 |  Webber Int'l 1-2Pwr: 30 | Off: 40 | Def: 32 | Sun | -1.92 | 1 | 2 | 69 | 6 | 30 | 40 | 32 |
| 64 2 |  William Penn 1-2Pwr: 69 | Off: 83 | Def: 46 | Heart of America | -1.95 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 2 | 69 | 83 | 46 |
| 65 11 |  Clarke 1-3Pwr: 79 | Off: 77 | Def: 79 | Heart of America | -1.95 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 11 | 79 | 77 | 79 |
| 66 |  Taylor 1-3Pwr: 64 | Off: 50 | Def: 77 | Mid-States | -1.96 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 64 | 50 | 77 | |
| 67 7 |  Culver-Stockton 1-3Pwr: 70 | Off: 75 | Def: 59 | Heart of America | -2.01 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 7 | 70 | 75 | 59 |
| 68 7 |  Ottawa KS 1-3Pwr: 77 | Off: 70 | Def: 78 | KCAC | -2.02 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 77 | 70 | 78 |
| 69 3 |  Point U. 1-3Pwr: 71 | Off: 69 | Def: 65 | Appalachian | -2.06 | 1 | 3 | 72 | 3 | 71 | 69 | 65 |
| 70 6 |  Florida Memorial 1-2Pwr: 47 | Off: 21 | Def: 71 | Sun | -2.06 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 47 | 21 | 71 |
| 71 13 |  Central Methodist 1-2Pwr: 80 | Off: 91 | Def: 57 | Heart of America | -2.16 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 13 | 80 | 91 | 57 |
| 72 18 |  Faulkner 0-2Pwr: 48 | Off: 61 | Def: 35 | Mid-South | -2.16 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 48 | 61 | 35 |
| 73 5 |  Dakota St 0-4Pwr: 66 | Off: 82 | Def: 40 | North Star | -2.22 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 5 | 66 | 82 | 40 |
| 74 3 |  OK Panhandle St 1-2Pwr: 75 | Off: 78 | Def: 66 | SAC | -2.27 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 75 | 78 | 66 |
| 75 2 |  Jamestown 0-4Pwr: 62 | Off: 65 | Def: 53 | Great Plains | -2.35 | 0 | 4 | 73 | 2 | 62 | 65 | 53 |
| 76 6 |  Sterling 1-3Pwr: 88 | Off: 88 | Def: 86 | KCAC | -2.55 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 6 | 88 | 88 | 86 |
| 77 2 |  Montana St-Northern 1-2Pwr: 78 | Off: 89 | Def: 51 | Frontier | -2.58 | 1 | 2 | 75 | 2 | 78 | 89 | 51 |
| 78 1 |  Thomas GA 0-1Pwr: 74 | Off: 73 | Def: 70 | Sun | -2.66 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| 79 1 |  Campbellsville 1-2Pwr: 45 | Off: 41 | Def: 55 | Mid-South | -2.85 | 1 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 45 | 41 | 55 |
| 80 2 |  Briar Cliff 0-3Pwr: 85 | Off: 79 | Def: 83 | Great Plains | -2.93 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 2 | 85 | 79 | 83 |
| 81 2 |  Judson IL 0-2Pwr: 87 | Off: 87 | Def: 87 | Mid-States | -3.18 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| 82 2 |  Tabor 0-4Pwr: 83 | Off: 90 | Def: 69 | KCAC | -3.21 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 2 | 83 | 90 | 69 |
| 83 4 |  Wayland Baptist 1-2Pwr: 82 | Off: 84 | Def: 76 | SAC | -3.24 | 1 | 2 | 79 | 4 | 82 | 84 | 76 |
| 84 3 |  Missouri Baptist 0-3Pwr: 76 | Off: 76 | Def: 72 | Heart of America | -3.55 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 3 | 76 | 76 | 72 |
| 85 6 |  Union KY 1-2Pwr: 65 | Off: 80 | Def: 43 | Appalachian | -3.66 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 6 | 65 | 80 | 43 |
| 86 1 |  Texas College 0-3Pwr: 90 | Off: 74 | Def: 92 | SAC | -3.73 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 90 | 74 | 92 |
| 87 1 |  St Ambrose 0-4Pwr: 72 | Off: 64 | Def: 75 | Mid-States | -3.79 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 72 | 64 | 75 |
| 88 3 |  Bethany KS 1-3Pwr: 91 | Off: 92 | Def: 84 | KCAC | -3.94 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 3 | 91 | 92 | 84 |
| 89 1 |  Arkansas Baptist 0-3Pwr: 92 | Off: 85 | Def: 91 | SAC | -4.00 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 92 | 85 | 91 |
| 90 2 |  St Andrews 0-3Pwr: 86 | Off: 67 | Def: 89 | Appalachian | -4.03 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 2 | 86 | 67 | 89 |
| 91 1 |  Mayville St 0-4Pwr: 84 | Off: 72 | Def: 85 | North Star | -4.07 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 1 | 84 | 72 | 85 |
| 92 3 |  Kentucky Christian 0-4Pwr: 89 | Off: 86 | Def: 90 | Appalachian | -4.17 | 0 | 4 | 89 | 3 | 89 | 86 | 90 |
| 93 |  Madonna 0-3Pwr: 93 | Off: 93 | Def: 93 | Mid-States | -4.75 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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