2012 NAIA football rankings

One human poll made up the 2012 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. Once the regular season was complete, the NAIA sponsored a playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was then taken after completion of the 2012 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll Release Dates

The poll release dates were:

2012 Poll Release Dates
SpringApril 18
PreseasonAugust 6
Week 1September 10
Week 2September 17
Week 3September 24
Week 4October 1
Week 5October 8
Week 6October 15
Week 7October 22
Week 8October 29
Week 9November 5
Week 10 (Final Regular Season)November 11
PostseasonDecember 18

Week by week poll
Week 0-Spring
Apr 18[2]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 06[3]		Week Poll 1
Sep 10[4]		Week Poll 2
Sep 17[5]		Week Poll 3
Sep 24[6]		Week Poll 4
Oct 01[7]		Week Poll 5
Oct 08[8]		Week Poll 6
Oct 15[9]		Week Poll 7
Oct 22[10]		Week Poll 8
Oct 29[11]		Week Poll 9
Nov 05[12]		Week Final
Nov 11[13]		Week Postseason
Dec 18[14]
1.Saint Xavier (IL) (15)Saint Xavier (IL) (11)Saint Xavier (IL) (14)Saint Xavier (IL) (14)Saint Xavier (IL) (14)Marian (IN) (11)Marian (IN) (12)Marian (IN) (13)Marian (IN) (13)Marian (IN) (13)Georgetown (KY) (13)Georgetown (KY) (13)Marian (IN) (14)1.
2.Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Georgetown (KY) (3)Georgetown (KY) (2)Georgetown (KY) (1)Georgetown (KY) (1)Georgetown (KY) (1)Missouri Valley (1)Missouri Valley (1)Morningside (IA)2.
3.Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMorningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Missouri Valley3.
4.Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)4.
5.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyWilliam Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Southern Oregon5.
6.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Carroll (MT)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)6.
7.St. Francis (IL)St. Francis (IL)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Carroll (MT)Saint Francis (IN)Montana TechMontana TechCumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)7.
8.Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Eastern OregonEastern OregonCarroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Montana TechMontana TechCumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)St. Ambrose (IA)Georgetown (KY)8.
9.Missouri ValleyMissouri Valley(T) St. Ambrose (IA)Baker (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Saint Francis (IN)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Bethel (TN)9.
10.Ottawa (KS)Northwestern (IA)(T) Baker (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Saint Francis (IN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Grand View (IA)Cumberlands (KY)William Penn (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Southern OregonSt. Ambrose (IA)10.
11.Benedictine (KS)(T) Ottawa (KS)Saint Francis (IN)Carroll (MT)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Cumberlands (KY)William Penn (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Baker (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)11.
12.Bethel (TN)(T) Bethel (TN)Carroll (MT)Saint Francis (IN)Cumberlands (KY)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)(T) Baker (KS)Northwestern (IA)(T) Northwestern (IA)12.
13.William Penn (IA)Benedictine (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Baker (KS)Montana TechMontana TechMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Baker (KS)(T) Southern OregonWilliam Penn (IA)(T) Montana Tech13.
14.Northwestern (IA)William Penn (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Eastern OregonGrand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Hastings (NE)Baker (KS)Southern OregonNorthwestern (IA)Montana TechBaker (KS)14.
15.Valley City State (ND)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Northwestern (IA)St. Francis (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)Baker (KS)Evangel (MO)Evangel (MO)William Penn (IA)Ottawa (KS)William Penn (IA)15.
16.Grand View (IA)Eastern OregonDoane (NE)Northwestern (IA)Montana TechSt. Ambrose (IA)Cumberland (TN)Benedictine (KS)Northwestern (IA)Carroll (MT)Ottawa (KS)Grand View (IA)Ottawa (KS)16.
17.Eastern OregonValley City State (ND)(T) St. Francis (IL)Montana TechSt. Francis (IL)Cumberland (TN)Hastings (NE)Evangel (MO)St. Francis (IL)Northwestern (IA)Tabor (KS)Tabor (KS)Grand View (IA)17.
18.Doane (NE)Baker (KS)(T) Northwestern (IA)St. Francis (IL)Grand View (IA)Doane (NE)Baker (KS)Northwestern (IA)Hastings (NE)Benedictine (KS)Bethel (TN)Bethel (TN)Tabor (KS)18.
19.Baker (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Rocky Mountain (MT)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Cumberland (TN)Baker (KS)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)St. Francis (IL)Southern OregonOttawa (KS)Evangel (MO)Doane (NE)Cumberland (TN)19.
20.St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Montana TechValley City State (ND)Doane (NE)Kansas WesleyanSt. Francis (IL)Doane (NE)Cumberland (TN)Tabor (KS)Doane (NE)Cumberland (TN)Doane (NE)20.
21.Langston (OK)Doane (NE)Valley City State (ND)Cumberland (TN)Valley City State (ND)Hastings (NE)Evangel (MO)Faulkner (AL)Benedictine (KS)Bethel (TN)Cumberland (TN)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)21.
22.Cumberlands (KY)(T) Cumberland (TN)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Rocky Mountain (MT)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Menlo (CA)Doane (NE)Tabor (KS)(T) Tabor (KS)Robert Morris (IL)Carroll (MT)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)22.
23.Cumberland (TN)(T) Langston (OK)Taylor (IN)Doane (NE)Kansas WesleyanFaulkner (AL)Robert Morris (IL)Southern Oregon(T) Robert Morris (IL)Kansas WesleyanBacone (OK)Evangel (MO)Evangel (MO)23.
24.Bethany (KS)Bethany (KS)Lindsey Wilson (KY)Kansas WesleyanMenlo (CA)Eastern OregonTabor (KS)Robert Morris (IL)Ottawa (KS)Doane (NE)St. Francis (IL)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)24.
25.Lindsey Wilson (KY)Campbellsville (KY)Cumberland (TN)Menlo (CA)Faulkner (AL)Dakota WesleyanFriends (KS)Cumberland (TN)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Hastings (NE)Benedictine (KS)Kentucky ChristianKentucky Christian25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 18[15]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 06[16]		Week Poll 1
Sep 10[17]		Week Poll 2
Sep 17[18]		Week Poll 3
Sep 24[19]		Week Poll 4
Oct 01[20]		Week Poll 5
Oct 08[21]		Week Poll 6
Oct 15[22]		Week Poll 7
Oct 22[23]		Week Poll 8
Oct 29[24]		Week Poll 9
Nov 05[25]		Week Final
Nov 11[26]		Week Postseason
Dec 18[27]
Dropped:
Lindsey Wilson (KY)		Dropped:
  • Ottawa (KS)
  • Bethel (TN)
  • Langston (OK)
  • Bethany (KS)
  • Campbellsville (KY)
Dropped:
  • Taylor (IN)
  • Lindsey Wilson (KY)
Dropped:
Rocky Mountain (MT)		Dropped:
Valley City State (ND)		Dropped:
  • Kansas Wesleyan
  • Menlo (CA)
  • Faulkner (AL)
  • Eastern Oregon
Dropped:
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
  • Friends (KS)
Dropped:
  • Doane (NE)
  • Faulkner (AL)
Dropped:
  • St. Francis (IL)
  • Cumberland (TN)
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
Dropped:
  • Robert Morris (IL)
  • Kansas Wesleyan
  • Hastings (NE)
Dropped:
  • Bacone (OK)
  • St. Francis (IL)
None
Legend
  No change in ranking
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  NAIA National Champion
(т) Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

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 2012, 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.

Team Total #1 Rankings
Carroll (MT)56 (6)
Sioux Falls (SD)55 (3)
Georgetown (KY)25 (2)
Saint Xavier (IL)14 (1)
Northwestern Oklahoma State12 (1)
Marian (IN)8 (1)
Azusa Pacific (CA)3
Saint Francis (IN)3

References
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  2. "2012 NAIA Football Coaches' Spring Top 25 Poll Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 18, 2012.
  3. "Football Top 25 Poll - Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 6, 2012.
  4. "Top 25 - No. 1". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 10, 2012.
  5. "Top 25 - No. 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 17, 2012.
  6. "Top 25 - No. 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 24, 2012.
  7. "Top 25 - No. 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 1, 2012.
  8. "Top 25 - No. 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 8, 2012.
  9. "Top 25 - No. 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 15, 2012.
  10. "Top 25 - No. 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 22, 2012.
  11. "Top 25 - No. 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 29, 2012.
  12. "Top 25 - No. 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 5, 2012.
  13. "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 11, 2012.
  14. "Top 25 - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 18, 2012.
  15. "2012 NAIA Football Coaches' Spring Top 25 Poll Announced". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 18, 2012.
  16. "Football Top 25 Poll - Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 6, 2012.
  17. "Top 25 - No. 1". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 10, 2012.
  18. "Top 25 - No. 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 17, 2012.
  19. "Top 25 - No. 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 24, 2012.
  20. "Top 25 - No. 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 1, 2012.
  21. "Top 25 - No. 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 8, 2012.
  22. "Top 25 - No. 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 15, 2012.
  23. "Top 25 - No. 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 22, 2012.
  24. "Top 25 - No. 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 29, 2012.
  25. "Top 25 - No. 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 5, 2012.
  26. "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 11, 2012.
  27. "Top 25 - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 18, 2012.
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