KANSAS CITY, Mo.- After a heartbreaking overtime loss to the College of Idaho, the Orediggers fall out of the Top 10, and land at No.16 in the latest NAIA Top 25 rating.
The Frontier Conference occupies 25% of the Top 16 teams in the country, with Southern Oregon vaulting to No. 7, Montana Western at No. , College of Idaho tied for 14
th, and the Orediggers at No. 16.
 For a fifth consecutive ranking, Keiser (Fla.) is the top team in NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings earning 16 of the 17 first-place votes. The final first-place vote was awarded to Northwestern (Iowa) who is second. Grand View (Iowa) remains third, Indiana Wesleyan leaps two spots into fourth, and Bethel (Tenn.) stays fifth. OUAZ (Ariz.) rejoins the rankings in 25th place.Â
Rating Methodology:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
- The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences. Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league or division.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place, 23 for third-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team's rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
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| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Keiser (Fla.) [16] |
3-0 |
375 |
| 2 |
2 |
Northwestern (Iowa) [1] |
4-0 |
360 |
| 3 |
3 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
4-0 |
346 |
| 4 |
6 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
4-0 |
313 |
| 5 |
5 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
4-0 |
311 |
| 6 |
8 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
3-0 |
305 |
| 7 |
14 |
Southern Oregon |
4-0 |
279 |
| 8 |
9 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
3-0 |
267 |
| 9 |
4 |
Montana Western |
3-1 |
247 |
| 10 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
4-0 |
243 |
| 11 |
12 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
4-1 |
223 |
| 12 |
13 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
4-1 |
215 |
| 13 |
11 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
3-1 |
201 |
| 14 |
18 |
Texas Wesleyan |
4-0 |
163 |
| 14 |
19 |
College of Idaho |
3-2 |
163 |
| 16 |
10 |
Montana Tech |
3-1 |
144 |
| 17 |
20 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
4-0 |
138 |
| 18 |
15 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
2-2 |
135 |
| 19 |
17 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
4-0 |
115 |
| 20 |
16 |
Baker (Kan.) |
3-1 |
82 |
| 21 |
22 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
3-1 |
62 |
| 22 |
21 |
Friends (Kan.) |
5-0 |
58 |
| 22 |
25 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
5-0 |
58 |
| 24 |
23 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
2-1 |
41 |
| 25 |
RV |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
2-1 |
22 |
Dropped From Top 25:Â St. Francis (Ill.)
Receiving Votes: Campbellsville (Ky.) 11, Southeastern (Fla.) 4
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