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One human poll made up the 2010 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 16-team playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was then taken after completion of the 2010 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll release dates

The poll release dates were:

  • April 19, 2010 (Spring)
  • August 9, 2010 (Preseason)
  • September 13, 2010
  • September 20, 2010
  • September 27, 2010
  • October 4, 2010
  • October 11, 2010
  • October 18, 2010
  • October 25, 2010
  • November 1, 2010
  • November 8, 2010
  • November 14, 2010 (Final)
  • January 10, 2011 (Postseason)

Week by week poll

Week 0-Spring
Apr 19		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 09		Week Poll 1
Sep 13		Week Poll 2
Sep 20		Week Poll 3
Sep 27		Week Poll 4
Oct 04		Week Poll 5
Oct 11		Week Poll 6
Oct 18		Week Poll 7
Oct 25		Week Poll 8
Nov 01		Week Poll 9
Nov 08		Week Final
Nov 14		Week Postseason
Jan 10
1.Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)*Carroll (MT)1.
2.Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Sioux Falls (SD)2.
3.Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)3.
4.Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)4.
5.Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Saint Francis (IN)5.
6.(T) Lambuth (TN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)Morningside (IA)6.
7.(T) MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Lambuth (TN)Ottawa (KS)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Marian (IN)7.
8.Ottawa (KS)McKendree (IL)Missouri ValleyWalsh (OH)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)Saint Francis (IN)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)McKendree (IL)8.
9.McKendree (IL)Ottawa (KS)McPherson (KS)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Dickinson State (SD)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyDickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)Lindenwood (MO)9.
10.Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyWalsh (OH)Lambuth (TN)Dickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)Missouri ValleyOttawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Dickinson State (SD)10.
11.Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)(T) Lambuth (TN)Dickinson State (SD)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyOttawa (KS)William Penn (IA)Dickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)McPherson (KS)11.
12.McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)(T) Saint Francis (IN)Missouri ValleyMcKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)William Penn (IA)South Dakota M&TMarian (IN)Marian (IN)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)William Penn (IA)12.
13.Hastings (NB)Hastings (NB)Dickinson State (SD)Marian (IN)Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Walsh (OH)Dickinson State (SD)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Ottawa (KS)13.
14.Minot State (ND)Minot State (ND)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Azusa Pacific (CA)Marian (IN)Kansas WesleyanMarian (IN)Northwestern (IA)William Penn (IA)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyGeorgetown (KY)14.
15.Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Marian (IN)Ottawa (KS)Marian (IN)William Penn (IA)South Dakota M&TNorthwestern (IA)William Penn (IA)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)(T) Northwestern Oklahoma State15.
16.Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)Cumberlands (KY)Benedictine (KS)William Penn (IA)Langston (OK)Cumberland (TN)McKendree (IL)Walsh (OH)South Dakota M&TNorthwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma State(T) Azusa Pacific (CA)16.
17.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)(T) Benedictine (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Northwestern (IA)Kansas WesleyanNorthwestern (IA)Webber International (FL)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateCumberland (TN)Georgetown (KY)Missouri Valley17.
18.Dickinson State (SD)Dickinson State (SD)(T) St. Ambrose (IA)Northwestern (IA)Langston (OK)South Dakota M&TMarian (IN)Kansas WesleyanSouth Dakota M&TCumberland (TN)Georgetown (KY)Azusa Pacific (CA)Northwestern (IA)18.
19.Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Azusa Pacific (CA)William Penn (IA)Lambuth (TN)Azusa Pacific (CA)McKendree (IL)Walsh (OH)Friends (KS)Georgetown (KY)Midland (NB)South Dakota M&TCumberlands (KY)19.
20.Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)William Penn (IA)Langston (OK)Benedictine (KS)Northwestern (IA)Benedictine (KS)Black Hills State (SD)Cumberland (TN)Midland (NB)Walsh (OH)Cumberlands (KY)South Dakota M&T20.
21.Eastern OregonEastern OregonNorthwestern (IA)Montana TechDakota Wesleyan (SD)Cumberland (TN)(T) Montana TechLangston (OK)Georgetown (KY)Walsh (OH)(T) Azusa Pacific (CA)Kansas WesleyanMidland (NB)21.
22.Taylor (IN)Taylor (IN)Langston (OK)Hastings (NB)Kansas WesleyanMontana Tech(T) Webber International (FL)Friends (KS)Webber International (FL)Azusa Pacific (CA)(T) St. Francis (IL)Midland (NB)Kansas Wesleyan22.
23.Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Hastings (NB)St. Ambrose (IA)South Dakota M&TBenedictine (KS)Langston (OK)Northwestern Oklahoma StateKansas WesleyanSt. Francis (IL)Langston (OK)Cumberland (TN)Cumberland (TN)23.
24.Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Southern OregonSouthern Nazarene (OK)Menlo (CA)Webber International (FL)Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Black Hills State (SD)Langston (OK)South Dakota M&TSouthern Nazarene (OK)Southern Nazarene (OK)24.
25.Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateMontana TechSterling (KS)Cumberland (TN)
Friends (KS)Cumberland (TN)Midland (NB)Friends (KS)Kansas WesleyanWebber International (FL)Webber International (FL)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 19		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 09		Week Poll 1
Sep 13		Week Poll 2
Sep 20		Week Poll 3
Sep 27		Week Poll 4
Oct 04		Week Poll 5
Oct 11		Week Poll 6
Oct 18		Week Poll 7
Oct 25		Week Poll 8
Nov 01		Week Poll 9
Nov 08		Week Final
Nov 14		Week Postseason
Jan 10
NoneDropped:
  • Baker (KS)
  • Eastern Oregon
  • Friends (KS)
  • Grand View (IA)
  • Minot State (ND)
  • Northwestern Oklahoma State
  • Taylor (IN)
Dropped:
  • Cumberlands (KY)
  • Southern Oregon
Dropped:
  • Hastings (NB)
  • Montana Tech
  • St. Ambrose (IA)
  • Southern Nazarene (OK)
  • Sterling (KS)
Dropped:
  • Lambuth (TN)
  • Menlo (CA)
Dropped:
  • Campbellsville (KY)
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
  • Hastings (NB)
Dropped:
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Montana Tech
Dropped:
  • Azusa Pacific (CA)
  • Langston (OK)
Dropped:
  • Black Hills State (SD)
  • Kansas Wesleyan
  • Webber International (FL)
Dropped:
Friends (KS)		Dropped:
  • Langston (OK)
  • St. Francis (IL)
  • Walsh (OH)
None

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 postseason poll of the 2010 season, the teams 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 has been presumed, and the #1 postseason ranking has been credited to the postseason tournament champion, the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers.

Team Total #1 Rankings
Sioux Falls (SD)55 (3)
Carroll (MT)54 (6)
Georgetown (KY)23 (2)
Northwestern Oklahoma State12 (1)
Azusa Pacific (CA)3
Saint Francis (IN)3

References

  1. ↑ "Football Week-by-Week Coaches' Polls" (PDF). National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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