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One human poll made up the 2011 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 2011 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

Poll release dates

The poll release dates were:

  • April 18, 2011 (Spring)
  • August 8, 2011 (Preseason)
  • September 12, 2011
  • September 19, 2011
  • September 26, 2011
  • October 3, 2011
  • October 10, 2011
  • October 17, 2011
  • October 24, 2011
  • October 31, 2011
  • November 7, 2011
  • November 13, 2011 (Final)
  • December 19, 2011 (Postseason)

Week by week poll

Week 0-Spring
Apr 18[2]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 08[3]		Week Poll 1
Sep 12[4]		Week Poll 2
Sep 19[5]		Week Poll 3
Sep 26[6]		Week Poll 4
Oct 03[7]		Week Poll 5
Oct 10[8]		Week Poll 6
Oct 17[9]		Week Poll 7
Oct 24[10]		Week Poll 8
Oct 31[11]		Week Poll 9
Nov 07[12]		Week Final
Nov 13[13]		Week Postseason
Dec 19[14]
1.Carroll (MT) (15)Carroll (MT) (14)Saint Xavier (IL) (15)Saint Xavier (IL) (15)Saint Xavier (IL) (15)Saint Xavier (IL) (15)Saint Xavier (IL) (15)Saint Xavier (IL) (14)Saint Xavier (IL) (14)Saint Xavier (IL) (14)Marian (IN) (14)Marian (IN) (13)*Saint Xavier (IL) (15)1.
2.Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Marian (IN) (1)Marian (IN) (1)Marian (IN) (1)Carroll (MT) (1)Carroll (MT) (2)Carroll (MT)2.
3.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Morningside (IA)Marian (IN)Marian (IN)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Marian (IN)3.
4.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Marian (IN)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)William Penn (IA)Missouri ValleyGeorgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Georgetown (KY)4.
5.Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Carroll (MT)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Missouri ValleyGeorgetown (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Azusa Pacific (CA)5.
6.Marian (IN)Marian (IN)William Penn (IA)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyGeorgetown (KY)Saint Francis (IN)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)6.
7.Dickinson State (ND)Dickinson State (ND)Missouri ValleyGeorgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Saint Francis (IN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Benedictine (KS)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleySaint Francis (IN)7.
8.William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Georgetown (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Morningside (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)William Penn (IA)Azusa Pacific (CA)St. Francis (IL)8.
9.McPherson (KS)Georgetown (KY)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)(T) Midland (NE)Eastern OregonMorningside (IA)Benedictine (KS)(T) Missouri ValleySt. Francis (IL)Benedictine (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Saint Francis (IN)Morningside (IA)9.
10.Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Cumberlands (KY)(T) Eastern OregonMorningside (IA)Southern Nazarene (OK)Azusa Pacific (CA)(T) William Penn (IA)Benedictine (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Saint Francis (IN)Ottawa (KS)Missouri Valley10.
11.Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMidland (NE)Morningside (IA)Southern Nazarene (OK)Benedictine (KS)William Penn (IA)St. Francis (IL)Azusa Pacific (CA)Saint Francis (IN)Ottawa (KS)St. Francis (IL)Ottawa (KS)11.
12.Georgetown (KY)McPherson (KS)Eastern OregonSouthern Nazarene (OK)Benedictine (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)St. Francis (IL)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)St. Ambrose (IA)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)Southern Nazarene (OK)12.
13.Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateSouthern Nazarene (OK)Benedictine (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Doane (NE)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Ottawa (KS)St. Francis (IL)Bethel (TN)Benedictine (KS)13.
14.Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)Benedictine (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Midland (NE)Bethany (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Bethel (TN)Ottawa (KS)Cumberland (TN)Bethel (TN)Southern Nazarene (OK)Bethel (TN)14.
15.Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Azusa Pacific (CA)Cumberlands (KY)Bethany (KS)St. Francis (IL)Southern Nazarene (OK)Ottawa (KS)Cumberland (TN)Valley City State (ND)Southern Nazarene (OK)Benedictine (KS)William Penn (IA)15.
16.Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Northwestern (IA)Bethany (KS)St. Francis (IL)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Ottawa (KS)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)St. Francis (IL)Benedictine (KS)William Penn (IA)Valley City State (ND)16.
17.Midland (NE)Midland (NE)Campbellsville (KY)Rocky Mountain (MT)Doane (NE)Eastern OregonBethel (TN)Cumberland (TN)Doane (NE)Bethel (TN)St. Ambrose (IA)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)17.
18.Southern Nazarene (OK)Cumberland (TN)Langston (OK)Shorter (GA)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)St. Ambrose (IA)Valley City State (ND)Doane (NE)Bethany (KS)Southern Nazarene (OK)Northwestern (IA)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)18.
19.Cumberland (TN)Southern Nazarene (OK)Bethany (KS)St. Francis (IL)Campbellsville (KY)Ottawa (KS)Doane (NE)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Bethel (TN)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Eastern OregonDoane (NE)19.
20.Kansas WesleyanWebber International (FL)Rocky Mountain (MT)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)St. Ambrose (IA)Valley City State (ND)Cumberland (TN)Bethany (KS)Southern Nazarene (OK)Northwestern (IA)Cumberland (TN)Doane (NE)Eastern Oregon20.
21.South Dakota Mines & TechnologyKansas Wesleyan(T) Shorter (GA)Doane (NE)Ottawa (KS)Bethel (TN)Rocky Mountain (MT)Southern Nazarene (OK)Langston (OK)Eastern OregonEastern OregonBaker (KS)Baker (KS)21.
22.Webber International (FL)Benedictine (KS)(T) Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Baker (KS)Montana State-NorthernShorter (GA)Bethany (KS)Eastern OregonNorthwestern (IA)Doane (NE)Doane (NE)St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)22.
23.(T) Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Montana State-NorthernOttawa (KS)Valley City State (ND)Rocky Mountain (MT)(T) Eastern OregonNorthwestern (IA)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)23.
24.(T) Benedictine (KS)St. Francis (IL)(T) Ottawa (KS)Campbellsville (KY)Menlo (CA)Midland (NE)(T) Northwestern Oklahoma StateLangston (OK)Rocky Mountain (MT)Bethany (KS)Baker (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)24.
25.St. Francis (IL)Grand View (IA)(T) St. Francis (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)Evangel (MO)Cumberland (TN)Menlo (CA)Shorter (GA)Eastern OregonBaker (KS)Bethany (KS)Cumberland (TN)Cumberland (TN)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 18[15]		Week 0-Preseason
Aug 08[16]		Week Poll 1
Sep 12[17]		Week Poll 2
Sep 19[18]		Week Poll 3
Sep 26[19]		Week Poll 4
Oct 03[20]		Week Poll 5
Oct 10[21]		Week Poll 6
Oct 17[22]		Week Poll 7
Oct 24[23]		Week Poll 8
Oct 31[24]		Week Poll 9
Nov 07[25]		Week Final
Nov 13[26]		Week Postseason
Dec 19[27]
Dropped:
South Dakota Mines & Technology		Dropped:
  • Dickinson State (ND)
  • McPherson (KS)
  • Northwestern Oklahoma State
  • Cumberland (TN)
  • Kansas Wesleyan
  • Benedictine (KS)
  • Baker (KS)
  • Grand View (IA)
Dropped:
  • Northwestern (IA)
  • Langston (OK)
  • Montana State-Northern
  • St. Francis (IL)
Dropped:
  • Cumberlands (KY)
  • Rocky Mountain (MT)
  • Shorter (GA)
  • Baker (KS)
Dropped:
  • Campbellsville (KY)
  • Montana State-Northern
  • Menlo (CA)
  • Evangel (MO)
Dropped:
  • Shorter (GA)
  • Midland (NE)
Dropped:
  • Rocky Mountain (MT)
  • Eastern Oregon
  • Northwestern Oklahoma State
  • Menlo (CA)
Dropped:
Shorter (GA)		Dropped:
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
  • Rocky Mountain (MT)
NoneDropped:
Bethany (KS)		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 end of 2011, 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)23 (2)
Northwestern Oklahoma State12 (1)
Saint Xavier (IL)9 (1)
Azusa Pacific (CA)3
Saint Francis (IN)3
Marian (IN)2

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Football Polls". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 21, 2011. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Top 25 Poll - Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 18, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Top 25 Poll - Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 1". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 12, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 19, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 26, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 3, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 10, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 17, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 24, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 31, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 7, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 13, 2011.
  14. ↑ "Top 25 - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 19, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Top 25 Poll - Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 18, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Top 25 Poll - Preseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. August 8, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 1". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 12, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 2". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 19, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 3". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. September 26, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 4". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 3, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 5". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 10, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 6". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 17, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 7". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 24, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 8". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. October 31, 2011.
  25. ↑ "Top 25 - No. 9". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 7, 2011.
  26. ↑ "Top 25 - Final". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. November 13, 2011.
  27. ↑ "Top 25 - Postseason". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. December 19, 2011.
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