2009 NAIA football rankings

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  NAIA National Champion
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One human poll made up the 2009 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 2009 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

The poll release dates were:

Week by week poll

Week 0-Spring
Apr 20
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 10
Week Poll 1
Sep 14
Week Poll 2
Sep 21
Week Poll 3
Sep 28
Week Poll 4
Oct 05
Week Poll 5
Oct 12
Week Poll 6
Oct 19
Week Poll 7
Oct 26
Week Poll 8
Nov 02
Week Poll 9
Nov 09
Week Final
Nov 15
Week Postseason
Jan 11
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)*Sioux Falls (SD)1.
2.Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Lindenwood (MO)2.
3.Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Lindenwood (MO)Carroll (MT)3.
4.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)4.
5.Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Morningside (IA)Lambuth (TN)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Morningside (IA)5.
6.Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Lambuth (TN)Ottawa (KS)6.
7.Langston (OK)Langston (OK)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Lambuth (TN)Lambuth (TN)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Lambuth (TN)Morningside (IA)Lambuth (TN)7.
8.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)8.
9.Union (KY)Friends (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)Ottawa (KS)Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMcKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)9.
10.Friends (KS)Union (KY)Union (KY) (T)Union (KY)Shorter (GA)Ottawa (KS)Missouri ValleyMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY)Missouri Valley10.
11.Shorter (GA)Shorter (GA)Lambuth (TN) (T)Shorter (GA)Ottawa (KS)Missouri ValleyMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Saint Francis (IN)Missouri ValleyCumberlands (KY)11.
12.Baker (KS)Baker (KS)Shorter (GA)Saint Xavier (IL)Missouri ValleyMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)McKendree (IL)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA) (T)Cumberlands (KY)Missouri ValleyMcPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)12.
13.St. Ambrose (IA)St. Ambrose (IA)Missouri ValleyOttawa (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)McKendree (IL)Northwestern (IA)Cumberlands (KY)Cumberlands (KY) (T)Langston (OK)Friends (KS)Hastings (NB)Hastings (NB)13.
14.Dickinson State (SD)Lambuth (TN)Saint Xavier (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)McKendree (IL)Northwestern (IA)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)Friends (KS) (T)Friends (KS)Langston (OK)Minot State (ND)Minot State (ND)14.
15.Lambuth (TN)Dickinson State (SD)Ottawa (KS)Missouri ValleyNorthwestern (IA)Friends (KS)Langston (OK)Langston (OK)Langston (OK) (T)McPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)Friends (KS)Friends (KS)15.
16.Missouri ValleyMissouri ValleyMontana State-NorthernMcKendree (IL)Friends (KS)Hastings (NB)McPherson (KS)Minot State (ND)McPherson (KS)Dickinson State (SD)Hastings (NB)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)16.
17.Virginia-WiseSaint Xavier (IL)Benedictine (KS)Friends (KS)Hastings (NB)Union (KY)Minot State (ND)McPherson (KS)Minot State (ND)Hastings (NB)Grand View (IA)Dickinson State (SD)Saint Francis (IN)17.
18.Saint Xavier (IL)Montana State-NorthernFriends (KS)Northwestern (IA)Union (KY)McPherson (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Eastern OregonWalsh (OH)Northwestern (IA)Minot State (ND)Saint Francis (IN)Dickinson State (SD)18.
19.Northwestern (IA) (T)Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Hastings (NB)Hastings (NB)Eastern OregonShorter (GA)Eastern OregonGeorgetown (KY)Hastings (NB)Grand View (IA)Ohio DominicanTaylor (IN)Langston (OK)19.
20.Ohio Dominican (T)Ohio DominicanOhio DominicanMcPherson (KS)McPherson (KS)Walsh (OH)Central Methodist (MO)Walsh (OH)Dickinson State (SD)Ohio DominicanDickinson State (SD)Langston (OK)Taylor (IN)20.
21.Montana State-NorthernVirginia-WiseMcPherson (KS)Malone (OH)Georgetown (KY)St. Ambrose (IA) (T)Walsh (OH)Hastings (NB)Ohio DominicanMinot State (ND)Walsh (OH)Grand View (IA)Grand View (IA)21.
22.Ottawa (KS)Ottawa (KS)Northwestern (IA) (T)Sterling (KS)St. Ambrose (IA)Minot State (ND) (T)Hastings (NB)Dickinson State (SD)Grand View (IA)Eastern OregonEastern OregonEastern OregonEastern Oregon22.
23.Dakota Wesleyan (SD)Northwestern (IA)McKendree (IL) (T)Eastern OregonMalone (OH)Black Hills State (SD)Ohio DominicanOhio DominicanEastern OregonWalsh (OH)Northwestern (IA)Baker (KS)Baker (KS)23.
24.Jamestown (ND)Jamestown (ND)Malone (OH)Minot State (ND) (T)Walsh (OH)Eastern OregonDickinson State (SD)Central Methodist (MO)Campbellsville (KY)Georgetown (KY)Baker (KS)Ohio DominicanOhio Dominican24.
25.Malone (OH)Malone (OH)Nebraska WesleyanWalsh (OH) (T)Minot State (ND)Georgetown (KY)Grand View (IA)Shorter (GA)St. Ambrose (IA)Taylor (IN)Northwestern (IA)Northwestern (IA)25.
Week 0-Spring
Apr 20
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 10
Week Poll 1
Sep 14
Week Poll 2
Sep 21
Week Poll 3
Sep 28
Week Poll 4
Oct 05
Week Poll 5
Oct 12
Week Poll 6
Oct 19
Week Poll 7
Oct 26
Week Poll 8
Nov 02
Week Poll 9
Nov 09
Week Final
Nov 15
Week Postseason
Jan 11
NoneDropped:
  • Baker (KS)
  • Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
  • Dickinson State (SD)
  • Jamestown (ND)
  • Virginia-Wise
Dropped:
  • Benadictine (KS)
  • Montana State-Northern
  • Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Ohio Dominican
Dropped:
Sterling (KS)
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (KY)
  • Malone (OH)
Dropped:
  • Bethany (KS)
  • Black Hills State (SD)
  • Shorter (GA)
  • Union (KY)
Dropped:
St. Ambrose (IA)
Dropped:
  • Central Methodist (MO)
  • Georgetown (KY)
Dropped:
  • Campbellsville (KY)
  • Shorter (GA)
Dropped:
  • Georgetown (KY)
  • Shorter (GA)
NoneNone

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