2001 NAIA football rankings

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  NAIA National Champion
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

One human poll made up the 2001 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 2001 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]

The poll release dates were:

Week by week poll

Week 0-Preseason
Aug 21
Week Poll 1
Sep 11
Week Poll 2
Sep 25
Week Poll 3
Oct 2
Week Poll 4
Oct 9
Week Poll 5
Oct 16
Week Poll 6
Oct 23
Week Poll 7
Oct 30
Week Poll 8
Nov 6
Week Final
Nov 11
Week Postseason
Jan 6
1.Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)Georgetown (KY)*Georgetown (KY)1.
2.Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateSaint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Sioux Falls (SD)2.
3.Carroll (MT) (T)Carroll (MT)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)Evangel (MO)Evangel (MO)Carroll (MT)3.
4.Northwestern (IA) (T)Northwestern (IA)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)Southern OregonSouthern OregonMary (ND)Mary (ND)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Benedictine (KS)4.
5.Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Southern OregonSouthern OregonMary (ND)Mary (ND)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Evangel (MO)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Southern Oregon5.
6.Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Mary (ND)Mary (ND)Doane (NE)Doane (NE)Evangel (MO)Concordia (NE)Benedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Evangel (MO)6.
7.St. Ambrose (IA)Valley City State (ND)Campbellsville (KY)Doane (NE)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Southern OregonSouthern OregonConcordia (NE)7.
8.Valley City State (ND)Sioux Falls (SD)Doane (NE)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Evangel (MO)Evangel (MO)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)McKendree (IL)Concordia (NE)Mary (ND)8.
9.Lambuth (TN)Southern OregonSioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Sioux Falls (SD)Concordia (NE)Benedictine (KS)Saint Francis (IN)Saint Francis (IN)Northwestern Oklahoma State9.
10.Huron (SD)Walsh (OH)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Carroll (MT)Southern OregonSouthern OregonConcordia (NE)Tri-State (IN)Campbellsville (KY)10.
11.Ottawa (KS)Mary (ND)Carroll (MT)Evangel (MO)Concordia (NE)Concordia (NE)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Northwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateTri-State (IN)11.
12.Olivet Nazarene (IL)Lambuth (TN)Evangel (MO)Concordia (NE)McKendree (IL)McKendree (IL)Benedictine (KS)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Valley City State (ND)Valley City State (ND)St. Ambrose (IA)12.
13.Baker (KS)Nebraska WesleyanNorthwestern (IA)Nebraska WesleyanBenedictine (KS)Benedictine (KS)Campbellsville (KY)Northwestern Oklahoma StateWalsh (OH)St. Ambrose (IA)Valley City State (ND)13.
14.Sioux Falls (SD) (T)St. Ambrose (IA)Nebraska WesleyanMcKendree (IL)Campbellsville (KY)Campbellsville (KY)Doane (NE)Montana TechTri-State (IN)Kansas WesleyanSaint Francis (IN)14.
15.Southern Oregon (T)Campbellsville (KY)Virginia-WiseCampbellsville (KY)Montana TechMontana TechMontana TechWalsh (OH)Kansas WesleyanCampbellsville (KY)McKendree (IL)15.
16.Montana TechMidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Azusa Pacific (CA)Northwestern Oklahoma StateBethany (KS)Bethany (KS)Northwestern Oklahoma StateSt. Ambrose (IA)Hastings (NE)McKendree (IL)Montana Tech16.
17.MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)McKendree (IL)Northwestern Oklahoma StateMontana TechNorthwestern Oklahoma StateNorthwestern Oklahoma StateBethany (KS)Kansas WesleyanSt. Ambrose (IA)Montana TechKansas Wesleyan17.
18.Mary (ND)Huron (SD)Concordia (NE)Belhaven (MS)Trinity International (IL)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)Tri-State (IN)Campbellsville (KY)Hastings (NE)Hastings (NE)18.
19.Peru State (NE)Azusa Pacific (CA)McKendree (IL)Bethany (KS)Walsh (OH)Cumberland (TN)St. Ambrose (IA)Campbellsville (KY)Montana Tech (T)Bethany (KS)Bethany (KS)19.
20.Nebraska WesleyanEvangel (MO)Trinity International (IL)Tri-State (IN)Cumberland (TN)St. Ambrose (IA)Hastings (NE)Hastings (NE)Bethany (KS) (T)Walsh (OH)Walsh (OH)20.
21.Azusa Pacific (CA)Doane (NE)Montana TechSaint Xavier (IL)St. Ambrose (IA)Tri-State (IN)Tri-State (IN)Doane (NE) (T)MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)Huron (SD)Huron (SD)21.
22.Campbellsville (KY)Virginia-WiseBelhaven (MS)Huron (SD)Nebraska WesleyanHastings (NE)Kansas WesleyanBethany (KS) (T)Huron (SD)Northwestern (MN)Doane (NE)22.
23.Walsh (OH)Geneva (PA)Huron (SD)Trinity International (IL)Baker (KS)Kansas WesleyanTrinity International (IL)Trinity International (IL)Northwestern (IA)Cumberland (TN)Cumberland (TN)23.
24.McKendree (IL)Ottawa (KS)Bethany (KS)Virginia-WiseBelhaven (MS) (T)Trinity International (IL)Cumberland (TN)Cumberland (TN)Southwestern (KS)Doane (NE)Northwestern (MN)24.
25.Kansas WesleyanMontana TechTri-State (IN)Walsh (OH)Tri-State (IN) (T)Friends (KS)Northwestern (MN)Northwestern (MN)Doane (NE)Saint Xavier (IL)Saint Xavier (IL)25.
Week 0-Preseason
Aug 21
Week Poll 1
Sep 11
Week Poll 2
Sep 25
Week Poll 3
Oct 2
Week Poll 4
Oct 9
Week Poll 5
Oct 16
Week Poll 6
Oct 23
Week Poll 7
Oct 30
Week Poll 8
Nov 6
Week Final
Nov 11
Week Postseason
Jan 6
Dropped:
  • Olivet Nazarene (IL)
  • Baker (KS)
  • Peru State (NE)
  • Kansas Wesleyan
Dropped:
  • Walsh (OH)
  • Lambuth (TN)
  • St. Ambrose (IA)
  • Geneva (PA)
  • Ottawa (KS)
Dropped:
  • Northwestern (IA)
  • Azusa Pacific (CA)
Dropped:
  • Saint Xavier (IL)
  • Huron (SD)
  • Virginia-Wise
Dropped:
  • Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Baker (KS)
  • Belhaven (MS)
Dropped:
Friends (KS)
Dropped:
NONE
Dropped:
  • Trinity International
  • Northwestern (MN)
  • Cumberland (TN)
Dropped:
  • MidAmerica Nazarene (KS)
  • Northwestern (IA)
  • Southwestern (KS)
Dropped:
NONE

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