KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keiser (Fla.) is once again named the top team in the NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings, receiving 16 of the 17 first-place votes. Grand View (Iowa) stays second and receives the final top vote while rest of the top five remains with Indiana Wesleyan in third, Dordt (Iowa) in fourth, and St. Thomas (Fla.) in fifth.
Dordt is no. 4 for the second straight week in the NAIA Football GoRout Top 25 Ratings released on Monday. The Defenders are 6-0 overall and in the GPAC just past the midpoint of the season. Dordt earned 317 points in the poll, just ahead of St. Thomas (Fla.) with 312 points.
Northwestern comes in at No. 9 for the second consecutive week. Northwestern has been in the top 25 in 94 consecutive ratings dating back to August 7, 2017, which ranks fourth in the NAIA. Morningside is just ahead of Northwestern at number 8. One other GPAC team is recognized in the poll, Concordia is receiving votes.
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) [16] | 5-0 | 375 |
| 2 | 2 | Grand View (Iowa) [1] | 6-0 | 356 |
| 3 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 7-1 | 349 |
| 4 | 4 | Dordt (Iowa) | 6-0 | 317 |
| 5 | 5 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 5-1 | 312 |
| 6 | 6 | Montana Western | 5-1 | 302 |
| 7 | 8 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 6-1 | 283 |
| 8 | 7 | Morningside (Iowa) | 6-1 | 278 |
| 9 | 9 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 5-1 | 254 |
| 10 | 10 | Southern Oregon | 6-1 | 248 |
| 11 | 12 | Texas Wesleyan | 6-0 | 216 |
| 12 | 12 | College of Idaho | 6-2 | 199 |
| 13 | 14 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 6-0 | 190 |
| 14 | 16 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 4-2 | 169 |
| 15 | 15 | Montana Tech | 5-2 | 168 |
| 16 | 11 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 5-1 | 162 |
| 17 | 19 | Baker (Kan.) | 5-1 | 129 |
| 18 | 17 | Marian (Ind.) | 5-1 | 98 |
| 19 | 23 | Friends (Kan.) | 7-0 | 89 |
| 20 | 20 | Evangel (Mo.) | 6-0 | 83 |
| 21 | 22 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 6-1 | 82 |
| 22 | RV | Southeastern (Fla.) | 4-1 | 73 |
| 23 | RV | St. Francis (Ill.) | 5-1 | 57 |
| 24 | 24 | OUAZ (Ariz.) | 5-1 | 40 |
| 25 | RV | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 5-2 | 18 |
Dropped From Top 25: Saint Xavier (Ill.), Southwestern (Kan.), Campbellsville (Ky.)
Receiving Votes: Concordia (Neb.) 17, Southwestern (Kan.) 9, Carroll (Mont.) 4
