KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwestern climbs back into the top 10 this week in the NAIA football Top 25 Ratings. Following a 3-0 win over then #7 Dordt, the Red Raiders are 10th this week. Dordt slipped to number 16 following its second loss of the season. Keiser (Fla.) holds down the top spot for the 10th straight week, receiving all but one first-place votes. Grand View (Iowa) stayed at No. 2, receiving the final first-place vote. Teams one through six are the same as a week ago with Indiana Wesleyan, Montana Western, St. Thomas (Fla.), and Morningside (Iowa). Concordia, which is tied with Dordt, and Northwestern for second place in the GPAC is number 20. All three teams are 7-2 heading into the final week of the regular season.
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) [16] | 8-0 | 424 |
| 2 | 2 | Grand View (Iowa) [1] | 9-0 | 405 |
| 3 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 9-1 | 395 |
| 4 | 4 | Montana Western | 8-1 | 368 |
| 5 | 5 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 8-1 | 352 |
| 6 | 6 | Morningside (Iowa) | 9-1 | 351 |
| 7 | 9 | Texas Wesleyan | 9-0 | 304 |
| 8 | 10 | Montana Tech | 8-2 | 299 |
| 9 | 11 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 8-2 | 289 |
| 10 | 13 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 7-2 | 272 |
| 11 | 12 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 7-2 | 255 |
| 12 | 15 | Baker (Kan.) | 8-1 | 249 |
| 13 | 8 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 8-1 | 215 |
| 14 | 16 | Southern Oregon | 8-2 | 192 |
| 15 | 17 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 8-1 | 156 |
| 16 | 7 | Dordt (Iowa) | 7-2 | 139 |
| 17 | 18 | OUAZ (Ariz.) | 7-1 | 137 |
| 18 | 22 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 8-2 | 132 |
| 19 | 19 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 6-2 | 118 |
| 20 | 23 | Concordia (Neb.) | 7-2 | 114 |
| 21 | 25 | Southwestern (Kan.) | 9-1 | 86 |
| 22 | 20 | Friends (Kan.) | 9-1 | 85 |
| 23 | 14 | Carroll (Mont.) | 7-2 | 82 |
| 24 | RV | St. Francis (Ill.) | 7-2 | 43 |
| 25 | 24 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 8-2 | 33 |
Dropped From Top 25: Evangel (Mo.)
Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 25, McPherson (Kan.) 2, Evangel (Mo.) 2
