(Tuesday, October 13; Sioux Center, Iowa) The latest NAIA Football Top 25 Poll was released on Monday, October 12 and the Defenders are up one spot to no. 14 after a 38-3 win over Doane to improve to 4-2 this season.
Dordt hosts Briar Cliff on Saturday, October 17 in its next game and its two losses are to Morningside (no. 7) and Indiana Wesleyan (no. 10). Dordt has won three in a row and is one of six teams in the poll with multiple losses.
Midland (no. 19) and Northwestern (no.20) are the other GPAC teams in the poll.
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| RANK |
LAST |
INSTITUTION [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
| 1 |
1 |
College of Idaho [9] |
5-0 |
| 2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) [4] |
4-1 |
| 3 |
4 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
5-1 |
| 4 |
5 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
5-1 |
| 5 |
6 |
Montana Tech |
6-1 |
| 6 |
7 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
6-1 |
| 7 |
8 |
Friends (Kan.) |
6-0 |
| 8 |
10 |
Marian (Ind.) |
5-1 |
| 9 |
9 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
6-0 |
| 10 |
3 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
5-1 |
| 11 |
12 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
5-1 |
| 12 |
14 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
6-0 |
| 13 |
13 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
5-1 |
| 14 |
15 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
4-2 |
| 15 |
16 |
Louisiana Christian |
6-1 |
| 16 |
17 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
5-0 |
| 17 |
22 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
4-2 |
| 18 |
11 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
5-2 |
| 19 |
19 |
Midland (Neb.) |
5-1 |
| 20 |
20 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
5-2 |
| 21 |
18 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
5-1 |
| 22 |
21 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
4-1 |
| 23 |
24 |
Baker (Kan.) |
5-1 |
| 24 |
25 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
4-2 |
| 25 |
RV |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
3-2 |
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Receiving Votes:Cumberlands (Ky.), Dakota State (S.D.), Kansas Wesleyan, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Southwestern (Kan.), Taylor (Ind.)
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