KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top two seeds in the 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series have advanced and will host in the Semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 13, as No. 1 Grand View (Iowa) will entertain No. 5 Benedictine (Kan.) next week in Des Moines, Iowa, and No. 2 Keiser (Fla.) will host No. 8 College of Idaho, in West Palm Beach, Fla., a rematch of the 2023 semifinal round, when the Seahawks topped the Yotes 28-21.
BC and Grand View are far more familiar and will meet for the ninth time in their history on Saturday. GVU owns a 6-2 edge in the eight previous meetings, and the Vikings have won the last four, dating back to 2021 and including this season’s 27-24 win in Des Moines, on Sept. 6.
For game times, live stats, and ways to watch, visit the 2025 NAIA Football Championship Series Schedule.
Grand View (12-0) secured its fourth semifinal appearance in the last five seasons, scoring on its first drive of the game and closing the third quarter with a kickoff returned for a touchdown, advancing 35-7 over Lindsey Wilson (Ky.). The Vikings will host Benedictine (12-1) after the Ravens jumped out to a 17-7 halftime lead, and the BC defense stood strong with eight seconds to play. With the ball deep in BC territory and Friends driving, Benedictine ended the game by forcing and recovering a fumble to lock up a 24-18 win and a fifth appearance, all-time, in the semifinal round.
Keiser (11-0) will be joined in the semifinals by College of Idaho (11-1), after the Yotes scored the first two touchdowns and outscored Montana Tech 27-13 in the second half on the way to a 41-26 win over the Orediggers. Keiser is in the semifinals for the fifth time in program history, while College of Idaho makes its second appearance in the last three seasons.
| Home | Visitor | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Grand View (Iowa), 12-0 | #5 Benedictine (Kan.), 12-1 | ||
| #2 Keiser (Fla.), 11-0 | #8 College of Idaho, 11-1 |
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