2005 NAIA Football Ratings
Rank | Last Week | Institution | 1st Place Votes | Record | Total Points |
1 | 1 | Carroll (Mont.) | 14 | 3-0 | 422 |
2 | 2 | St. Francis (Ind.) | 3 | 2-0 | 411 |
3 | 3 | Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 3-0 | 386 |
4 | 5 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
| 3-0 | 362 |
5 | 4 | Georgetown (Ky.) |
| 1-1 | 358 |
6 | 7 | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 2-0 | 328 |
7 | 8 | Montana Tech |
| 4-0 | 324 |
8 | 11 | Graceland (Iowa) |
| 4-0 | 299 |
9 | 6 | McKendree (Ill.) |
| 1-1 | 267 |
10 | 14 | St. Xavier (Ill.) |
| 2-1 | 241 |
11 | 16 | Geneva (Pa.) |
| 3-0 | 233 |
12 | 16 | Pikeville (Ky.) |
| 1-0 | 205 |
13 | 18 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
| 2-0 | 204 |
14 | 15 | Northwestern Oklahoma |
| 1-1 | 191 |
15 | 22 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 3-0 | 173 |
16 | 9 | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 2-1 | 172 |
17 | 19 | Tabor (Kan.) |
| 2-0 | 156 |
18 | 20 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 1-2 | 141 |
19 | 25 | Valley City State (N.D.) |
| 3-0 | 125 |
20 | 24 | Walsh (Ohio) |
| 2-1 | 112 |
21 | 10 | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| 2-2 | 95 |
22 | NR | Virginia-Wise |
| 3-0 | 88 |
23 | 13 | Benedictine (Kan.) |
| 2-1 | 68 |
24 | 12 | Trinity International (Ill.) |
| 1-1 | 65 |
25 | NR | Sterling (Kan.) |
| 2-0 | 32 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Urbana (Ohio), 27; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), 19; Missouri Valley, 6; St. Francis (Ill.), 6; Lindenwood (Mo.), 4; Hastings (Neb.), 2; Webber International (Fla.), 2; Ottawa (Kan.), 1.
