2005 NAIA Football National Ratings
Rank | Last Week | School | 1st Place Votes | Record | Total Points |
1 | 1 | Carroll (Mont.) | 13 | 10-0 | 421 |
2 | 2 | St. Francis (Ind.) | 4 | 10-0 | 412 |
3 | 3 | Morningside (Iowa) |
| 10-0 | 391 |
4 | 4 | Sioux Falls (S.D.) |
| 9-1 | 370 |
5 | 5 | Georgetown (Ky.) |
| 8-2 | 347 |
6 | 6 | Tabor (Kan.) |
| 10-0 | 335 |
7 | 7 | St. Xavier (Ill.) |
| 9-2 | 328 |
8 | 8 | McKendree (Ill.) |
| 8-2 | 318 |
9 | 10 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
| 6-3 | 275 |
10 | 13 | Evangel (Mo.) |
| 8-2 | 263 |
11 | 15 | Montana Tech |
| 8-3 | 232 |
12 | 16 | Graceland (Iowa) |
| 9-2 | 225 |
13 | 14 | Pikeville (Ky.) |
| 7-2 | 222 |
14 | 17 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
| 8-2 | 207 |
15 | 19 | Dickinson State (N.D.) |
| 7-3 | 189 |
16 | 20 | Geneva (Pa.) |
| 8-3 | 166 |
17 | 21 | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 8-3 | 145 |
18 | 11 | Walsh (Ohio) |
| 8-3 | 136 |
19 | 9 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
| 7-3 | 121 |
20 | 12 | Cumberlands (Ky.) |
| 8-3 | 104 |
21 | 23 | Kansas Wesleyan |
| 8-2 | 94 |
22 | 18 | Valley City State (N.D.) |
| 7-3 | 76 |
23 | 24 | Bethel (Tenn.) |
| 7-4 | 71 |
24 | NR | Black Hills State (S.D.) |
| 7-3 | 29 |
25 | NR | Texas College |
| 6-4 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Friends (Kan.), 11, Eastern Oregon, 10, Benedictine (Kan.), 2.
