Thursday, September 27, 2018

Langston Football Ranked 14th in NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- The Langston University football team moved to the No. 14 spot in the third edition  of the 2018 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced.
The Lions entered the 14th slot after tallying 173 total votes and are tied with Bethel (Tenn.); Langston is the highest Sooner Athletic Conference institution ranked, they trail No. 13 Cumberlands (Ky.) 176 votes to 173 votes.

Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
• Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."

For the complete NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll, click here.



2018 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll Three (Sept. 24)
RANKLAST WEEKSCHOOLRECORDTOTAL POINTS
11Saint Francis (Ind.) [16]4-0366
22Morningside (Iowa)4-0351
33Southern Oregon4-0339
44Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)3-0323
55Northwestern (Iowa)4-0309
66Marian (Ind.)3-0294
77Reinhardt (Ga.)3-1281
810Evangel (Mo.)5-0257
99Georgetown (Ky.)3-1250
1011Grand View (Iowa)2-1237
1112Baker (Kan.)3-1216
1214Kansas Wesleyan4-0184
1316Cumberlands (Ky.)5-0176
1413Langston (Okla.)2-1173
1417Bethel (Tenn.)4-0173
1615Benedictine (Kan.)3-1169
178Concordia (Mich.)3-1161
1819Dickinson State (N.D.)3-1131
1921Arizona Christian4-0121
2024Montana Tech3-181
2125Faulkner (Ala.)3-167
22NRWebber International (Fla.)4-062
2323Rocky Mountain (Mont.)3-247
2422Montana Western3-133
25NRSiena Heights (Mich.)4-030
Dropped from the Top 25: Southeastern (Fla.), Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Others Receiving Votes: Avila (Mo.) 25, Southeastern (Fla.) 20, Midland (Neb.) 17, Eastern Oregon 7, Doane (Neb.) 5, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 4, Tabor (Kan.) 3

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