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.
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)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Saint Francis (Ind.) [16] | 4-0 | 366 |
| 2 | 2 | Morningside (Iowa) | 4-0 | 351 |
| 3 | 3 | Southern Oregon | 4-0 | 339 |
| 4 | 4 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 3-0 | 323 |
| 5 | 5 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 4-0 | 309 |
| 6 | 6 | Marian (Ind.) | 3-0 | 294 |
| 7 | 7 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 3-1 | 281 |
| 8 | 10 | Evangel (Mo.) | 5-0 | 257 |
| 9 | 9 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 3-1 | 250 |
| 10 | 11 | Grand View (Iowa) | 2-1 | 237 |
| 11 | 12 | Baker (Kan.) | 3-1 | 216 |
| 12 | 14 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4-0 | 184 |
| 13 | 16 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 5-0 | 176 |
| 14 | 13 | Langston (Okla.) | 2-1 | 173 |
| 14 | 17 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 4-0 | 173 |
| 16 | 15 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 3-1 | 169 |
| 17 | 8 | Concordia (Mich.) | 3-1 | 161 |
| 18 | 19 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 3-1 | 131 |
| 19 | 21 | Arizona Christian | 4-0 | 121 |
| 20 | 24 | Montana Tech | 3-1 | 81 |
| 21 | 25 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 3-1 | 67 |
| 22 | NR | Webber International (Fla.) | 4-0 | 62 |
| 23 | 23 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 3-2 | 47 |
| 24 | 22 | Montana Western | 3-1 | 33 |
| 25 | NR | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 4-0 | 30 |
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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