KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- The Langston University football team moved to the No. 12th spot in the seventh edition of the 2018 NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced.
The Lions entered the 12th slot after tallying 209 total votes and trail 11th ranked Evangel (Mo.) 224 votes to 209 votes. Langston is the only Sooner Athletic Conference institution ranked.
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 Seven (Oct. 22)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Morningside (Iowa) [15] | 8-0 | 366 |
| 2 | 2 | Marian (Ind.) [1] | 7-0 | 352 |
| 3 | 5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 6-1 | 334 |
| 4 | 7 | Grand View (Iowa) | 6-1 | 314 |
| 5 | 8 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 8-0 | 304 |
| 6 | 3 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 6-1 | 296 |
| 7 | 9 | Kansas Wesleyan | 8-0 | 277 |
| 8 | 11 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 7-1 | 258 |
| 9 | 12 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 6-2 | 238 |
| 10 | 4 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 5-2 | 233 |
| 11 | 6 | Evangel (Mo.) | 8-1 | 224 |
| 12 | 13 | Langston (Okla.) | 6-1 | 209 |
| 13 | 15 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 6-2 | 197 |
| 14 | 17 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 8-1 | 182 |
| 15 | 16 | Baker (Kan.) | 5-2 | 179 |
| 16 | 18 | Montana Western | 6-1 | 166 |
| 17 | 10 | Concordia (Mich.) | 6-2 | 157 |
| 18 | 19 | Eastern Oregon | 5-2 | 139 |
| 19 | 20 | Dickinson State (N.D.) | 6-2 | 112 |
| 20 | 21 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 5-3 | 94 |
| 21 | 23 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 6-1 | 79 |
| 22 | 24 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 6-3 | 67 |
| 23 | 14 | Southern Oregon | 4-3 | 60 |
| 24 | 25 | Avila (Mo.) | 6-1 | 55 |
| 25 | NR | Keiser (Fla.) | 6-2 | 29 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Ottawa (Kan.)
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY LIONS ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS
No comments:
Post a Comment