Central Methodist Featured in NAIA Preseason Top 25 Football Poll

The NAIA has released its preseason top 25 football poll. Central Methodist is 18th in the poll following a 9-3 season last year and the program’s first Heart of America South Division title since 1975. Morningside of Iowa is first following an undefeated 14-0 season last year. Culver-Stockton is also featured in the top 25 at 22nd.

1 1 Morningside (Iowa) [19] Great Plains 14-0 418
2 2 Grand View (Iowa) Heart – North 14-1 402
3 4 Northwestern (Iowa) Great Plains 12-2 377
4 3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Mid South 12-1 373
5 5 Marian (Ind.) Mid-States East 9-3 356
6 6 Concordia (Mich.) Mid-States East 9-2 327
7 7 Keiser (Fla.) The Sun 9-3 312
8 8 Southwestern (Kan.) Kansas Collegiate 9-2 307
9 9 Reinhardt (Ga.) Appalachian 9-3 288
10 11 Ottawa (Ariz.) Sooner 8-2 254
11 12 Saint Xavier (Ill.) Mid-States West 7-4 239
12 10 Kansas Wesleyan KCAC 10-2 234
13 13 Baker (Kan.) Heart – South 9-2 225
14 17 Indiana Wesleyan Mid-States East 7-3 222
15 16 Georgetown (Ky.) Mid South 8-2 199
16 15 Dickinson State (N.D.) North Star 8-3 178
17 18 Montana Western Frontier 8-4 176
18 14 Central Methodist (Mo.) Heart – South 9-3 116
19 21 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) Frontier 7-3 98
20 20 Arizona Christian Sooner 8-2 83
21 23 Dordt (Iowa) Great Plains 7-3 73
22 22 Culver-Stockton (Mo.) Heart – North 8-3 68
23 19 Bethel (Kan.) Kansas Collegiate 9-2 50
24 24 Faulkner (Ala.) Mid South 8-2 46
25 RV St. Francis (Ill.) Mid-States West 6-3 30
Receiving Votes: Carroll (Mont.) 29; Benedictine (Kan.) 23; Valley City State (N.D.) 21; Southeastern (Fla.) 20; College of Idaho 16; Texas Wesleyan 13; St. Thomas (Fla.) 6; Bethel (Tenn.) 3; Concordia (Neb.) 3