BALLADEER’S BLOG’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS: WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16TH

After an eventful weekend that saw a new wins record established in the NAIA and the number 1 team in NCAA Division 3 get upset at home by an unranked opponent here are my latest rankings for the divisions of college football covered here at Balladeer’s Blog.

NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. SAINT XAVIER UNIVERSITY COUGARS (defending champions)   ###   2. GEORGETOWN (KY) TIGERS   ###   3. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS   ###   4. WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSITY STATESMEN   ###   5. MORNINGSIDE MUSTANGS   ###   6. MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE VIKINGS  (for numbers 7 – 25 see below)

NCAA DIVISION 2 – 1. PITTSBURG (KS) STATE UNIVERSITY GORILLAS (defending champions)   ###   2. GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY LAKERS   ###   3. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AT PUEBLO THUNDER WOLVES   ###   4. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AT DULUTH BULLDOGS   ###   5. MISSOURI WESTERN GRIFFONS   ###   6. CALIFORNIA (PA) VULCANS

NCCAA (National Christian College Athletic Association) – 1. SHORTER UNIVERSITY HAWKS   ###   2. NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE RED RAIDERS   ###   3. KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS   ###   4. TAYLOR UNIVERSITY TROJANS   ###   5. TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY TROJANS   ###   6. SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY LIONS

NCAA DIVISION 3 – 1. MOUNT UNION PURPLE RAIDERS (Mount Union and Whitewater have played each other in the D3 championship game for the past 7 years in a row)   ###   2. MARY HARDIN BAYLOR UNIVERSITY CRUSADERS   ###   3. WHITEWATER WARHAWKS (defending champions)   ###   4. SAINT THOMAS UNIVERSITY TOMMIES   ###   5. LINFIELD COLLEGE WILDCATS   ###   6. WABASH LITTLE GIANTS

NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) – 1. IOWA WESTERN COLLEGE REIVERS   ###   2. BUTLER (KS) GRIZZLIES   ###   3. EAST MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE LIONS (defending champions)   ###   4. ARIZONA WESTERN COLLEGE MATADORS   ###   5. MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST BULLDOGS   ###   6. SCOTTSDALE FIGHTING ARTICHOKES

(NAIA rankings 7-25)   7. BENEDICTINE RAVENS   ###   8. SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY FIGHTING BEES   ###   9. EASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINEERS   ###   10. BAKER WILDCATS   ###   11. CC FIGHTING SAINTS   ###   12. CUMBERLANDS PATRIOTS   ###   13. ST FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS   ###   14. MIDAMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY PIONEERS   ###   15. NORTHWESTERN (IA) RED RAIDERS   ###   16. MONTANA TECH OREDIGGERS   ###   17. GRAND VIEW VIKINGS   ###   18. ST FRANCIS (IL) FIGHTING SAINTS   ###   19. CUMBERLAND BULLDOGS   ###   20. DAKOTA WESLEYAN TIGERS   ###   21. MENLO OAKS   ###   22. ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS   ###   23. KANSAS WESLEYAN COYOTES   ###   24. HASTINGS BRONCOS   ###   25. MCPHERSON BULLDOGS