WPU 19th in Postseason Rating

The William Penn Statesmen Football team ended their season in the snow.

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen football team will enter its offseason conditioning schedule 19th as the NAIA released its postseason top-25 poll Monday.

William Penn (7-4, 3-2 MWL) remained in the same position from the final rating, holding at #19 with 84 points.

Southern Oregon is #1 after defeating Marian (Ind.) 55-31 in the national championship game. Marian is second, while Morningside, Saint Xavier (Ill.), and Carroll (Mont.) round out the top five.

When the dust finally settled on the 2014 year, William Penn’s three NAIA losses came to #2, #4, and #6 (Grand View), while its fourth was to NAIA Division I FCS South Dakota.

NAIA Football Postseason Rating – December 22, 2014
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Southern Oregon (12)
2. Marian (Ind.)
3. Morningside
4. Saint Xavier (Ill.)
5. Carroll (Mont.)
6. Grand View
7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
8. Missouri Valley
9. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
10. Faulkner (Ala.)
11. Georgetown (Ky.)
12. Northwestern
13. Ottawa (Kan.)
14. Campbellsville (Ky.)
15. Eastern Oregon
16. Valley City State (N.D.)
17. Baker (Kan.)
18. Langston (Okla.)
19. William Penn
20. Robert Morris (Ill.)
21. Friends (Kan.)
22. Doane (Neb.)
23. Webber International (Fla.)
24. Tabor (Kan.)
25. Benedictine (Kan.)

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma Baptist 3; Montana Western 3.