Idle WPU Now #16
William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–If only it were this easy every week as the Statesmen football team did not play and still moved up two spots in the NAIA’s fifth top-25 football rating on Monday.
William Penn (4-2) is now 16th with 137 points and continues to be the third-highest ranked team in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. #4 Baker (Kan.), #5 Grand View, and #21 Benedictine (Kan.) are also representing the Heart this week.
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) remains #1 with 338 points and 12 first-place votes. Southern Oregon (two first-place votes), Morningside (one top vote), Baker, and Grand View round out the top five.
WPU returns to action Saturday by traveling to Peru, Neb. to face #26 Peru State in a Heart North Division matchup at 11 a.m.
NAIA Football Rating #5 – October 12, 2015
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (12)
2. Southern Oregon (2)
3. Morningside (1)
4. Baker (Kan.)
5. Grand View
6. Doane (Neb.)
7. Saint Francis (Ind.)
8. Reinhardt (Ga.)
9. Robert Morris (Ill.)
10. Marian (Ind.)
11. Carroll (Mont.)
12. Tabor (Kan.)
13. Montana Tech
14. Saint Xavier (Ill.)
15. Kansas Wesleyan
16. William Penn
17. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
18. Faulkner (Ala.)
19. St. Francis (Ill.)
20. Northwestern
21. Benedictine (Kan.)
22. Montana Western
23. Webber International (Fla.)
24. Dickinson State (N.D.)
25. St. Ambrose
Others receiving votes: Peru State (Neb.) 7; Campbellsville (Ky.) 6; Concordia (Mich.) 4; Concordia (Neb.) 4; SAGU (Texas) 3.
