WPU Falls Five More Spots in Latest Poll
William Penn Statesmen Football
Oskaloosa–A tight loss to an NCAA Division II foe dropped the Statesmen gridiron squad for the second week in a row as the NAIA released its first top-25 poll Monday.
William Penn (1-2), which lost 24-23 to Truman (Mo.) last Saturday, earned 28 points as it slipped from #20 to #25.
Morningside remains #1 with 314 points and all 14 first-place votes. St. Francis (Ind.) is second, while Carroll (Mont.), Cumberlands (Ky.), and fellow Midwest League foe Saint Xavier (Ill.) round out the top five.
The MWL is also represented by #7 Grand View and #11 St. Ambrose.
The navy and gold travel to Upland, Ind. Saturday to face Taylor in a Mid-States Football Association crossover game at noon (Central).
NAIA Football Rating #2 – September 23, 2013
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Morningside (14)
2. St. Francis (Ind.)
3. Carroll (Mont.)
4. Cumberlands (Ky.)
5. Saint Xavier (Ill.)
6. Georgetown (Ky.)
7. Grand View
8. Tabor (Kan.)
9. Missouri Valley
10. Benedictine (Kan.)
11. St. Ambrose
12. Ottawa (Kan.)
13. Baker (Kan.)
14. Doane (Neb.)
15. Montana Western
16. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
17. Northwestern
18. Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
19. Valley City State (N.D.)
20. Concordia (Neb.)
21. Montana Tech
22. St. Francis (Ill.)
23. Peru State (Neb.)
24. Trinity International (Ill.)
25. William Penn
Others receiving votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 23; Friends (Kan.) 22; Robert Morris (Ill.) 11; Faulkner (Ala.) 10; Montana State-Northern 7; Pikeville (Ky.) 3; Marian (Ind.) 3.
