KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mustangs of Morningside College claim the No. 1 spot in the 2019 Coaches’ Top 25 for a third week in a row. The Mustang victory Saturday marks the 36th consecutive regular season, 32nd straight GPAC and 18th overall victory in a row.

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999)

The Mustangs continue their 2019 season 3-0 with their most recent victory over then-RV Midland (Neb.) 51-29.

Morningside received all 17 first place votes

The Benedictine (Kan.) Ravens claimed the No. 2 spot for a second week in a row. The Ravens earned their fourth season victory after a 73-14 win over Clarke (Iowa) this past weekend.

No. 24 Keiser (Fla.) and No. 25 Montana Tech joined the poll as newcomers on Monday

No. 5 Concordia (Mich.) made program history joining the top five for the first time

Carroll (Mont.) owns the most No. 1-rankings with 57, followed by former NAIA member Sioux Falls (S.D.) (55) Morningside (31), Georgetown (Ky.) (25) and Marian (22).

Morningside holds the longest active streak with 152-straight Top 25 mentions.

Poll Methodology

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.

Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.

The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.

The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.

Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”

For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here .

2019 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 2 (September 23)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS 1 1 Morningside (Iowa) [17] 3-0 392 2 2 Benedictine (Kan.) 4-0 377 3 3 Saint Francis (Ind.) 2-0 362 4 4 Kansas Wesleyan 4-0 344 5 6 Concordia (Mich.) 3-0 329 6 7 Marian (Ind.) 2-0 318 7 9 Grand View (Iowa) 4-0 292 8 10 Northwestern (Iowa) 3-0 276 9 5 Saint Xavier (Ill.) 1-1 262 10 11 College of Idaho 3-0 257 11 12 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 4-0 254 12 14 Evangel (Mo.) 4-0 219 13 14 Cumberlands (Ky.) 2-0 216 14 8 Reinhardt (Ga.) 3-1 193 15 17 Southeastern (Fla.) 2-0 171 16 16 Dickinson State (N.D.) 2-1 167 17 18 Bethel (Tenn.) 2-1 142 18 19 Langston (Okla.) 2-1 141 19 20 Montana Western 3-0 127 20 22 Siena Heights (Mich.) 3-0 96 21 23 Ottawa (Ariz.) (AZ) 3-0 85 22 13 Baker (Kan.) 2-2 65 23 25 Cumberland (Tenn.) 3-0 58 24 NR Keiser (Fla.) 2-0 51 25 NR Montana Tech 2-1 38

Dropped Out: Ottawa (Kan.)

Others Receiving Votes: Sterling (Kan.) 27, Carroll (Mont.) 10, Pikeville (Ky.) 3, Ottawa (Kan.) 3, Bethel (Kan.) 3