2016 NAIA football rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
*		NAIA National Champion
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

One human poll makes up the 2016 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings. When the regular season is complete, the NAIA plans to sponsor a playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll will be taken after completion of the 2016 NAIA Football National Championship.

The poll release dates are scheduled to be:^[1]

• April 11, 2016 (Spring)

Week by week rankings

	Week 0-Spring Apr 13[2]
1.	Marian (IN)
2.	Southern Oregon
3.	Morningside (IA)
4.	Saint Francis (IN)
5.	Baker (KS)
6.	Grand View (IA)
7.	Montana Tech
8.	Tabor (KS)
9.	Doane (NE)
10.	Reinhardt (GA)
11.	Saint Xavier (IL)
12.	Campbellsville (KY)
13.	Lindsey Wilson (KY)
14.	Kansas Wesleyan
15.	Dakota Wesleyan (SD)
16.	Montana Western
17.	St. Francis (IL)
18.	Dickinson State (ND)
19.	Point (GA)
20.	Benedictine (KS)
21.	St. Ambrose (IA)
22.	Arizona Christian
23.	Georgetown (KY)
24.	Faulkner (AL)
25.	William Penn (IA)
	Week 0-Spring Apr 13[3]

References

1. "2016 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Polls - Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
2. "2016 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Polls - Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
3. "2016 NAIA Football Coaches’ Top 25 Polls - Spring". National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2016.