Four Mid-South Teams Mentioned in the Postseason NAIA Football Top 25 Coaches’ Poll

1/5/2026 4:39:47 PM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Three Mid-South Conference teams are ranked, and a fourth is in the receiving votes list in the Netting Professionals Postseason NAIA Football Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, NAIA officials announced on Monday.

Campbellsville (Ky.), Georgetown (Ky.), and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) are ranked, while Cumberland (Tenn.) is just outside the top-25 in the final poll of the 2025 season.

Lindsey Wilson (10-2) led the MSC schools at No. 7 following its run to the NAIA Football Championship Series Quarterfinals. The Blue Raiders received 357 voting points from the national raters. Lindsey Wilson beat Indiana Wesleyan 57-31 in the FCS Second Round in Columbia before falling to eventual national champion Grand View (Iowa) 35-7 on the road to close out the season.

Campbellsville (8-3) ended the season at No. 11 after reaching the FCS Second Round. The Tigers picked up 279 voting points from the raters. Campbellsville fell at Benedictine (Kan.) 21-17 to end the season.

Georgetown (7-3) finished at No. 20 in the national poll. The Tigers received 175 voting points from the raters. Cumberland (7-4) garnered 62 voting points as one of eight teams just outside the poll, but still receiving voting points.

Grand View is No. 1 with 436 voting points, while Keiser (Fla.) is No. 2 with 422 voting points. Benedictine is No. 3 with 407 points, and College of Idaho is No. 4 with 395 voting points.

 

Ratings Methodology

  • The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
  • A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
  • The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system: 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
  • The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
  • Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
  • For a complete look at the Netting Professionals NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll throughout the regular season, and for historical rankings, click here.