I know I said I was holding off on the NAIA this week, and I am, but I did want to tip off a few games of interest. (One reason I held off was that there still weren’t updated rankings, but I figured out today, stupid me, that they’re not releasing the first post-preseason poll until next week.)
So after the jump, a list of games this week involving ranked teams, with the caveat that at least one of these teams would not be ranked this week had there been a poll. (I’m looking at you, 0-2 #10 Ottawa, although to be fair they did lose both games to other ranked squads.)
All games Saturday Eastern Oregon (1-0) at #1 Carroll (MT) (1-0) #2 Saint Xavier (1-0) at #24 Saint Francis (IL) (1-0) #3 MidAmerica Nazarene (1-0) at #11 Missouri Valley (1-0) #4 Saint Francis (IN) (0-0) at Saint Ambrose (1-0) #5 Morningside (1-0) at #14 Northwestern (IA) (1-0) Quincy (1-0) at #6 Marian (IN) (2-0) Valley City State (0-1) at #7 Dickinson State (0-2) #8 William Penn (2-0) at Luther (0-1; D-III) #21 Kansas Wesleyan (0-1) at #10 Ottawa (0-2) Bethany (KS) (1-0) at #12 McPherson (0-1) #13 NW Oklahoma State (0-1) at Colorado State-Pueblo (1-0; D-II) #15 Azusa Pacific (0-1) at La Verne (D-III; 0-0) Virginia-Wise (1-0) at #16 Cumberlands (KY) (1-0) #17 Midland (1-0) at Nebraska Wesleyan (1-0) #18 Cumberland (TN) (1-0) at Campbellsville (1-0) Haskell (0-2) at #19 Southern Nazarene (1-0) Shorter (0-0) at #20 Webber International (0-1) #25 Grand View (1-1) at Drake (0-1; FCS)