2025 NAIA football season

2025 NAIA football season
Total No. of teams94
Regular seasonAugust 28 – November 15, 2025
PostseasonNovember 22 – December 20, 2025
National ChampionshipCrowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
December 20, 2025

The 2025 NAIA football season is the component of the 2025 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States.

The regular season will begin on August 28 and will culminate on November 15.[1]

The playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, will begin on November 22 and culminate with the championship game on December 20 at Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

Membership changes

School Former conference New conference Ref
Concordia (MI) Cardinals Mid-States Dropped athletics [2]
Dakota State Trojans North Star Frontier [3]
Dickinson State Blue Hawks North Star Frontier [4]
Jamestown Jimmies North Star NSIC (NCAA D-II) [5]
Mayville State Comets North Star Frontier [3]
North American Stallions Sooner Dropped program [6]
Rio Grande RedStorm New program Appalachian [7]
St. Andrews Knights Appalachian School closed [8]
Simpson Red Hawks Independent Frontier [9]
Valley City State Vikings North Star Frontier [3]


Conference standings

2025 Appalachian Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bluefield   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kentucky Christian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Pikeville   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Point   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Reinhardt   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rio Grande   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Union Commonwealth   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2025 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Dakota State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Dickinson State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mayville State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Montana State–Northern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Montana Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rocky Mountain   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Valley City State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Division
Arizona Christian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Carroll (MT)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
College of Idaho   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Oregon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Montana Western   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Simpson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southern Oregon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2025 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Briar Cliff   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Concordia (NE)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Dakota Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Doane   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Dordt   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Hastings   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Midland   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Morningside   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mount Marty   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northwestern (IA)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Waldorf   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2025 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North
Clarke   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Culver–Stockton   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Graceland   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Grand View   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Peru State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
St. Ambrose   0 – 0     0 – 0  
William Penn   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South
Baker   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Benedictine (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Central Methodist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
MidAmerica Nazarene   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Missouri Baptist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Missouri Valley   0 – 0     0 – 0  
William Woods   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2025 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bissell Division
Avila   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Bethany (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Bethel (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Evangel   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ottawa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tabor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kessinger Division
Friends   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
McPherson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Saint Mary (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southwestern (KS)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Sterling   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2025 Mid-South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Bethel (TN)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Campbellsville   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cumberland (TN)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cumberlands (KY)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Faulkner   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgetown (KY)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lindsey Wilson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2025 Mid-States Football Association standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mideast League
Defiance   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Indiana Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lawrence Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Madonna   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Siena Heights   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Taylor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Midwest League
Judson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Marian (IN)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Olivet Nazarene   0 – 0     0 – 0  
St. Francis (IL)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Saint Francis (IN)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Saint Xavier   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • x – League champion/co-champions
    ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2025 Sooner Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arkansas Baptist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Langston   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisiana Christian   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Nelson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
OK Panhandle State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
OUAZ   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas College   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wayland Baptist   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2025 Sun Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Ave Maria   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida Memorial   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Keiser   0 – 0     0 – 0  
St. Thomas (FL)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southeastern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Thomas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Warner   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Webber International   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Teams

See also: List of NAIA national football championship series appearances by team

Bracket

First Round
November 22
Campus sites		Second Round
November 29
Campus sites		Quarterfinals
December 6
Campus sites		Semifinals
December 13
Campus sites		Championship
December 20
Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium
Fort Worth, Texas

Rankings

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2025, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
Saint Francis (IN) Kevin Donley December 2, 2024 Retired[10] Adam Sherman Saint Francis (IN) offensive coordinator (2024)


See also

References

  1. ^ "NAIA Football Scoreboard". NAIA.com. NAIA. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. ^ Cunningham, Darren (June 14, 2024). "Concordia University Ann Arbor discontinuing athletics after 2024-25 academic year". WXYZ. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Frontier Conference Expands to 11 Full-time Members". Frontier Conference (Press release). May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  4. ^ "Frontier Adding Dickinson State as Newest Conference Member". Frontier Conference (Press release). December 12, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  5. ^ "NSIC Extends Invitation to the University of Jamestown". Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (Press release). November 21, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  6. ^ "North American University Discontinues Stallion Football Program" (Press release). North American Stallions Athletics. February 10, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  7. ^ Dannelly, Jason (April 23, 2024). "University of Rio Grande Adding Football in Fall '25". victorysportsnetwork.co. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  8. ^ "St. Andrews University to Cease Operations — A Heartbreaking Goodbye". St. Andrews University (North Carolina). April 25, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  9. ^ "Simpson University Football Joins Frontier Conference, Ushering in a New Era of Simpson Athletics" (Press release). Simpson University Athletics. May 30, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
  10. ^ "Kevin Donley ends run as University of Saint Francis football coach" (Press release). Saint Francis Cougars Athletics. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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