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Less than three weeks separate us from the start of the 2022 NAIA football season.
While most of our readers are major college football fans, we would encourage everyone to adopt an NAIA team closest to your hometown. After all, college football is college football — no matter the level.
The reason why Week 0 is so important for the NAIA is that it has multiple games on Thursday, Aug. 25 to kick off the college football season. Other NCAA divisions won’t begin until Saturday, Aug. 27.
Here’s a look at the NAIA’s Week 0 matchups:
Thursday, Aug. 25
No. 9 Reinhardt at No. 24 Faulkner
No. 15 Georgetown at Kentucky Christian
Valley City State at Jamestown
Dakota Wesleyan at Dakota State
Clarke at Evangel
Saturday, Aug. 27
Arkansas Baptist at Bethel (TN)
St. Andrews at No. 4 Lindsey Wilson
Edward Waters (NCAA) at Florida Memorial
Bluefield at Thomas More
Union at Cumberlands (KY)
Point at Cumberland (TN)
St. Mary at Midland
Waldorf at Briar Cliff
No. 22 Culver Stockton at No. 13 Baker
No. 2 Grand View at No. 18 Central Methodist
William Penn at Benedictine
Peru State at Missouri Valley
Graceland at MidAmerica Nazarene
Ave Maria at Madonna
Taylor at Lawrence Tech
Hastings at Trinity International
Missouri Baptist at Lyon
Tabor at Iowa Wesleyan
Roosevelt at Mayville State
Atlantis at No. 23 Bethel (KS)
Friends at Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Arkansas State University Queretaro at Texas Wesleyan
Lincoln (NCAA) at Webber International
No. 7 Keiser at Warner
North American University at Southeastern (FL)
Montana State Northern at College of Idaho
#19 Rocky Mountain at Southern Oregon
Montana Tech at Eastern Oregon
No. 17 Montana Western at Carroll
Week 0 Tidbits
- Week 0 will see 11 ranked teams in action. It’s rare for that many ranked teams to be in action for Week 0.
- The Sun Conference will have the opportunity to play two NCAA teams in Week 0. Webber International and Florida Memorial each host NCAA opponents.