Week 0 is the appetizer that you cannot order more of until that main course of Week 1 hits.
We learned a lot from the NAIA last week with multiple ranked teams in action. No. 9 Reinhardt still looks to be the dominant team in the Appalachian Conference, while No. 24 Faulkner should be competitive in the Mid-South.
The new eras at Georgetown, Cumberlands, and Lindsey Wilson all took off as well as expected. How about Jamestown scoring a big victory in their rivalry game against Valley City State?
A lot of excitement is on the horizon for NAIA football, so let’s take a look at what games are happening this week. Note that the rankings are from the preseason. The next poll will not be released until Sept. 12.
Appalachian Athletics and Mid-South Conference
Bethel at No. 9 Reinhardt
No. 24 Faulkner at Point
Thomas More at Kentucky Christian
Bluefield at No. 15 Georgetown
St. Andrews at Campbellsville
No. 4 Lindsey Wilson at Union
Frontier Conference
No. 17 Montana Western at Eastern Oregon
No. 19 Rocky Mountain at College of Idaho
Montana Tech at Carroll
MSU-Northern at Southern Oregon
GPAC
Dakota Wesleyan at Jamestown
Hastings at Midland
No. 21 Dordt at Briar Cliff
No. 3 Northwestern College at No. 1 Morningside
Concordia at Doane
Heart of America
Benedictine at No. 2 Grand View
Missouri Valley at Clarke
No. 18 Central Methodist at Peru State
MidAmerica Nazarene at No. 22 Culver-Stockton
No. 13 Baker at William Penn
Evangel at Graceland
KCAC
Avila at Tabor
Sterling at St. Mary
No. 8 Southwestern at Ottawa (Kan.)
McPherson at No. 23 Bethel (Kan.)
Friends at No. 12 KWU
MSFA
Lawrence Tech at Ave Maria
Olivet Nazarene at Sienna Heights
Madonna at No. 5 Marian
No. 6 Concordia at Stetson
No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan at Valparaiso
Judson at Taylor
No. 11 St. Xavier at Indianapolis
Iowa Wesleyan at Mizzou Baptist
St. Ambrose at Waldorf
North Star
Concordia Moorhead at Valley City State
Black Hills State at No. 16 Dickinson State
Presentation at Luther
Dakota State at Wisconsin-La Crosse
St. Ambrose at Waldorf
Iowa Wesleyan at Mizzou Baptist
Mayville State at Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Sooner Athletic Conference
Hardin-Simmons at Wayland Baptist
Louisiana Christian at SAGU
OPSU at Langston
No. 11 OUAZ at Lyon
Texas Wesleyan at No. 20 Arizona Christian
Sun Conference
No. 7 Keiser at Valdosta State
Florida Memorial at Southern
Webber International at Cumberland
Southeastern at Savannah State
Warner at West Florida
Lawrence Tech at Ave Maria
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