2016 NAIA football season

A number of regional competitions took place under the NAIA association in the 2016 season of American college football. The national championship was won by University of Saint Francis (Indiana).

2016 NAIA football season
Regular season	August 25 – November 12
Postseason	November 19 – December 17
National Championship	Municipal Stadium Daytona Beach, FL
Champion	St. Francis (IN)
Player of the Year	Logan Brettell (QB, Baker)

Conference standings

2016 Central States Football League standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 22 Arizona Christian $   6 – 0         7 – 3   No. 21 Langston   5 – 1         7 – 2   Wayland Baptist   4 – 2         7 – 3   SAGU   2 – 4         4 – 6   Lyon   2 – 4         3 – 8   Bacone   2 – 4         2 – 8   Texas College   0 – 6         0 – 9   $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2016 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 7 Montana Tech $^   9 – 1         10 – 2   No. 4 Eastern Oregon ^   8 – 2         10 – 3   No. 20 Montana Western   6 – 4         7 – 4   Southern Oregon   5 – 5         5 – 6   Carroll (MT)   4 – 6         4 – 6   Rocky Mountain   4 – 6         4 – 7   College of Idaho   3 – 7         4 – 7   MSU Northern   1 – 9         1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2016 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 6 Morningside $^   8 – 0         10 – 2   No. 10 Doane ^   7 – 1         9 – 2   No. 16 Dakota Wesleyan   6 – 2         8 – 3   No. 19 Concordia (NE)   5 – 3         7 – 3   Northwestern (IA) *   4 – 4         4 – 6   Midland   3 – 5         6 – 5   Dordt   2 – 6         5 – 6   Hastings   1 – 7         4 – 7   Briar Cliff   0 – 8         1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Northwestern later forfeited a win against Midland. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   North No. 9 Grand View x^   4 – 1         9 – 3   No. 25 William Penn x   4 – 1         7 – 4   No. 24 Benedictine (KS)   3 – 2         8 – 4   Graceland   3 – 2         5 – 6   Peru State   1 – 4         5 – 6   Culver–Stockton   0 – 5         1 – 10   South No. 2 Baker x^   5 – 0         14 – 1   No. 11 Missouri Valley ^   4 – 1         9 – 3   MidAmerica Nazarene   3 – 2         6 – 5   Evangel   2 – 3         4 – 7   Central Methodist   1 – 4         2 – 9   Avila   0 – 5         0 – 11   x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2016 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 12 Tabor $^   8 – 1         8 – 3   No. 17 Kansas Wesleyan   7 – 2         9 – 2   Saint Mary (KS)   7 – 2         8 – 3   No. 13 Sterling ^   7 – 2         8 – 3   Friends   5 – 4         6 – 5   Ottawa   4 – 5         4 – 7   Bethel (KS)   3 – 6         3 – 7   Southwestern (KS)   2 – 7         2 – 8   Bethany (KS)   1 – 8         1 – 10   McPherson   1 – 8         1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2016 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   East Division No. 25 Georgetown (KY) x   5 – 1         7 – 4   Pikeville x   5 – 1         6 – 5   Union (KY)   4 – 2         5 – 6   Cumberlands (KY)   3 – 3         4 – 6   Kentucky Christian   3 – 3         3 – 8   Bluefield   1 – 5         1 – 10   Cincinnati Christian   0 – 6         0 – 11   West Division No. 3 Reinhardt x^   5 – 0         13 – 1   No. 8 Lindsey Wilson ^   4 – 1         11 – 2   Faulkner   3 – 2         6 – 4   Cumberland (TN)   2 – 3         5 – 6   Bethel (TN)   1 – 4         7 – 4   Campbellsville   0 – 5         2 – 8   x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 Mid-States Football Association standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Mideast League No. 5 Marian (IN) x^   6 – 0         11 – 1   No. 1 Saint Francis (IN) ^   5 – 1         13 – 1   Concordia (MI)   4 – 2         7 – 4   Siena Heights   2 – 4         5 – 5   Taylor   2 – 4         4 – 7   Missouri Baptist   2 – 4         3 – 8   Lindenwood–Belleville   0 – 6         0 – 10   Midwest League No. 15 Robert Morris (IL) x^   5 – 0         7 – 4   Saint Xavier   3 – 2         6 – 4   Saint Francis (IL)   2 – 3         5 – 6   Saint Ambrose   2 – 3         4 – 6   Olivet Nazarene   2 – 3         4 – 7   Trinity International   1 – 4         4 – 7   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2016 North Star Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 14 Dickinson State $^   6 – 0         9 – 3   Valley City State   4 – 2         6 – 4   Presentation   3 – 3         7 – 3   Dakota State   3 – 3         6 – 4   Jamestown *   3 – 3         4 – 7   Mayville State   2 – 4         4 – 6   Waldorf   0 – 6         1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant * – Jamestown later forfeited or vacated all its wins. Valley City State and Waldorf were given wins by forfeit. Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2016 Sun Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   No. 18 Southeastern $^   5 – 0         7 – 3   Warner   4 – 1         8 – 2   Webber International   2 – 2         5 – 4   Point   2 – 3         4 – 6   Edward Waters   1 – 3         3 – 6   Ave Maria   0 – 5         0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2016 NAIA independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Davenport   –         5 – 5

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