1. Grand View (Iowa)

The Vikings got their first Heart North win of the season on Saturday, topping St. Ambrose (Iowa) 63-3. Up next, a top 20 battle with No. 20 William Penn (Iowa). Both teams are unbeaten, and the game will be both an NAIA-UEN Featured Game and The Heart Clash of the Week on Urban Edge Network.

2. Keiser (Fla.)

Keiser was idle last week, looking to get to 3-0 on Saturday, hosting Thomas (Ga.). The Seahawks have been efficient when faced with third and fourth down scenarios, converting 11-of-22 third downs and their only fourth down of the season. 

3. Benedictine (Kan.)

The Ravens gave up 30 points for the second time this season, Saturday, but their offense responded in a 70-30 win over Peru State (Neb.). Benedictine is the fifth-best passing team in the NAIA per game, averaging 334 yards, with the second-most total passing yards in the association at 1,670, and Jackson Dooley leads the NAIA with 1,654 passing yards. Defensively, Isaiah Hasten has an NAIA-best five interceptions in 2025. Benedictine goes on the road for its Heart South opener, Saturday, at Missouri Baptist.

4. Morningside (Iowa)

The Mustangs claimed another high-scoring GPAC win last week, spoiling homecoming for Hastings (Neb.), 41-31. This week, Morningside hosts Waldorf (Iowa), as Zack Chevalier looks to build on 345 passing yards per game and 16 passing touchdowns, both third in the NAIA, aided by Drew Sellon's 134 receiving yards per game, through four contests. 

5. Montana Tech  

Wykece Johnson crossed the 500-yard barrier for the season in last week's 27-24 win over No. 25 College of Idaho, adding to the fifth-best rushing touchdowns total in the NAIA (7). Saturday, the Orediggers host Dakota State (S.D.) in the Frontier East opener for both schools. Levi Torgerson leads Montana Tech with the sixth-most all-purpose yards in the NAIA, 810, including 392 yards receiving and 224 on kick-off returns.

6. Friends (Kan.) 

The Falcons continued a ground game that has been unmatched through five games in 2025, beating (RV) Evangel (Mo.) 53-0 last week. Quarterback K'Vonte Baker is second in the NAIA with a dozen rushing touchdowns, and Friends, as a team, leads the association in scoring, with 42 touchdowns. The Falcons have rushed for 2,479 yards, which more than doubles any other team's rushing total in the NAIA. Friends averages nine yards per rushing attempt, scoring 38 of their 42 touchdowns on the ground. Defensively, Friends gives up an NAIA-best 133 yards per game and 7.2 points per contest. 

7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 

Lindsey Wilson is back after a bye, and the Blue Raiders travel to No. 11 Georgetown (Ky.) in a game that will be featured on Urban Edge Network, Saturday. The game opens Mid-South Conference play for both Lindsey Wilson (4-0) and Georgetown (3-1), and Lindsey is led by wideout Khia Sherrard, averaging 115 receieving yards per game, adding the NAIA's third-most touchdown catches, with seven. 

8. Montana Western 

Montana Western has won three-straight since an opening-day setback to No. 5 Montana Tech, and the Bulldogs have one of the NAIA's best catching the football. Eli Nourse averages the most receiving yards in the NAIA (159.5), adding 638 total yards, second-best in the NAIA, and an NAIA-best 42 receptions. 

9. St. Thomas (Fla.)

The Bobcats will open The Sun Conference portion of the 2025 slate Saturday against Ave Maria (Fla.). STU rebounded from a loss at Lindsey Wilson by beating then-No. 6 Georgetown, 26-7, on Sept. 20. 

10. Southeastern (Fla.)

The Fire moved into the top 10 on an off week after beating Faulkner (Ala.) 26-19 on Sept. 20. SEU will host Florida Memorial Saturday in an NAIA-UEN Featured Game, and the Fire have been stingy against the run in 2025, allowing 83 rushing yards per game. Special teams have also benefitted SEU, averaging the fourth-most punt return yards in the NAIA at 21.4.