OSKALOOSA — The William Penn football team’s 4-0 record has propelled it to a spot in the top 25 as the NAIA released its second poll Monday.

WPU is 24th in the country with 107 points.  It is the first time since August 8, 2017 (No. 23) that the program has been inside the top 25.

The Statesmen are among four Heart of America Athletic Conference programs in the rating.  Grand View leads the nation (has all 15 first-place votes as well), while Benedictine is third and MidAmerica Nazarene is No. 23.

Keiser (Fla.) holds the No. 2 spot nationally, while Morningside is fourth and Indiana Wesleyan is fifth.

William Penn travels to Canton, Mo. Saturday to face Culver-Stockton in a Heart North Division game at 12 p.m.

NAIA Football Rating No. 2 — September 22, 2025

(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)

1. Grand View (15)
2. Keiser (Fla.)
3. Benedictine (Kan.)
4. Morningside
5. Indiana Wesleyan
6. Montana Tech
7. Friends (Kan.)
8. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
9. Montana Western
10. St. Thomas (Fla.)
11. Southeastern (Fla.)
12. Georgetown (Ky.)
13. Campbellsville (Ky.)
14. Northwestern
15. Dordt
16. Ottawa (Ariz.)
17. Southwestern (Kan.)
18. Carroll (Mont.)
19. Marian (Ind.)
20. Dickinson State (N.D.)
21. Concordia (Neb.)
22. Texas Wesleyan
23. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
24. William Penn
25. College of Idaho

Receiving votes: McPherson (Kan.) 79, Kansas Wesleyan 52, Cumberland (Tenn.) 51, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 34, Evangel (Mo.) 26, Southern Oregon 25, Saint Francis (Ind.) 19, Taylor (Ind.) 19.