OSKALOOSA — After losing its first game of the season, the Statesmen football team is now on the outside looking in on the top 25 as the NAIA released its fourth poll Monday, sponsored by Netting Professionals.

WPU (5-1, 1-1 Heart North) is unofficially 26th with 79 points.

William Penn is one of five representatives from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the rating.  No. 1 Grand View leads the quintet with all 15 first-place votes, while Benedictine is No. 3 and MidAmerica Nazarene is No. 23.  Peru State joins the Statesmen in the receiving votes section at No. 35 unofficially.

Keiser (Fla.) is second nationally, while Morningside is fourth and Friends (Kan.) is fifth to round out the top five.

WPU is off this weekend, but will return to action next Saturday as it hosts Missouri Baptist at Statesmen Community Stadium for a Heart North-South crossover game at 12:30 p.m.

To view the complete poll, click HERE