OSKALOOSA — The William Penn football team took advantage of programs falling during its bye week as the NAIA released its fifth top-25 poll Monday, sponsored by Netting Professionals.

WPU (5-1, 1-1 Heart North) is 25th with 100 points.

William Penn is one of five representatives from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the rating.  No. 1 Grand View again tops the entire country with all 16 first-place votes, while Benedictine is No. 3 and MidAmerica Nazarene is No. 22.  Peru State remains in the receiving votes section at No. 30 unofficially.

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

WPU hosts Missouri Baptist Saturday at Statesmen Community Stadium for a Heart North-South crossover game at 12:30 p.m.

NAIA Football Rating No. 5 — October 13, 2025
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Grand View (16)
2. Keiser (Fla.)
3. Benedictine (Kan.)
4. Morningside
5. Friends (Kan.)
6. Montana Tech
7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
8. St. Thomas (Fla.)
9. Campbellsville (Ky.)
10. Dordt
11. Marian (Ind.)
12. Carroll (Mont.)
13. Ottawa (Ariz.)
14. Indiana Wesleyan
15. Montana Western
16. Southwestern (Kan.)
17. Southeastern (Fla.)
18. Georgetown (Ky.)
19. Texas Wesleyan
20. McPherson (Kan.)
20. College of Idaho
22. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
23. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
24. St. Francis (Ill.)
25. William Penn

Receiving votes: Concordia (Neb.) 88, Bethel (Tenn.) 61, Evangel (Mo.) 48, Kansas Wesleyan 44, Peru State (Neb.) 18, Northwestern 15, Cumberland (Tenn.) 11, Mount Marty (S.D.) 10, Taylor (Ind.) 8, Florida Memorial 5, Midland (Neb.) 2.