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One human poll made up the2012National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called theNAIA Coaches' Poll or thefootball ratings. Once the regular season was complete, the NAIA sponsored a playoff to determine the year's national champion. A final poll was then taken after completion of the2012 NAIA Football National Championship.[1]
The poll release dates were:
| 2012 poll release dates | |
|---|---|
| Spring | April 18 |
| Preseason | August 6 |
| Week 1 | September 10 |
| Week 2 | September 17 |
| Week 3 | September 24 |
| Week 4 | October 1 |
| Week 5 | October 8 |
| Week 6 | October 15 |
| Week 7 | October 22 |
| Week 8 | October 29 |
| Week 9 | November 5 |
| Week 10 (Final Regular Season) | November 11 |
| Postseason | December 18 |
| No change in ranking | ||
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| NAIA National Champion | ||
| (т) | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Since the inception of the Coaches' Poll in 1999, the #1 ranking in the various weekly polls has been held by only a select group of teams. Through the end of 2012, the team and the number of times they have held the #1 weekly ranking are shown below. The number of times a team has been ranked #1 in the postseason poll (the national champion) is shown in parentheses.
In 1999, the results of a postseason poll, if one was conducted, are not known. Therefore, an additional poll was presumed, and the #1 postseason ranking has been credited to the postseason tournament champion, the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers.
| Team | Total #1 Rankings |
|---|---|
| Carroll (MT) | 56 (6) |
| Sioux Falls (SD) | 55 (3) |
| Georgetown (KY) | 25 (2) |
| Saint Xavier (IL) | 14 (1) |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State | 12 (1) |
| Marian (IN) | 8 (1) |
| Azusa Pacific (CA) | 3 |
| Saint Francis (IN) | 3 |