One human poll made up the 2011 NAIA football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings.
Once the regular season was complete, the NAIA sponsored a 16-team playoff to determine the year's national champion.
A final poll was then taken after completion of the 2011 NAIA Football National Championship.
Through the end of 2011, 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.