One human poll made up the 2016 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football rankings, sometimes called the NAIA Coaches' Poll or the football ratings.
When the regular season was complete, the NAIA conducted a playoff to determine the year's national champion.
A final poll was taken after completion of the 2016 NAIA Football National Championship.
Through the final poll of the 2016 season, 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.