Each season, one poll evaluates the various National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) football teams and ranks them.
A final poll will be taken after completion of the series of playoff games, collectively referred to as the 2018 NAIA Football National Championship.
A complete schedule of poll release dates will be:[2] A 16-team tournament will be contested to determine the winner of the 2018 NAIA Football National Championship.
First, any conference champion ranked in the top 20 positions in the final regular-season Coaches' Poll received an automatic bid into the tourney field.
Through the last (postseason) poll of the 2018 season, the teams and the number of times they have held the #1 weekly ranking are shown below.