Dordt Defenders NAIA College Football Ratings & Rankings

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Dordt

Defenders

Superior

A Overall Grade 95

Final Boss

Juggernaut

Next Up:
vs Hastings, Sat Sep 5

Preseason Performance Rankings: NAIA (National)

Dordt Defenders has been rated by Versus for 18 seasons, from 2008-09 through 2025-26.

Winning season .500 season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2008-09	1-10	9.1%	—
2009-10	1-10	9.1%	—
2010-11	0-10	0.0%	#70
2011-12	2-9	18.2%	#70
2012-13	1-10	9.1%	#78
2013-14	2-9	18.2%	#73
2014-15	2-9	18.2%	#82
2015-16	2-9	18.2%	#78
2016-17	5-6	45.5%	#47
2017-18	5-5	50.0%	#39
2018-19	7-3	70.0%	#12
2019-20	7-4	63.6%	#21
2020-21	8-3	72.7%	#16
2021-22	7-3	70.0%	#16
2022-23	7-3	70.0%	#11
2023-24	9-3	75.0%	#16
2024-25	8-2	80.0%	#14
2025-26	9-2	81.8%	#11

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
242	Dordt	9	2
253	Morningside	9	3	2
353	Concordia NE	7	3
408	Northwestern IA	6	4
437	Midland U.	6	5
460	Briar Cliff	6	5
462	Hastings	5	5	1
524	Dakota Wesleyan	4	7
552	Mount Marty	4	7	1
628	Doane	2	8
708	Waldorf	0	10

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Sep 6	vs Dakota Wesleyan (4-7) Great Plains	W66-7
Sat Sep 13	at Doane (2-8) Great Plains	W41-0
Sat Sep 27	at Northwestern IA (6-4) Great Plains	W21-20
Sat Oct 4	vs Briar Cliff (6-5) Great Plains	W51-0
Sat Oct 11	at Waldorf (0-10) Great Plains	W59-7
Sat Oct 18	vs Mount Marty (4-7) Great Plains	W33-13
Sat Oct 25	vs Midland U. (6-5) Great Plains	W17-14
Sat Nov 1	at Hastings (5-5) Great Plains	W31-26
Sat Nov 8	vs #23 Concordia NE (7-3) (#353 nationally) Great Plains	W56-20
Sat Nov 15	at #13 Morningside (9-3) (#253 nationally) Great Plains	L28-34
Sat Nov 29	at #7 Marian IN (11-1) (#175 nationally) Mid-States	L18-26

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 3	326	0	0
1	Sep 2	323	0	0	3
2	Sep 7	295	1	0	28
3	Sep 14	287	2	0	8
4	Sep 21	295	2	0	8
5	Sep 28	222	3	0	73
6	Oct 5	161	4	0	61
7	Oct 12	211	5	0	50
8	Oct 19	188	6	0	23
9	Oct 26	170	7	0	18
10	Nov 2	162	8	0	8
11	Nov 9	141	9	0	21
12	Nov 16	194	9	1	53
13	Nov 23	186	9	1	8
14	Nov 30	261	9	2	75
15	Dec 7	246	9	2	15
16	Dec 14	249	9	2	3
17	Dec 21	244	9	2	5
18	Dec 28	244	9	2
19	Jan 4	244	9	2
20	Jan 10	242	9	2	2
21	Jan 20	242	9	2

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