2007 NAIA football season

2007 NAIA football season
National Championship	Jim Carroll Stadium Savannah, TN December 15, 2007
Champion	Carroll (MT)
Player of the Year	Chad Cavender (quarterback, Sioux Falls)

The 2007 NAIA football season was the component of the 2007 college football season organized by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) in the United States. The season's playoffs, known as the NAIA Football National Championship, culminated with the championship game on December 15, at Jim Carroll Stadium in Savannah, Tennessee. The Carroll Fighting Saints defeated the Sioux Falls Cougars, 17–9, in the title game to win the program's fifth NAIA championship.

Conference standings

2007 Central States Football League standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 18 NW Oklahoma State $^   4 – 0     8 – 4   Langston   3 – 1     5 – 4   Southern Nazarene   2 – 2     6 – 4   Bacone   1 – 3     4 – 7   Texas College   0 – 4     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2007 Dakota Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 11 Jamestown +^   6 – 1     9 – 2   No. 20 Black Hills State +^   6 – 1     7 – 4   Minot State +   6 – 1     6 – 4   Valley City State   3 – 4     4 – 6   Dickinson State   3 – 4     3 – 7   Dakota State   2 – 5     3 – 6   South Dakota Mines   1 – 6     3 – 7   Mayville State   1 – 6     2 – 8   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2007 Frontier Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 1 Carroll (MT) $^   10 – 0     15 – 0   No. 23 Montana Tech   6 – 4     7 – 4   MSU Northern   5 – 5     6 – 5   Montana Western   5 – 5     5 – 6   Rocky Mountain   3 – 7     4 – 7   Eastern Oregon   1 – 9     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2007 Great Plains Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 2 Sioux Falls $^   10 – 0     13 – 1   No. 15 Northwestern (IA)   8 – 2     8 – 2   No. 7 Morningside ^   8 – 2     9 – 3   No. 22 Nebraska Wesleyan   7 – 3     7 – 3   Hastings   5 – 5     6 – 5   Concordia (NE)   4 – 6     4 – 6   Dakota Wesleyan   4 – 6     4 – 6   Doane   4 – 6     4 – 6   Dana   3 – 7     4 – 7   Midland Lutheran   2 – 8     2 – 8   Briar Cliff   0 – 10     0 – 11   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2007 Heart of America Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 Lindenwood $^   9 – 1     10 – 2   No. 3 Missouri Valley ^   8 – 2     10 – 3   No. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene ^   8 – 2     9 – 3   Graceland   6 – 4     6 – 4   William Jewell   6 – 4     6 – 4   Baker   6 – 4     6 – 5   Evangel   5 – 5     6 – 5   Benedictine (KS)   3 – 7     4 – 7   Central Methodist   2 – 8     2 – 8   Avila   1 – 9     2 – 9   Culver–Stockton   1 – 9     1 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2007 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 17 Bethel (KS) +   8 – 1     8 – 1   No. 12 Friends +^   8 – 1     9 – 2   No. 19 Sterling   7 – 2     8 – 2   Bethany (KS)   5 – 4     6 – 4   Kansas Wesleyan   4 – 5     5 – 5   Southwestern (KS)   4 – 5     4 – 6   McPherson   3 – 6     4 – 6   Ottawa   3 – 6     4 – 6   Saint Mary (KS)   3 – 6     3 – 6   Tabor   0 – 9     1 – 9   + – Conference co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll
2007 Mid-South Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   East Division No. 14 Virginia–Wise x   4 – 1     10 – 2   No. 16 Cumberlands (KY) x^   4 – 1     8 – 3   No. 24 Georgetown (KY)   3 – 2     6 – 4   Pikeville   2 – 3     4 – 7   Union (KY)   2 – 3     4 – 7   West Virginia Tech   0 – 5     1 – 10   West Division No. 5 Bethel (TN) x^   5 – 0     11 – 2   Shorter   3 – 2     7 – 4   Belhaven   3 – 2     5 – 6   Cumberland (TN)   2 – 3     3 – 7   Lambuth   2 – 3     3 – 8   Campbellsville   0 – 5     0 – 10   x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2007 Mid-States Football Association standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mideast League No. 6 Ohio Dominican x^   7 – 0     12 – 1   No. 4 Saint Francis (IN) ^   6 – 1     11 – 2   No. 8 Saint Xavier ^   5 – 2     10 – 3   No. 25 Malone   4 – 3     8 – 4   Urbana   3 – 4     6 – 5   Walsh   2 – 5     5 – 6   Marian (IN)   1 – 6     1 – 9   Taylor   0 – 7     2 – 9   Midwest League No. 10 St. Ambrose x^   7 – 0     8 – 3   McKendree   5 – 2     6 – 4   Olivet Nazarene   5 – 2     5 – 5   Quincy   4 – 3     6 – 5   William Penn   3 – 4     5 – 6   St. Francis (IL)   3 – 4     3 – 8   Trinity International   1 – 6     2 – 9   Iowa Wesleyan   0 – 7     0 – 11   x – League champion/co-champions ^ – NAIA playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll	2007 NAIA independents football records Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Southern Oregon   –     5 – 4   No. 21 Azusa Pacific   –     6 – 5   Peru State   –     6 – 5   Edward Waters   –     5 – 6   Southern Virginia   –     4 – 5   Webber International   –     3 – 6   Haskell   –     2 – 8   Waldorf   –     2 – 9   SAGU   –     1 – 9   Faulkner   –     0 – 9   Rankings from NAIA Coaches' Poll

Postseason

Main article: 2007 NAIA Football National Championship

Rankings

Main article: 2007 NAIA football rankings