Pikeville Wraps Up Season Ranked No. 22

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Pikeville represents the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) in the postseason edition of the NAIA Football Coaches' Top 25 Poll, which was announced on Monday.

Pikeville garnered 54 voting points to land at No. 22 in the poll.

The Bears finished the season 6-6 overall and won a share of the AAC championship with a 5-1 record. Pikeville advanced to the NAIA Football Championship Series, going 1-1 and advancing to the round of 16.

Poll Methodology

• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
• Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second place, and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."

Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 18, Carroll (Mont.) 16, Kansas Wesleyan 8