College Fanz Sports Network, the world's largest online college sports community launched by ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen, announced their preseason National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Football Top 25 rankings.

The rankings were compiled by veteran NAIA guru and College Fanz director of college relations Jason Dannelly, along with members of the College Fanz NAIA Football Game of the Week broadcast team.

Dannelly has been rating NAIA Football teams since the fall of 2002. His weekly NAIA Football ratings are recognized nationally in various media sources.

The Grand View University football team has been rated by Dannelly and College Fanz as the No. 18 team in the NAIA. The Vikings went 8-3 overall in 2009 and 6-1 in MSFA action. Grand View was ranked as the No. 19 team in the 2009 NAIA Postseason Poll and the No. 20 team in the 2010 NAIA Spring Poll.

Grabbing the top spot in the ranking are the back-to-back defending NAIA National Champions, the University of Sioux Falls Cougars, who have been rated in the College Fanz NAIA ranking's top spot since winning the 2008 NAIA National Title. The Cougars have a veteran wide receiver core led by one of the NAIA's best in Jon Ryan. Defensively the Cougars looked to be strong again but will have to replace seven key starters from last year's top defense in the NAIA.

Complete College Fanz ranking:
1. University of Sioux Falls (S.D.)
2. Lindenwood University (Mo.)
3. Carroll College (Mont.)
4. Saint Xavier University (Ill.)
5. Morningside College (Iowa)
6. MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.)
7. University of the Cumberlands (Ky.)
8. University of Saint Francis (Ind.)
9. McKendree University (Ill.)
10. Missouri Valley (Mo.)
11. Minot State University (N.D.)
12. Walsh University (Ohio)
13. Hastings College (Neb.)
14. Friends University (Kan.)
15. Ottawa University (Kan.)
16. McPherson College (Kan.)
17. Northwestern Oklahoma State University
18. Grand View University (Iowa)
19. Dickinson State University (N.D.)
20. Northwestern College (Iowa)
21. Lambuth University (Tenn.)
22. Langston University (Okla.)
23. Taylor University (Ind.)
24. Eastern Oregon
25. Campbellsville University (Ky.)

The seventh annual College Fanz NAIA Football Preview magazine is on sale for $14.95 at http://naia.collegefanz.com/magazineBill.php

The College Fanz NAIA Football Preview provides detailed information on the great teams, coaches, student-athletes and traditions of all the NAIA football programs. The 2010 edition of the College Fanz NAIA Football Preview magazine features the annual ranking of the NAIA Super 72 (the top 72 players in the country at various positions); the Super 6 (the nation's top six overall players); complete ranking of all NAIA football teams; feature articles on every NAIA Conference; and predictions for the upcoming 2010 season.

Launched September 7, 2007, 28 years to the day that Bill Rasmussen's ESPN dream went on the air for the first time, College Fanz Sports Network is the world's largest online college sports community with students, alumni, and other fans of college sports. College Fanz boasts over 22,000 web pages devoted to more than 1,450 colleges and universities competing in over 225,000 NCAA and NAIA athletic events. Live and on-demand broadcasts of selected college sports events enhance the constantly-evolving content offered on College Fanz. Additional information is available at http://www.collegefanz.com/