For the Second-Straight Season, No. 9 Benedictine, No. 12 Baker & No. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene Share the Heart South Football Division Title

For the second-straight season, No. 9 Benedictine, No. 12 Baker and No. 13 MidAmerica Nazarene all tied at 5-1 in Heart play, sharing the 2024 Heart South Division Football Conference Championship.

On the final Saturday of the regular season, Benedictine defeated William Woods, 86-0, on the road.

The Baker Wildcats secured a share of the Heart title with a touch 16-8 home win over Missouri Baptist.

MNU went on the road and defeated Central Methodist, 70-14.

With all three teams beating each other this season, and no common opponent losses amongst the three teams, the tiebreaker to earn the automatic bid will be the highest ranked team in Sunday's NAIA Football Coaches' Poll.

To find the final poll on Sunday, November 17, please click here.

The NAIA will announce the full, 20-team NAIA-FCS Playoff selections on Sunday, November 17 at 6 pm. You can watch, by clicking here.