Postseason - December 5, 2016
| 2016 NJCAA Football Poll - Postseason | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | Garden City (KS) | 11-0 | 210 | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | East Mississippi | 11-1 | 196 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Arizona Western | 11-1 | 190 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Trinity Valley (TX) | 11-1 | 182 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Mesa (AZ) | 9-2 | 164 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Northwest Mississippi | 9-3 | 156 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Holmes (MS) | 7-3 | 152 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Lackawanna (PA) | 10-1 | 128 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Navarro (TX) | 6-3 | 115 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Northeast Mississippi | 6-3 | 102 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Kilgore (TX) | 6-5 | 101 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Central Lakes-Brainerd (MN) | 11-1 | 94 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Eastern Arizona | 9-3 | 86 | 0 | N/A |
| 14 | Georgia Military College | 9-2 | 61 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Dodge City (KS) | 7-4 | 52 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Highland (KS) | 7-4 | 48 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | Butler (KS) | 7-5 | 38 | 0 | 14 |
| 18 | Snow (UT) | 6-4 | 33 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 | Itawamba (MS) | 5-4 | 31 | 0 | 19 |
| 20 | North Dakota SCS | 9-2 | 20 | 0 | 18 |
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Receiving Votes: Copiah-Lincoln (MS), Tyler (TX), Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, College of DuPage (IL), Coffeyville (KS), Independence (KS) |
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