Week 3 - September 19, 2016
| 2016 NJCAA Football Poll - Week 3 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | Arizona Western | 4-0 | 140 | 8 | 4 |
| 2 | Northwest Mississippi | 3-0 | 133 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Tyler | 2-0 | 126 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | Lackawanna | 3-0 | 114 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Garden City | 4-0 | 104 | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Jones | 3-0 | 97 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | DuPage | 3-0 | 91 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Snow | 3-1 | 81 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | New Mexico Military | 4-0 | 81 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Trinity Valley | 3-1 | 78 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | East Mississippi | 2-1 | 68 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Butler (KS) | 2-1 | 55 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Hutchinson | 2-1 | 49 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Navarro | 2-1 | 48 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Itawamba | 2-1 | 37 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 | Kilgore | 2-0 | 31 | 0 | 20 |
| 17 | North Dakota SCS | 4-0 | 27 | 0 | 18 |
| 18 | Dodge City | 3-1 | 21 | 0 | 19 |
| 19 | Phoenix | 4-1 | 16 | 0 | NR |
| 20 | Iowa Western | 2-2 | 14 | 0 | RV |
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Receiving Votes: Holmes, Louisburg, Mesa, Georgia Military, Copiah-Lincoln, Central Lakes-Brainerd |
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