Week 8 - October 24, 2016
| 2016 NJCAA Football Poll - Week 8 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | Garden City (KS) | 8-0 | 207 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Arizona Western | 8-0 | 199 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | East Mississippi | 7-1 | 192 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Trinity Valley (TX) | 7-1 | 175 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Northwest Mississippi | 7-1 | 170 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Mesa (AZ) | 6-1 | 158 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Lackawanna (PA) | 8-0 | 140 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Tyler (TX) | 5-2 | 130 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Central Lakes-Brainerd (MN) | 9-0 | 126 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Northeast Mississippi | 6-2 | 98 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Coffeyville (KS) | 5-3 | 82 | 0 | 17 |
| 12 | Georgia Military | 7-1 | 77 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Snow (UT) | 5-2 | 70 | 0 | 13 |
| 14 | North Dakota SCS | 8-1 | 62 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Itawamba (MS) | 5-3 | 62 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 | Navarro (TX) | 5-3 | 50 | 0 | 19 |
| 17 | Dodge City (KS) | 6-3 | 46 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Butler (KS) | 5-3 | 44 | 0 | RV |
| 19 | Holmes (MS) | 5-3 | 39 | 0 | RV |
| 20 | Monroe College (NY) | 7-1 | 33 | 0 | 20 |
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Receiving Votes: Blinn (TX), Eastern Arizona, Kilgore (TX), New Mexico Military, Highland (KS), Mississippi Gulf Coast |
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