| 2016 NJCAA Football Poll - Week 5 | |||||
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prev. Rank |
| 1 | Northwest Mississippi | 5-0 | 200 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Arizona Western | 5-0 | 196 | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | Garden City (KS) | 5-0 | 191 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Trinity Valley (TX) | 5-1 | 168 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | East Mississippi | 4-1 | 159 | 0 | 9 |
| 6 | Lackawanna (PA) | 5-0 | 134 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Phoenix (AZ) | 5-1 | 122 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Jones (MS) | 4-1 | 112 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Snow (UT) | 4-1 | 109 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Dodge City (KS) | 5-1 | 106 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | New Mexico Military | 4-1 | 104 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Tyler (TX) | 3-1 | 77 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Mesa (AZ) | 4-1 | 76 | 0 | 19 |
| 14 | Highland (KS) | 4-1 | 72 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Georgia Military | 5-1 | 69 | 0 | 13 |
| 16 | Holmes (MS) | 4-1 | 65 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 | Central Lakes-Brainerd (MN) | 6-0 | 61 | 0 | 17 |
| 18 | Northeast Mississippi | 4-1 | 36 | 0 | N/A |
| 19 | Monroe College (NY) | 5-0 | 36 | 0 | N/A |
| 20 | Navarro (TX) | 3-2 | 24 | 0 | RV |
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Receiving Votes: Hutchinson (KS), Kilgore (TX), North Dakota SCS, Copiah-Lincoln (MS), Blinn (TX) |
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