Fellow CCC member, The College of Idaho (2-0-0), earned 207 votes to earn a No. 20 ranking after starting the year with a 1-0 win over Northwest Nazarene and a 5-0 win over Great Falls. The Coyotes moved up one spot from the No. 21 position it anchored in the NAIA Preseason Poll.

With four first-place votes and 628 points, Azusa Pacific improved three spots from the preseason poll, moving from No. 5 to 2. Dating back to a No. 1 ranking on Sept. 5, 2007, the Cougars have now spent 33 consecutive weeks ranked among the nation's top-five teams. Azusa Pacific (2-0-1) enters this week's action fresh off of a 1-0 win against NCAA Division II Colorado Christian on Sept. 3. The win marked the 18th-straight home field victory (regular and postseason) against non-GSAC opponents. Head coach Jason Surrell's team will next take to the field on Saturday against Kansas Wesleyan.

Defending national champion Lee's reign at the top of the poll was short lived after its 21-game winning streak came to a halt against NCAA Division III power Emory on Sept. 1. The Flames, who had not suffered defeat in nearly a year, were handed a 2-1 double-overtime loss. Head coach Matt Yelton saw his squad rebound with a 4-0 shutout of SCAD Savannah (Ga.) on Sept. 4. Despite the setback, Lee still earned five first-place votes and totaled 612 points in Tuesday's poll to earn a No. 3 ranking. The Flames will take their 2-1-0 mark into a Wednesday contest with NCAA Division III University of the South (Tenn.).

Indiana Wesleyan's upset of then-No. 4 Lindsey Wilson on Aug. 30 and a 5-0 blanking of NCAA Division II Minnesota-Crookston on Sept. 4 catapulted the Wildcats (3-0-0) to their highest ever ranking at No. 4 (568 points). NAIA Defensive Player of the Week Kristin Perrine led the Indiana Wesleyan defense in limiting Lindsey Wilson to just one goal, after the Blue Raiders averaged 4.29 goals per game last season, and held the Minnesota-Crookston offense to just one shot. As a team, the Wildcats own a pair of top-10 national statistical rankings, checking in at No. 7 in total assists (11) and No. 10 in assists per game (3.670). This week's schedule features a game with NCAA Division III foe Manchester.

Martin Methodist climbs to No. 5 (551 points) after a 2-0-1 start to the 2010 campaign. After a 1-1 season-opening double-overtime tie with then-unranked Mobile (Ala.), the RedHawks blanked Notre Dame (Ohio) 5-0 and Union (Ky.) 2-0 at the MMC Tournament. Those two shutouts have earned Martin Methodist a No. 3 ranking in total shutouts in the NAIA. In the pair of wins, Martin Methodist allowed only two shots on goal. Head coach Gerry Cleary's team will prepare for a top-10 collision with Lee at home on Saturday.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The next regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Sept. 14.

Others receiving votes: Roberts Wesleyan College (N.Y.) 133; Trinity Christian College (Ill.) 114; Spring Arbor University (Mich.) 83; Northwood University (Fla.) 68; Baker University (Kan.) 61; Lyon College (Ark.) 54; Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) 28; Science and Arts (Okla.) 24; Siena Heights University (Mich.) 23; Trinity International University (Ill.) 19; Missouri Baptist University 19; Faulkner University (Ala.) 17; Houghton College (N.Y.) 15; Kansas Wesleyan University 12; Holy Names University (Calif.) 7; University of Texas at Brownsville 6; Bryan College (Tenn.) 5; Oklahoma Baptist University 3; William Jessup University (Calif.) 1; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 1; Georgetown College (Ky.) 1; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 1; McPherson College (Kan.) 1; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.) 1; Northwood University (Texas) 1; Notre Dame College (Ohio) 1; Park University (Mo.) 1; Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) 1; Texas Wesleyan University 1; Union University (Tenn.) 1; Benedictine College (Kan.) 1.