Concordia Remains No. 2 in Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
—The Concordia women's soccer team held its position at No. 2 in the nation, though it gained a single point in the latest NAIA Coaches' Poll released Wednesday.
Concordia stayed at No. 2 despite posting impressive wins over then-No. 12 Hastings and then-No. 3 Lindsey Wilson at the Cavalier Cup over the weekend.
Defending national champion Lee University, meanwhile, remained at No. 1 after staying idle last week. Lee will open its season on Friday, Sept. 7 when its travel to face No. 19 Northwood University.
Elsewhere in the poll, Lindsey Wilson stayed at No. 3 after going 1-1 at the Cavalier Cup, while Embry-Riddle, another Cavalier Cup participant, fell one spot to No. 5. The Cavalier Cup's final participant, Hastings College, fell four spots to No. 16.
The poll also had some movement for future Concordia opponents as the University of Mobile moved up one spot to No. 4, while William Carey entered the poll for the first time this season at No. 20. Concordia-Irvine, meanwhile, who the Cavs play on Friday, Sept. 7, remained at No. 18.
Finally, Southern Oregon and The Master's College, who the Cavs beat 2-1 to open its season, both finished outside of the top 25, but rank No 28 and No. 30, respectively.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conference/independent/unaffiliated groups. For a complete women's soccer ratings calendar, click
here.
Notes: (All information dates back to 1999) Lee (Tenn.) earns the No. 1 position in the Top 25 for the 11th time ... Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) owns the most No. 1 rankings all-time with 41, followed by former NAIA member Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (33), Westmont (Calif.) (19), Lee, Concordia (Ore.) (10) and Martin Methodist (10) ... Lindsey Wilson owns the longest current active streak of consecutive appearances in the Top 25 with 138 ... Second-ranked Concordia is the only other program to occupy a spot in the poll 100-or-more consecutive weeks with 117 ... Lee is a distant third with 99-straight mentions ... ... The Blue Raiders also lead the way with consecutive weeks at No. 1 with 13, spanning the 2004 - 05 seasons ... The 2011 Lee squad is the first team to start and end the season at No. 1.
2012 NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 1
|
RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2012 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Lee (Tenn.) (18) |
0-0-0 |
559 |
|
2 |
2 |
Concordia (Ore.) (2) |
4-0-0 |
543 |
|
3 |
3 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
1-1-1 |
518 |
|
4 |
5 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
3-0-0 |
512 |
|
5 |
4 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
2-2-0 |
472 |
|
6 |
11 |
Oklahoma City |
2-0-0 |
463 |
|
7 |
8 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
2-0-0 |
445 |
|
8 |
10 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
1-0-1 |
432 |
|
9 |
6 |
Baker (Kan.) |
2-1-1 |
424 |
|
10 |
9 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
1-1-1 |
393 |
|
11 |
7 |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
3-2-0 |
380 |
|
12 |
13 |
Cal State San Marcos |
2-1-0 |
331 |
|
13 |
14 |
Judson (Ill.) |
3-0-0 |
328 |
|
14 |
RV |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
3-0-0 |
326 |
|
15 |
16 |
Graceland (Iowa) |
4-0-0 |
325 |
|
16 |
12 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
0-2-0 |
294 |
|
17 |
23 |
Kansas Wesleyan |
1-1-0 |
256 |
|
18 |
18 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
1-1-0 |
244 |
|
19 |
15 |
Northwood (Fla.) |
2-2-0 |
230 |
|
20 |
RV |
William Carey (Miss.) |
3-0-0 |
224 |
|
21 |
20 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
2-1-0 |
211 |
|
22 |
22 |
Westminster (Utah) |
3-0-0 |
189 |
|
23 |
25 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
2-0-0 |
130 |
|
24 |
RV |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
1-1-0 |
117 |
|
25 |
RV |
Siena Heights (Mich.) |
1-0-1 |
82 |
Others receiving votes: Vanguard (Calif.) 79; Ashford (Iowa) 76; Southern Oregon 64; Texas at Brownsville 47; The Master's (Calif.) 45; Grace (Ind.) 35; Brenau (Ga.) 33; Grand View (Iowa) 18; Trinity International (Ill.) 15; Missouri Valley 13; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 13; William Jessup (Calif.) 10; Ottawa (Kan.) 10; Rogers State (Okla.) 5; Montreat (N.C.) 3.