2015 Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 3 (Oct. 6)
By Scott Barker, Communications and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) is No. 1 in the third regular-season edition of the NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The fourth regular-season poll will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):
• This marks the fourth-straight poll that Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) is in the top spot. The Blue Raiders received 18 first-place votes and a total of 498 points.
• No. 2 Northwestern Ohio has been ranked in the top 10 in 11-straight polls, dating back to Oct. 7 of last season.
• No team has gone the entire season ranked No. 1. Lindsey Wilson looks to become the first team to accomplish that feat.
• There are two newcomers to the top 25 this week – No. 24 Georgetown (Ky.) and No. 25 Ashford (Iowa).
• No. 17 Hastings (Neb.), No. 18 Ottawa (Kan.) and No. 21 Houston-Victoria (Texas) highlighted the positive movement within the top 25, as all three teams moved up four spots.
• Missouri Valley had the biggest fall in the top 25, as they dropped six spots from No. 13 to No. 19.
• Twelve of the 19 conferences are represented in the top 25. The Mid-South Conference, Crossroads League and the Golden State Athletic Conference lead all leagues with three teams represented.
• Lindsey Wilson extends its NAIA record to 51 No. 1 rankings. Former NAIA member Azusa Pacific (Calif.) is second with 33. The Blue Raiders also extend the longest active streak of consecutive appearances in the top 25 to 163-consecutive mentions, including 134-straight in the top 10.
• This is the first time since the 2014 preseason poll (Aug. 19) that Ashford is in the top 25.
• The poll marks the first ever top 25 ranking for Georgetown.
Poll Methodology:
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of 19 head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first place vote, 29 for second place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
• Teams who receive only one point in the ballot will not be listed in the “Receiving Votes” category.
• The Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI) is a separate ranking conducted on Sept. 29, Oct. 20 and Nov. 16. The MRPI—first adopted in 2010—will select the at-large national championship qualifying teams and seed the 32-team national championship opening round field.
• For the complete Top 25 calendar, click
here.
2015 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll (Oct. 6)
| RANK |
LAST ^ |
SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES) |
2015 RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (18) |
7-0-2 |
498 |
| 2 |
3 |
Northwestern Ohio |
6-2-2 |
472 |
| T3 |
5 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
11-0-1 |
449 |
| T3 |
4 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
8-1-1 |
449 |
| 5 |
7 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
8-1-1 |
448 |
| 6 |
6 |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
6-3-0 |
417 |
| 7 |
2 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
10-1-0 |
394 |
| 8 |
8 |
Grace (Ind.) |
10-0-1 |
389 |
| 9 |
10 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
9-2-1 |
374 |
| 10 |
9 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
7-2-1 |
366 |
| 11 |
11 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
8-3-1 |
342 |
| 12 |
12 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
8-2-0 |
310 |
| 13 |
16 |
Baker (Kan.) |
9-2-0 |
304 |
| 14 |
14 |
Biola (Calif.) |
7-1-3 |
287 |
| 15 |
17 |
Siena Heights (Mich.) |
9-2-0 |
279 |
| 16 |
19 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
12-0-0 |
258 |
| 17 |
21 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
6-4-0 |
231 |
| 18 |
22 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
7-2-0 |
208 |
| 19 |
13 |
Missouri Valley |
7-2-3 |
203 |
| 20 |
20 |
Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) |
8-4-0 |
194 |
| 21 |
25 |
Houston-Victoria (Texas) |
7-2-1 |
167 |
| 22 |
23 |
The Master’s (Calif.) |
5-5-1 |
129 |
| 23 |
18 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
7-2-1 |
105 |
| T24 |
RV |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
8-1-2 |
69 |
| T24 |
RV |
Ashford (Iowa) |
8-2-0 |
69 |
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Dropped from the Top 25: Middle Georgia State; Bellevue (Neb.)
Others receiving votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 62; Concordia (Mich.) 56; Viterbo (Wis.) 51; Oklahoma Wesleyan 42; Oklahoma City 37; Middle Georgia State 33; Bellevue (Neb.) 33; Saint Francis (Ind.) 34; Hope International (Calif.) 25; UC Merced 19; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 13; Georgia Gwinnett 12; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 11; Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 7; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 7; Marian (Ind.) 7; Kansas Wesleyan 7; Marymount (Calif.) 5; Carroll (Mont.) 4; Park (Mo.) 3.