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2015 Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 3 (Oct. 6)

2015 Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 3 (Oct. 6)

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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
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.
 

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