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2016 Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Postseason Top 25 Poll – Dec. 7

2016 Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Postseason Top 25 Poll – Dec. 7

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By Spencer Scheve, Communications and Sports Information Intern

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northwestern Ohio claimed all 18 first-place votes and 498 points to earn the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday.

Top 25 highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):          

• For the first time in school history, Northwestern Ohio (23-2-1) earns the No. 1 ranking.  The Racers defeated Spring Arbor (Mich.) (22-1-1) in the 2016 NAIA National Championship on Dec. 2, 1-0.  This was the Northwestern Ohio’s first women’s soccer national title.  
• Spring Arbor falls to No. 2, snapping a 10-poll streak as the No. 1 ranked team.  The Cougars earned 482 points.
• Baker (Kan.) (17-4-3) climbs nine spots from No. 12 to No. 3 after losing to Spring Arbor, 2-0, in the semifinals. The Wildcats earned 465 points.
• Rounding out the top five is Vanguard (Calif.) (18-4-0) at No. 4 with 435 points and Northwest (Wash.) (14-7-3) with 423 points.
• There are two new teams in the Top 25 – No. 5 Northwest and No. 25 Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (17-3-1).
• The last time Northwest was ranked was on Aug. 18, 2015, when the Eagles were ranked No. 20.
• The last time Our Lady of the Lake was ranked was on Aug. 16, 2016, when the Saints were ranked No. 21.
• The two institutions to fall out of the Top 25 is then-No. 22 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) and then-No.24 Georgetown (Ky.).
• The biggest move in the Top 25 is Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (14-4-3) falling 12 spots from No. 2 to No. 14 and Northwest from being unranked to No. 5 after advancing to the semifinals in the national tournament in this week’s edition.
• There are two conferences tied for the most schools represented in the Top 25 -- the Southern States Athletic Conference and the Golden State Athletic Conference. Both leagues boast three teams each.
• There are 15 of the 19 conferences with at least one team in the Top 25.
• Lindsey Wilson owns the longest active streak of consecutive appearances in the Top 25 with 179-consecutive mentions, including 150-straight in the Top 10.
• Lindsey Wilson has the most No. 1 rankings with 58, followed by former NAIA member Azusa Pacific (Calif.) with 33.
• Former NAIA member Lee's (Tenn.) 2011 team is the last squad to be preseason ranked No. 1 and win the national title in the same year.

For the complete ratings calendar, click here.

Poll Methodology

  • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions 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 considered a low ratings) 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 teams appears on.
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes
  • For the complete ratings calendar, click here.

 2016 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll - Postseason (Dec. 7)

RANK LAST ^ SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES) 2016 RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 6 Northwestern Ohio (18) 23-2-1 498
2 1 Spring Arbor (Mich.) 22-1-1 482
3 12 Baker (Kan.) 17-4-3 465
4 7 Vanguard (Calif.) 18-4-0 435
5 NR Northwest (Wash.) 14-7-3 423
6 11 Benedictine (Kan.) 20-4-0 412
7 4 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 16-3-1 388
8 13 Columbia (Mo.) 19-2-3 385
8 3 Keiser (Fla.) 18-2-1 385
10 9 William Carey (Miss.) 16-5-0 355
11 17 Reinhardt (Ga.) 17-3-1 353
12 10 Westmont (Calif.) 16-4-2 324
13 5 Mobile (Ala.) 15-4-2 315
14 2 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 14-4-3 296
15 16 Cumberland (Tenn.) 13-5-2 265
16 8 Biola (Calif.) 15-2-2 261
17 25 Ottawa (Kan.) 19-3-1 246
18 14 John Brown (Ark.) 18-2-1 224
19 15 Hastings (Neb.) 17-3-1 214
20 19 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 13-3-2 159
21 18 Kansas Wesleyan 16-3-3 147
22 21 Southeastern (Fla.) 17-1-1 144
23 20 Davenport (Mich.) 18-2-1 131
24 23 Taylor (Ind.) 14-2-1 129
25 NR Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 17-3-1 110

Others receiving votes: Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 106; Carroll (Mont.) 64; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 51; Park (Mo.) 47; Georgetown (Ky.) 44; Robert Morris (Ill.) 33; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 21; Concordia (Neb.) 21; Siena Heights (Mich.) 9; Tennessee Wesleyan 6; Bellevue (Neb.) 5

^Ranking from Nov. 8, 2016

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