2017 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 5
CRB No. 5, RMC No. 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – William Carey (Miss.) holds on to the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row in this week’s NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday.
Top 25 Highlights
- The Crusaders of William Carey (Miss.) captured 16 first place votes to remain atop the poll
- This is the second week in a row and second time ever that the program has been ranked No. 1
- Defending National Champion Hastings (Neb.) moved up one spot this week to No. 8 following a 4-1 victory over Briar Cliff (Iowa)
- Truett-McConnell (Ga.) joined the Top 25 for the first time this year, boasting a 9-1-1 record in 2017
- Rio Grande (Ohio) holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings all-time with 58 total
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), currently ranked No. 11, holds the record for the longest consecutively-ranked active school at 111 straight polls dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 Poll in 2007. Rio Grande (Ohio) is second with 103 straight
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 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 teams appear on
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes"
- For the complete men’s soccer ratings calendar, click here.
2017 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 5 (Oct. 3)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
WON |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
William Carey (Miss.) (16) |
7-0-0 |
497 |
| 2 |
2 |
Missouri Valley (2) |
8-0-1 |
483 |
| 3 |
3 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
8-1-0 |
465 |
| 4 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
7-1-1 |
450 |
| 5 |
5 |
Corban (Ore.) |
10-0-1 |
435 |
| 6 |
7 |
Baker (Kan.) |
8-1-1 |
419 |
| 7 |
10 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
7-1-1 |
383 |
| 8 |
9 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
7-3-0 |
375 |
| 9 |
6 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
7-2-0 |
374 |
| 10 |
12 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
8-1-0 |
338 |
| 11 |
11 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
5-1-0 |
337 |
| 12 |
13 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
7-1-0 |
320 |
| 13 |
8 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
5-2-1 |
311 |
| 14 |
14 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
8-1-1 |
284 |
| 15 |
15 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
7-1-0 |
273 |
| 16 |
16 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
9-2-0 |
257 |
| 17 |
17 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
5-1-0 |
246 |
| 18 |
18 |
Marymount (Calif.) |
5-2-2 |
226 |
| 19 |
19 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
8-2-0 |
204 |
| 20 |
21 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
8-2-1 |
202 |
| 21 |
23 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
9-2-0 |
188 |
| 22 |
21 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
8-1-0 |
179 |
| 23 |
24 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
8-1-0 |
138 |
| 24 |
25 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
8-2-2 |
90 |
| 25 |
NR |
Truett-McConnell (Ga.) |
9-1-1 |
88 |
|
Dropped From Top 25: Northwestern Ohio
Others Receiving Votes: John Brown (Ark.) 78; Madonna (Mich.) 72; Hope International (Calif.) 33; UC Merced 24; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 23, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 21; Bryan (Tenn.) 17; Johnson & Wales (Fla.) 15; William Woods (Mo.) 12; Bethel (Ind.) 11; Concordia (Neb.) 10; Bethel (Tenn.) 9; LSU Alexandria 5; Aquinas (Mich.) 5; Grand View (Iowa) 5; Northwestern Ohio 3; Tennessee Wesleyan 3; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 3