2017 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 2
CRB No. 5, RMC No. 9
By Trevor Lininger, Athletic Communications and Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second week in a row, the Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles hold the No. 1 ranking in the second Coaches’ Top 25 Poll of 2017, announced the national office Tuesday.
Top 25 Highlights
- Oklahoma Wesleyan received 495 points, earning the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row, and the 10th time in program history.
- The Eagles defeated No. 4 Hastings (Neb.) and tied No. 8 Missouri Valley to remain at the top
- Defending National Champions Hastings (Neb.) dropped two spots this week to No. 6. The Broncos began the year ranked No. 1, and have gone 4-2-0 since
- Spring Arbor (Mich.) and Westmont (Calif.) join the Top 25 for the first time in 2017
- Rio Grande (Ohio) holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings with 57. They are currently ranked No. 4
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record for the longest consecutively-ranked active school at 108-straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 Poll in 2007. Rio Grande is second with 101-consecutive rankings.
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 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. 2 (Sept. 12)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
2017 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
3-0-1 |
495 |
| 2 |
2 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
4-0-0 |
484 |
| 3 |
8 |
Missouri Valley |
4-0-1 |
449 |
| 4 |
5 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
3-1-0 |
441 |
| 5 |
6 |
Corban (Ore.) |
4-0-1 |
426 |
| 6 |
4 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
4-2-0 |
421 |
| 7 |
3 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
4-1-0 |
400 |
| 8 |
9 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
4-0-0 |
382 |
| 9 |
10 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
4-0-0 |
363 |
| 10 |
7 |
University of Northwestern Ohio |
1-1-1 |
348 |
| 11 |
13 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
4-0 |
343 |
| 12 |
12 |
Baker (Kan.) |
3-1-1 |
334 |
| 13 |
10 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
3-1-0 |
318 |
| 14 |
14 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
3-0-0 |
303 |
| 15 |
15 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
4-0-1 |
277 |
| 16 |
17 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
5-1-0 |
256 |
| 17 |
16 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
4-2-0 |
241 |
| 18 |
19 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
2-1-0 |
198 |
| 19 |
23 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
4-1-0 |
183 |
| 20 |
21 |
Union (Ky.) |
2-2-1 |
153 |
| 21 |
24 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
3-1-0 |
148 |
| 22 |
24 |
Marymount (Calif.) |
2-2-1 |
147 |
| 23 |
18 |
Midland (Neb.) |
3-2-0 |
137 |
| 24 |
NR |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
4-2-0 |
107 |
| 25 |
NR |
Westmont (Calif.) |
1-1-2 |
90 |
|
Dropped from Top 25: Menlo (Calif.), Thomas (Ga.)
Receiving Votes: Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 54; Cumberland (Tenn.) 49; Tennessee Wesleyan 46; Hope International (Calif.) 37; Bethel (Ind.) 37; Central Methodist (Mo.) 29; Madonna (Mich.) 28; Oklahoma City 27; LSU Alexandria 27; Johnson & Wales (Fla.) 26; Columbia (Mo.) 26; UC Merced 24; Northwestern (Iowa) 8; Bethel (Tenn.) 8; Keiser (Fla.) 7; Menlo (Calif.) 6; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 4; The Master’s (Calif.) 3; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 3; Thomas (Ga.) 3.