2017 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 3
CRB No. 5, RMC No. 13
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third straight week, the Eagles of Oklahoma Wesleyan are the No. 1 team in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday.
Top 25 Highlights
- The Eagles received 17 first place votes and 498 total points, giving the team its 11th No. 1 ranking in program history
- Oklahoma Wesleyan defeated (RV) Southwestern Christian (Okla.) and Science & Arts (Okla.) to hold on to the top spot
- Defending National Champion Hastings (Neb.) dropped five spots to No. 11 this week following a home loss to then-No. 12 Baker (Kan.). The Broncos are now 4-3-0 on the year
- Central Methodist (Mo.) and Martin Methodist (Tenn.) joined the Top 25 for the first time in 2017 coming in at No. 16 and No. 24 respectively
- Rio Grande (Ohio) holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings all-time with 57, and currently sit at No. 4 in this week’s poll
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record for the longest consecutively-ranked active school at 109 straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 Poll in 2007. Rio Grande is second with 102 consecutive ranking
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. 3 (Sept. 19)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan (17) |
5-0-1 |
498 |
| 2 |
2 |
William Carey (Miss.) (1) |
6-0-0 |
482 |
| 3 |
3 |
Missouri Valley |
4-0-1 |
464 |
| 4 |
4 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
5-1-0 |
449 |
| 5 |
5 |
Corban (Ore.) |
6-0-1 |
426 |
| 6 |
7 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
5-1-0 |
421 |
| 7 |
12 |
Baker (Kan.) |
5-1-1 |
390 |
| 8 |
11 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
5-0-0 |
388 |
| 9 |
13 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
4-0-0 |
370 |
| 10 |
14 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
4-0-0 |
362 |
| 11 |
6 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
4-3-0 |
317 |
| 12 |
8 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
5-1-0 |
307 |
| 13 |
9 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
5-1-0 |
287 |
| 14 |
10 |
University of Northwestern Ohi |
2-2-1 |
280 |
| 15 |
19 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
6-1-0 |
263 |
| 16 |
NR |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
5-1-0 |
224 |
| 17 |
16 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
5-2-0 |
215 |
| 18 |
18 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
2-1-0 |
202 |
| 19 |
22 |
Marymount (Calif.) |
3-2-2 |
189 |
| 20 |
15 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
5-1-1 |
183 |
| 21 |
21 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
5-1-0 |
178 |
| 22 |
24 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
6-2-0 |
171 |
| 23 |
17 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
5-3-0 |
154 |
| 24 |
NR |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
6-0-0 |
107 |
| 25 |
25 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
1-1-3 |
105 |
|
Dropped from Top 25: Union (Ky.), Midland (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Columbia (Mo.) 87; Oklahoma City 68; Tennessee Wesleyan 58; Bethel (Ind.) 57; Bethel (Tenn.) 54; Cumberland (Tenn.) 40; Midland (Neb.) 15; Johnson & Wales (Fla.) 15; The Master’s (Calif.) 13; UC Merced 11; LSU Alexandria 11; Madonna (Mich.) 9; Bluefield (Va.) 6; LSU Shreveport 3