2017 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 1
CRB No. 6, RMC No. 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the first regular season Coaches’ Top 25 poll, the Eagles of Oklahoma Wesleyan jump five spots to claim the No. 1 ranking. With 14 first place votes, the Eagles find themselves atop the polls for the ninth time in school history.
Top 25 Highlights
- The Eagles were ranked No. 1 for eight weeks in 2016, before falling to 8 to end the season. They returned to No. 1 with 464 total points.
- The Eagles were ranked No. 1 for eight weeks in 2016, before falling to 8 to end the season. They returned to No. 1 with 464 total points.
- Wins over #3 Grand View (Iowa) and #17 Baker (Kan.) helped the Eagles get to a hot start and solidify their spot at the top of the Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.
- Defending National Champions and Preseason No. 1, Hastings (Neb.), dropped to No. 4 after going 2-1-0 to start the year. After a loss to Benedictine (Kan.), the Broncos bounced back with a win over No. 4 Northwestern Ohio.
- No. 2 William Carey (Miss.) and No. 3 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) were also able to jump five spots, as each have a 3-0-0 record.
- Rounding out the top five is Rio Grande (Ohio), dropping three spots folliwng a loss to Mobile (Ala.)
- Georgia Gwinnet improved to No. 13 with a win over No. 15 Union (Ky.)
- Six different teams moved into the Top 25 for the first time in 2017 this week.
- Missouri Valley made the biggest jump, going from Receiving Votes to the No. 8 spot.
- Benedictine (Kan.) was Receiving Votes in the Preseason Poll, but is now No. 15 following its upset of No. 1 Hastings (Neb.)
- Rio Grande (Ohio) holds the record for most No. 1 rankings with 57. They currently are ranked No. 5. The RedStorm were 2015 NAIA National Champions and the National Runner-Up in 2016.
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record for the longest consecutively-ranked active school at 107-straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the 2007 Top 25 Poll (Sept. 5). Rio Grande is second with 100-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 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. 1 (Sept. 5)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
2017 Record |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
6 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
2-0 |
464 |
| 2 |
7 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
3-0 |
441 |
| 3 |
8 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
3-0 |
431 |
| 4 |
1 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
2-1 |
420 |
| 5 |
2 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
2-1 |
391 |
| 6 |
10 |
Corban (Ore.) |
3-0 |
389 |
| 7 |
4 |
University of Northwestern Ohi |
0-1 |
380 |
| 8 |
NR |
Missouri Valley |
3-0 |
357 |
| 9 |
16 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
2-0 |
327 |
| T-10 |
NR |
Mobile (Ala.) |
2-0 |
319 |
| T-10 |
20 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
2-0 |
319 |
| 12 |
17 |
Baker (Kan.) |
2-1 |
308 |
| 13 |
21 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
2-0 |
301 |
| 14 |
23 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
2-0 |
268 |
| 15 |
NR |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
2-0 |
249 |
| 16 |
11 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
2-2 |
240 |
| 17 |
NR |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
4-1 |
218 |
| 18 |
13 |
Midland (Neb.) |
2-1 |
185 |
| 19 |
NR |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
2-1 |
167 |
| 20 |
12 |
Thomas (Ga.) |
1-2 |
141 |
| 21 |
15 |
Union (Ky.) |
1-1 |
126 |
| 22 |
22 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
1-1 |
111 |
| 23 |
NR |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
2-1 |
104 |
| T-24 |
24 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
2-1 |
93 |
| T-24 |
9 |
Marymount (Calif.) |
0-2 |
93 |
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Dropped from Top 25: Spring Arbor (Mich.), Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.), Grand View (Iowa), WVU Tech, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), John Brown (Ark.)
Others Receiving Votes: Spring Arbor (Mich.) 92; Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 62; Grand View (Iowa) 57; Cumberland (Tenn.) 54; UC Merced 35; Johnson & Wales (Fla.) 32; Oklahoma City 31; Tennessee Wesleyan 29; Westmont (Calif.) 27; Madonna (Mich.) 22; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 21; Judson (Ill.) 18; Northwestern (Iowa) 15; Bethel (Ind.) 9; Keiser (Fla.) 9; Bellevue (Neb.) 6; LSU Alexandria 4.