2018 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Week 7 (Oct. 16)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – William Carey (Miss.) remains No. 1 for the sixth week in a row in the 2018 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, while former No. 3 Mobile (Ala.) plummeted to No. 20 after it dropped two games last week.
- William Carey’s grasp on the top spot strengthened a bit after wins over Martin Methodist (Tenn.) and now-No. 16 Bethel (Tenn.). A week ago, the Crusaders were No. 1 by just one point; their lead over Oklahoma Wesleyan is now three points. They also picked up an additional first place vote.
- Mobile’s two-loss week resulted in a minor shake-up in the Top 5. Rio Grande (Ohio) jumped from No. 5 to No. 3. The Red Storm are 13-0-0 on the year; the same mark as William Carey. Those two are the only perfect records left in the Top 25. Rio Grande received a first-place vote for the second week in a row.
- Central Methodist (Mo.) jumped two spots from No. 7 to No. 5, and it stands 11-1-2 on the season.
- Bethel (Tenn.) was the lone addition to the Top 25 poll, and what an addition it was. Bethel went from unranked to No. 16 after beating then third-ranked Mobile (Ala.) and taking William Carey to the wire in a 2-1 loss.
- Menlo (Calif.) fell out of the poll.
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record as the longest consecutively ranked active school at 124-straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 in 2007. Rio Grande is second on the list with 114 consecutive polls.
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.
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2018 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 7 (Oct. 16)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
William Carey (Miss.) (10) |
13-0-0 |
491 |
| 2 |
2 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan (7) |
11-1-0 |
488 |
| 3 |
5 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) (1) |
13-0-0 |
457 |
| 4 |
4 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
10-2-0 |
447 |
| 5 |
7 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
12-1-2 |
442 |
| 6 |
8 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
12-0-2 |
411 |
| 7 |
9 |
Missouri Valley |
8-2-3 |
404 |
| 8 |
10 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
12-1-0 |
388 |
| 9 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
10-2-1 |
365 |
| 10 |
15 |
Corban (Ore.) |
11-1-1 |
341 |
| 11 |
13 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
9-2-0 |
337 |
| 12 |
12 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
10-0-2 |
323 |
| 13 |
17 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
8-3-1 |
289 |
| 14 |
20 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
12-3-0 |
250 |
| 15 |
14 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
10-4-0 |
246 |
| 16 |
NR |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
11-3-1 |
243 |
| 17 |
19 |
Baker (Kan.) |
11-4-0 |
240 |
| 18 |
18 |
Southwestern Christian (Okla.) |
12-1-1 |
238 |
| 19 |
24 |
Southern Oregon |
12-2-1 |
227 |
| 20 |
3 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
11-3-0 |
206 |
| 21 |
23 |
University of Northwestern Ohio |
10-2-2 |
206 |
| 22 |
11 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
11-3-0 |
151 |
| 23 |
25 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
10-2-0 |
137 |
| 24 |
21 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
9-2-1 |
102 |
| 25 |
16 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
8-4-3 |
100 |
|
Dropped out: Menlo (Calif.)
Receiving votes: William Woods (Mo.) 84, Arizona Christian 80, WVU Tech 37, Grace (Ind.) 33, Marymount California 28, The Master’s (Calif.) 21, Indiana Tech 18, Science & Arts (Okla.) 15, Keiser (Fla.) 13, William Penn (Iowa) 13, Menlo (Calif.) 11, Kansas Wesleyan 8, Columbia (Mo.) 8, Georgia Gwinnett 6, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 5, Madonna (Mich.) 3, Point (Ga.) 3
Source: National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics