2018 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll — Week 6 (Oct. 9)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Just one point separates the top of the 2018 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, as William Carey (Miss.) is atop the standings yet again, but separated from No. 2 Oklahoma Wesleyan by the slimmest of margins.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
- William Carey maintained its unblemished record with two shutout wins against Brewton-Parker (Ga.) and Middle Georgia State by a combined 14-0 score line. The Crusades have six shutout victories on the season and are 11-0-0 overall.
- Oklahoma Wesleyan gained a first-place vote after an undefeated week. The Eagles’ defense saw its goalless streak end at 383:33 in a 9-2 win over Avila. Prior to that goal in the game’s 65th minute, the Eagles had not surrendered a goal since the 41st minute against Bethel (Kan.) on Sept. 22.
- Rio Grande (Ohio) received the final first-place vote of this week and maintained its No. 5 ranking. Rio Grande is also a perfect 11-0-0 this season.
- University of Northwestern Ohio, Southern Oregon and Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) all entered the poll this week. They made appearances at Nos. 23, 24 and 25, respectively.
- Westmont (Calif.), Madonna (Mich.) and Columbia (Mo.) fell out of the poll.
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record as the longest consecutively ranked active school at 123-straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 in 2007. Rio Grande is second on the list with 113 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. 5 (Oct. 2)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
William Carey (Miss.) (9) |
11-0-0 |
490 |
| 2 |
2 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan (8) |
9-1-0 |
489 |
| 3 |
3 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
11-1-0 |
465 |
| 4 |
4 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
9-2-0 |
440 |
| 5 |
5 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) (1) |
11-0-0 |
431 |
| 6 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
9-1-1 |
424 |
| 7 |
9 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
10-1-2 |
403 |
| 8 |
8 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
11-0-2 |
389 |
| 9 |
7 |
Missouri Valley |
6-2-3 |
362 |
| 10 |
11 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
11-1-0 |
361 |
| 11 |
13 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
10-2-0 |
321 |
| 12 |
14 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
10-0-1 |
314 |
| 13 |
12 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
8-2-0 |
309 |
| 14 |
18 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
10-2-0 |
303 |
| 15 |
17 |
Corban (Ore.) |
9-1-1 |
259 |
| 16 |
15 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
7-3-3 |
244 |
| 17 |
20 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
7-3-1 |
225 |
| 18 |
19 |
Southwestern Christian (Okla.) |
12-1-0 |
223 |
| 19 |
10 |
Baker (Kan.) |
9-4-0 |
221 |
| 20 |
21 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
10-3-0 |
205 |
| 21 |
22 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
8-1-1 |
178 |
| 22 |
16 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
8-3-0 |
172 |
| 23 |
NR |
University of Northwestern Ohio |
8-2-2 |
124 |
| 24 |
NR |
Southern Oregon |
10-2-1 |
101 |
| 25 |
NR |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
8-2-0 |
84 |
|
Dropped from the Top 25: Westmont (Calif.), Columbia (Mo.), Madonna (Mich.)
Receiving votes: William Woods (Mo.) 54, WVU Tech 53, Georgia Gwinnett 49, Westmont (Calif.) 49, Bethel (Tenn.) 47, Grace (Ind.) 24, Marymount California 20, Science & Arts (Okla.) 20, Keiser (Fla.) 15, Cumberlands (Ky.) 12, Columbia (Mo.) 11, Indiana Tech 9, Point (Ga.) 9, Kansas Wesleyan 5, LSU Alexandria (La.) 4, Arizona Christian 3, Madonna (Mich.) 3