Corban Holds, Rocky Keeps Receiving Votes in Newest NAIA Men’s Soccer Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Central Methodist (Mo.) remains No. 1 for the sixth week in a row in the 2019 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the NAIA office. The top five remained unchanged from the previous poll (Oct. 23) with the addition of No. 5 Oklahoma Wesleyan replacing Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).
Corban University held at No. 19 in the rankings, while Rocky Mountain College continued to receive votes to also represent the Cascade Collegiate Conference in the poll.
2019 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 8 (October 30)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) [16] |
16-1 |
497 |
| 2 |
2 |
Columbia (Mo.) [2] |
16-0 |
483 |
| 3 |
3 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
11-0-4 |
461 |
| 4 |
4 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
11-1-1 |
449 |
| 5 |
6 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
13-2 |
428 |
| 6 |
8 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
14-1-1 |
421 |
| 7 |
9 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
13-1-2 |
386 |
| 8 |
5 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
10-3 |
377 |
| 9 |
10 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
14-3 |
369 |
| 10 |
11 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
12-1-1 |
358 |
| 11 |
12 |
WVU Tech |
15-0-1 |
340 |
| 12 |
7 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
12-1-2 |
335 |
| 13 |
14 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
12-3 |
294 |
| 14 |
13 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
10-2-1 |
280 |
| 15 |
15 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
11-3-2 |
278 |
| 16 |
16 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
11-4 |
258 |
| 17 |
18 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
14-2-2 |
225 |
| 18 |
17 |
Indiana Tech |
11-4 |
220 |
| 19 |
19 |
Corban (Ore.) |
12-0-2 |
203 |
| 20 |
20 |
Baker (Kan.) |
9-5-3 |
188 |
| 21 |
21 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
11-4-3 |
160 |
| 22 |
22 |
University of Northwestern Ohio |
8-1-6 |
147 |
| 23 |
23 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
7-4-3 |
87 |
| 24 |
RV |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
10-4 |
85 |
| 25 |
24 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
10-2-3 |
77 |
Dropped Out: Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
Receiving Votes: UC Merced (Calif.) 73, John Brown (Ark.) 65, Missouri Valley 62, Life (Ga.) 61, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 34, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 34, Dalton State (Ga.) 33, Keiser (Fla.) 19,
Rocky Mountain 17, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 15, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 11, Roosevelt (Ill.) 8, Lyon (Ark.) 7, Campbellsville (Ky.) 6, Huntington (Ind.) 4, Midland (Neb.) 4
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
- No. 1 Central Methodist received 16-of-18 first place votes, allowing No. 2 Columbia (Mo.) to receive two votes this week.
- The Eagles of Central Methodist remain the No. 1 team in the country with a record of 16-1 overall and 10-0 in the Heart of America Conference Tournament.
- The Columbia Cougars claimed the No. 2 spot. The Cougars posted their ninth straight shutout this season with their 3-0 victory over Hannibal-LaGrange.
- Oklahoma Wesleyan joined the top five this week after defeating (RV) Missouri Valley on the road 1-0. The Eagles are on a 11 game winning streak with seven shutouts in a row.
- Vanguard (Calif.) joined the poll at No. 24 the Lions won their last two games on the road in overtime.
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record as the longest consecutively ranked active school at 137-straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 in 2007. Rio Grande (Ohio) is second on the list with 127 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.