RMC Remains Ranked in Second Top-25 Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Vikings of Missouri Valley claim the No. 1 spot in the 2019 Coaches’ Top 25 for a second week, announced by the NAIA office Wednesday. The Vikings continue to play strong with a season record of 5-0.
Rocky Mountain College remains in the Top-25, dropping to No. 25 this week. Eastern Oregon University was the only other Cascade Collegiate Conference team to pick up votes.
2019 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 2 (September 18)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Missouri Valley [18] |
5-0 |
498 |
| 2 |
2 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
6-0 |
481 |
| 3 |
3 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
6-1 |
463 |
| 4 |
4 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
5-0-2 |
448 |
| 5 |
8 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
6-0 |
427 |
| 6 |
11 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
6-0 |
420 |
| 7 |
7 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
4-0-1 |
407 |
| 8 |
10 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
6-0-1 |
375 |
| 9 |
5 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
2-2 |
351 |
| 10 |
13 |
Baker (Kan.) |
3-2-2 |
331 |
| 11 |
6 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
3-1-1 |
322 |
| 12 |
14 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
2-1 |
318 |
| 13 |
15 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
4-1-1 |
306 |
| 14 |
16 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
6-0 |
294 |
| 15 |
12 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
2-2 |
285 |
| 16 |
9 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
4-1-2 |
284 |
| 17 |
18 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
5-0-1 |
243 |
| 18 |
21 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
4-0 |
210 |
| 19 |
19 |
University of Northwestern Ohio |
2-1-2 |
188 |
| 20 |
NR |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
3-1-2 |
162 |
| 21 |
25 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
7-1 |
158 |
| 22 |
23 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
7-0 |
152 |
| 23 |
17 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
4-1 |
131 |
| 24 |
20 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
5-1 |
130 |
| 25 |
22 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
1-2 |
102 |
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Dropped Out: Benedictine (Kan.)
Others Receiving Votes: Benedictine (Kan.) 100, Keiser (Fla.) 71, WVU Tech 61, UC Merced 41, Cumberland (Tenn.) 22, Dalton State (Ga.) 21, Huntington (Ind.) 21, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 14, Vanguard (Calif.) 13, Morningside (Iowa) 11, Missouri Baptist 8, Bellevue (Neb.) 7, Marymount California 6, Ottawa (Ariz.) 5,
Eastern Oregon 4, LSU Alexandria (La.) 3
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000):
- No. 1 Missouri Valley received all 18 first place votes
- Rio Grande (Ohio) holds a season record of 6-0 and remains in the No. 2 spot for a second week in a row
- Columbia (Mo.) made the biggest jump in the Coaches’ Top 25 moving up from No. 11 to No. 6
- No. 20 LSU Shreveport (La.) was the only newcomer to join the poll after a 2-0-1 this week against top 25 teams on the road
- Westmont (Calif.) climbed up the latter to land in the top five moving from No. 8 to No. 5
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record as the longest consecutively ranked active school at 131-straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 in 2007. Rio Grande (Ohio) is second on the list with 121 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.