KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Cascade Collegiate Conference teams – including one new one – earned votes in the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
While Corban University continues to receive votes, the Warriors were joined by a new team picking up some recognition. Oregon Tech grabbed points after starting the year 10-1.
2021 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll #5 (Oct. 6)
| RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) [15] |
10-0 |
496 |
| 2 |
3 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
10-1 |
476 |
| 3 |
4 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [3] |
10-0 |
473 |
| 4 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
7-1 |
436 |
| 5 |
6 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
10-1 |
432 |
| 6 |
5 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
8-1-1 |
427 |
| 7 |
7 |
Missouri Valley |
9-2 |
409 |
| 8 |
8 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
7-0-2 |
385 |
| 9 |
9 |
Indiana Tech |
11-1 |
373 |
| 10 |
11 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
9-2-2 |
351 |
| 11 |
13 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
7-2-1 |
332 |
| 12 |
14 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
7-1-1 |
324 |
| 13 |
15 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
8-2 |
290 |
| 14 |
16 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
5-3-1 |
287 |
| 15 |
17 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
8-3-1 |
261 |
| 16 |
18 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
9-2-1 |
255 |
| 17 |
10 |
Baker (Kan.) |
8-5 |
229 |
| 18 |
12 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
9-2 |
225 |
| 19 |
24 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
10-0 |
196 |
| 20 |
20 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
9-3 |
189 |
| 21 |
21 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
11-1-1 |
158 |
| 22 |
23 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
9-1 |
156 |
| 23 |
22 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
8-0-2 |
141 |
| 24 |
19 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
9-3 |
100 |
| 25 |
25 |
Southwestern Christian (Okla.) |
7-3-1 |
93 |
Dropped from the poll: None
Receiving Votes: Bethel (Ind.) 62; Cumberland (Tenn.) 54;
Oregon Tech 39; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 37; Vanguard (Calif.) 35; UC Merced 26; Tennessee Wesleyan 25; Florida National 25; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 22; Grand View (Iowa) 12;
Corban (Ore.) 10; Lyon (Ark.) 7; Madonna (Mich.) 7; Oklahoma Panhandle State 6; Southeastern (Fla.) 6; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 5
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.