KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams were represented in the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Oregon Tech moved up five spots to No. 19 on the rankings, while Southern Oregon University and Warner Pacific University are receiving votes.
2021 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Oct. 20
RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
1 |
1 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) [17] |
14-0 |
498 |
2 |
2 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
15-1 |
479 |
3 |
3 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [1] |
15-0 |
469 |
4 |
5 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
13-1 |
446 |
5 |
4 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
10-1-1 |
438 |
6 |
6 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
11-1-2 |
412 |
7 |
7 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
10-0-2 |
402 |
8 |
9 |
Indiana Tech |
14-1-1 |
380 |
9 |
10 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
12-2-2 |
363 |
10 |
8 |
Missouri Valley |
11-4 |
361 |
11 |
12 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
12-2 |
324 |
12 |
11 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
10-2-1 |
316 |
13 |
13 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
10-3-1 |
310 |
14 |
14 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
12-2-1 |
298 |
15 |
15 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
13-2 |
280 |
16 |
16 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
8-4-2 |
260 |
17 |
18 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
10-4-1 |
245 |
18 |
20 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
11-3-1 |
208 |
19 |
24 |
Oregon Tech |
14-1 |
160 |
20 |
NR |
CIU (S.C.) |
14-0 |
159 |
21 |
19 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
13-2-1 |
155 |
22 |
21 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
11-3-1 |
151 |
23 |
23 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
10-3-1 |
126 |
24 |
NR |
William Penn (Iowa) |
10-6 |
95 |
25 |
22 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
10-5 |
72 |
Dropped from the poll: Baker (Kan.); Hope International (Calif.)
Receiving Votes: Baker (Kan.) 61; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 54; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 38; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 37; Bethel (Ind.) 34; Lyon (Ark.) 28; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 26; Southeastern (Fla.) 25; Tennessee Wesleyan 25; Cumberlands (Ky.) 23; Hope International (Calif.) 22;
Southern Oregon 15; University of Northwestern Ohio 14; Grand View (Iowa) 10; Madonna (Mich.) 9; Marymount California 6; Oklahoma Panhandle State 3;
Warner Pacific (Ore.) 3; Friends (Kan.) 3
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.