KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two teams represented the Cascade Collegiate Conference on the postseason edition of the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
After grabbing the conferences’ two automatic qualifiers for the NAIA tournament, both Oregon Tech and Warner Pacific University appeared on the list. The Hustlin’ Owls end the year ranked at No. 24, while the Knights are receiving votes.
2021 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Postseason (December 15, 2021)
| RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
6 |
Keiser (Fla.) [18] |
16-3-1 |
498 |
| 2 |
4 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
18-3-1 |
481 |
| 3 |
1 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
22-1 |
467 |
| 4 |
10 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
15-3-3 |
447 |
| 5 |
2 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
21-3 |
433 |
| 6 |
7 |
Missouri Valley |
17-6 |
412 |
| 7 |
9 |
Indiana Tech |
18-1-4 |
406 |
| 8 |
18 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
14-7-1 |
376 |
| 9 |
3 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
19-1-1 |
351 |
| 10 |
25 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
13-5-1 |
348 |
| 11 |
5 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
14-1-2 |
335 |
| 12 |
8 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
16-3-2 |
311 |
| 13 |
13 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
17-3-1 |
302 |
| 14 |
11 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
14-3-2 |
295 |
| 15 |
14 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
13-6-1 |
279 |
| 16 |
12 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
15-4 |
233 |
| 17 |
23 |
CIU (S.C.) |
17-3 |
230 |
| 18 |
17 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
15-4-1 |
226 |
| 19 |
22 |
Lyon (Ark.) |
15-5-1 |
191 |
| 20 |
NR |
Florida National |
9-5-2 |
178 |
| 21 |
16 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
15-3-1 |
154 |
| 22 |
NR |
Bethel (Ind.) |
16-5-2 |
124 |
| 22 |
15 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
9-6-1 |
124 |
| 24 |
19 |
Oregon Tech |
17-1-3 |
116 |
| 25 |
24 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
11-6-2 |
114 |
Dropped from the poll: Northwestern (Iowa); Cumberland (Tenn.)
Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 109; Northwestern (Iowa) 107; Marymount California 79; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 45; William Penn (Iowa) 35; McPherson (Kan.) 30; Tennessee Wesleyan 21; Cumberlands (Ky.) 16; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 15; Hastings (Neb.) 15;
Warner Pacific (Ore.) 13; Arizona Christian 7; University of Northwestern Ohio 7
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 on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"