KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eastern Oregon University leads three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams earning votes on the preseason edition of the NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday morning by the national office.
The Mountaineers head into the season ranked 10
th after grabbing an at-large bid to the NAIA Women’s Soccer Championship and advanced to the final site. EOU finished the spring with an 8-2-3 overall record and was picked to win the CCC championship this year.
Oregon Tech also sits in the top-25, picking up a No. 19 ranking after grabbing one of the CCC’s two automatic qualifying berths to the national tournament. The Owls finished the season at 12-1-1 after EOU knocked OIT out in penalty kick shootouts.
The College of Idaho rounds out the trio of CCC teams represented on the list, receiving votes after securing the second AQ from the conference last spring. The Coyotes ended the season with an 8-4-2 record.
2021 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (August 11, 2021)
| RANK |
LAST YEAR |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
2020 RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Keiser (Fla.) [18] |
19-2-2 |
498 |
| 2 |
2 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
19-1-1 |
482 |
| 3 |
3 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
15-2-2 |
466 |
| 4 |
4 |
Marian (Ind.) |
21-3 |
450 |
| 5 |
5 |
Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) |
18-1 |
431 |
| 6 |
5 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
17-2-1 |
421 |
| 7 |
7 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
20-4-1 |
400 |
| 8 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
18-2 |
386 |
| 9 |
9 |
John Brown (Ark.) |
14-0-1 |
371 |
| 10 |
10 |
Eastern Oregon |
8-2-3 |
354 |
| 11 |
12 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
10-3-3 |
326 |
| 12 |
11 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
15-3-1 |
323 |
| 13 |
13 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
18-3 |
311 |
| 14 |
14 |
Grace (Ind.) |
12-6-1 |
292 |
| 15 |
15 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
14-3 |
271 |
| 16 |
16 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
10-4 |
265 |
| 17 |
17 |
Baker (Kan.) |
12-6-1 |
232 |
| 18 |
18 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
7-5 |
221 |
| 19 |
19 |
Oregon Tech |
12-1-1 |
214 |
| 20 |
20 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
10-4 |
194 |
| 21 |
21 |
Missouri Valley |
13-8 |
170 |
| 22 |
22 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
12-3-2 |
130 |
| 23 |
23 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
16-2 |
117 |
| 24 |
24 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
11-2-1 |
110 |
| 25 |
25 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
11-6-2 |
98 |
Dropped from Top 25: N/A
Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern Ohio 75, Georgia Gwinnett 71, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 49, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 48, Middle Georgia State 46, Ottawa (Ariz.) 35, Kansas Wesleyan 20, Science & Arts (Okla.) 14, Vanguard (Calif.) 10, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 9,
College of Idaho 6, The Master's (Calif.) 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 ratings) 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 appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
- For the complete ratings calendar, click here