KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new Cascade Collegiate Conference team picked up votes in the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office, to put the CCC’s tally to three teams represented.
Corban University remained at No. 23 in the rankings after a 2-0 weekend to open conference action. Southern Oregon University entered the mix with 18 votes to sit outside the top-25, while Rocky Mountain College continued to receive votes.
2021 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll #3 (Sept. 22)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) [16] |
5-0 |
497 |
| 2 |
3 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
4-0 |
477 |
| 3 |
4 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
4-1 |
463 |
| 4 |
5 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
5-1 |
450 |
| 5 |
6 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [2] |
7-0 |
438 |
| 6 |
8 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
7-1 |
409 |
| 7 |
7 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
3-0-1 |
399 |
| 8 |
12 |
Baker (Kan.) |
5-2 |
389 |
| 9 |
11 |
Indiana Tech |
6-1 |
362 |
| 10 |
1 |
Missouri Valley |
4-2 |
361 |
| 11 |
10 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
6-2-1 |
327 |
| 12 |
9 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
5-1 |
322 |
| 13 |
15 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
3-2-1 |
289 |
| 14 |
16 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
5-2-1 |
284 |
| 15 |
12 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
1-2-2 |
277 |
| 16 |
17 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
6-2 |
266 |
| 17 |
19 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
6-1 |
232 |
| 18 |
18 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
1-1-1 |
226 |
| 19 |
21 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
5-2 |
187 |
| 20 |
20 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
3-2-1 |
183 |
| 21 |
14 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
5-1 |
171 |
| 22 |
22 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
5-1 |
160 |
| 23 |
23 |
Corban (Ore.) |
3-2 |
150 |
| 24 |
25 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
4-2 |
111 |
| 25 |
NR |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
6-0 |
78 |
Dropped from the poll: University of Northwestern Ohio
Receiving Votes: Science & Arts (Okla.) 66; William Penn (Iowa) 50; Hope International (Calif.) 40; Reinhardt (Ga.) 38; Southeastern (Fla.) 21; LSU Shreveport (La.) 18;
Southern Oregon 18; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 14; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 12; Vanguard (Calif.) 12; Indiana Wesleyan 11; UC Merced 9; Bethel (Ind.) 9; Madonna (Mich.) 8; Grand View (Iowa) 7; Lyon (Ark.) 5; WVU Tech 5; Tennessee Wesleyan 4; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 4;
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 3; Northwestern (Iowa) 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.