KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Cascade Collegiate Conference teams picked up votes in the latest edition of the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Southern Oregon University sits right on the cusp of the top-25 with 66 points, just 10 points behind the No. 25 ranked team. Corban University dropped from the rankings but continued to receive votes.
2021 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll #4 (Sept. 29)
| RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) [15] |
7-0 |
496 |
| 2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
5-0 |
476 |
| 3 |
3 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
6-1 |
464 |
| 4 |
5 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [3] |
8-0 |
447 |
| 5 |
4 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
6-1 |
445 |
| 6 |
6 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
7-1 |
417 |
| 7 |
8 |
Baker (Kan.) |
7-2 |
395 |
| 8 |
7 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
4-0-2 |
386 |
| 9 |
9 |
Indiana Tech |
7-1 |
365 |
| 10 |
10 |
Missouri Valley |
5-2 |
363 |
| 11 |
11 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
7-2-1 |
335 |
| 12 |
12 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
7-1 |
309 |
| 13 |
14 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
6-2-1 |
297 |
| 14 |
13 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
3-2-1 |
293 |
| 15 |
16 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
6-2 |
271 |
| 16 |
18 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
3-1-1 |
250 |
| 17 |
17 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
7-1 |
244 |
| 18 |
19 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
7-2 |
228 |
| 19 |
20 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
6-2-1 |
208 |
| 20 |
NR |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
5-1-1 |
150 |
| 21 |
24 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
5-3 |
137 |
| 22 |
NR |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
5-2-2 |
114 |
| 23 |
NR |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
7-1-1 |
107 |
| 24 |
15 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
2-3-2 |
99 |
| 25 |
NR |
Hope International (Calif.) |
8-0 |
76 |
Dropped from the poll: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), Corban (Ore.), Morningside (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Southern Oregon 66; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 62; Reinhardt (Ga.) 56;
Corban (Ore.) 52; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 33; Bethel (Ind.) 30; Southeastern (Fla.) 17; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 16; Morningside (Iowa) 16; Grand View (Iowa) 14; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 10; Indiana Wesleyan 10; Vanguard (Calif.) 10; Lyon (Ark.) 8; Tennessee Wesleyan 8; William Penn (Iowa) 6; WVU Tech 6; UC Merced 5 (Calif.); LSU Shreveport (La.) 4; Madonna (Mich.) 4; Webber International (Fla.) 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.