KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oregon Tech leads three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams on the NAIA 2022 Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
After finishing last year at No. 4, the Owls begin the new campaign at the same spot and were
picked to defend their CCC championship. The College of Idaho picked up 15 votes and Southern Oregon University earned four votes to start the year.
2022 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (Aug. 10, 2022)
| RANK |
LAST YEAR |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
2021 RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Tennessee Southern [18] |
23-1 |
498 |
| 2 |
2 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
22-1 |
482 |
| 3 |
3 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
20-2 |
466 |
| 4 |
4 |
Oregon Tech |
20-3-1 |
448 |
| 5 |
5 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
18-2-1 |
433 |
| 6 |
6 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
16-3 |
421 |
| 7 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
17-5-1 |
398 |
| 8 |
8 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
13-2-5 |
386 |
| 9 |
9 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
21-2-1 |
369 |
| 10 |
10 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
16-6-2 |
352 |
| 11 |
11 |
John Brown (Ark.) |
18-2 |
333 |
| 12 |
T12 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
20-2-1 |
318 |
| 13 |
T12 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
17-4 |
317 |
| 14 |
14 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
13-5 |
289 |
| 15 |
15 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
18-4 |
272 |
| 16 |
16 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
14-5-1 |
247 |
| 17 |
17 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
18-3 |
243 |
| 18 |
18 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
13-7-1 |
218 |
| 19 |
19 |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
19-4 |
212 |
| 20 |
20 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
15-4 |
185 |
| 21 |
21 |
Missouri Valley |
14-6-1 |
177 |
| 22 |
22 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
14-5-1 |
149 |
| 23 |
23 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
13-5 |
137 |
| 24 |
24 |
Grace (Ind.) |
15-7-1 |
124 |
| 25 |
25 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
14-6-1 |
120 |
Dropped from Top 25: N/A
Others Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 67, Science & Arts (Okla.) 57, Georgia Gwinnett 53, Jamestown (N.D.) 48, Hope International (Calif.) 35, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 34, Northwestern Ohio 19,
College of Idaho 15, Judson (Ill.) 7, Louisiana Christian 6, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 6,
Southern Oregon 4, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 3, Middle Georgia State 3
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) 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