2017 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 5
By Trevor Lininger, NAIA Athletic Communications and Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – William Carey (Miss.) holds on to the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row in this week’s NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday.
Top 25 Highlights
- The Crusaders of William Carey (Miss.) captured 16 first place votes to remain atop the poll
- This is the second week in a row and second time ever that the program has been ranked No. 1
- Defending National Champion Hastings (Neb.) moved up one spot this week to No. 8 following a 4-1 victory over Briar Cliff (Iowa)
- Truett-McConnell (Ga.) joined the Top 25 for the first time this year, boasting a 9-1-1 record in 2017
- Rio Grande (Ohio) holds the record for the most No. 1 rankings all-time with 58 total
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), currently ranked No. 11, holds the record for the longest consecutively-ranked active school at 111 straight polls dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 Poll in 2007. Rio Grande (Ohio) is second with 103 straight
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.
2017 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 5 (Oct. 3)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) | WON | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | William Carey (Miss.) (16) | 7-0-0 | 497 |
| 2 | 2 | Missouri Valley (2) | 8-0-1 | 483 |
| 3 | 3 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 8-1-0 | 465 |
| 4 | 4 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 7-1-1 | 450 |
| 5 | 5 | Corban (Ore.) | 10-0-1 | 435 |
| 6 | 7 | Baker (Kan.) | 8-1-1 | 419 |
| 7 | 10 | Georgia Gwinnett | 7-1-1 | 383 |
| 8 | 9 | Hastings (Neb.) | 7-3-0 | 375 |
| 9 | 6 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 7-2-0 | 374 |
| 10 | 12 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 8-1-0 | 338 |
| 11 | 11 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 5-1-0 | 337 |
| 12 | 13 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 7-1-0 | 320 |
| 13 | 8 | Mobile (Ala.) | 5-2-1 | 311 |
| 14 | 14 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 8-1-1 | 284 |
| 15 | 15 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 7-1-0 | 273 |
| 16 | 16 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 9-2-0 | 257 |
| 17 | 17 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 5-1-0 | 246 |
| 18 | 18 | Marymount (Calif.) | 5-2-2 | 226 |
| 19 | 19 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 8-2-0 | 204 |
| 20 | 21 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 8-2-1 | 202 |
| 21 | 23 | Columbia (Mo.) | 9-2-0 | 188 |
| 22 | 21 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 8-1-0 | 179 |
| 23 | 24 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 8-1-0 | 138 |
| 24 | 25 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 8-2-2 | 90 |
| 25 | NR | Truett-McConnell (Ga.) | 9-1-1 | 88 |
Dropped From Top 25: Northwestern Ohio
Others Receiving Votes: John Brown (Ark.) 78; Madonna (Mich.) 72; Hope International (Calif.) 33; UC Merced 24; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 23, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 21; Bryan (Tenn.) 17; Johnson & Wales (Fla.) 15; William Woods (Mo.) 12; Bethel (Ind.) 11; Concordia (Neb.) 10; Bethel (Tenn.) 9; LSU Alexandria 5; Aquinas (Mich.) 5; Grand View (Iowa) 5; Northwestern Ohio 3; Tennessee Wesleyan 3; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 3
