2018 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Week 7 (Oct. 16)
William Carey (Miss.) tops the poll for the sixth-consecutive week.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – William Carey (Miss.) remains No. 1 for the sixth week in a row in the 2018 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, while former No. 3 Mobile (Ala.) plummeted to No. 20 after it dropped two games last week.
- William Carey’s grasp on the top spot strengthened a bit after wins over Martin Methodist (Tenn.) and now-No. 16 Bethel (Tenn.). A week ago, the Crusaders were No. 1 by just one point; their lead over Oklahoma Wesleyan is now three points. They also picked up an additional first place vote.
- Mobile’s two-loss week resulted in a minor shake-up in the Top 5. Rio Grande (Ohio) jumped from No. 5 to No. 3. The Red Storm are 13-0-0 on the year; the same mark as William Carey. Those two are the only perfect records left in the Top 25. Rio Grande received a first-place vote for the second week in a row.
- Central Methodist (Mo.) jumped two spots from No. 7 to No. 5, and it stands 11-1-2 on the season.
- Bethel (Tenn.) was the lone addition to the Top 25 poll, and what an addition it was. Bethel went from unranked to No. 16 after beating then third-ranked Mobile (Ala.) and taking William Carey to the wire in a 2-1 loss.
- Menlo (Calif.) fell out of the poll.
- Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the record as the longest consecutively ranked active school at 124-straight polls, dating back to the first installment of the Top 25 in 2007. Rio Grande is second on the list with 114 consecutive polls.
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.”
- 2018 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 7 (Oct. 16)
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 1 | William Carey (Miss.) (10) | 13-0-0 | 491 |
2 | 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan (7) | 11-1-0 | 488 |
3 | 5 | Rio Grande (Ohio) (1) | 13-0-0 | 457 |
4 | 4 | Hastings (Neb.) | 10-2-0 | 447 |
5 | 7 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 12-1-2 | 442 |
6 | 8 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 12-0-2 | 411 |
7 | 9 | Missouri Valley | 8-2-3 | 404 |
8 | 10 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 12-1-0 | 388 |
9 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 10-2-1 | 365 |
10 | 15 | Corban (Ore.) | 11-1-1 | 341 |
11 | 13 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 9-2-0 | 337 |
12 | 12 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 10-0-2 | 323 |
13 | 17 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 8-3-1 | 289 |
14 | 20 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 12-3-0 | 250 |
15 | 14 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 10-4-0 | 246 |
16 | NR | Bethel (Tenn.) | 11-3-1 | 243 |
17 | 19 | Baker (Kan.) | 11-4-0 | 240 |
18 | 18 | Southwestern Christian (Okla.) | 12-1-1 | 238 |
19 | 24 | Southern Oregon | 12-2-1 | 227 |
20 | 3 | Mobile (Ala.) | 11-3-0 | 206 |
21 | 23 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 10-2-2 | 206 |
22 | 11 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 11-3-0 | 151 |
23 | 25 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 10-2-0 | 137 |
24 | 21 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 9-2-1 | 102 |
25 | 16 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 8-4-3 | 100 |
Dropped out: Menlo (Calif.)
Receiving votes: William Woods (Mo.) 84, Arizona Christian 80, WVU Tech 37, Grace (Ind.) 33, Marymount California 28, The Master’s (Calif.) 21, Indiana Tech 18, Science & Arts (Okla.) 15, Keiser (Fla.) 13, William Penn (Iowa) 13, Menlo (Calif.) 11, Kansas Wesleyan 8, Columbia (Mo.) 8, Georgia Gwinnett 6, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 5, Madonna (Mich.) 3, Point (Ga.) 3
Championship Information
60th ANNUAL MEN’S SOCCER
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Nov. 17, 2018 Opening Round –
Campus Sites
Nov. 26 – Dec. 1, 2018
OC Great Park Soccer Stadium,
Irvine, Calif.