2021 NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 5 (October 6)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Central Methodist (Mo.) once again leads the way in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. The Top-13 teams remain unchanged except Missouri Valley and Baker (Kan.) flipping spots to seventh and 10th, respectively. CMU was voted as the top team by 15 of the rankers while Mid-American Christian (Okla.) grabs the other three as the team in the country with the best win/loss record.
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 on the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
RANK LAST SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Central Methodist (Mo.) [15] 8-0 496
2 2 Keiser (Fla.) 6-0 476
3 3 Oklahoma Wesleyan 8-1 464
4 4 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [3] 10-0 456
5 5 Columbia (Mo.) 7-1 433
6 6 Mobile (Ala.) 9-1 417
7 10 Missouri Valley 7-2 391
8 8 St. Thomas (Fla.) 5-0-2 386
9 9 Indiana Tech 9-1 380
10 7 Baker (Kan.) 8-3 340
11 11 Bellevue (Neb.) 8-2-1 338
12 12 Milligan (Tenn.) 8-1 327
13 13 Georgia Gwinnett 6-2-1 311
14 16 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 5-1-1 275
15 15 William Carey (Miss.) 7-2 263
16 14 Dalton State (Ga.) 7-3-1 255
17 18 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 8-2 250
18 19 Rio Grande (Ohio) 7-2-1 223
19 17 Ottawa (Ariz.) 8-2 201
20 21 McPherson (Kan.) 7-3 176
21 23 Northwestern (Iowa) 9-1-1 147
22 NR Campbellsville (Ky.) 7-0-1 123
23 25 Hope International (Calif.) 8-0 119
24 NR Reinhardt (Ga.) 8-0 118
25 NR Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 6-2-1 90
Dropped from the poll: Cumberland (Tenn.); Science & Arts (Okla.); Cumberlands (Ky.)
Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.) 66; Corban (Ore.) 58; Bethel (Ind.) 54; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 38; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 33; Grand View (Iowa) 24; Southeastern (Fla.) 21; Science & Arts (Okla.) 20; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 19; Southern Oregon 17; Arizona Christian 14; Madonna (Mich.) 11; Lyon (Ark.) 8; Tennessee Wesleyan 7; UC Merced 6; Indiana Wesleyan 5; Georgetown (Ky.) 5; Cumberlands (Ky.) 3