KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Reigning NAIA National Champions Bethel (Ind.) begin the 2023 season atop the Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25, gathering all 18 first-place votes. Rio Grande (Ohio) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) leap into the Top Five after impressive runs in last year’s postseason.
Rating Methodology
The rating 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.
RANK LAST SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] RECORD POINTS
1 6 Bethel (Ind.) [18] 24-1-1 498
2 4 Mobile (Ala.) 18-4-1 482
3 20 Rio Grande (Ohio) 19-3-3 455
4 1 Dalton State (Ga.) 16-2-3 432
5 NR Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 13-7-4 427
6 2 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 19-2-2 423
7 11 Missouri Valley 15-5-1 413
8 5 Georgia Gwinnett 14-3-2 394
9 10 William Carey (Miss.) 13-3-3 359
9 9 Keiser (Fla.) 13-1-3 359
11 7 St. Thomas (Fla.) 11-2-5 334
12 3 Central Methodist (Mo.) 16-1-5 326
13 17 Oklahoma Wesleyan 14-6-3 277
14 15 Columbia (Mo.) 15-4-3 266
15 8 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 14-4-3 251
16 13 Grace (Ind.) 11-3-6 236
17 16 Madonna (Mich.) 15-0-6 217
18 21 Warner Pacific (Ore.) 19-1-3 200
19 22 Indiana Tech 12-3-7 173
20 17 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 16-2-3 161
21 RV Florida National 11-3-3 151
22 23 Hastings (Neb.) 16-2-2 150
23 14 Life (Ga.) 14-3-1 146
24 RV Bethel (Tenn.) 12-4-3 126
25 17 Northwestern Ohio 14-3-4 110
Dropped From Poll: Corban (Ore.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Williams Baptist (Ark.)
Receiving Votes: Cumberlands (Ky.) 91; Columbia International (S.C.) 87; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 68; LSU Shreveport (La.) 67; Vanguard (Calif.) 45; Indiana Wesleyan 38; WVU Tech (W.Va.) 27; Concordia (Neb.) 27; Missouri Baptist 27; William Penn (Iowa) 18; Milligan (Tenn.) 15; Ottawa (Kan.) 8; Southern Oregon 7; Cumberland (Tenn.) 3; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 3; Louisiana Christian 3; UC Merced (Calif.) 3; Science & Arts (Okla.) 3