Bethel Men’s Soccer starts the 2024 season ranked sixth in the NAIA Preseason Poll

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Bethel Men’s Soccer starts the 2024 season ranked sixth in the NAIA Preseason Poll

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (August 14, 2024) — The Bethel Pilots Men’s Soccer team will
begin the 2024 season ranked sixth in the NAIA Preseason Coaches Poll, reflecting their
impressive performance in the 2023 season.

Under the guidance of Head Coach Thiago Pinto, the Pilots concluded the 2023 season with
an outstanding record of 18-3-3, including a perfect 7-0-2 mark in Crossroads League play.

Their remarkable season was highlighted by capturing both the Crossroads League
Championship and the Crossroads League Tournament Championship.

In the 2023 NAIA National Championship, held in Wichita, Kan., Bethel earned a notable
victory over #13 Westcliffe (Calif.) before falling to the eventual national champion, #18
MidAmerica Nazarene, in a hard-fought contest.

The Pilots, a perennial powerhouse in NAIA soccer, are set to build on their successful
2023 campaign as they aim to take another trip to the NAIA National Championship that
will be held at the Scheels Stryker Athletic Complex in Wichita, Kan. for a second year.

RANK INSTITUTION[FIRST-PLACE VOTES]
2023
RECORD POINTS
1 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) [18] 17-4-4 480
2 Milligan (Tenn.) 19-3-4 461
3 St. Thomas (Fla.) 18-2-3 443
4 Oklahoma Wesleyan 17-2-5 437
5 Dalton State (Ga.) 14-2-4 410
6 Bethel (Ind.) 18-3-3 393
7 Grace (Ind.) 15-5-2 343
8 Bellevue (Neb.) 14-6-4 341
9 Indiana Tech 14-4-6 333
10 Mobile (Ala.) 15-2-3 321
11 Keiser (Fla.) 12-4-6 312
12 Missouri Valley 14-6-0 287
13 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 17-0-4 281
14 Columbia (Mo.) 13-4-5 279
15 Westcliff (Calif.) 18-2-0 271
16 William Penn (Iowa) 12-5-4 269
17 Indiana Wesleyan 13-4-4 235
18 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 12-4-3 214
19 Rio Grande (Ohio) 14-2-3 200
20 William Carey (Miss.) 16-5-1 178
21 Florida National 11-2-6 113
22 Bethel (Tenn.) 13-5-1 105
23 Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 15-3-2 104
24 Cumberlands (Ky.) 7-4-5 101
25 Southern Oregon 18-4-0 77

For the latest information on each of Bethel University’s 31 intercollegiate athletic teams,
visit BUPilots.com or follow the Pilots on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @BUPilots
or YouTube at /BethelSportsNetwork.

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