Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls | November 4-10

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JACKSON, Mich. – The NAIA recently announced its Top-25 Polls for the sports of soccer, softball and baseball. The Crossroads League had 13 teams ranked or receiving votes in those polls and now has 35 teams ranked inside the Top-25 for the 2024-2025 year.

MEN’S SOCCER (November 6 Poll)
No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan (13-3-2, 5-2-2 CL)
No. 13 Bethel (12-5-2, 5-4-0 CL)
RV Huntington (13-4-2, 6-2-1 CL)
RV Marian (13-3-3, 5-2-2 CL)
RV Grace (8-7-2, 6-3 CL)

WOMEN’S SOCCER (November 6 Poll)
No. 9 Marian (15-2-2, 7-1-1 CL)
No. 11 Spring Arbor (14-3-0, 8-1-0 CL)
No. 16 Indiana Wesleyan (13-3-2, 7-1-1 CL)
RV Grace (13-3-2, 4-3-2 CL)

SOFTBALL (November 6 Poll)
No. 10 Marian (0-0, 0-0 CL)
No. 12 Indiana Wesleyan (0-0, 0-0 CL)

BASEBALL (November 6 Poll)
No. 19 Taylor (0-0, 0-0 CL)
RV Indiana Wesleyan (0-0, 0-0 CL)

CROSSROADS LEAGUE IN ADDITIONAL TOP-25 POLLS

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Next Poll on November 12)
No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 9 Spring Arbor
No. 10 Taylor
No. 16 Marian
No. 24 Grace

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Next Poll on November 12)
No. 1 Taylor
No. 9 Grace
No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 14 Marian
RV Mount Vernon Nazarene
RV Goshen

VOLLEYBALL (Next Poll on November 13)
No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 16 Mount Vernon Nazarene
No. 18 Grace
No. 24 Marian

MEN’S BASKETBALL (Next Poll on November 13)
No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 8 Grace
No. 19 Huntington
RV Spring Arbor

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (Next Poll on November 13)
No. 3 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 22 Saint Francis
RV Marian

MEN’S TENNIS (Next Poll on February 12)
No. 20 Grace
No. 24 Marian
RV Huntington

WOMEN’S TENNIS (Next Poll on February 12)
No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 19 Marian
RV Bethel

MEN’S GOLF (Next Poll on March 20)
No. 10 Marian
No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan
RV Taylor

WOMEN’S GOLF (Next Poll on March 20)
No. 5 Marian
No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 16 Taylor
RV Bethel
RV Grace

Each NAIA Top-25 Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches from around the nation. Check back each week to see where the Crossroads League teams rate in the latest NAIA Top-25 Polls.

 

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