Milligan (Tenn.) takes over the top spot in the first regular season NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll, earning eight first place votes. Dalton State (Ga.) and St. Thomas (Fla.) are tied for second, one of two such ties in the rankings. Oklahoma Wesleyan stays fourth with Bethel (Ind.) taking the last spot in the Top Five.
This is the 97th NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the men's soccer program has been eligible for national rankings. They have achieved a national ranking or received votes in 70 of the 97 polls.
This is the 20th top 5 poll appearance for the Roadrunners and the 40th consecutive poll they have been ranked.
RANK LAST TIME INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 2 Milligan (Tenn.) [8] 1-0-0 464
T2 5 Dalton State (Ga.) [6] 3-0-0 448
T2 3 St. Thomas (Fla.) [1] 0-0-0 448
4 4 Oklahoma Wesleyan 0-0-0 435
5 6 Bethel (Ind.) 2-0-1 417
6 1 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) [3] 0-0-2 414
7 8 Bellevue (Neb.) 2-0-0 381
8 10 Mobile (Ala.) 2-0-0 372
T9 9 Indiana Tech 0-0-0 323
T9 12 Missouri Valley 1-0-0 323
11 13 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 1-0-1 314
12 11 Keiser (Fla.) 0-0-0 307
13 7 Grace (Ind.) 0-1-1 284
14 16 William Penn (Iowa) 2-0-0 283
15 17 Indiana Wesleyan 1-0-0 235
16 20 William Carey (Miss.) 2-0-1 230
17 14 Columbia (Mo.) 1-1-0 229
18 22 Bethel (Tenn.) 3-0-0 228
19 RV Cumberland (Tenn.) 3-0-0 185
20 24 Cumberlands (Ky.) 2-0-0 168
21 22 Rio Grande (Ohio) 1-1-0 139
22 21 Florida National 0-0-0 131
23 25 Southern Oregon 2-0-0 124
24 RV LSU Shreveport (La.) 0-0-2 100
25 18 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 0-1-1 89
Dropped From Top 25: Westcliff (Calif.), Union Commonwealth (Ky.)
Receiving Votes: Westcliff (Calif.) 80, Louisiana Christian 56, Georgia Gwinnett 48, Missouri Baptist 40, Tennessee Southern 24, Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 22, UC Merced (Calif.) 18, Concordia (Neb.) 17, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 17, Tennessee Wesleyan 10, John Brown (Ark.) 7, William Woods (Mo.) 5, Benedictine (Kan.) 3, Warner Pacific (Ore.) 3, Thomas (Ga.) 2