KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Rio Grande (Ohio) keeps their hold on the No. 1 ranking. For the third consecutive week, the Red Storm is in the top spot of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Soccer Top 25 Poll, announced this afternoon (Oct. 7). Over the past week, they went 2-0 with wins over Walsh (Ohio) and Point Park (Penn.). Those wins improve their season record to 10-0-1. The Red Storm receives 22 first-place votes and 622 total points this week.
The rest of the Top 5 was shaken up a little this week. Coming in at No. 2 are the Blue Raiders of Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) who collect 602 total points. Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) moves up from No. 8 to No.3 after receiving 571 total points. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) checks in at No. 4 in the poll after collecting 564 total points. Rounding out the Top 5 is another Oklahoma school, Oklahoma City. The Stars earn 530 total points.
Four teams that received votes in last week's poll jump into the Top 25 this week, including Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) who climbs all the way to No. 18. Over the past week, they went 1-1 with a 4-2 win over Berry (Ga.) and a 1-0 loss at Bethel (Tenn.). Other schools new to the poll this week are No. 23 Martin Methodist (Tenn.), No. 24 Baker (Kan.) and No. 25 Mobile (Ala.)
The next regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Oct. 14.
|
LAST |
1ST PLACE |
2008 |
TOTAL | ||
|
RANK |
WEEK |
SCHOOL |
VOTES |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
University of Rio Grande (Ohio) |
22 |
10-0-1 |
622 |
|
2 |
3 |
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) |
8-1-0 |
602 | |
|
3 |
8 |
Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.) |
12-0-0 |
571 | |
|
4 |
5 |
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) |
6-1-1 |
564 | |
|
5 |
7 |
Oklahoma City University |
10-1-0 |
530 | |
|
6 |
6 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
5-1-3 |
506 | |
|
7 |
9 |
Park University (Mo.) |
7-1-2 |
491 | |
|
8 |
4 |
McKendree University (Ill.) |
10-1-1 |
488 | |
|
9 |
24 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
5-2-2 |
470 | |
|
10 |
10 |
University of Maine at Fort Kent |
10-0-0 |
410 | |
|
11 |
14 |
Simon Fraser University (B.C.) |
7-4-0 |
405 | |
|
12 |
2 |
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) |
5-1-1 |
404 | |
|
13 |
15 |
Belhaven College (Miss.) |
10-0-1 |
400 | |
|
14 |
19 |
Notre Dame College (Ohio) |
10-1-0 |
354 | |
|
15 |
11 |
Montreat College (N.C.) |
9-2-0 |
322 | |
|
16 |
21 |
Benedictine College (Kan.) |
6-2-2 |
306 | |
|
17 |
13 |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) |
7-1-4 |
258 | |
|
18 |
RV |
Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.) |
6-3-1 |
249 | |
|
19 |
18 |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
6-6-0 |
246 | |
|
19 |
22 |
William Carey University (Miss.) |
5-2-1 |
246 | |
|
21 |
12 |
Concordia University (Calif.) |
5-4-1 |
241 | |
|
22 |
23 |
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) |
6-3-0 |
205 | |
|
23 |
RV |
Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) |
7-1-0 |
199 | |
|
24 |
RV |
Baker University (Kan.) |
7-2-1 |
141 | |
|
25 |
RV |
University of Mobile (Ala.) |
5-4-2 |
106 |
Others receiving votes:
Concordia (Ore.) 104; Madonna (Mich.) 99; Hastings (Neb.) 98; Vanguard 52; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 37; Graceland (Iowa) 34; Bryan (Tenn.) 27; Reinhardt (Ga.) 25; Cumberlands (Ky.) 22; Berry (Ga.) 16; Bellevue (Neb.) 13; Rogers State (Okla.) 11; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 8; Warner Pacific (Ore.) 5; Thomas (Ga.) 5; Bethel (Ind.) 4; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 3; The Master's (Calif.) 3; Science and Arts (Okla.) 3; Illinois Tech 1; Shorter (Ga.) 1; Texas at Brownsville 1; Grand View (Iowa) 1
| Missouri Valley at | 7:30pm |
| Central Methodist | CST |
| Evangel at | 7:30pm |
| Baker | CST |
| Graceland at | 7:30pm |
| William Jewell | CST |
| Culver-Stockton at | 7:30pm |
| Lindenwood | CST |
| MidAmerica Nazarene at | 7:30pm |
| Avila | CST |
| Culver-Stockton at | 5:30pm |
| Lindenwood | CST |
| Missouri Valley at | 5:30pm |
| Central Methodist | CST |
| Graceland at | 5:30pm |
| William Jewell | CST |
| Evangel at | 5:30pm |
| Baker | CST |
| MidAmerica Nazarene at | 7:00pm |
| Avila | CST |
| Lindenwood vs | 1:15pm |
| Bellevue University | CST |
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