KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Postseason Poll is here, and after capturing their third Red Banner this season, the Seahawks head into the off-season at No. 1. Cumberlands (Ky.), this year’s runner-up, sits at No. 2, while Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) and Oklahoma Wesleyan are tied for third.
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1. Keiser (Fla.) Postseason Run: 2025 Women’s Soccer National Champions |
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2. Cumberlands (Ky.) Postseason Run: 2025 Women’s Soccer Runner-Up |
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3. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) Postseason Run: National Semifinals |
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3. Oklahoma Wesleyan Postseason Run: National Semifinals |
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5. Marian (Ind.) Postseason Run: National Quarterfinals |
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6. Missouri Valley Postseason Run: National Quarterfinals |
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7. John Brown (Ark.) Postseason Run: National Quarterfinals |
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8. Truett McConnell (Ga.) Postseason Run: National Quarterfinals |
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9. William Carey (Miss.) Postseason Run: Round of 16 |
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10. College of Idaho Postseason Run: Round of 16 |
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
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| ▲ | 1 | 3 | Keiser (Fla.) [15] | 19-3-2 | 420 |
| ▲ | 2 | 9 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 17-4-4 | 401 |
| ▲ | 3 | 7 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 20-1-3 | 382 |
| ▲ | 3 | 5 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 21-2-2 | 382 |
| ▼ | 5 | 2 | Marian (Ind.) | 20-1-2 | 357 |
| ▼ | 6 | 4 | Missouri Valley | 18-1-4 | 350 |
| ▲ | 7 | 10 | John Brown (Ark.) | 15-3-4 | 319 |
| ▲ | 8 | 12 | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 19-2-2 | 316 |
| ▼ | 9 | 1 | William Carey (Miss.) | 20-2-0 | 300 |
| ▼ | 10 | 6 | College of Idaho | 17-3-1 | 297 |
| ▼ | 11 | 8 | Indiana Wesleyan | 15-4-1 | 279 |
| ▲ | 12 | 14 | Grace (Ind.) | 16-2-5 | 251 |
| ● | 13 | 13 | Life (Ga.) | 18-3-1 | 249 |
| ▲ | 14 | 17 | Taylor (Ind.) | 14-3-3 | 230 |
| ▲ | 15 | 19 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 10-6-2 | 216 |
| ▲ | 16 | 21 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 14-4-2 | 203 |
| ▼ | 17 | 15 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 13-3-3 | 177 |
| ▼ | 18 | 11 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 16-3-2 | 157 |
| ▼ | 19 | 16 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 11-5-1 | 150 |
| ▼ | 20 | 17 | Science and Arts (Okla.) | 13-4-5 | 149 |
| ▼ | 21 | 20 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 10-5-6 | 140 |
| ▲ | 22 | 24 | Georgia Gwinnett | 10-6-5 | 99 |
| ▲ | 23 | 25 | Westcliff (Calif.) | 17-2-1 | 92 |
| ▲ | 24 | NR | The Master’s (Calif.) | 15-4-3 | 75 |
| ▲ | 25 | RV | Columbia (Mo.) | 12-5-2 | 62 |
| Dropped from Top 25: Northwestern Ohio and SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | |||||
| Receiving Votes: Aquinas (Mich.) 49; Oakland City (Ind.) 47; Xavier (La.) 42; Tennessee Wesleyan 38; Hastings (Neb.) 35; Northwestern Ohio 34; Southern Oregon 28; Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 10; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 5 | |||||
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RV – Receiving Votes | NR – Not Ranked | Climbed –▲ | Dropped –▼ | Steady – ●
Poll Methodology
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