William Jewell (Mo.) Men's Soccer Holds at No. 1 in Men's Soccer Top 25

Sep 12, 2007

Sept. 12, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -William Jewell (Mo.) men's soccer remained at No. 1 for the second straight week in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Soccer Top 25 Poll, announced this afternoon. A 3-1 win over Grand View (Iowa) on Sept. 3 was enough for WJC as the Cardinals earned 11 first-place votes. The Cardinals play at No. 20 (tie) Park (Mo.) tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. in a key conference and Top 25 showdown.

Concordia (Calif.), who is one of nine schools with an unblemished record in the Top 25, checks in at No. 2 totaling 336 points, just eight points shy of William Jewell. Graceland (Iowa) moves up one spot to No. 3 while Azusa Pacific (Calif.) is at No. 4 and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) jumps to No. 5.

Four teams jumped into the Top 25 after missing out last week, Baker (Kan.) at No. 19, Westmont (Calif.) tied at No. 20, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) tied at No. 23 and Westminster (Utah) at No. 25. One of the biggest leaps happened with No. 7 Fresno Pacific. The Sunbirds were helped with an upset over then-No. 2 Rio Grande 1-0 last Saturday to slide up 11 spots.

The third regular season Top 25 poll will be released on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

2007 NAIA Men's Soccer Top 25 Poll - Sept. 12 (Rating #2)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL (Region)	1^st PLACE VOTES	2007 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	William Jewell (Mo.) (V)	11	2-0-0	344
2	3	Concordia (Calif.) (II)	3	6-0-0	336
3	4	Graceland (Iowa) (V)		3-0-1	307
4	2	Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)		4-0-0	301
5	7	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (XI)		5-0-0	294
6	6	Lee (Tenn.) (XIII)		6-0-1	293
7	18	Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (II)		4-0-1	253
8	7	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII)		2-0-0	251
9	2	Rio Grande (Ohio) (IX)		4-1-0	240
10	9	Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (VI)		3-0-2	238
11	16	Oklahoma City (VI)		3-0-0	198
12	8	Judson (Ill.) (VII)		4-1-1	175
13	17	Indiana Wesleyan (VIII)		2-0-1	164
T14	11	Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV)		1-1-2	153
T14	24	Vanguard (Calif.) (II)		4-0-0	153
16	15	Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I)		5-1-1	139
17	23	Ohio Dominican (IX)		4-0-0	121
18	18	Hastings (Neb.) (III)		1-1-1	86
19	NR	Baker (Kan.) (V)		4-1-0	84
T20	15	Park (Mo.) (IV)		2-1-0	63
T20	NR	Westmont (Calif.) (II)		4-0-0	63
21	17	Berry (Ga.) (XIII)		3-1-0	50
T23	T21	Bethel (Tenn.) (XI)		3-2-0	32
T23	NR	Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (VII)		3-1-1	32
25	NR	Westminster (Utah) (I)		7-2-0	29

Others Receiving Votes:

Maine - Fort Kent (X) 25; Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) (XIV) 23; Midland Lutheran (Neb.) (III) 15; Davenport (Mich.) (VIII) 11; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (XI) 11; Science & Arts (Okla.) (VI) 10; Belhaven (Miss.) (XIII) 9; Bellevue (Neb.) (IV) 8; Cumberlands (Ky.) (XI) 8; Southern Wesleyan (S.C.) 7; Lindenwood (Mo.) (V) 6; Milligan (Tenn.) (XII) 5; Mid-Continent (Ky.) (XI) 1; Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) 1

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William Jewell (Mo.) Men's Soccer Holds at No. 1 in Men's Soccer Top 25

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