2021-22 NAIA Men's Soccer Preseason Coaches' Top 25 Poll
Aug 11, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Valley (Mo.) claims the No. 1 spot after earning their first-ever red banner in the 2020 NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship title game. The Vikings claim 17 first-place votes in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Rounding out the top five to start the 2021-22 season is Oklahoma Wesleyan, Central Methodist (Mo.), Columbia (Mo.) and Keiser (Fla.).
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
- For the complete men’s soccer ratings calendar, click here.
2020-21 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Preseason (Aug. 11)
| RANK | POST SEASON RANK | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | 2020-21 RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Missouri Valley [17] | 18-4-2 | 467 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 21-3-1 | 452 |
| 3 | 3 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 22-2-0 | 436 |
| 4 | 4 | Columbia (Mo.) | 16-3-0 | 422 |
| 5 | 5 | Keiser (Fla.) | 16-2-1 | 407 |
| 6 | 6 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 12-5-2 | 392 |
| 7 | 7 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 14-6-0 | 376 |
| 8 | 8 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 16-5-2 | 362 |
| 9 | 9 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 15-4-3 | 345 |
| 10 | 10 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 13-2-0 | 326 |
| 11 | 11 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 12-1-1 | 318 |
| 12 | 12 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 11-4-2 | 296 |
| 13 | 13 | William Carey (Miss.) | 11-2-1 | 294 |
| 14 | 14 | Indiana Tech | 18-2-1 | 273 |
| 15 | 15 | University of Northwestern Ohi | 11-4-0 | 255 |
| 16 | 16 | Georgia Gwinnett | 10-2-2 | 238 |
| 17 | 17 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 11-7-2 | 216 |
| 18 | 18 | Mobile (Ala.) | 10-6-0 | 204 |
| 19 | 19 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 9-3-2 | 191 |
| 20 | 20 | Corban (Ore.) | 9-2-1 | 183 |
| 21 | 21 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 14-4-2 | 172 |
| 22 | 22 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 12-3-0 | 139 |
| 23 | 23 | Morningside (Iowa) | 15-4-1 | 129 |
| 24 | 24 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 14-5-0 | 125 |
| 25 | 25 | Westmont (Calif.) | 7-2-1 | 113 |
Receiving Votes: UC Merced (Calif.) 62, Hastings (Neb.) 53, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 49, WVU Tech 38, Grace (Ind.) 20, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 14, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 13, Reinhardt (Ga.) 10, Ottawa (Ariz.) 4, Missouri Baptist 3, McPherson (Kan.) 3
