2022 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Poll #6 (October 12th)

2022 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Poll #6 (October 12th)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second straight week, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) receives 17 of 18 votes in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. This stays with the theme, as the last two institutions to hold the overall spot, sat atop the grid for two total weeks. Teams two through five remain Central Methodist (Mo.), Dalton State (Ga.), Mobile (Ala.) and Missouri Valley. Keiser (Fla.) and St. Thomas (Fla.) invert places in sixth and seventh. 

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.

 

RANK LAST SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] CONFERENCE RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [17] Sooner 11-1-0 498
2 2 Central Methodist (Mo.) [1] Heart 8-0-3 482
3 3 Dalton State (Ga.) Southern States 9-0-3 465
4 4 Mobile (Ala.) Southern States 9-1-1 445
5 5 Missouri Valley Heart 8-2-1 437
6 7 Keiser (Fla.) The Sun 6-0-2 410
7 6 St. Thomas (Fla.) The Sun 5-0-2 406
8 10 Georgia Gwinnett Contintental 7-1-1 375
9 11 Bethel (Ind.) Crossroads 11-1-1 367
10 8 Grace (Ind.) Crossroads 7-0-5 365
11 12 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) Heart 8-2-3 340
12 14 William Carey (Miss.) Southern States 7-1-3 304
13 9 University of Northwestern Ohio Wolverine-Hoosier 8-1-3 303
14 13 Cumberlands (Ky.) Mid-South 7-2-3 280
15 16 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) Chicagoland 10-1-1 257
16 19 Williams Baptist (Ark.) American Midwest 8-0-2 245
17 17 Life (Ga.) Southern States 8-1-1 244
18 22 Indiana Tech Wolverine-Hoosier 7-1-3 237
19 14 Florida National Contintental 7-0-2 224
20 21 Oklahoma Wesleyan Kansas Collegiate 7-4-1 182
21 20 Columbia (Mo.) American Midwest 5-3-3 171
22 23 Warner Pacific (Ore.) Cascade 12-0-0 160
23 25 Rio Grande (Ohio) River States 7-3-1 125
24 18 Ottawa (Ariz.) Golden State 8-3-1 111
25 RV Cumberland (Tenn.) Mid-South 7-1-2 99

Dropped From Poll: Indiana Wesleyan

Receiving Votes: Corban (Ore.) 77; Hastings (Neb.) 74; Indiana Wesleyan 57; Viterbo (Wis.) 36; Tennessee Wesleyan 34; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 29; LSU Shreveport (La.) 22; Bethel (Tenn.) 21; Southeastern (Fla.) 20; Madonna (Mich.) 9; Louisiana Christian 9; Milligan (Tenn.) 5; Concordia (Neb.) 4; WVU Tech 3; Hope International (Calif.) 3

Championship Information

men's soccer

67TH ANNUAL
MEN'S SOCCER

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec. 1 - 8, 2025
Orange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach, Alabama

First & Second Round
Nov. 20 - 22, 2025
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