Courtesy: St. Thomas (Fla.) Athletics
Courtesy: St. Thomas (Fla.) Athletics

2024 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 2 (September 11)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - St. Thomas (Fla.) takes over the top spot in the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll, becoming the third team in as many polls to be the clubhouse leader. They are followed by Dalton State (Ga.), Bethel (Ind.) who moved up two spots, Milligan (Tenn.) who fell three positions, and Bellevue (Neb.) who joined the Top Five. 

Poll Methodology:

  • The poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration.
  • A panel of head coaches representing each conference and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) voted on the poll.
  • The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter votes for the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 points for third-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.
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”.
RANK LAST TIME INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 T2 St. Thomas (Fla.) [10] 3-0-0 472
2 T2 Dalton State (Ga.) [8] 5-0-0 467
3 5 Bethel (Ind.) 4-0-2 433
4 1 Milligan (Tenn.) [2] 2-0-1 423
5 7 Bellevue (Neb.) 6-0-0 411
6 4 Oklahoma Wesleyan 1-1-0 376
7 15 Indiana Wesleyan 6-0-0 366
8 14 William Penn (Iowa) 6-0-1 362
9 8 Mobile (Ala.) 4-1-1 350
10 6 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 3-1-2 330
11 T9 Missouri Valley 2-1-1 309
12 20 Cumberlands (Ky.) 4-0-1 307
13 19 Cumberland (Tenn.) 6-0-0 279
14 11 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 3-0-2 277
15 17 Columbia (Mo.) 2-1-1 249
16 16 William Carey (Miss.) 2-0-2 245
17 T9 Indiana Tech 1-1-2 231
18 12 Keiser (Fla.) 0-1-1 199
19 18 Bethel (Tenn.) 5-1-1 195
20 13 Grace (Ind.) 0-3-2 139
21 RV Georgia Gwinnett 5-1-1 124
22 23 Southern Oregon 3-1-0 78
23 RV Westcliff (Calif.) 3-1-0 77
24 RV Benedictine (Kan.) 4-1-0 62
25 24 LSU Shreveport (La.) 1-1-2 56

Dropped From Top 25: Rio Grande (Ohio), Florida National, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Receiving Votes: Tennessee Southern 53, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 47, Missouri Baptist 43, Warner Pacific (Ore.) 42, Louisiana Christian 41, Rio Grande (Ohio) 35, William Woods (Mo.) 32, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 30, UC Merced (Calif.) 21, Life (Ga.) 17, Concordia (Neb.) 17, Northwestern Ohio 16, Central Methodist (Mo.) 16, Aquinas (Mich.) 9, Madonna (Mich.) 8, Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 7, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 5, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 5, Thomas (Ga.) 4, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 4, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 3, John Brown (Ark.) 3, Midland (Neb.) 2, OUAZ (Ariz.) 2

Championship Information

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67TH ANNUAL
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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec. 1 - 8, 2025
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Nov. 20 - 22, 2025
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