Kansas City, Mo. – The Columbia College men's soccer team moved up one spot in the latest NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll coming in at No. 3.
The Cougars picked up a win against No. 9 Oklahoma Wesleyan 2-1, while falling short to top-ranked Mid-America Christian 2-0.
The Cougars return home against No. 12 Grace (Ind.) on Saturday, September 17 at 2:30 pm.
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 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) [15] |
Heart |
3-0-1 |
496 |
| 2 |
2 |
Mobile (Ala.) [3] |
Southern States |
3-0-1 |
484 |
| 3 |
4 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
American Midwest |
2-0-2 |
458 |
| 4 |
6 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
Sooner |
5-1-0 |
444 |
| 5 |
8 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
The Sun |
2-0-0 |
435 |
| 6 |
5 |
Missouri Valley |
Heart |
2-1-1 |
407 |
| 7 |
3 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
The Sun |
2-0-2 |
403 |
| 8 |
7 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Heart |
3-1-1 |
390 |
| 9 |
10 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
Southern States |
5-0-2 |
374 |
| 10 |
12 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
Continental |
5-0-1 |
355 |
| 11 |
16 |
University of Northwestern Ohio |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
4-0-2 |
339 |
| 12 |
18 |
Grace (Ind.) |
Crossroads |
4-0-3 |
329 |
| 13 |
11 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
Golden State |
4-1-1 |
298 |
| 14 |
17 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
Crossroads |
4-1-1 |
281 |
| 15 |
14 |
Indiana Tech |
Wolverine-Hoosier |
1-0-3 |
250 |
| 16 |
9 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Kansas Collegiate |
1-3-1 |
242 |
| 17 |
20 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
3-2-1 |
239 |
| 18 |
19 |
Florida National |
Continental |
4-0-0 |
218 |
| 19 |
15 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Southern States |
1-1-1 |
184 |
| 20 |
21 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Chicagoland |
5-1-0 |
170 |
| 21 |
22 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
Appalachian |
2-0-2 |
164 |
| 22 |
24 |
Life (Ga.) |
Southern States |
6-0-0 |
159 |
| 23 |
23 |
Missouri Baptist |
American Midwest |
4-0-0 |
151 |
| 24 |
13 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
River States |
3-2-0 |
149 |
| 25 |
25 |
Corban (Ore.) |
Cascade |
5-0-0 |
111 |
Dropped From Poll: None
Receiving Votes: Bethel (Tenn.) 81; Indiana Wesleyan 71; UC Merced (Calif.) 32; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 30; William Penn (Iowa) 26; LSU Shreveport (La.) 16; Viterbo (Wis.) 15; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 14; Hastings (Neb.) 11; Milligan (Tenn.) 10; Southeastern (Fla.) 9; Grand View (Iowa) 9; Hope International (Calif.) 8; WVU Tech 8; Louisiana Christian 7; Baker (Kan.) 6; Warner Pacific (Ore.) 6; Southern Oregon 5; Governors State (Ill.) 4
