Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College men's soccer team held up their No. 4 ranking in the latest NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The Cougars produced draws against both No. 6 Missouri Valley and Indiana Wesleyan in late August, while also recording a 2-0 shutout against Benedictine (Kan.) on September 3.
The Cougars are back in action on Saturday, September 10 against No. 5 Oklahoma Wesleyan at 7:30 p.m.
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 |
3 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) [7] |
Heart |
3-0-1 |
484 |
| 2 |
2 |
Mobile (Ala.) [5] |
Southern States |
3-01 |
482 |
| 3 |
1 |
Keiser (Fla.) [6] |
The Sun |
1-0-1 |
474 |
| 4 |
4 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
American Midwest |
1-0-2 |
444 |
| 5 |
6 |
Missouri Valley |
Heart |
1-0-1 |
440 |
| 6 |
8 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
Sooner |
3-1 |
400 |
| 7 |
9 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
Heart |
2-1 |
384 |
| 8 |
11 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
The Sun |
1-0 |
374 |
| 9 |
5 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
Kansas Collegiate |
1-1-1- |
373 |
| 10 |
15 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
Southern States |
3-0-1 |
355 |
| 11 |
10 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
Golden State |
3-1 |
314 |
| 12 |
23 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
Continental |
3-0-1 |
302 |
| 13 |
13 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
River States |
3-1 |
299 |
| 14 |
7 |
Indiana Tech |
Wolverine Hoosier |
0-0-3 |
287 |
| 15 |
16 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Southern States |
1-0 |
264 |
| 16 |
NR |
University of Northwestern Ohio |
Wolverine Hoosier |
3-0-1 |
258 |
| 17 |
21 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
Crossroads |
3-1-1 |
255 |
| 18 |
NR |
Grace (Ind.) |
Crossroads |
3-0-2 |
244 |
| 19 |
19 |
Florida National |
Continental |
3-0 |
173 |
| 20 |
NR |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
2-2-1 |
152 |
| 21 |
NR |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
Chicagoland |
3-1 |
124 |
| 22 |
NR |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
Appalachian |
1-0-2 |
112 |
| 23 |
NR |
Missouri Baptist |
American Midwest |
2-0 |
105 |
| 24 |
NR |
Life (Ga.) |
Southern States |
4-0 |
86 |
| 25 |
NR |
Corban (Ore.) |
Cascade |
4-0 |
76 |
Dropped From Poll: Grand View (Iowa); Milligan (Tenn.); Vanguard (Calif.); Columbia International (S.C.)
Receiving Votes: Grand View (Iowa) 74; Hastings (Neb.) 68; Hope International (Calif.) 64; UC Merced 64; Baker (Kan.) 61; Milligan (Tenn.) 53; LSU Shreveport (La.) 45; Bethel (Tenn.) 32; Indiana Wesleyan 28; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 19; WVU Tech 16; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 10; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 9; Governors State (Ill.) 9; Southeastern (Fla.) 9; Southern Oregon 8; Viterbo (Wis.) 8; Vanguard (Calif.) 8; Midland (Neb.) 3
