Cats Crack Top 10 in NAIA Men's Soccer Netting Professionals Top 25 Coaches' Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In the latest NAIA Men's Soccer Netting Professionals Top 25 Coaches' Poll, the top four teams remain unchanged as conference tournament action continues across the country. Oklahoma Wesleyan holds firm at No. 1 after a 2–1 semifinal win over York (Neb.) to advance to the KCAC Championship. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Keiser (Fla.), and Bethel (Ind.) maintain their spots at Nos. 2 through 4, each earning key postseason results to stay near the top.
Life (Ga.) made one of the biggest moves of the week, climbing from No. 10 to No. 5 after securing the SSAC Championship with a 3–1 victory over William Carey (Miss.). Both Cumberland (Tenn.) and Bethel (Tenn.) each broke into the top 10.
The Wildcats beat Cumberland Tuesday night to capture the Mid-South Conference Championship.
The NAIA Men's Soccer Selection Show will go live on Friday, November 14, at 5 p.m. CT, when the full field for the 2025 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship will be unveiled.
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RANK |
LAST POLL |
INSTITUTION |
RECORD |
POINTS |
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1 |
1 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan [17 first-place votes] |
17-0-3 |
509 |
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2 |
2 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
13-2-5 |
477 |
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● |
3 |
3 |
Keiser (Fla.) [One first-place vote] |
15-0-2 |
472 |
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4 |
4 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
14-2-3 |
462 |
|
▲ |
5 |
10 |
Life (Ga.) |
15-1-2 |
419 |
|
▼ |
6 |
5 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
12-3-1 |
380 |
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● |
7 |
7 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
13-1-5 |
366 |
|
▼ |
8 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
8-5-4 |
360 |
|
▲ |
9 |
11 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
13-3-3 |
356 |
|
▲ |
10 |
14 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
12-1-2 |
340 |
|
▼ |
11 |
9 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
14-4-2 |
336 |
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● |
12 |
12 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
12-2-3 |
334 |
|
▼ |
13 |
8 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
11-4-4 |
295 |
|
▲ |
14 |
15 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
17-1-2 |
273 |
|
▲ |
15 |
18 |
WVU Tech (W.V.) |
15-0-2 |
235 |
|
▼ |
16 |
13 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
13-4-3 |
228 |
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● |
17 |
17 |
Indiana Tech |
15-4-1 |
213 |
|
▲ |
18 |
20 |
Grace (Ind.) |
13-4-3 |
201 |
|
▼ |
19 |
16 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
10-5-4 |
175 |
|
▲ |
20 |
RV |
Baker (Kan.) |
14-4-3 |
148 |
|
● |
21 |
21 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
13-1-6 |
142 |
|
▲ |
22 |
24 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
17-2-1 |
111 |
|
▲ |
23 |
RV |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
11-4-3 |
92 |
|
▼ |
24 |
23 |
Eastern Oregon (Ore.) |
13-0-5 |
87 |
|
▼ |
25 |
19 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
9-3-5 |
85 |
Receiving Votes: Xavier (La.) 65, Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 53, Midland (Neb.) 53, Faulkner (Ala.) 50, St. Thomas (Fla.) 49, Northwestern Ohio 45, LSU Alexandria (La.) 35, Bellevue (Neb.) 28, Westcliff (Calif.) 26, Carroll (Mont.) 20, John Brown (Ark.) 18, Marian (Ind.) 18, OUAZ (Ariz.) 8, Central Methodist (Mo.) 7, La Sierra (Calif.) 4, Florida National 3.