KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two teams from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) were ranked in the Top 15 in the NAIA Men's Soccer Postseason Coaches' Poll, the national office announced Wednesday.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University was ranked inside the Top 10, finishing the season at No. 9. Ottawa University jumped up six spots from their ranking in the final regular-season poll to No. 15.
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.
TOP 10 CAPSULES
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1. Grand View (Iowa)
Postseason: 2025 National Champions
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2. WVU Tech (W.Va.)
Postseason: 2025 Runner-ups
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3. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
Postseason: Semifinals
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4. Cumberlands (Ky.)
Postseason: Semifinals
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5. Georgia Gwinnett
Postseason: Quarterfinals
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6. Indiana Tech
Postseason: Quarterfinals
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7. William Penn (Iowa)
Postseason: Quarterfinals
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8. Warner Pacific (Ore.)
Postseason: Quarterfinals
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9. Oklahoma Wesleyan
Postseason: Round of 16
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10. Bethel (Tenn.)
Postseason: Round of 16
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FULL TOP 25 RANKINGS
| RANK |
LAST POLL |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
16 |
Grand View (Iowa) [14] |
18-4-3 |
417 |
| 2 |
15 |
WVU Tech (W.V.) [1] |
20-1-2 |
392 |
| 3 |
2 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
16-3-5 |
389 |
| 4 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
9-6-6 |
376 |
| 5 |
12 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
13-3-4 |
337 |
| 6 |
17 |
Indiana Tech |
18-5-1 |
325 |
| 7 |
19 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
12-6-4 |
318 |
| 8 |
NR |
Warner Pacific (Ore.) |
16-4-4 |
298 |
| 9 |
1 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
19-1-3 |
296 |
| 10 |
10 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
13-2-2 |
269 |
| 11 |
5 |
Life (Ga.) |
16-1-3 |
268 |
| 12 |
7 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
14-2-6 |
264 |
| 13 |
4 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
16-3-3 |
259 |
| 14 |
9 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
14-4-3 |
239 |
| 15 |
21 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
15-3-6 |
226 |
| 16 |
3 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
16-1-2 |
188 |
| 17 |
RV |
John Brown (Ark.) |
12-5-5 |
185 |
| 18 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
12-4-1 |
174 |
| 19 |
11 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
14-4-3 |
138 |
| 20 |
13 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
11-5-4 |
122 |
| 21 |
20 |
Baker (Kan.) |
14-5-3 |
117 |
| 22 |
18 |
Grace College (Ind.) |
16-7-3 |
93 |
| 23 |
14 |
Madonna (Mich.) |
17-3-2 |
80 |
| 24 |
23 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
11-5-4 |
77 |
| 25 |
22 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
19-3-1 |
70 |
Receiving Votes: Xavier (La.) 67, Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 52, Faulkner (Ala.) 50, Westcliff (Calif.) 38, Milligan (Tenn.) 34, Carroll (Mont.) 32, Eastern Oregon 29, Dalton State (Ga.) 10, Concordia (Neb.) 6, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 5, Midland (Neb.) 2.
Dropped from Top 25: Eastern Oregon (Ore.), Dalton State (Ga.).
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