2020-21 NAIA Men's Soccer Postseason Coaches' Top 25 Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Valley (Mo.) claimed their first-ever red banner after defeating Oklahoma Wesleyan 2-0 in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Championship title game. The Vikings claim all 18 first-place votes in the NAIA Men’s Soccer Postseason Coaches’ Top 25 Poll. Rounding out the top five for the final time in the 2020-21 season is Oklahoma Wesleyan, Central Methodist (Mo.), Columbia (Mo.) and Keiser (Fla.).
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.
2020-21 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Postseason (May. 18)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 4 | Missouri Valley [18] | 18-4-2 | 498 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 23-3-1 | 482 |
| 3 | 1 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 22-2 | 466 |
| 4 | 3 | Columbia (Mo.) | 16-3 | 450 |
| 5 | 6 | Keiser (Fla.) | 16-2-1 | 434 |
| 6 | 21 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 12-5-2 | 409 |
| 7 | NR | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 14-6 | 398 |
| 8 | 9 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 16-5-2 | 395 |
| 9 | 17 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 15-4-3 | 366 |
| 10 | 8 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 13-2 | 337 |
| 11 | 5 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 12-1-1 | 326 |
| 12 | 25 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 11-4-2 | 314 |
| 13 | 7 | William Carey (Miss.) | 11-2-1 | 307 |
| 14 | 10 | Indiana Tech | 18-2-1 | 305 |
| 15 | 16 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 11-4 | 239 |
| 16 | 12 | Georgia Gwinnett | 10-2-2 | 228 |
| 17 | 19 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 11-7-2 | 225 |
| 18 | 13 | Mobile (Ala.) | 10-6 | 223 |
| 19 | 11 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 9-3-2 | 209 |
| 20 | 18 | Corban (Ore.) | 9-2-1 | 207 |
| 21 | 20 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 14-4-2 | 203 |
| 22 | NR | Milligan (Tenn.) | 12-3 | 169 |
| 23 | 14 | Morningside (Iowa) | 15-4-1 | 145 |
| 24 | NR | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 14-5 | 130 |
| 25 | 15 | Westmont (Calif.) | 7-2-1 | 124 |
Dropped Out: Hastings (Neb.), Southwestern Christian (Okla.), WVU Tech (W.Va.)
Receiving Votes: Hastings (Neb.) 94, UC Merced (Calif.) 73, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 72, WVU Tech (W.Va.) 56, Grace (Ind.) 37, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 20, McPherson (Kan.) 17, LSU Shreveport (La.) 7, Reinhardt (Ga.) 6, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 5
