2021 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 7 (October 20)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Sporting an unblemished record, Central Methodist (Mo.) continues its stay atop the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll for another week. Three new teams are represented in the newest edition: Vanguard (Calif.), Cumberland (Tenn.), and Oregon Tech replacing Campbellsville (Ky.); Southwestern Christian (Okla.); Reinhardt (Ga.). Currently, only three teams remain in the Top 25 without a loss this year: Central Methodist, Mid-American Christian, and St. Thomas; Columbia International (S.C.) is also undefeated and sitting just outside the rankings.
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 on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
| RANK | LAST | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Central Methodist (Mo.) [16] | 12-0 | 497 |
| 2 | 2 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 13-1 | 478 |
| 3 | 3 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [2] | 13-0 | 471 |
| 4 | 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 9-1 | 447 |
| 5 | 5 | Mobile (Ala.) | 11-1 | 437 |
| 6 | 6 | Columbia (Mo.) | 8-1-2 | 405 |
| 7 | 7 | Missouri Valley | 10-3 | 395 |
| 8 | 8 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 8-0-2 | 394 |
| 9 | 9 | Indiana Tech | 12-1-1 | 367 |
| 10 | 10 | Bellevue (Neb.) | 11-2-2 | 358 |
| 11 | 12 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 9-1-1 | 345 |
| 12 | 13 | William Carey (Miss.) | 10-2 | 316 |
| 13 | 14 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 7-3-1 | 301 |
| 14 | 16 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 11-2-1 | 280 |
| 15 | 18 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 11-2 | 265 |
| 16 | 11 | Georgia Gwinnett | 7-4-2 | 254 |
| 17 | 17 | Baker (Kan.) | 9-5 | 240 |
| 18 | 15 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 8-4-1 | 232 |
| 19 | 21 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 12-1-1 | 193 |
| 20 | NR | Vanguard (Calif.) | 10-3-1 | 161 |
| 21 | NR | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 10-2-1 | 148 |
| 22 | 20 | McPherson (Kan.) | 10-4 | 142 |
| 23 | 24 | Ottawa (Ariz.) | 9-3 | 99 |
| 24 | NR | Oregon Tech | 12-1 | 75 |
| 25 | 22 | Hope International (Calif.) | 9-1-1 | 74 |
Dropped from the poll: Campbellsville (Ky.); Southwestern Christian (Okla.); Reinhardt (Ga.)
Receiving Votes: Campbellsville (Ky.) 70; CIU (S.C.) 69; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 67; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 45; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 35; Tennessee Wesleyan 34; Lyon (Ark.) 23; Bethel (Ind.) 19; Corban (Ore.) 13; Madonna (Mich.) 13; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 12; LSU Shreveport (La.) 10; Florida National 9; Oklahoma Panhandle State 9; Southeastern (Fla.) 9; Grand View (Iowa) 9; Reinhardt (Ga.) 7; Cumberlands (Ky.) 4; Friends (Kan.) 4; Arizona Christian 3; University of Northwestern Ohio 3
