2019 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll No. 7 (October 23, 2019)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – As Keiser (Fla.) continued its run atop the Top 25, Central Methodist (Mo.) has found its way into the top five in the seventh edition, released Wednesday. The Eagles are a perfect 16-0 on the year and have steadily risen through the ranks over the course of 2019.
William Carey (Miss.), Northwestern Ohio and Southeastern (Fla.) remained at Nos. 2-4 while John Brown (Ark.) also gained ground and moved into the No. 6 spot.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999)
- With just three matches remaining in the regular season, Keiser picked-up a critical 2-1 win over No. 4-ranked Southeastern last week. The Seahawks will face Johnson & Wales (Fla.) on Wednesday.
- The Seahawks are now ranked No. 1 in the nation in total shutouts with 11, and are ranked No. 2 in shots per game with an average of 28.47 per contest.
- William Carey snagged a 2-0 win over Mobile (Ala.) in its lone match of the week. The Crusaders will face Faulkner (Ala.) and Dalton State (Ga.) this week before wrapping-up its season on the road at Florida College.
- Northwestern Ohio picked-up its eighth shutout of the season against Siena Heights (Mich.) last week as it heads down toward the finish line of the regular season. The Racers will have two games this week and a pair next week to wrap-up its schedule prior to postseason.
- Cumberlands (Ky.) and MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) both jumped into the Top 25 this week at No. 18 and No. 20 respectively. Cumberlands snagged a 2-1 overtime win over then-No. 19 Cumberland (Tenn.) while MidAmerica Nazarene posted a 2-1 upset victory over then-No. 15 Benedictine (Kan.).
- Georgia Gwinnett and Midland (Neb.) made the most positive movement this week, both up three spots.
- Spring Arbor continues to hold the longest active Top 25 Poll streak, moving to 104 consecutive appearances in the poll. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the national record since 1999 with 203 consecutive appearances, which was stopped on Oct. 24, 2017. Keiser (Fla.) is right behind Spring Arbor, extending its streak to 102 weeks.
- Lindsey Wilson own the most No. 1 rankings since 1999 with 58, followed by former member Azusa Pacific (Calif.) with 32. Spring Arbor is in third with 23 followed closely by Westmont (Calif.) and former member Concordia (Ore.) with 19 apiece.
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 ratings) 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 appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”
- For the complete ratings calendar, click here
2019 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll No. 7 (October 23, 2019)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) [13] | 14-1 | 494 |
| 2 | 2 | William Carey (Miss.) [5] | 13-1 | 486 |
| 3 | 3 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 12-1 | 466 |
| 4 | 4 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 10-3 | 436 |
| 5 | 7 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 16-0 | 427 |
| 6 | 8 | John Brown (Ark.) | 10-2-1 | 417 |
| 7 | 9 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 9-3-1 | 397 |
| 8 | 5 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 9-3-1 | 388 |
| 9 | 6 | Westmont (Calif.) | 10-2-1 | 383 |
| 10 | 10 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 14-1 | 356 |
| 11 | 11 | Eastern Oregon | 9-1-2 | 329 |
| 12 | 12 | Hastings (Neb.) | 11-2 | 313 |
| 13 | 16 | Georgia Gwinnett | 11-4-1 | 306 |
| 14 | 14 | Indiana Wesleyan | 14-1-2 | 297 |
| 15 | 13 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 7-2-2 | 293 |
| 16 | 17 | Grace (Ind.) | 14-2-1 | 256 |
| 17 | 20 | Midland (Neb.) | 10-2-1 | 203 |
| 18 | RV | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 10-1-1 | 181 |
| 19 | 21 | Marian (Ind.) | 13-2-2 | 179 |
| 20 | RV | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 12-3 | 170 |
| 21 | 18 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 7-4-5 | 165 |
| 22 | 22 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 10-3-3 | 164 |
| 23 | 22 | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | 13-1 | 162 |
| 24 | 15 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 12-4 | 150 |
| 25 | 25 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 10-3 | 138 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Cumberland (Tenn.), Campbellsville (Ky.)
Others Receiving Votes: The Master's (Calif.) 91, Aquinas (Mich.) 72, Cumberland (Tenn.) 58, Columbia (Mo.) 32, Bethel (Tenn.) 26, Campbellsville (Ky.) 16, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 13, Northwest (Wash.) 12, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 8, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5, Middle Georgia State 3, Taylor (Ind.) 3.
