2020-21 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 3 (March 31, 2021)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – William Carey (Miss.) garnered all 18, first place votes in the latest edition of Top 25. The Crusaders have been ranked No. 1 for three consecutive ratings periods. Southeastern (Fla.) again checked-in at No. 2 while Keiser (Fla.) jumped one spot to No. 3. Undefeated Martin Methodist (Tenn.) moved-up one spot to No. 4 as Marian (Ind.) rounded-out the top five. Middle Georgia joined the Top 25 for the first time this week (No. 24.).
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
2021 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 3 (March 31, 2021)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | William Carey (Miss.) [18] | 13-0-1 | 498 |
| 2 | 2 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 15-1-1 | 482 |
| 3 | 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 16-2-1 | 460 |
| 4 | 5 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 15-0 | 456 |
| 5 | 3 | Marian (Ind.) | 18-2 | 425 |
| 6 | 7 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 11-2-1 | 398 |
| 7 | 6 | Westmont (Calif.) | 4-3 | 397 |
| 7 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 14-1 | 397 |
| 9 | 11 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 15-3 | 388 |
| 10 | 10 | Indiana Wesleyan | 9-2-3 | 335 |
| 11 | 9 | Eastern Oregon | 7-0-2 | 333 |
| 12 | 14 | John Brown (Ark.) | 9-0 | 323 |
| 13 | 16 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 14-2 | 305 |
| 14 | 11 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 8-2 | 304 |
| 15 | 13 | Grace (Ind.) | 11-5-1 | 274 |
| 16 | 17 | Columbia (Mo.) | 12-2 | 263 |
| 17 | 18 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 10-1 | 242 |
| 18 | 22 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 11-1-2 | 210 |
| 19 | 15 | Baker (Kan.) | 11-4-1 | 195 |
| 20 | 22 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 7-2 | 172 |
| 21 | 24 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 8-2 | 154 |
| 22 | 21 | Missouri Valley | 10-6 | 145 |
| 23 | 20 | Trinity Christian (Ill.) | 11-2 | 142 |
| 24 | NR | Middle Georgia State | 8-3-1 | 90 |
| 25 | 19 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 4-3 | 85 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Truett McConnell (Ga.)
Others Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Ariz.) 73, Benedictine (Kan.) 66, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 57, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 38, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 34, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 31, Viterbo (Wis.) 25, Kansas Wesleyan 23, Morningside (Iowa) 16, Reinhardt (Ga.) 13, Bethel (Tenn.) 13, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 12, College of Idaho 9, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 6, Georgia Gwinnett 5, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 4, USC Beaufort (S.C.) 3.
