2020-21 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Postseason Poll (May 12, 2021)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After winning its second consecutive NAIA National Championship, Keiser (Fla.) moved to the top spot in the postseason edition of the NAIA Women’s Soccer Top 25. The Seahawks received all 17 first-place votes. National Championship runner-up William Carey (Miss.) checked-in at No. 2 while Spring Arbor (Mich.), Marian (Ind.), Martin Methodist (Tenn.) and Southeastern (Fla.) rounded-out the top five with a tie at the No. 5 position. Eastern Oregon made the biggest jump, up six spots to No. 10.
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 – Postseason Poll (May 12, 2021)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 3 | Keiser (Fla.) [17] | 19-2-2 | 467 |
| 2 | 1 | William Carey (Miss.) | 19-1-1 | 452 |
| 3 | 7 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 15-2-2 | 436 |
| 4 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 21-3 | 423 |
| 5 | 4 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 18-1 | 399 |
| 5 | 2 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 17-2-1 | 399 |
| 7 | 8 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 20-4-1 | 372 |
| 8 | 6 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 18-2 | 358 |
| 9 | 11 | John Brown (Ark.) | 14-0-1 | 354 |
| 10 | 16 | Eastern Oregon | 8-2-3 | 318 |
| 11 | 13 | Columbia (Mo.) | 15-3-1 | 304 |
| 12 | 10 | Indiana Wesleyan | 10-3-3 | 302 |
| 13 | 12 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 18-3 | 297 |
| 14 | 14 | Grace (Ind.) | 12-6-1 | 278 |
| 15 | 17 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 14-3 | 254 |
| 16 | 15 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 10-4 | 247 |
| 17 | 19 | Baker (Kan.) | 12-6-1 | 212 |
| 18 | 9 | Westmont (Calif.) | 7-5 | 189 |
| 19 | RV | Oregon Tech | 12-1-1 | 185 |
| 20 | 21 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 10-4 | 179 |
| 21 | 23 | Missouri Valley | 13-8 | 171 |
| 22 | 18 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 12-3-2 | 148 |
| 23 | RV | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 16-2 | 112 |
| 24 | RV | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 11-2-1 | 100 |
| 25 | RV | Benedictine (Kan.) | 11-6-2 | 98 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Northwestern Ohio, Middle Georgia State, Trinity Christian (Ill.), Ottawa (Ariz.)
Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern Ohio 89, Middle Georgia State 84, Georgia Gwinnett 62, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 53, Ottawa (Ariz.) 46, Kansas Wesleyan 32, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 14, College of Idaho 13, Bethel (Tenn.) 4, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 3.
