2022-23 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll One (September 7, 2022)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a 4-0 start through the weekend, Keiser (Fla.) moved to the top spot in the first regular season poll of 2022. The Seahawks received all 18, first-place votes. Spring Arbor (Mich.) moved-up three spots from the preseason edition to No. 2 while William Carey (Miss.), Tennessee Southern and Marian (Ind.) rounded-out the top five. Southeastern (Fla.) made the biggest jump thanks to an impressive 3-0 start. The Fire moved-up 10 spots to slide into the No. 10 spot. Both Eastern Oregon and Georgia Gwinnett made their debuts in the poll this week as well.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) 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
2022-23 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll One (September 7, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 6 | Keiser (Fla.) [18] | 4-0 | 498 |
| 2 | 5 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 2-0-1 | 468 |
| 3 | 2 | William Carey (Miss.) | 2-1 | 459 |
| 4 | 1 | Tennessee Southern | 2-1 | 453 |
| 5 | 7 | Marian (Ind.) | 3-0-1 | 439 |
| 6 | 10 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 3-0-2 | 421 |
| 7 | 3 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3-2 | 390 |
| 8 | 8 | Westmont (Calif.) | 4-0 | 385 |
| 9 | 12 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 3-0 | 356 |
| 10 | 20 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 3-0 | 355 |
| 11 | 9 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 3-1 | 350 |
| 12 | 13 | Indiana Wesleyan | 5-0 | 343 |
| 13 | 11 | John Brown (Ark.) | 2-1 | 292 |
| 14 | 21 | Missouri Valley | 3-1 | 277 |
| 15 | 14 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 0-2-1 | 270 |
| 16 | 15 | Columbia (Mo.) | 1-2 | 242 |
| 17 | 16 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 2-0 | 236 |
| 18 | 18 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 3-1 | 231 |
| 19 | RV | Georgia Gwinnett | 2-0-2 | 220 |
| 20 | 19 | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 1-1-1 | 188 |
| 21 | 17 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 0-1 | 173 |
| 22 | NR | Eastern Oregon | 2-1 | 152 |
| 23 | 24 | Grace (Ind.) | 3-0 | 139 |
| 24 | 23 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 2-1 | 136 |
| 25 | 22 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 2-2 | 110 |
Dropped from Top 25: Oregon Tech, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
Others Receiving Votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 103, Jamestown (N.D.) 102, Ottawa (Ariz.) 46, St. Thomas (Fla.) 36, Science & Arts (Okla.) 21, College of Idaho 18, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 15, Bethel (Tenn.) 9, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 9, Louisiana Christian 7, Bellevue (Neb.) 5, Hope International (Calif.) 3, Baker (Kan.) 3.
