2021-22 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Week One (September 8, 2021)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four of the top five remain undefeated in the first regular season poll of the year. Defending national champion Keiser (Fla.) stayed on top with a 3-0 start. The Seahawks grabbed 17 of the 18, first-place votes. William Carey (Miss.) stayed in second with one first-place vote to its credit after a 4-0 start. Tennessee Southern jumped from No. 5 to No. 3 as Spring Arbor (Mich.) and Southeastern (Fla.) rounded-out the top five.
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
2021-22 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Week One (September 8, 2021)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) [17] | 3-0 | 498 |
| 2 | 2 | William Carey (Miss.) [1] | 4-0 | 482 |
| 3 | 5 | Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) | 3-0 | 457 |
| 4 | 3 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 4-0-1 | 453 |
| 5 | 6 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 3-1 | 425 |
| 6 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 5-0 | 418 |
| 7 | 4 | Marian (Ind.) | 4-1 | 399 |
| 8 | 7 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3-0 | 394 |
| 9 | 9 | John Brown (Ark.) | 2-0 | 380 |
| 10 | 13 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 2-0 | 335 |
| 11 | 11 | Indiana Wesleyan | 2-2 | 331 |
| 12 | 12 | Columbia (Mo.) | 1-1 | 321 |
| 13 | 10 | Eastern Oregon | 1-1 | 312 |
| 14 | 15 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 3-0 | 298 |
| 15 | 14 | Grace (Ind.) | 2-2 | 272 |
| 16 | 16 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 0-1 | 256 |
| 17 | 18 | Westmont (Calif.) | 2-0 | 240 |
| 18 | 21 | Missouri Valley | 2-1 | 215 |
| 19 | 19 | Oregon Tech | 3-0 | 214 |
| 20 | 24 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 2-0-1 | 172 |
| 21 | 20 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 1-1 | 171 |
| 22 | RV | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 1-3-1 | 150 |
| 23 | 25 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 3-1 | 148 |
| 24 | RV | Northwestern Ohio | 2-0-1 | 107 |
| 25 | RV | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 3-1 | 103 |
Dropped from Top 25: Baker (Kan.), Reinhardt (Ga.), Briar Cliff (Iowa)
Others Receiving Votes: Science & Arts (Okla.) 89, Georgia Gwinnett 66, Kansas Wesleyan 59, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 49, Baker (Kan.) 46, St. Thomas (Fla.) 31, Ottawa (Ariz.) 27, Jamestown (N.D.) 22, The Master's (Calif.) 8, Middle Georgia State 6.
