2021 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (August 11, 2021)
Aug 11, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a thrilling NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship run just over three months ago, Keiser (Fla.) leads the preseason edition of the Top 25. Keiser garnered all 18, first-place votes. Last season’s runner-up William Carey (Miss.) is No. 2 while Spring Arbor (Mich.), Marian (Ind.) and Tennessee Southern (formerly Martin Methodist) round-out the top five.
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
2021-22 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (August 11, 2021)
| RANK | LAST YEAR | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | 2020 RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) [18] | 19-2-2 | 498 |
| 2 | 2 | William Carey (Miss.) | 19-1-1 | 482 |
| 3 | 3 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 15-2-2 | 466 |
| 4 | 4 | Marian (Ind.) | 21-3 | 450 |
| 5 | 5 | Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) | 18-1 | 431 |
| 6 | 5 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 17-2-1 | 421 |
| 7 | 7 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 20-4-1 | 400 |
| 8 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 18-2 | 386 |
| 9 | 9 | John Brown (Ark.) | 14-0-1 | 371 |
| 10 | 10 | Eastern Oregon | 8-2-3 | 354 |
| 11 | 12 | Indiana Wesleyan | 10-3-3 | 326 |
| 12 | 11 | Columbia (Mo.) | 15-3-1 | 323 |
| 13 | 13 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 18-3 | 311 |
| 14 | 14 | Grace (Ind.) | 12-6-1 | 292 |
| 15 | 15 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 14-3 | 271 |
| 16 | 16 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 10-4 | 265 |
| 17 | 17 | Baker (Kan.) | 12-6-1 | 232 |
| 18 | 18 | Westmont (Calif.) | 7-5 | 221 |
| 19 | 19 | Oregon Tech | 12-1-1 | 214 |
| 20 | 20 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 10-4 | 194 |
| 21 | 21 | Missouri Valley | 13-8 | 170 |
| 22 | 22 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 12-3-2 | 130 |
| 23 | 23 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 16-2 | 117 |
| 24 | 24 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 11-2-1 | 110 |
| 25 | 25 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 11-6-2 | 98 |
Dropped from Top 25: N/A
Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern Ohio 75, Georgia Gwinnett 71, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 49, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 48, Middle Georgia State 46, Ottawa (Ariz.) 35, Kansas Wesleyan 20, Science & Arts (Okla.) 14, Vanguard (Calif.) 10, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 9, College of Idaho 6, The Master's (Calif.) 3.
