KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mid-America Christian (Okla.) finishes off the final NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Rating of 2023 in first place, earning all votes as the top team in the country. The rest of the Top 5 remained the same while Dalton State (Ga.), St. Thomas (Fla.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), and Grace (Ind.) remained in their same slot from a week ago. 

By The Numbers
This is the 95^th NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the men's soccer program has been eligible for national rankings. They have achieved a national ranking or received votes in 68 of the 95 polls. This is the 18^th top 5 poll appearance for the Roadrunners and the 38^th consecutive poll they have been ranked.

Rating Methodology

• The rating was rated 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 rater 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 rating) 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 appear on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
• For the complete men's soccer ratings calendar, click here.

RANK	LAST TIME	SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [18]	16-0-3	498
2	2	Dalton State (Ga.)	12-1-3	481
3	3	St. Thomas (Fla.)	15-1-1	466
4	4	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	11-2-3	435
5	5	Grace (Ind.)	13-3-2	423
6	6	Rio Grande (Ohio)	13-1-2	413
6	7	Mobile (Ala.)	12-2-2	413
8	8	Oklahoma Wesleyan	14-1-3	402
9	9	Bethel (Ind.)	14-2-3	370
10	10	William Carey (Miss.)	15-3-1	358
11	13	Keiser (Fla.)	12-3-4	324
12	14	Missouri Valley	11-5-0	311
13	15	Westcliff (Calif.)	15-1-0	297
14	12	Florida National	10-2-4	276
15	16	Union (Ky.)	15-1-2	274
16	19	Cumberlands (Ky.)	7-2-5	255
17	17	William Penn (Iowa)	11-4-4	224
18	21	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	11-3-4	192
19	22	Milligan (Tenn.)	14-2-3	185
20	22	Southern Oregon	17-2-0	181
21	18	Concordia (Neb.)	13-1-4	159
22	20	Indiana Wesleyan	12-3-4	140
23	NR	Cumberland (Tenn.)	10-4-3	116
24	25	Menlo (Calif.)	9-0-5	99
25	11	Bethel (Tenn.)	13-3-1	90

Dropped From Top 25: Columbia (Mo.)

Receiving Votes: Williams Baptist (Ark.) 87; Columbia (Mo.) 59; Tennessee Wesleyan 52; Louisiana Christian 46; UC Merced (Calif.) 32; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 29; Ottawa (Kan.) 20; Benedictine (Kan.) 18; Aquinas (Mich.) 13; Vanguard (Calif.) 12; Southeastern (Fla.) 12; WVU Tech (W.Va) 12; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 12; Warner Pacific (Ore.) 11; Thomas (Ga.) 9; Bellevue (Neb.) 8; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 6; Marian (Ind.) 3

*Information in this article attributed to NAIA Office of Communications
 
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