KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Mid-America Christian (Okla.) retains the top spot in the Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Rating with 17 first place votes. Dalton State (Ga.) stays second and St. Thomas (Fla.) grabs the final first-place vote to sit in third. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) leapfrogs Grace (Ind.) for fourth. Missouri Baptist and Madonna (Mich.) join the Top 25 this week after receiving votes last time. 

By The Numbers
This is the 89^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 62 of the 89 polls. This is the 12^th top 5 poll appearance for the Roadrunners and the 32^nd 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.) [17]	6-0-2	498
2	2	Dalton State (Ga.)	5-0-3	477
3	3	St. Thomas (Fla.) [1]	6-0-1	468
4	5	Grace (Ind.)	7-2-0	438
5	4	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	6-2-1	419
6	6	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	6-0-3	413
7	7	William Carey (Miss.)	9-1-1	407
8	7	Bethel (Ind.)	7-2-1	393
9	9	Rio Grande (Ohio)	5-1-1	382
10	10	Oklahoma Wesleyan	5-1-2	357
11	11	Mobile (Ala.)	4-2-2	330
12	14	Columbia (Mo.)	4-1-3	315
13	13	Bethel (Tenn.)	7-1-0	297
14	16	Florida National	6-1-1	268
15	17	Keiser (Fla.)	3-2-3	252
16	15	William Penn (Iowa)	6-1-3	251
17	12	Georgia Gwinnett	4-2-3	244
18	18	Life (Ga.)	4-1-2	242
19	19	Cumberlands (Ky.)	4-1-3	219
20	20	Indiana Wesleyan	9-1-0	217
21	21	Union (Ky.)	8-0-0	189
22	22	Missouri Valley	4-3-0	151
23	25	Concordia (Neb.)	8-0-1	122
24	RV	Missouri Baptist	4-1-3	108
25	RV	Madonna (Mich.)	5-2-1	67

Dropped From Top 25: CIU (S.C.); Central Methodist (Mo.)

Receiving Votes: Westcliff 63; Tennessee Wesleyan 54; Southern Oregon 52; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 40; Baker (Kan.) 34; Louisiana Christian 34; Reinhardt (Ga.) 27; Southeastern (Fla.) 20; Faulkner (Ala.) 19; Arizona Christian 9; UC Merced (Calif.) 8; Menlo (Calif.) 3; CIU (S.C.) 3; Thomas (Ga.) 3

*Information in this article attributed to NAIA Office of Communications 

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