KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dalton State continues to receive national recognition in the latest STADIONIC NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
This is the 113^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 85 of the 113 polls. Men's soccer has been ranked #1 on eleven occasions with the last occurring on the October 1, 2025 poll announcement.
 
POLL RUNDOWN
The Roadrunners are among the 26 programs receiving votes outside the Top 25. Dalton State is joined in that group by Benedictine (Kan.), Grace (Ind.), Xavier (La.), Rocky Mountain (Mont.), and Tennessee Southern among others.
 
Oklahoma Wesleyan held the No. 1 position for the second consecutive poll after receiving 14 first-place votes. The Eagles own a 3-0-1 record and are followed by No. 2 Indiana Tech, No. 3 Cumberland (Tenn.), No. 4 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) and No. 5 William Carey (Miss.). Of the top 5, Dalton State holds a road victory over Indiana Tech and a neutral site tie with MidAmerica Nazarene.
 
The poll featured considerable movement inside the top 10. Cumberland climbed from a tie at No. 6 to No. 3, while William Carey moved three positions to No. 5. Rio Grande (Ohio) made the largest jump among the top 10 teams, rising seven spots from No. 15 to No. 8.
 
Spring Arbor (Mich.) and Stanton (Calif.) entered the rankings this week. Spring Arbor debuted at No. 20, while Stanton moved into the poll at No. 24. Xavier and Grace dropped out of the Top 25 but continued to receive votes.
 
STADIONIC NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll

Rank	Previous	Institution	Record
1	1	Oklahoma Wesleyan [14]	3-0-1
2	3	Indiana Tech [1]	6-1-1
3	T-6	Cumberland (Tenn.)	5-0-2
4	5	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) [1]	3-1-1
5	8	William Carey (Miss.)	6-0-1
6	2	Georgia Gwinnett	4-1-1
7	9	Life (Ga.)	5-1-1
8	15	Rio Grande (Ohio) [1]	4-0-1
9	4	William Penn (Iowa)	2-0-3
10	10	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	4-2
11	11	Keiser (Fla.)	2-1
12	21	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	4-0-1
13	13	John Brown (Ark.)	4-1
14	T-6	WV Tech (W. Va.)	1-1-3
15	16	Indiana Wesleyan	4-1-2
16	T-18	Ottawa (Kan.)	3-1-1
17	T-18	LSU Shreveport (La.)	4-2-1
18	12	Bethel (Ind.)	3-2-2
19	24	Union Commonwealth (Ky.)	4-1
20	RV	Spring Arbor (Mich.) [1]	7-0
21	17	Grand View (Iowa)	2-2-1
22	22	Faulkner (Ala.)	5-2
23	14	Cumberlands (Ky.)	2-3-1
24	RV	Stanton (Calif.)	7-0-1
25	20	Warner Pacific (Ore.)	2-1-1

Dropped out: Xavier (La.), Grace (Ind.).
 
Receiving votes: Benedictine (Kan.), Dalton State (Ga.), Grace (Ind.), Xavier (La.), Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Tennessee Southern, Mid-America Christian (Okla.), LSU Alexandria (La.), Milligan (Tenn.), Northwestern (Iowa), Clarke (Iowa), Southern Oregon, Columbia (Mo.), Johnson (Tenn.), Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), St. Thomas (Fla.), Holy Cross (Ind.), Graceland (Iowa), Waldorf (Iowa), Central Methodist (Mo.), Taylor (Ind.), Southeastern (Fla.), Eastern Oregon, Westcliff (Calif.), Hope International (Calif.) and Marian (Ind.).
 
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