Men's Soccer in at No. 22 in NAIA Preseason Top 25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Reigning NAIA National Champions Bethel (Ind.) begin the 2023 season atop the Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25, gathering all 18 first-place votes. Rio Grande (Ohio) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) leap into the Top Five after impressive runs in last year's postseason.
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 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 | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 6 | Bethel (Ind.) [18] | 24-1-1 | 498 |
| 2 | 4 | Mobile (Ala.) | 18-4-1 | 482 |
| 3 | 20 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 19-3-3 | 455 |
| 4 | 1 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 16-2-3 | 432 |
| 5 | NR | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 13-7-4 | 427 |
| 6 | 2 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 19-2-2 | 423 |
| 7 | 11 | Missouri Valley | 15-5-1 | 413 |
| 8 | 5 | Georgia Gwinnett | 14-3-2 | 394 |
| 9 | 10 | William Carey (Miss.) | 13-3-3 | 359 |
| 9 | 9 | Keiser (Fla.) | 13-1-3 | 359 |
| 11 | 7 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 11-2-5 | 334 |
| 12 | 3 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 16-1-5 | 326 |
| 13 | 17 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 14-6-3 | 277 |
| 14 | 15 | Columbia (Mo.) | 15-4-3 | 266 |
| 15 | 8 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 14-4-3 | 251 |
| 16 | 13 | Grace (Ind.) | 11-3-6 | 236 |
| 17 | 16 | Madonna (Mich.) | 15-0-6 | 217 |
| 18 | 21 | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | 19-1-3 | 200 |
| 19 | 22 | Indiana Tech | 12-3-7 | 173 |
| 20 | 17 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 16-2-3 | 161 |
| 21 | RV | Florida National | 11-3-3 | 151 |
| 22 | 23 | Hastings (Neb.) | 16-2-2 | 150 |
| 23 | 14 | Life (Ga.) | 14-3-1 | 146 |
| 24 | RV | Bethel (Tenn.) | 12-4-3 | 126 |
| 25 | 17 | Northwestern Ohio | 14-3-4 | 110 |
Dropped From Poll: Corban (Ore.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Williams Baptist (Ark.)
Receiving Votes: Cumberlands (Ky.) 91; Columbia International (S.C.) 87; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 68; LSU Shreveport (La.) 67; Vanguard (Calif.) 45; Indiana Wesleyan 38; WVU Tech (W.Va.) 27; Concordia (Neb.) 27; Missouri Baptist 27; William Penn (Iowa) 18; Milligan (Tenn.) 15; Ottawa (Kan.) 8; Southern Oregon 7; Cumberland (Tenn.) 3; Williams Baptist (Ark.) 3; Louisiana Christian 3; UC Merced (Calif.) 3; Science & Arts (Okla.) 3
