Sept. 9, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A hot start has rocketed Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) to the top of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Soccer Top 25 Poll, announced this afternoon (Sept. 9).  The Blue Raiders have started the season on a tear, going 4-0-0.  Lindsey Wilson has been led by senior Nathaniel Jafta and freshman Moses Aduny who have combined to score four of the team's eight goals.  The Blue Raiders received two first-place votes and 506 total points.

The young season's first poll sees a tie at the No. 2 spot.  Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) moved up from No. 3 after receiving six first-place votes and 504 total points.  Fresno Pacific (Calif.) also had 504 total points and received seven first-place votes.

Rio Grande (Ohio) checks in at No. 4 after receiving three first-place votes and 485 total points.  Rounding out the top five is Simon Fraser (B.C.).  The Clan received the final first-place vote and had 451 total points.

Seven teams enter the Top 25 poll after being left out in the Coaches' Preseason rating.  No one climbed higher than the Wildcats of Baker (Kan.), who went all the way to No. 6 in the nation.  They have started the season at 3-0-0, including an upset win over then-No. 7 Southern Nazarene (Okla.).  The other teams that are new to the Top 25 this week are No. 11 Notre Dame (Ohio), No. 15 Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.), No. 17 William Carey (Miss.), No. 20 Davenport (Mich.); No. 23 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), and No. 25 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

The next regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Sept. 16.

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2008 NAIA Men's Soccer Top 25 Poll - Sept. 9

	LAST		1st PLACE	2008
RANK	WEEK	SCHOOL	VOTES	RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	6	Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)	2	4-0-0	506
2	3	Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.)	6	2-0-0	504
2	4	Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)	7	1-0-0	504
4	10	University of Rio Grande (Ohio)	3	4-0-0	485
5	5	Simon Fraser University (B.C.)	1	4-2-0	451
6	NR	Baker University (Kan.)		3-0-0	417
7	1	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)		1-1-2	412
8	18	McKendree University (Ill.)		5-0-0	395
9	7	Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)		0-1-0	372
10	13	Park University (Mo.)		1-1-1	337
11	RV	Notre Dame College (Ohio)		3-0-0	336
12	12	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)		1-1-0	334
13	17	Lee University (Tenn.)		1-1-1	279
14	15	Oklahoma City University		3-1-0	274
15	RV	Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.)		4-0-0	248
16	2	Concordia University (Calif.)		1-2-0	246
17	NR	William Carey University (Miss.)		1-0-1	239
18	22	University of Maine at Fort Kent		2-0-0	218
19	24	Concordia University (Ore.)		2-3-1	215
20	RV	Davenport University (Mich.)		3-0-0	172
21	23	Hastings College (Neb.)		2-2-0	157
22	20	Mid-Continent University (Ky.)		1-1-1	150
23	NR	MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.)		2-1-0	148
24	11	Berry College (Ga.)		0-1-1	132
25	NR	Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)		3-0-1	131

Others receiving votes:

Ohio Dominican University 89; Benedictine College (Kan.) 87; Belhaven College (Miss) 73; Houghton College (N.Y.) 62; Saint Thomas University (Fla.) 60; Madonna University (Mich.) 43; Montreat College (N.C.) 41; Columbia College (Mo.) 35; University of Mobile (Ala.) 33; Friends University (Kan.) 33; California Baptist University 22; University of Texas at Brownsville 15; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.) 14; Bellevue University (Neb.) 14; University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 12; Dana College (Neb.) 8; Westmont College (Calif.) 8; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 7; Bryan College (Tenn.) 3; Warner Pacific College (Ore.) 3; Northwood University (Fla.) 1; Graceland University (Iowa) 1; Taylor University (Ind.) 1; Judson University (Ill.) 1; Grand View College (Iowa) 1.