KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new week brings a new No.1 to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Soccer Top 25 Poll, announced this afternoon (Sept. 23).  Rio Grande (Ohio) moves up from No. 2 to grab the top spot after knocking off Malone (Ohio) 5-0 and playing Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) in a scoreless tie.  The Red Storm, led by head coach Scott Morrissey, improved to 7-0-1 on the year.  They receive 614 total points in this week’s poll, including 13 first-place votes.

Coming in at No. 2 this week are the Sunbirds of Fresno Pacific (Calif.) who collect nine first-place votes and 610 total points. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) checks in at No.3 this week after receiving 582 total points.  McKendree (Ill.) moves from No.6 to No. 4 in the poll after collecting 548 total points.  Rounding out the Top 5 is Southern Nazarene (Okla.).  The Crimson Storm earn 516 total points.

This week’s poll sees three new teams enter the Top 25.  Indiana Wesleyan comes in at No.20 after upsetting then-No.1 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.).  They followed that up with a 2-1 win over Mobile (Ala.).  The other two new teams are No. 24 Shorter (Ga.) and No. 25 Graceland (Iowa).

The next regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Sept. 30.

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2008 NAIA Men’s Soccer Top 25 Poll – Sept. 23

	LAST		1ST PLACE	2008
RANK	WEEK	SCHOOL	VOTES	RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	2	University of Rio Grande (Ohio)	13	7-0-1	614
2	3	Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)	9	4-0-0	610
3	5	Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)		5-1-0	582
4	6	McKendree University (Ill.)		7-0-1	548
5	7	Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)		3-1-1	516
6	11	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)		2-1-2	493
7	8	Oklahoma City University		7-1-0	479
8	1	Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.)		5-2-0	476
9	10	Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.)		8-0-0	467
10	4	Simon Fraser University (B.C.)		6-3-0	465
11	9	Park University (Mo.)		3-1-2	429
12	13	University of Maine at Fort Kent		7-0-0	388
13	17	Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)		5-0-3	376
14	14	Concordia University (Calif.)		3-3-1	374
15	16	Montreat College (N.C.)		6-1-0	365
16	23	Belhaven College (Miss.)		6-0-1	304
17	25	Lindenwood University (Mo.)		4-2-1	302
18	18	Concordia University (Ore.)		4-3-1	242
19	22	Roberts Wesleyan College (N.Y.)		6-0-0	217
20	NR	Indiana Wesleyan University		3-5-0	194
21	19	Mid-Continent University (Ky.)		4-2-1	191
22	15	William Carey University (Miss.)		3-1-1	182
23	24	Westmont College (Calif.)		2-2-0	165
24	RV	Shorter College (Ga.)		5-1-0	128
25	NR	Graceland University (Iowa)		3-2-0	88

Others receiving votes:

Madonna (Mich.) 86; Benedictine (Kan.) 82; Notre Dame (Ohio) 82; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 79; Hastings (Neb.) 74; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 56; Mobile (Ala.) 48; Cumberlands (Ky.) 38; Thomas (Ga.) 31; Lee (Tenn.) 24; Bryan (Tenn.) 20; Grand View (Iowa) 13; Ohio Dominican 10; Warner Pacific (Ore.) 9; Dana (Neb.) 8; Texas at Brownsville 8; Baker (Kan.) 4; Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) 3; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 3; Westminster (Utah) 3; Davenport (Mich.) 1; Bethel (Ind.) 1; Bellevue (Neb.) 1; Judson (Ill.) 1