Sept. 30, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the first time this season, there is no change at the top of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Soccer Top 25 Poll, announced this afternoon (Sept. 30).  Last week’s No. 1 team, Rio Grande, stays right where they were after defeating Daemen (N.Y.) 6-0.  The Red Storm now stand at 8-0-1 on the season.  They receive 17 first-place votes and 648 total points in this week’s poll.

 

Not only was there no change at No. 1, there were no changes in the Top 5 at all.  Coming in at No. 2 again this week are the Sunbirds of Fresno Pacific (Calif.) who collect six first-place votes and 637 total points. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) checks in at No.3 after receiving 611 total points.  McKendree (Ill.) stays at No. 4 in the poll after collecting 589 total points.  Rounding out the Top 5 is Southern Nazarene (Okla.).  The Crimson Storm earn 565 total points.

 

This week’s poll sees five new teams enter the Top 25.  Berry (Ga.) comes in at No. 17 after defeating Emmanuel (Ga.) 4-1, and upsetting then-No. 8 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 3-1.  The other new teams are No. 19 Notre Dame (Ohio), No. 21 Benedictine (Kan.), No. 24 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and No. 25 Warner Pacific (Ore.).

 

The next regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Oct. 7.

 

For more information on NAIA men’s soccer, please click here.

 

2008 NAIA Men’s Soccer Top 25 Poll – Sept. 30

	LAST		1ST PLACE	2008	TOTAL
RANK	WEEK	SCHOOL	VOTES	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	University of Rio Grande (Ohio)	17	8-0-1	648
2	2	Fresno Pacific University (Calif.)	6	5-0-0	637
3	3	Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)		6-1-0	611
4	4	McKendree University (Ill.)		9-0-1	589
5	5	Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)		5-1-1	565
6	6	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)		4-1-2	541
7	7	Oklahoma City University		8-1-0	524
8	9	Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.)		10-0-0	508
9	11	Park University (Mo.)		5-1-2	471
10	12	University of Maine at Fort Kent		8-0-0	439
11	15	Montreat College (N.C.)		8-1-0	436
12	14	Concordia University (Calif.)		4-3-1	400
13	13	Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)		6-0-4	395
14	10	Simon Fraser University (B.C.)		6-4-0	384
15	16	Belhaven College (Miss.)		8-0-1	376
16	24	Shorter College (Ga.)		6-1-0	362
17	NR	Berry College (Ga.)		4-2-1	258
18	20	Indiana Wesleyan University		5-5-0	255
19	NR	Notre Dame College (Ohio)		8-1-0	252
20	19	Roberts Wesleyan College (N.Y.)		7-0-0	249
21	NR	Benedictine College (Kan.)		5-2-1	217
22	22	William Carey University (Miss.)		3-2-1	197
23	8	Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.)		5-3-0	183
24	NR	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)