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
