Union, Milligan Collect Votes in NAIA Coaches' Postseason Poll
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In the final NAIA Men's Soccer Netting Professionals Top 25 Coaches' Poll of the season, two Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams received votes.
Union Commonwealth leads the way with 52 voting points, putting it two spots outside the top 25.
Meanwhile, Milligan garnered 34 voting points to land five spots outside the top 25.
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1. Grand View (Iowa) Postseason: 2025 National Champions |
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2. WVU Tech (W.Va.) Postseason: 2025 Runner-ups |
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3. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) Postseason: Semifinals |
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4. Cumberlands (Ky.) Postseason: Semifinals |
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5. Georgia Gwinnett Postseason: Quarterfinals |
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6. Indiana Tech Postseason: Quarterfinals |
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7. William Penn (Iowa) Postseason: Quarterfinals |
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8. Warner Pacific (Ore.) Postseason: Quarterfinals |
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9. Oklahoma Wesleyan Postseason: Round of 16 |
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10. Bethel (Tenn.) Postseason: Round of 16 |
| TREND | RANK | LAST POLL | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
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| ▲ | 1 | 16 | Grand View (Iowa) [14] | 18-4-3 | 417 |
| ▲ | 2 | 15 | WVU Tech (W.V.) [1] | 20-1-2 | 392 |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 16-3-5 | 389 |
| ▲ | 4 | 8 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 9-6-6 | 376 |
| ▲ | 5 | 12 | Georgia Gwinnett | 13-3-4 | 337 |
| ▲ | 6 | 17 | Indiana Tech | 18-5-1 | 325 |
| ▲ | 7 | 19 | William Penn (Iowa) | 12-6-4 | 318 |
| ▲ | 8 | NR | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | 16-4-4 | 298 |
| ▼ | 9 | 1 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 19-1-3 | 296 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 13-2-2 | 269 |
| ▼ | 11 | 5 | Life (Ga.) | 16-1-3 | 268 |
| ▼ | 12 | 7 | LSU Shreveport (La.) | 14-2-6 | 264 |
| ▼ | 13 | 4 | Bethel (Ind.) | 16-3-3 | 259 |
| ▼ | 14 | 9 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 14-4-3 | 239 |
| ▲ | 15 | 21 | Ottawa (Kan.) | 15-3-6 | 226 |
| ▼ | 16 | 3 | Keiser (Fla.) | 16-1-2 | 188 |
| ▲ | 17 | RV | John Brown (Ark.) | 12-5-5 | 185 |
| ▼ | 18 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 12-4-1 | 174 |
| ▼ | 19 | 11 | William Carey (Miss.) | 14-4-3 | 138 |
| ▼ | 20 | 13 | Indiana Wesleyan | 11-5-4 | 122 |
| ▼ | 21 | 20 | Baker (Kan.) | 14-5-3 | 117 |
| ▼ | 22 | 18 | Grace College (Ind.) | 16-7-3 | 93 |
| ▼ | 23 | 14 | Madonna (Mich.) | 17-3-2 | 80 |
| ▼ | 24 | 23 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 11-5-4 | 77 |
| ▼ | 25 | 22 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 19-3-1 | 70 |
Receiving Votes: Xavier (La.) 67, Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 52, Faulkner (Ala.) 50, Westcliff (Calif.) 38, Milligan (Tenn.) 34, Carroll (Mont.) 32, Eastern Oregon 29, Dalton State (Ga.) 10, Concordia (Neb.) 6, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 5, Midland (Neb.) 2.
Dropped from Top 25: Eastern Oregon (Ore.), Dalton State (Ga.).
Key: Steady●| Climbed ▲ | Dropped ▼
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.