Record-Breaking Campaigns Ends with #2 National Ranking
Oskaloosa–The William Penn men’s soccer team ended its best season in school history with its highest ranking ever as the NAIA released its postseason top-25 poll Wednesday.
WPU (20-3-3) concluded the 2024 campaign at #2 with 377 points. Not only is it the highest position for the navy and gold in their history, it also marks the 18th poll in a row in which the they are ranked in the top 25.
The Statesmen are one of five Heart of America Athletic Conference programs in the postseason rating; all five squads are in the top 25. MidAmerica Nazarene is #8, while Missouri Valley is #9, Baker is #15, and Clarke is #23.
National champion Dalton State (Ga.) is #1 with 390 points and all 15 first-place votes, while William Carey (Miss.), Cumberlands (Ky.), and Oklahoma Wesleyan round out the nation’s top five.
NAIA Men’s Soccer Postseason Rating — December 18, 2024
Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Dalton State (Ga.) (15)
2. William Penn
3. William Carey (Miss.)
4. Cumberlands (Ky.)
5. Oklahoma Wesleyan
6. Mobile (Ala.)
7. Bellevue (Neb.)
8. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
9. Missouri Valley
10. Indiana Wesleyan
11. Bethel (Ind.)
12. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
13. LSU Shreveport (La.)
14. Spring Arbor (Mich.)
15. Baker (Kan.)
16. Oklahoma City
17. Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
18. Keiser (Fla.)
19. Indiana Tech
20. Milligan (Tenn.)
21. Marian (Ind.)
22. Rio Grande (Ohio)
23. Clarke
24. Governors State (Ill.)
25. Williams Baptist (Ark.)
Receiving votes: Georgia Gwinnett 56, UC Merced (Calif.) 55, Louisiana Christian 52, Huntington (Ind.) 49, Carroll (Mont.) 44, Cumberland (Tenn.) 37, St. Thomas (Fla.) 34, Madonna (Mich.) 34, Xavier (La.) 17, Bethel (Tenn.) 17, Eastern Oregon 17, William Woods (Mo.) 7, Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 6, Columbia (Mo.) 3.
