Statesmen Move to No. 10 in Second NSC Ranking
Oskaloosa– The William Penn men’s soccer team returned to the top 10 as the NAIA released its second installment of the National Selection Committee top-25 poll Thursday.
WPU (7-0-6, 5-0-4 Heart) improved one spot to No. 10, marking the 31st poll in a row in which the navy and gold are ranked in the top 25.
Four Heart of America Athletic Conference programs are in the poll, led by MidAmerica Nazarene at No. 2. Benedictine, at No. 17, and Grand View, at No. 25, are also ranked.
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) has moved into the top spot, while previous No. 1 Cumberland (Tenn.) is third. Life (Ga.) and Indiana Wesleyan are fourth and fifth, respectively, to conclude the top five.
The Statesmen are currently 10th in the October 10 RPI at .630 (for reference, Olivet Nazarene’s RPI is .667). William Penn is also third in this week’s Midwest ARC.
WPU travels to Canton, Mo. Friday to face Culver-Stockton in Heart play at 6:30 p.m.
NAIA Men’s Soccer National Selection Committee Poll No. 2–October 14, 2026
1. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
2. MidAmerican Nazarene (Kan.)
3. Cumberland (Tenn.)
4. Life (Ga.)
5. Indiana Wesleyan
6. Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
7. Faulkner (Ala.)
8. Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
9. Rio Grande (Ohio)
10. William Penn
11. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
12. Ottawa (Kan.)
13. Indiana Tech
14. John Brown (Ark.)
15. Southern Oregon
16. Oklahoma Wesleyan
17. Benedictine (Kan.)
18. St. Thomas (Fla.)
19. William Carey (Miss.)
20. LSU Alexandria
22. Stanton (Calif.)
23. Bethel (Ind.)
24. Columbia (Mo.)
25. Grand View (Iowa)
