William Penn Gains Two Spots to #14
Oskaloosa–Although it lost once last week, the Statesmen men’s soccer team actually moved up the national list as the NAIA released its fifth top-25 poll Wednesday.
Its 3-2 setback to #1 Central Methodist last Saturday was obviously a ‘good’ one in the eyes of the raters as WPU (9-3, 4-1 Heart) has a new program-best ranking of #14 with 294 points.
The navy and gold are now the second highest-ranked representatives from the Heart of America Athletic Conference. CMU is still #1, while Baker has fallen to #16 and Missouri Valley is down to #19. Grand View is holding in the receiving votes section as well with an unofficial mark of #29.
Central Methodist has 16 of the NAIA’s first-place votes, while Columbia (Mo.) is second with the final two first-place ballots. For the second week in a row, William Carey (Miss.), Westmont (Calif.), and Hastings (Neb.) again round out the top five.
NAIA Men’s Soccer Rating #5 – October 9, 2019
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Central Methodist (Mo.) (16)
2. Columbia (Mo.) (2)
3. William Carey (Miss.)
4. Westmont (Calif.)
5. Hastings (Neb.)
6. Oklahoma Wesleyan
7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
8. Mobile (Ala.)
9. Southeastern (Fla.)
10. Rio Grande (Ohio)
11. Bethel (Tenn.)
12. St. Thomas (Fla.)
13. Spring Arbor (Mich.)
14. William Penn
15. Madonna (Mich.)
16. Baker (Kan.)
17. Northwestern Ohio
18. LSU Shreveport (La.)
19. Missouri Valley
20. Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
21. WVU Tech
22. Georgia Gwinnett
23. Tennessee Wesleyan
24. Corban (Ore.)
25. Menlo (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Campbellsville (Ky.) 101, UC Merced (Calif.) 87, Dalton State (Ga.) 58, Grand View 48, Vanguard (Calif.) 22, Roosevelt (Ill.) 20, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 18, Keiser (Fla.) 11, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 11, Missouri Baptist 10, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 8, Huntington (Ind.) 7, Concordia (Neb.) 7, John Brown (Ark.) 6, Hope International (Calif.) 5.
