WPU into Top 10 for First Time Ever
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen men’s soccer team took care of its business and then got some help from upsets as the NAIA released its seventh top-25 poll Wednesday.
Sitting on a four-game winning streak, William Penn (13-3, 8-1 Heart) moved into the top 10 for the first time in school history, taking the #10 position with 351 points.
WPU is one of five Heart of America Athletic Conference programs in the poll. Central Methodist continues to be #1 with 498 points and 17 first-place votes, while Grand View, at #16, and Baker, at #20, are also ranked. Missouri Valley is in the receiving votes section, unofficially claiming the #27 spot.
The remainder of the top five includes Columbia (Mo.) (with the final first-place vote), William Carey (Miss.), Westmont (Calif.), and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).
William Penn hosts Evangel Saturday in Heart action at 3:30 p.m.
NAIA Men’s Soccer Rating #7 – October 23, 2019
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Central Methodist (Mo.) (17)
2. Columbia (Mo.) (1)
3. William Carey (Miss.)
4. Westmont (Calif.)
5. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
6. Oklahoma Wesleyan
7. Hastings (Neb.)
8. Mobile (Ala.)
9. Spring Arbor (Mich.)
10. William Penn
11. Southeastern (Fla.)
12. WVU Tech
13. St. Thomas (Fla.)
14. Rio Grande (Ohio)
15. Bethel (Tenn.)
16. Grand View
17. Indiana Tech
18. Tennessee Wesleyan
19. Corban (Ore.)
20. Baker (Kan.)
21. LSU Shreveport (La.)
22. Northwestern Ohio
23. Georgia Gwinnett
24. Madonna (Mich.)
25. Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
Others Receiving Votes: UC Merced (Calif.) 70, Missouri Valley 65, Vanguard (Calif.) 61, Dalton State (Ga.) 55, Keiser (Fla.) 38, John Brown (Ark.) 33, Houston-Victoria (Texas) 31, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 22, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 18, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 11, Roosevelt (Ill.) 7, Huntington (Ind.) 6, Lyon (Ark.) 5, Life (Ga.) 4, Menlo (Calif.) 3.
