Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist women's soccer program jumped one spot to No. 6 in the latest NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, released by the national office this week.
Other Heart programs featured or mentioned in the Top 25 include; No. 13 Missouri Valley, (RV) MidAmerica Nazarene and (RV) Benedictine College.
Central holds a 5-2 overall record and a 1-0 mark in conference play. The Eagles kicked off Heart action with a 2-0 victory over MNU this past Wednesday, and secured a Top 10 victory over No. 9 Aquinas back on August 28.
The Eagles are set to hit the road to face the Clarke Pride Saturday, Sept. 17 at 11:00 a.m. in Dubuque, Iowa.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 25 poll, please see below.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
- For the complete ratings calendar, click here
2022-23 NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll Two (September 14, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) | 7-0 | 498 |
| 2 | 2 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 3-0-2 | 476 |
| 3 | 3 | William Carey (Miss.) | 4-1 | 459 |
| 4 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 6-0-1 | 450 |
| 5 | 6 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 4-0-2 | 447 |
| 6 | 7 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 4-2 | 402 |
| 7 | 4 | Tennessee Southern | 2-2 | 392 |
| 8 | 9 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 4-0 | 390 |
| 9 | 8 | Westmont (Calif.) | 5-0-1 | 362 |
| 10 | 10 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 4-0-1 | 361 |
| 11 | 12 | Indiana Wesleyan | 7-0 | 353 |
| 12 | 13 | John Brown (Ark.) | 3-1 | 306 |
| 13 | 14 | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 294 |
| 14 | 18 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 6-1 | 293 |
| 15 | 17 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 4-1 | 280 |
| 16 | 11 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 3-2-1 | 273 |
| 17 | 23 | Grace (Ind.) | 4-0-1 | 217 |
| 18 | 16 | Columbia (Mo.) | 1-3-1 | 212 |
| 19 | RV | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 3-1-1 | 194 |
| 20 | 20 | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 2-2-1 | 187 |
| 21 | 15 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 0-3-1 | 181 |
| 22 | 22 | Eastern Oregon | 3-1-1 | 171 |
| 23 | 19 | Georgia Gwinnett | 2-0-5 | 157 |
| 24 | 21 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 1-3 | 129 |
| 25 | 24 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 2-1 | 127 |
Dropped from Top 25: Benedictine (Kan.)
Others Receiving Votes: Hastings (Neb.) 74, College of Idaho 60, Ottawa (Ariz.) 48, Science & Arts (Okla.) 47, St. Thomas (Fla.) 27, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 19, Bellevue (Neb.) 8, Benedictine (Kan.) 8, Bethel (Tenn.) 8, LSU Shreveport (La.) 7, Middle Georgia State 7, Jamestown (N.D.) 5, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 4, Hope International (Calif.) 3, Northwest (Wash.) 3.
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