Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist Men's Soccer team landed at No. 22 in the second edition of the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 poll, which was announced by the national office Wednesday morning.
Four other Heart programs are featured in the Top 25 including; No. 7 MidAmerica Nazarene, No. 14 William Penn, No. 18 Grand View, and No. 21 Missouri Valley College.
Through their first five games of 2023, Central has tallied a 3-2 record, highlighted by a 2-1 victory over (RV) John Brown this past Saturday. In those five games, Central has averaged three goals/contest. The duo of Liam Arthur and Koen Schimmel lead the Eagles' offense with three goals apiece.
CMU is set to host No. 15 Columbia College Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Davis Field for their final non-conference game of the year.
To view the poll methodology and the complete Top 25 poll, please see below.
Rating Methodology
- The rating was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater 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 rating) 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 appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
- For the complete men's soccer ratings calendar, click here.
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Bethel (Ind.) [18] | 5-0-1 | 498 |
| 2 | 2 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 4-0-1 | 478 |
| 3 | 2 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 3-0-2 | 462 |
| 4 | 4 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 2-0-1 | 454 |
| 5 | 5 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 4-1 | 427 |
| 6 | 6 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 2-0-1 | 416 |
| 7 | 7 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 3-0-2 | 406 |
| 8 | 10 | William Carey (Miss.) | 5-1-1 | 392 |
| 9 | 7 | Mobile (Ala.) | 1-2-1 | 352 |
| 10 | 15 | Grace (Ind.) | 4-2 | 336 |
| 11 | 12 | Georgia Gwinnett | 3-1-2 | 306 |
| 12 | 14 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 1-1-2 | 305 |
| 13 | 16 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 5-0 | 298 |
| 14 | 11 | William Penn (Iowa) | 5-1-1 | 297 |
| 15 | 9 | Columbia (Mo.) | 2-1-1 | 292 |
| 16 | 13 | Keiser (Fla.) | 1-2-1 | 287 |
| 17 | 19 | Florida National | 6-1 | 251 |
| 18 | RV | Grand View (Iowa) | 5-0 | 230 |
| 19 | 20 | Life (Ga.) | 2-1-1 | 198 |
| 20 | 25 | CIU (S.C.) | 4-0-1 | 164 |
| 21 | 17 | Missouri Valley | 1-3 | 125 |
| 22 | 21 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3-2 | 124 |
| 23 | 22 | Madonna (Mich.) | 3-2 | 123 |
| 24 | RV | Westcliff (Calif.) | 6-0 | 113 |
| 25 | 18 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 2-1 | 95 |
Dropped From Top 25: Indiana Wesleyan; Southern Oregon
Receiving Votes: Union (Ky.) 82; Cumberlands (Ky.) 77; Concordia (Neb.) 67; Indiana Wesleyan 66; Missouri Baptist 48; Vanguard (Calif.) 30; Southeastern (Fla.) 28; Southern Oregon 19; Louisiana Christian 15; Warner Pacific (Ore.) 12; Indiana Tech 8; John Brown (Ark.) 7; Tennessee Wesleyan 7; Arizona Christian 5; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 4; Menlo (Calif.) 4; Faulkner (Ala.) 3
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