Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist men's soccer program moved two spots to No. 24 in the third edition of the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 poll, which was released by the national office Wednesday morning.
The national poll is stacked with Heart programs including; No. 6 MidAmerica Nazarene, No. 15 William Penn, No. 22 Missouri Valley, No. 24 CMU, and (RV) Grand View.
Central currently stands at 3-3-2 overall and 0-1-1 in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Liam Arthur and Koen Schimmel have shared the offensive duties for the Eagles, as both have tallied four goals so far in 2023. Leonardo Chiulli, Isaac Johnson, and Adrian Stokke have each scored twice.
CMU will head out on the road to face No. 6 MidAmerica Nazarene Saturday, Sept. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in Olathe, Kan.
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 | 2 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) [18] | 6-0-1 | 498 |
| 2 | 3 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 3-0-3 | 468 |
| 3 | 6 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 4-0-1 | 461 |
| 4 | 5 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 5-2 | 431 |
| 5 | 10 | Grace (Ind.) | 5-2 | 420 |
| 6 | 7 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 5-0-2 | 417 |
| 7 | 8 | William Carey (Miss.) | 7-1-1 | 409 |
| 7 | 1 | Bethel (Ind.) | 5-2-1 | 409 |
| 9 | 4 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 3-1-1 | 385 |
| 10 | 12 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 3-1-2 | 337 |
| 11 | 9 | Mobile (Ala.) | 2-2-2 | 330 |
| 12 | 11 | Georgia Gwinnett | 4-1-2 | 320 |
| 13 | 13 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 6-1 | 293 |
| 14 | 15 | Columbia (Mo.) | 2-1-2 | 269 |
| 15 | 14 | William Penn (Iowa) | 5-1-2 | 266 |
| 16 | 17 | Florida National | 6-1 | 251 |
| 17 | 16 | Keiser (Fla.) | 1-2-2 | 249 |
| 18 | 19 | Life (Ga.) | 2-1-2 | 233 |
| 19 | RV | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 3-1-2 | 197 |
| 20 | RV | Indiana Wesleyan | 7-1 | 195 |
| 21 | RV | Union (Ky.) | 6-0 | 185 |
| 22 | 21 | Missouri Valley | 2-3 | 146 |
| 23 | 20 | CIU (S.C.) | 5-0-2 | 134 |
| 24 | 22 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 3-2-2 | 106 |
| 25 | RV | Concordia (Neb.) | 7-0 | 96 |
Dropped From Top 25: Grand View (Iowa); Madonna (Mich.); Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), Westcliff (Calif.)
Receiving Votes: Madonna (Mich.) 79; Missouri Baptist 75; UC Merced (Calif.) 58; Southeastern (Fla.) 37; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 35; Grand View (Iowa) 34; Southern Oregon 30; Arizona Christian 21; Louisiana Christian 14; Faulkner (Ala.) 8; Westcliff (Calif.) 7; Tennessee Wesleyan 3; Florida Memorial 3; Menlo (Calif.) 3; Campbellsville (Ky.) 3
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