Kansas City, Mo. - The Central Methodist Women's Soccer program remained at No. 4 for the third-straight NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 poll, which was announced by the national office Wednesday.
Other Heart programs featured or mentioned in the Top 25 include No. 20 Missouri Valley, No. 24 Benedictine, and (RV) MidAmerica Nazarene.
Central has raced out to a 14-1-1 overall record and a 10-0 mark in conference play. The Eagles knocked off Culver-Stockton College Tuesday night, clinching at least a share of their fifth-straight Heart Regular Season Championship.
Through 16 games, Central has averaged 3.44 goals and 18.1 shots/game.
CMU will conclude regular season action against Clarke University Friday, Oct. 27 at 3:00 p.m. at Davis Field on Senior Day.
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, 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 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 appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes."
- For the complete rating calendar, click here
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | William Carey (Miss.) [18] | 17-0-0 | 498 |
| 2 | 2 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 13-0-1 | 482 |
| 3 | 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 11-0-2 | 466 |
| 4 | 4 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 13-1-1 | 448 |
| 5 | 6 | Columbia (Mo.) | 13-1-1 | 434 |
| 6 | 5 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 14-1-1 | 416 |
| 7 | 9 | Indiana Wesleyan | 12-1-3 | 403 |
| 8 | 7 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 12-0-3 | 380 |
| 9 | 10 | John Brown (Ark.) | 12-2-1 | 360 |
| 10 | 11 | Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) | 13-3-2 | 351 |
| 11 | 8 | Marian (Ind.) | 10-2-3 | 341 |
| 12 | 13 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 12-0-2 | 330 |
| 13 | 12 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 9-4-1 | 299 |
| 14 | 14 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 11-2-2 | 294 |
| 15 | 15 | College of Idaho | 14-1-1 | 274 |
| 16 | 17 | Keiser (Fla.) | 10-4-2 | 255 |
| 17 | 18 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 11-2-2 | 248 |
| 18 | 16 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 12-1-3 | 247 |
| 19 | 19 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 8-2-4 | 193 |
| 20 | 20 | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 13-2-2 | 188 |
| 20 | 20 | Missouri Valley | 9-4-2 | 188 |
| 22 | 22 | Hastings (Neb.) | 13-1-2 | 149 |
| 23 | 23 | OUAZ (Ariz.) | 11-2-1 | 148 |
| 24 | 25 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 10-2-4 | 129 |
| 25 | NR | Taylor (Ind.) | 8-3-4 | 83 |
Dropped from Top 25: N/A
Receiving Votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 69, Bellevue (Neb.) 63, Bethel (Tenn.) 47, Reinhardt (Ga.) 37, Life (Ga.) 36, Campbellsville (Ky.) 35, Hope International (Calif.) 28, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 23, UC Merced (Calif.) 9, Siena Heights (Mich.) 6
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