KANSAS CITY - Texas Wesleyan University dropped into a tie for 25th with Bethel (Tenn.) in the Oct. 20 Netting Professionals NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, as Montana Tech and Friends (Kan.) moved into a tie at No. 4 and Grand View (Iowa) remained a unanimous No. 1.
Keiser (Fla.) picked up all 16 second-place votes to stay at No. 2, while Benedictine (Kan.) remained No. 3.
Two teams returned to the Top 25, as Concordia (Neb.) re-enters at No. 23 and Northwestern (Iowa) is back at No. 24. Bethel is a Top 25 team for the first time in the regular season.
| Trend |
Rank |
Last Poll |
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) [16] |
6-0 |
436 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
6-0 |
422 |
| ● |
3 |
3 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
6-1 |
406 |
| ▲ |
T-4 |
5 |
Friends (Kan.) |
7-0 |
387 |
| ▲ |
T-4 |
6 |
Montana Tech |
7-0 |
387 |
| ▲ |
6 |
9 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
6-0 |
359 |
| ▼ |
7 |
10 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
6-0 |
345 |
| ▲ |
8 |
11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
6-1 |
337 |
| ▲ |
9 |
12 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
6-1 |
308 |
| ▼ |
10 |
7 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
6-1 |
301 |
| ▼ |
11 |
4 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
5-2 |
295 |
| ▲ |
12 |
13 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
6-0 |
273 |
| ▼ |
13 |
8 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
4-2 |
271 |
| ● |
14 |
14 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
5-2 |
268 |
| ▲ |
15 |
16 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
6-1 |
230 |
| ▲ |
16 |
T-20 |
College of Idaho |
5-1 |
228 |
| ● |
17 |
17 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
5-1 |
215 |
| ● |
18 |
18 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
5-2 |
204 |
| ▲ |
19 |
23 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
5-1 |
170 |
| ▼ |
20 |
15 |
Montana Western |
4-3 |
157 |
| ▲ |
21 |
25 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
6-1 |
153 |
| ▼ |
22 |
T-20 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
6-1 |
120 |
| ▲ |
23 |
RV |
Concordia (Neb.) |
5-1 |
107 |
| ▲ |
24 |
RV |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
4-3 |
98 |
| ▼ |
T-25 |
19 |
Texas Wesleyan |
4-3 |
77 |
| ▲ |
T-25 |
RV |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
3-2 |
77 |
Receiving Votes: Kansas Wesleyan 65, Evangel (Mo.) 53, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 43, Saint Francis (Ind.) 41, Taylor (Ind.) 20, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 19, Peru State (Neb.) 15, Cumberland (Tenn.) 8, Faulkner (Ala.) 7, Florida Memorial 6, Midland (Neb.) 5, Dakota State (S.D.) 4, Reinhardt (Ga.) 4, Baker (Kan.) 2.
Dropped out of Top 25: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Saint Francis (Ind.)
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For a complete look at the Netting Professionals NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll throughout the regular season, and for historical rankings, click here.
Key: RV - Receiving Votes, NR - Not Ranked, ▲- Climbed, ▼- Dropped, ● - Steady
