KANSAS CITY — Texas Wesleyan climbed to No. 20 in the fourth regular-season edition of the Netting Professionals NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll on Oct. 6, while Campbellsville (Ky.) surged into the top 10 and Grand View (Iowa) held firm at No. 1.
Two teams, No. 24 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) and No. 25 Saint Francis (Ind.), entered the Top 25 for the first time this season. Dordt (Iowa) rose two spots to No. 11, while McPherson (Kan.) and College of Idaho each advanced three spots to No. 21 and No. 22, respectively.
| Trend |
Rank |
Last Poll |
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) [15] |
5-0 |
435 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
4-0 |
421 |
| ● |
3 |
3 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
5-1 |
404 |
| ● |
4 |
4 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
4-1 |
386 |
| ▲ |
5 |
6 |
Friends (Kan.) |
6-0 |
359 |
| ▲ |
6 |
7 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
5-0 |
354 |
| ▼ |
7 |
5 |
Montana Tech |
6-0 |
349 |
| ● |
8 |
8 |
Montana Western |
4-1 |
340 |
| ● |
9 |
9 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
3-1 |
316 |
| ▲ |
10 |
12 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
5-0 |
297 |
| ▲ |
11 |
13 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
4-0 |
293 |
| ▲ |
12 |
14 |
Marian (Ind.) |
4-1 |
280 |
| ▲ |
13 |
15 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
4-0 |
256 |
| ▲ |
14 |
16 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
4-2 |
221 |
| ▲ |
15 |
17 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
4-1 |
221 |
| ▲ |
16 |
18 |
Southwestern (Kan.) |
5-1 |
203 |
| ▲ |
17 |
19 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
4-0 |
197 |
| ▼ |
18 |
10 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
3-1 |
190 |
| ▼ |
19 |
11 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
3-2 |
169 |
| ▲ |
20 |
21 |
Texas Wesleyan |
3-2 |
155 |
| ▲ |
21 |
24 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
6-0 |
146 |
| ▲ |
22 |
25 |
College of Idaho |
4-1 |
140 |
| ● |
23 |
23 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
5-1 |
129 |
| ▲ |
24 |
RV |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
3-1 |
88 |
| ▲ |
25 |
RV |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
4-1 |
82 |
| Receiving Votes: William Penn (Iowa) 79; Cumberland (Tenn.) 35; Evangel (Mo.) 27; Bethel (Tenn.) 11; Kansas Wesleyan 11; Louisiana Christian 11; Taylor (Ind.) 10; Northwestern (Iowa) 7; Florida Memorial 5; Peru State (Neb.) 2 |
| Dropped out of Top 25: William Penn (Iowa), Northwestern (Iowa) |
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
