With the post-season right around the corner, the Wayland Baptist men's soccer team surged into the top 10 to a program-best No. 9 in the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll.
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The Pioneers, who are 13-2-1 overall and 8-1 in the Sooner Athletic Conference, jumped from No. 13 in last week's poll. Wayland's previous highest ranking this season was No. 10 three weeks ago.
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The Pioneers have won five in a row and 13 of their last 14 matches going into Saturday afternoon's regular-season finale in Bethany, Okla., against Southwestern Christian University (9-6, 4-4). With a win, WBU will secure the No. 1 seed in the SAC Tournament, which sees matches played at the home of the higher seed. That means as long as the Pioneers keep winning in the conference tourney, they'll host.
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If the Pioneers lose to Southwestern Christian, USAO (10-4, 7-1), which is ranked the equivalent of 26
th, could still finish ahead of WBU if the Drovers beat both Oklahoma City at home on Friday and at Northwood next Tuesday. If WBU and USAO tie for first, Wayland holds the tie-breaker based on its 2-1 overtime win over the Drovers.
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The first round of the SAC Men's Soccer Tournament tentatively is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 8. The Wayland women, currently in the No. 4 position in the conference standings, also could host at least a first-round match.
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Oklahoma City, at No. 20, is the only SAC team ranked in the women's Top 25. John Brown received votes and is the equivalent of 35
th.
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Rio Grande (Ohio) of the Mid-South Conference sits atop the Top 25 men's poll for the second-straight week with a 12-1-2 record. The Red Storm is followed by Grand View (Iowa), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Ashford (Iowa), and Oklahoma Wesleyan.
The polls were voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups.
NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll (Oct. 29)
|
RANK |
LAST TIME^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2013 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) (19) |
12-1-2 |
560 |
|
2 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
15-2-0 |
538 |
|
3 |
3 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (1) |
12-2-2 |
525 |
|
4 |
5 |
Ashford (Iowa) |
11-3-1 |
505 |
|
5 |
8 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
13-2-0 |
482 |
|
6 |
10 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
14-2-0 |
458 |
|
7 |
15 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
13-3-2 |
447 |
|
8 |
14 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
11-3-1 |
439 |
|
9 |
13 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
13-2-1 |
405 |
|
10 |
16 |
Baker (Kan.) |
11-5-2 |
390 |
|
11 |
7 |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
11-5-0 |
371 |
|
12 |
4 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
11-3-1 |
367 |
|
13 |
17 |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
9-3-1 |
324 |
|
14 |
10 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
11-2-0 |
307 |
|
15 |
6 |
Missouri Valley |
11-3-3 |
296 |
|
16 |
12 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
10-4-0 |
292 |
|
17 |
9 |
Belhaven (Miss.) |
11-4-1 |
280 |
|
18 |
19 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
13-3-3 |
240 |
|
19 |
18 |
San Diego Christian (Calif.) |
12-2-2 |
231 |
|
20 |
24 |
Thomas (Ga.) |
12-2-2 |
212 |
|
21 |
23 |
Davenport (Mich.) |
16-2-0 |
199 |
|
22 |
22 |
Biola (Calif.) |
11-3-1 |
194 |
|
23 |
21 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
12-3-0 |
144 |
|
24 |
NR |
Texas at Brownsville |
12-2-2 |
133 |
|
25 |
RV |
Marymount (Calif.) |
13-2-0 |
110 |
Others Receiving Votes: Science & Arts (Okla.) 80; Midland (Neb.) 72; Northwest (Wash.) 66; Georgia Gwinnett 41; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 40; Concordia (Ore.) 24; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 24; Campbellsville (Ky.) 23; Southern Wesleyan (S.C.) 16; St. Thomas (Texas) 14; Kansas Wesleyan 8; Park (Mo.) 3; Northwestern Ohio 3.Â
^ 2013 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll (Oct. 22)
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NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll (Oct. 29)
|
RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2013 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Concordia (Ore.) (20) |
13-1-1 |
591 |
|
2 |
2 |
Northwood (Fla.) |
13-1-1 |
571 |
|
3 |
3 |
Westmont (Calif.) (1) |
12-0-3 |
548 |
|
4 |
4 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
13-2-1 |
539 |
|
5 |
5 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
13-3-0 |
515 |
|
6 |
8 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
13-1-1 |
489 |
|
7 |
9 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
16-2-1 |
462 |
|
8 |
11 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
12-0-3 |
461 |
|
9 |
10 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
12-4-0 |
445 |
|
10 |
6 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
13-2-0 |
418 |
|
11 |
7 |
Davenport (Mich.) |
14-2-0 |
406 |
|
12 |
14 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
13-1-1 |
380 |
|
13 |
17 |
Brenau (Ga.) |
12-3-1 |
364 |
|
14 |
16 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
11-3-1 |
349 |
|
15 |
15 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
13-3-0 |
320 |
|
16 |
12 |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
11-3-1 |
301 |
|
17 |
20 |
Ashford (Iowa) |
11-3-0 |
281 |
|
18 |
RV |
Robert Morris (Ill.) |
11-2-1 |
256 |
|
19 |
21 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
14-2-1 |
227 |
|
20 |
19 |
Oklahoma City |
10-4-0 |
192 |
|
21 |
13 |
Judson (Ill.) |
10-3-2 |
189 |
|
22 |
T23 |
Cal State San Marcos |
9-4-1 |
158 |
|
23 |
25 |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
12-3-1 |
152 |
|
24 |
T23 |
Texas at Brownsville |
11-3-0 |
145 |
|
25 |
NR |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
10-5-2 |
131 |
Others Receiving Votes: Thomas (Ga.) 126; Kansas Wesleyan 85; Avila (Mo.) 73; Mobile (Ala.) 48; Georgia Gwinnett 38; Grace (Ind.) 29; Hastings (Neb.) 28; Reinhardt (Ga.) 15; Viterbo (Wis.) 15; John Brown (Ark.) 14; Oklahoma Wesleyan 10; Columbia (Mo.) 6; Northwestern Ohio 6; Trinity Christian (Ill.) 4; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 4.
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