Milligan Men’s Soccer Slots in at No. 11 in NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 3

The Buffs were named the No. 11 team in the nation via the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 3 that was released on Wednesday afternoon

September 25, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced on Wednesday afternoon the results of the 2024 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - No. 3. As a result of the poll, Milligan is now the No. 11-ranked squad in the NAIA.

Milligan played to a 2-2 tie with Bryan and beat Columbia 3-1 this week, slotting them in just outside the top 10 programs in the nation with 330 total points in the poll.

Below is the full poll:

RANK	LAST TIME	INSITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	FINAL POINTS
1	1	St. Thomas (Fla.) [11]	6-0-0	473
2	2	Dalton State (Ga.) [7]	7-0-0	470
3	3	Bethel (Ind.)	7-0-2	446
4	6	Oklahoma Wesleyan	5-1-0	415
5	7	Indiana Wesleyan	8-0-0	413
6	8	William Penn (Iowa)	9-0-1	393
7	9	Mobile (Ala.)	6-1-1	371
8	5	Bellevue (Neb.)	6-0-2	354
9	12	Cumberlands (Ky.)	7-0-1	349
10	11	Missouri Valley	6-1-1	335
11	4	Milligan (Tenn.)	4-0-3	330
12	14	Mid-America Christian (Okla.)	5-1-2	285
13	16	William Carey (Miss.)	5-0-2	283
14	13	Cumberland (Tenn.)	8-1-0	268
15	15	Columbia (Mo.)	4-1-2	260
16	17	Indiana Tech	4-1-2	225
17	18	Keiser (Fla.)	3-1-1	223
18	19	Bethel (Tenn.)	5-1-3	181
19	24	Benedictine (Kan.)	9-1-0	177
20	10	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	3-3-3	171
21	23	Westcliff (Calif.)	5-1-1	136
22	RV	Central Methodist (Mo.)	8-1-0	89
23	RV	Madonna (Mich.)	5-1-2	80
24	22	Southern Oregon	5-2-0	79
25	NR	Baker (Kan.)	7-2-0	61

Dropped From Top 25: Grace (Ind.), Georgia Gwinnett, LSU Shreveport (La.)

Receiving Votes: UC Merced (Calif.) 55, Georgia Gwinnett 51, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 46, Grace (Ind.) 34, Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 34, William Woods (Mo.) 33, LSU Shreveport (La.) 30, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 27, Louisiana Christian 26, Life (Ga.) 21, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 20, Warner Pacific (Ore.) 17, College of Idaho 10, Oklahoma City 8, Marian (Ind.) 8, John Brown (Ark.) 7, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 5, Tennessee Southern 5, Thomas (Ga.) 4, Concordia (Neb.) 3, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 2