KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) remains No. 1 in the first regular season edition of the 2010 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The unanimous choice as the No. 1 team with 21 first-place votes, the Blue Raiders tallied 591 total points. Through games played on Sept. 5, Lindsey Wilson is off to a 3-0 start and has outscored its opponents 9-0. The Blue Raiders have become familiar with a top 10-ranking as this poll marks their 34^th straight amongst the top 10.

Since available records date to the start of the 2000 season, Simon Fraser (B.C.) boasts its' highest ranking at No. 2. The Clan gathered 566 total points and improved one spot from the Preseason Top 25. With a 2-0 record, Simon Fraser has scored 10 goals compared to allowing the opposition only one. Next up for The Clan is Warner Pacific (Ore.) on Wednesday.

Sliding up one spot is No. 3 Rio Grande (Ohio) with 566 total points. The Red Storm have dominated thus far with a 4-0 mark and they have not allowed a goal while scoring 20 markers. Ten players have scored at least one goal led by Richard Isberner, who has four this year. This ranking is the highest since Rio Grande was No. 2 in the 2009 Preseason Top 25. Dating back to last year, Rio Grande is 19-1-3 in its' last 24 matches.

With just one match played this season, No. 4 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) moves up one spot. The Eagles gained 530 total points this week. The one match was an impressive 6-1 victory over Walsh (Ohio) on Sept. 3. One of the most anticipated games this week is the Eagles hosting No. 13 Bethel (Tenn.) on Friday.

No. 5 Notre Dame (Ohio) appears in the top five behind a 4-0 start to the season. The Falcons have outscored their opponents 16-0 this year, including a 3-0 win over Calumet-St. Joseph (Ind.) on Sept. 5. Notre Dame slides up two spots from the Preseason Top 25 and posted 505 total points this week.

For the first time since Aug. 22, 2000, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) is not ranked in the Top 25. The Senators, 2-2-1 on the year, was the active leader for consecutive polls with 100 straight before Tuesday. After a No. 17 ranking in the Preseason Top 25 (Aug. 17), AUM falls to the "receiving votes" category with 24.

AUM was one of five schools to fall out of the Top 25: Baker (Kan.) was No. 24, Bethel (Ind.) was No. 18, Ashford (Iowa) was No. 25 and McKendree (Ill.) was No. 21.

The Golden State Athletic Conference has the highest amount of teams in the Top 25 with four. The GSAC boasts No. 7 Azusa Pacific (Calif.), No. 12 Vanguard (Calif.), No. 18 California Baptist and No. 22 The Master's (Calif.). The Southern States Athletic Conference, which added members from the former Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and now has 13 institutions, claims three teams: No. 8 Southern Poly State (Ga.), No. 14 William Carey (Miss.) and No. 16 Mobile (Ala.). Overall, 15 conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups are represented in the Top 25.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The second regular season Coaches' Top 25 Poll will be announced on Sept. 14.

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NOTES: Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) is now tied with Rio Grande (Ohio) for the most No. 1 mentions since 2000 at 31 times... Overall, there have been 14 different teams to claim the No. 1 spot during that span, led by Lindsey Wilson and Rio Grande (31), followed by Bethel (Tenn.) (11), Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (9), Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (5) and Concordia (Calif.) (5)... Seven teams hop into the Top 25 for the first time this year; the biggest jump was Vanguard (Calif.) to No. 12 after the Lions "received votes" in the preseason Top 25... No. 20 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) leads the NAIA with five victories... Lindsey Wilson and Simon Fraser (B.C.) now hold the distinction of being consecutively ranked the longest among active schools -- 34 straight polls, dating back to the 2007 Preseason Top 25 Poll... A team that went on a 31-match unbeaten streak last year, Bethel (Tenn.) falls from the No. 1 team during the course of the 2009 season to No. 13 in this poll... Since 2000, two teams have rattled through the entire season ranked No. 1 --- Bethel (Tenn.) in 2009 and Rio Grande during the 2004 season.

2010 NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll - (Regular Season No. 1)

Others receiving votes:

Baker University (Kan.) 113; William Jewell College (Mo.) 90; Bethel College (Ind.) 82; Ashford University (Iowa) 79; Shorter University (Ga.) 77; Kansas Wesleyan University 69; Bryan College (Tenn.) 28; Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) 24; Concordia University (Calif.) 21; Davenport University (Mich.) 17; McKendree University (Ill.) 15; Concordia University (Ore.) 12; University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 9; Westmont College (Calif.) 7; Grand View University (Iowa) 6; Aquinas College (Mich.) 5; University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 5; Florida Memorial University 3; St. Thomas - Houston (Texas) 3; Montreat College (N.C.) 3; Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) 3; Cedarville University (Ohio) 1; Mountain State University (W.Va.) 1; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 1; Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) 1; Missouri Valley College 1

Source:  NAIA Sports Information