HAAC Athletic News
Men's Soccer - Wed, Sep. 26, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - One team went up, one went down and one did not move at all among the three Heart of America Athletic Conference teams to find themselves ranked in this week's NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
A 1-1 draw at McPherson (Kan.) last Saturday night that included a dramatic last-second equalizer saw MidAmerica Nazarene slip one spot to #9 in this week's rankings. The Pioneers (6-0-4), who visit Ottawa in their non-conference finale on Wednesday evening, face a stiff test to start conference play this Saturday, September 29 as they host #13-ranked Missouri Valley in the HAAC Men's Soccer Game of the Week starting at 2:00 p.m.
The Vikings remained at #12 for the second-straight week following a pair of victories on a weekend road swing through Oklahoma. Missouri Valley (5-2-1), which still has non-conference games against Missouri Baptist and Lindenwood (Mo.) next month, has won three-straight contests since a 2-1 loss at Columbia (Mo.) two weeks ago heading into its showdown with the Pioneers in Olathe, Kan.
The longest winning streak among HAAC teams currently belongs to Benedictine, which moved up three spots in this week's rankings thanks to a fourth-straight victory. The Ravens (6-1-2) held off Bethel (Kan.), 1-0, on Tuesday evening, setting up their conference opener on Saturday afternoon at Culver-Stockton with kickoff set for 3:00 p.m.
| Rank | Last Week | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (19) | 9-0-0 | 529 |
| 2 | 2 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 7-1-0 | 505 |
| 3 | 3 | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | 6-1-1 | 487 |
| 4 | 4 | Belhaven (Miss.) | 9-0-0 | 483 |
| 5 | 5 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 5-0-2 | 462 |
| 6 | 6 | Concordia (Calif.) | 6-1-1 | 450 |
| 7 | 7 | Southern Poly (Ga.) | 6-1-0 | 423 |
| 8 | 9 | Columbia (Mo.) | 6-0-2 | 401 |
| 9 | 8 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 6-0-4 | 397 |
| 10 | 10 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 8-0-1 | 388 |
| 11 | 11 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 4-1-0 | 353 |
| 12 | 12 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 6-0-1 | 347 |
| 13 | 13 | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 323 |
| T-14 | 14 | Mobile (Ala.) | 5-2-1 | 273 |
| T-14 | 19 | Thomas (Ga.) | 7-2-0 | 273 |
| 16 | 17 | Ashford (Iowa) | 6-1-2 | 271 |
| 17 | 18 | Biola (Calif.) | 4-2-1 | 259 |
| 18 | 15 | Kansas Wesleyan | 4-2-2 | 248 |
| 19 | 21 | Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) | 4-2-0 | 211 |
| 20 | 20 | Bethel (Ind.) | 6-1-2 | 205 |
| 21 | 24 | Benedictine | 5-1-2 | 176 |
| 22 | 23 | Bryan (Tenn.) | 5-1-1 | 144 |
| 23 | 16 | Hastings (Neb.) | 4-4-0 | 139 |
| 24 | RV | Northwood (Fla.) | 6-2-0 | 130 |
| 25 | RV | Concordia (Ore.) | 5-2-1 | 115 |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma City 71, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 66, Southern Wesleyan (S.C.) 64, Jamestown (N.D.) 57, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 51, SCAD Savannah 32, Texas at Brownsville 27, Aquinas (Mich.) 14, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 8, Grand View (Iowa) 8, Vanguard (Calif.) 6, McPherson (Kan.) 6, Cumberlands (Ky.) 6, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 6, Lyon (Ark.) 5, Milligan (Tenn.) 4, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 4
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