HAAC Athletic News
Men's Soccer - Wed, Oct. 10, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - All three Heart of America Athletic Conference men's soccer teams ranked this week remained in the top 15 of the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
MidAmerica Nazarene saw its ranking slip two spots to #9 following a 1-1 draw with Graceland over the weekend. The Pioneers (8-1-5) visited Baker on Tuesday evening, falling 1-0, and will visit Culver-Stockton this Saturday, September 13.
Missouri Valley bounced back from a loss last Saturday to win the last two games, including a 3-2 win over Central Methodist on Tuesday, and is now at #12 in this week's poll. The Vikings (7-3-1) face a showdown with Benedictine this Saturday in Marshall in a battle for first place.
Benedictine continued its climb up the polls as the Ravens moved up to #14 after a 6-0 win over CMU in the NAIA Game of the Week last Saturday. With a 4-0 triumph over Avila in the books on Tuesday, Benedictine (9-1-2) looks to make it 8-straight wins at Missouri Valley on Saturday.
The HAAC is one of only two conferences with at least three teams ranked in this week's top 25. Rio Grande (Ohio) collected all 20 first place votes to sit atop the polls while Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Science & Arts (Okla.), Concordia (Calif.) and Belhaven (Miss.) round out the top five.
| Rank | Last Week | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Rio Grande (Ohio) (20) | 9-1-0 | 560 |
| 2 | 2 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 11-1-0 | 512 |
| 3 | 5 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 9-0-2 | 513 |
| 4 | 6 | Concordia (Calif.) | 10-1-1 | 500 |
| 5 | 4 | Belhaven (Miss.) | 12-1-0 | 478 |
| 6 | 3 | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | 9-2-1 | 470 |
| 7 | 8 | Columbia (Mo.) | 10-0-3 | 448 |
| 8 | 10 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 11-0-1 | 431 |
| 9 | 7 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 8-1-5 | 426 |
| 10 | 9 | Southern Poly (Ga.) | 8-2-0 | 410 |
| 11 | 11 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 6-1-1 | 389 |
| 12 | 13 | Missouri Valley | 8-2-2 | 340 |
| 13 | 14 | Kansas Wesleyan | 7-2-2 | 340 |
| 14 | T15 | Benedictine | 9-1-2 | 317 |
| T15 | 18 | Bryan (Tenn.) | 9-1-1 | 282 |
| T15 | 17 | Southern Wesleyan (S.C.) | 9-2-0 | 282 |
| 17 | 22 | Thomas (Ga.) | 10-3-0 | 273 |
| 18 | 21 | Concordia (Ore.) | 8-2-1 | 247 |
| 19 | 23 | Mobile (Ala.) | 8-3-1 | 244 |
| 20 | 24 | Hastings (Neb.) | 8-4-0 | 206 |
| 21 | 12 | Ashford (Iowa) | 8-2-3 | 198 |
| 22 | RV | Northwood (Fla.) | 10-2-0 | 188 |
| 23 | RV | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 10-1-3 | 143 |
| 24 | RV | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 9-3-0 | 138 |
| 25 | T15 | Robert Morris (Ill.) | 8-2-1 | 109 |
Others receiving votes: Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 87, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 71, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 47, Vanguard (Calif.) 47, St. Thomas (Fla.) 36, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 35, Cornerstone (Mich.) 21, Lyon (Ark.) 19, Biola (Calif.) 16, William Carey (Miss.) 13, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 11, Jamestown (N.D.) 9, Westminster (Utah) 8, Indiana Wesleyan 6, Grand View (Iowa) 6, Huston-Tillotson (Texas) 3.
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