Three Mid-South Teams Ranked in NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll

8/20/2025 12:09:38 PM

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Three Mid-South Conference teams are ranked in the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll, NAIA officials announced on Wednesday.

Cumberlands (Ky.) is No. 8 in the first poll of the season, while Campbellsville (Ky.) is No. 14 and Cumberland (Tenn.) is No. 19.

The Patriots received 370 voting points from the national voters. Cumberlands posted an 18-1 record last season, with its only loss coming in the NAIA National Tournament Round of 16. The Patriots open the 2025 season at 2 p.m. ET on Thursday, Aug. 21, at Missouri Baptist.

Campbellsville picked up 265 voting points. The Tigers concluded 2024 with an 18-2-1 record after matching Cumberlands with an appearance in the national tournament's round of 16. Campbellsville kicks off its season at 6 p.m. ET on Thursday, as the Tigers host Tennessee Wesleyan.

Cumberland garnered 191 voting points from the national voters. The Phoenix went 12-6-2 last season, falling in the national tournament's second round. Cumberland also begins 2025 on Thursday, as the Phoenix travels to Union Commonwealth (Ky.) for a 3:30 p.m. CT kickoff.

Defending national champion SCAD Savannah (Ga.) opens the season at No. 1 with 477 voting points and 16 first-place votes. Keiser (Fla.) is No. 2 in the poll with 463 voting points followed by No. 3 College of Idaho (432 voting points), No. 4 Columbia (Mo.) (431), and No. 5 William Carey (Miss.) (420).

The first regular-season poll is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, Sept. 3.

Poll Methodology

  • The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
  • A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
  • The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:

o    30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.

  • The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
  • Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.