BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Three Mid-South Conference teams are represented in the latest NAIA Women's Soccer Top 25 Poll, as announced by NAIA officials Wednesday.
The University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) moved up two spots to No. 4 after previously being ranked No. 6. The Patriots closed out the regular season with three consecutive victories, defeating Bethel University (Tenn.) 5-0, then-No. 23 Life University (Ga.) 2-0, and Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) 9-1. The fourth-ranked Patriots will open Mid-South Conference Tournament play against Freed-Hardeman later today at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.) climbed five spots to No. 8 after previously being ranked No. 13. The Blue Raiders have gone 2-0 since the previous poll, picking up a 3-1 victory over Georgetown College (Ky.) before closing out the regular season with a 3-1 win over Georgia Gwinnett College. Lindsey Wilson enters the Mid-South Conference Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will face sixth-seeded Georgetown later today at 6 p.m. ET.
Campbellsville University (Ky.) moved up one spot to No. 23 after coming in at No. 24 in the previous poll. The Tigers have posted a 2-0 record since the last rankings, defeating Freed-Hardeman 9-0 before closing out the regular season with a 3-2 victory over Cumberland University (Tenn.). Campbellsville earned the No. 1 seed in the Mid-South Conference Tournament following a three-way tie atop the conference standings with Cumberlands and Lindsey Wilson. The Tigers received a first-round bye and will face the winner of fourth-seeded Cumberland and fifth-seeded Bethel next week.
Keiser University (Fla.) remains atop the national rankings at No. 1 with a 13-0-2 record, while Grace College (Ind.) holds steady at No. 2 with a 12-1-2 record. Indiana Wesleyan University remains at No. 3 with a 13-1-2 record, followed by Cumberlands at No. 4. Spring Arbor University (Mich.) rounds out the top five after climbing six spots from No. 11, entering the rankings at No. 5 with a 12-2-2 record.