BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Two Mid-South Conference teams are represented in the latest NAIA Men's Soccer National Selection Committee rankings, as announced by NAIA officials Wednesday.
Cumberland University (Tenn.) dropped three spots to No. 6 after previously being ranked No. 3. The Phoenix have posted a 1-1 record since the previous poll, suffering their first loss of the season in a 2-0 defeat to now-No. 4 Faulkner University (Ala.). Cumberland bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Campbellsville University (Ky.) to clinch the Mid-South Conference regular-season title and secure the top seed in the conference tournament. The Phoenix earned a first-round bye and will face the winner of fourth-seeded University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) and fifth-seeded Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) on Nov. 4.
Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.) remains at No. 11 with an 8-6-1 overall record. The Blue Raiders have gone 1-2 since the previous rankings, picking up a 3-0 victory over Georgetown College (Ky.) before falling to Georgia Gwinnett College 1-0 and now-No. T-12 Oklahoma Wesleyan University 2-0. Lindsey Wilson enters the Mid-South Conference Tournament as the No. 2 seed and will face Georgetown in the opening round this evening at 6 p.m. ET.
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) remains atop the national rankings at No. 1, while Life University (Ga.) climbs two spots to No. 2 with a 13-1-3 record. Mid-America Christian University (Okla.) moves up three spots to No. 3, followed by Faulkner at No. 4 after previously being ranked No. 7. Indiana Wesleyan University (Ind.) rounds out the top five, holding steady at No. 5.