The 2015 NAIA men's soccer season is the 57th season of NAIA Championship college soccer. The regular season began in September, 2015 and concluded on December 5, 2015 with the National Championships, held in Delray Beach, Florida.[1] The defending champions are Davenport (MI).
| Season | 2015 |
|---|---|
← 2014 2016 → | |
Changes from 2014
editConference Realignment
edit| School | Previous Conference | New Conference |
|---|
Season Overview
editPolls
editRatings for NAIA as of December 9, 2015
| Coaches' Top 25[2] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Rio Grande (OH) | 23-1-0 |
| 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene (KS) | 18-6-1 |
| 3 | Missouri Valley | 20-3-1 |
| 4 | Lindenwood-Belleville (IL) | 17-9 |
| 5 | Davenport (MI) | 17-3-2 |
| 6 | Columbia (MO) | 19-4 |
| 7 | Rocky Mountain (MT) | 17-3-4 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 20-1-1 |
| 9 | Indiana Wesleyan | 16-6-1 |
| 10 | Biola (CA) | 15-5-1 |
| 11 | Baker (KS) | 18-4-1 |
| 12 | Campbellsville (KY) | 18-2-2 |
| 13 | Union (KY) | 17-2-4 |
| 14 | Vanguard (CA) | 16-5 |
| 15 | Southeastern (FL) | 16-5 |
| 16 | Science & Arts (OK) | 19-3 |
| 17 | Bellevue (NE) | 12-4-4 |
| 18 | Northwestern Ohio | 16-5 |
| 19 | Cumberland (TN) | 18-2-1 |
| 20 | Marymount (CA) | 15-4-1 |
| 21 | Corban (OR) | 17-3-1 |
| 22 | Roosevelt (IL) | 16-4-2 |
| 23 | Lyon (AR) | 14-4-1 |
| 24 | Lindsey Wilson (KY) | 14-5-2 |
| 25 | Hastings (NE) | 14-4-3 |
Received Votes
editThe following teams, ranked 26-37, received votes for the Top 25: WVU Tech; Ashford (Iowa); Bethel (Tenn.); The Master's (CA); Thomas (GA); Great Falls (MT); Bryan (TN.); Mobile (AL); UC Merced; Concordia (NE); St. Thomas (TX); Grace (IN.).
Standings
edit2015 NAIA men's soccer standings as of December 9, 2015
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team in position to win Conference Title |
| Team in position to qualify for Conference Playoffs |
American Midwest Conference
edit| AMC | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T |
| 1 | #6 Columbia (C) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | #23 Lyon | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Park | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | #4 Lindenwood-Belleville (T) | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Hannibal-LaGrange | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | William Woods | 5 | 3 | 3 | .591 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Harris-Stowe | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 8 | Missouri Baptist | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Williams Baptist | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Central Baptist | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Freed-Hardman | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | St. Louis College of Pharmacy | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
(C) Conference Champion; (T) Conference Tournament Champion
Appalachian Athletic Conference
edit| AAC | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T |
| 1 | #RV Bryan (C) | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | #13 Union (T) | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Reinhardt | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 5 | 3 | 1 | .611 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 5 | St. Andrews | 4 | 5 | 0 | ..444 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Truett-McConnell | 3 | 4 | 2 | ..444 | 10 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Milligan | 3 | 5 | 1 | ..389 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | Point | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | Montreat | 1 | 6 | 2 | .222 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | Bluefield | 1 | 8 | 0 | .111 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
(C) Conference Champion; (T) Conference Tournament Champion
California Pacific Conference
edit| Cal-Pac North | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T |
| 1 | #RV UC Merced | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Simpson | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| 3 | Pacific Union | 1 | 8 | 2 | .182 | 2 | 13 | 2 |
| 4 | Cal Maritime | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 5 | Sierra Nevada | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Cal-Pac South | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T |
| 1 | #20 Marymount (C)(T) | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Antelope Valley | 9 | 2 | 1 | .792 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Embry-Riddle | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 11 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | La Sierra | 6 | 4 | 2 | .583 | 9 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Soka | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Providence Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
(C) Conference Champion; (T) Conference Tournament Champion
-Antelope Valley where not allowed a play-off bid due to first year eligibility.
Cascade Collegiate Conference
edit| CCC | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T |
| 1 | #7 Rocky Mountain (C)(T) | 11 | 1 | 1 | .885 | 17 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | #21 Corban | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | #RV Great Falls | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | Evergreen | 9 | 3 | 1 | .731 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Carroll | 8 | 3 | 2 | .692 | 11 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Warner Pacific | 8 | 4 | 1 | .654 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Northwest | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | College of Idaho | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Southern Oregon | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Eastern Oregon | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Oregon Tech | 4 | 8 | 1 | .346 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 12 | Northwest Christian | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
| 13 | Multnomah | 1 | 12 | 0 | .077 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | Walla Walla | 0 | 13 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
(C) Conference Champion; (T) Conference Tournament Champion
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
edit| CCAC | Overall | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T |
| 1 | #22 Roosevelt (C)(T) | 12 | 0 | 1 | .962 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Purdue Calumet | 8 | 3 | 1 | .708 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Olivet Nazarene | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Saint Xavier | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Holy Cross | 7 | 5 | 1 | .577 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Cardinal Stritch | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Calumet St. Joseph | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 9 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | St. Ambrose | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | Trinity International | 5 | 6 | 1 | .458 | 10 | 8 | 1 |
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(C) Conference Champion; (T) Conference Tournament Champion
References
edit- ^ "Visitor Info: Men's Soccer National Championship - NAIA - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics". naia.org. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ "Polls - NAIA - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics". naia.org. Retrieved October 11, 2015.