2015 NAIA men's soccer season
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
Conference Realignment
| School | Previous Conference | New Conference |
|---|---|---|
Season Overview
Polls
Ratings 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
The 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
2015 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
- "Visitor Info: Men's Soccer National Championship - NAIA - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics". naia.org. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
- "Polls - NAIA - National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics". naia.org. Retrieved 2015-10-11.