WPU Ends 2025 at No. 7

Oskaloosa--The Statesmen men's soccer team's deep run at the national tournament helped it to finish high nationally as the NAIA released its postseason top-25 poll Tuesday.

WPU (12-6-4) closes out the season at No. 7 with 318 points.  It marks the 26th poll in a row in which the navy and gold are ranked in the top 25.

A total of four Heart of America Athletic Conference programs are in the rating with national champion Grand View at No. 1 with 417 points and 14 first-place votes.  MidAmerica Nazarene, which defeated William Penn in the quarterfinals, is at No. 3, while Baker takes the No. 21 spot.

National runner-up West Virginia Tech is No. 2 with the final first-place nod.  Cumberlands (Ky.) is No. 4 and Georgia Gwinnett is No. 5 to complete the top five.

NAIA Men's Soccer Postseason Rating -- December 17, 2025
(First-place votes)
1. Grand View (14)
2. West Virginia Tech (1)
3. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
4. Cumberlands (Ky.)
5. Georgia Gwinnett
6. Indiana Tech
7. William Penn
8. Warner Pacific (Ore.)
9. Oklahoma Wesleyan
10. Bethel (Tenn.)
11. Life (Ga.)
12. LSU Shreveport (La.)
13. Bethel (Ind.)
14. Cumberland (Tenn.)
15. Ottawa (Kan.)
16. Keiser (Fla.)
17. John Brown (Ark.)
18. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
19. William Carey (Miss.)
20. Indiana Wesleyan
21. Baker (Kan.)
22. Grace (Ind.)
23. Madonna (Mich.)
24. Rio Grande (Ohio)
25. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

Receiving votes: Xavier (La.) 67, Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 52, Faulkner (Ala.) 50, Westcliff (Calif.) 38, Milligan (Tenn.) 34, Carroll (Mont.) 32, Eastern Oregon 29, Dalton State (Ga.) 10, Concordia (Neb.) 6, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 5, Midland (Neb.) 2.