KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released its first regular-season edition of the Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll, and the UT Southern Firehawks debut at No. 10 in the nation.
The Firehawks opened the season with a 3-2 win over LSU Alexandria and followed it up with a hard-fought 0-0 clean sheet at Oakland City (Ind.). With an early unbeaten record of 1-0-1, UT Southern has been led offensively by Hikaru Uchida, Kamilia Tayebi, and Millie Rayner, each netting one goal so far.
UT Southern faces a major test this week, traveling to the Orange Beach Classic facing No. 8 SCAD Savannah on September 4 before heading to No. 1 Keiser on September 6 in two pivotal non-conference matchups.
NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(First Regular-Season Edition — September 3, 2025)
| Rank |
Prev |
Team |
Record |
Points |
| 1 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
2-0-0 |
508 |
| 2 |
5 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
3-0-0 |
482 |
| 3 |
3 |
College of Idaho |
2-0-0 |
450 |
| 3 |
7 |
John Brown (Ark.) |
2-0-0 |
450 |
| 5 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
3-0-2 |
421 |
| 6 |
11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
5-0-0 |
410 |
| 7 |
9 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
1-1-0 |
385 |
| 8 |
1 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
2-1-0 |
381 |
| 9 |
12 |
Missouri Valley |
1-0-1 |
375 |
| 10 |
6 |
UT Southern |
1-0-1 |
333 |
| 11 |
13 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
3-0-0 |
329 |
| 12 |
10 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
1-1-2 |
320 |
| 13 |
15 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
2-0-0 |
278 |
| 14 |
17 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
2-0-0 |
262 |
| 15 |
16 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
1-1-0 |
258 |
| 16 |
21 |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
2-0-0 |
238 |
| 17 |
22 |
Georgia Gwinnett |
2-1-0 |
231 |
| 18 |
14 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
3-2-0 |
221 |
| 19 |
19 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
2-1-0 |
211 |
| 20 |
20 |
Life (Ga.) |
3-0-0 |
197 |
| 21 |
18 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
1-1-1 |
115 |
| 22 |
24 |
Northwestern Ohio |
2-1-0 |
112 |
| 23 |
3 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
0-2-0 |
102 |
| 24 |
RV |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
1-0-0 |
91 |
| 25 |
RV |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
2-1-0 |
82 |
Receiving Votes: Westcliff (Calif.) 68, Grace (Ind.) 63, Hastings (Neb.) 54, Hope International (Calif.) 44, Xavier (La.) 39, Taylor (Ind.) 31, Science and Arts (Okla.) 27, Concordia (Neb.) 23, Oakland City (Ind.) 22, Kansas Wesleyan 19, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 2.
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