Ashford (Iowa) continued its climb up the ladder this week moving up four more spot to No. 12 in the latest NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll.
Ashford (8-1-2) collected 349 points to establish itself in the poll for the fourth straight week. Jamestown (N.D.) was the only other A.I.I. school to receive votes with 17.
Ashford is the top-ranked team in the A.I.I., followed by Jamestown (N.D.) at No. 2, the University of Houston-Victoria at No. 3, La Sierra at No. 4 and California State-San Marcos at No. 5.
Rio Grande (Ohio) collected 16 first-place votes to overtake Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) as the top-ranked team this week. Rio Grande finished with 557 points, while Lindsey Wilson had 532. Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) remains at No. 3, Belhaven (Miss.) at No. 4 and Oklahoma Science and Arts at No. 5.