In the first release of the NAIA Women's Soccer Top 25 poll since preseason, the Siena Heights women's soccer team was ranked 25th in the NAIA -- the Saints' first appearance in the Top 25 since their No. 24 end-of-season ranking in 2011.
The Saints received 135 points and jumped from being unrated to the Top 25, leapfrogging the "receiving votes" category in the process.
SHU has won 7 of 8 to open its 2014 campaign -- highlighted by wins over 16th-ranked Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) and receiving-votes Trinity Christian (Ill.). The Saints have outscored opponents, 26-4, while recording five shutouts.
The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference boasts two other teams in the Top 25: Davenport (eighth) and Northwestern Ohio (11th).
Concordia (Ore.) of the Cascades Collegiate Conference is rated No. 1 in the NAIA.
2014 NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll (Sept. 23)
| RANK | LAST^ | SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES) | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Concordia (Ore.) (21) | 591 |
| 2 | 2 | Westmont (Calif.) | 570 |
| 3 | 9 | William Carey (Miss.) | 547 |
| 4 | 8 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 537 |
| 5 | 6 | Embry-Riddle (Fla.) | 519 |
| 6 | 3 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 484 |
| 7 | 5 | Concordia (Calif.) | 481 |
| 8 | 7 | Davenport (Mich.) | 458 |
| 9 | 13 | Martin Methodist (Tenn.) | 433 |
| 10 | 12 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 430 |
| 11 | RV | Northwestern Ohio | 394 |
| 12 | 14 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 371 |
| 13 | 4 | Northwood (Fla.) | 318 |
| 14 | 24 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 306 |
| 15 | 18 | The Master's (Calif.) | 272 |
| 16 | RV | Westminster (Utah) | 266 |
| 17 | 15 | Cal State San Marcos | 253 |
| 18 | RV | Oklahoma City | 246 |
| 19 | 17 | Brenau (Ga.) | 242 |
| 20 | NR | Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) | 223 |
| 21 | 11 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 208 |
| 22 | 25 | Trinity International (Ill.) | 182 |
| 23 | 21 | St. Ambrose (Iowa) | 172 |
| 24 | RV | Mobile (Ala.) | 138 |
| 25 | NR | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 135 |
Others Receiving Votes: Science & Arts (Okla.) 134; Missouri Valley 100; Grace (Ind.) 67; Judson (Ill.) 62; Biola (Calif.) 57; Viterbo (Wis.) 53; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 30; Bellevue (Neb.) 28; Ottawa (Kan.) 19; Georgia Gwinnett 17; Midland (Neb.) 14; Hastings (Neb.) 6; Grand View (Iowa) 6; Baker (Kan.) 5; Texas at Brownsville 5; Faulkner (Ala.) 4; Carroll (Mont.) 3.
