(Thursday, November 5; Sioux Center, Iowa) The most recent NAIA National Selection Committee Top 25 Poll has been announced and the Dordt Defenders are no. 14 in the polling.
Dordt finished the regular season with a 20-8 record and an 11-5 GPAC mark, tying for fourth in the final standings, leading into the GPAC Post Season Tournament. Dordt had a nine-match winning streak stopped on Tuesday night in a five-match loss to Northwestern (no. 1).Â
Dordt opens quarterfinal round play on the road in Fremont, Nebraska against Midland (no. 16) and the Defenders are one of five teams in the poll with Concordia (no. 3) and Morningside (no. 7).Â
The GPAC semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, November 11 and this is the final season poll. The field for the 48-team NAIA National Championship will be announced on Monday, November 16 and 24 sites will host the National Championship Opening Round on Saturday, November 21.
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| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION |
RECORD |
| 1 |
1 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
25-1 |
| 2 |
2 |
Eastern Oregon |
27-2 |
| 3 |
3 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
22-4 |
| 4 |
4 |
Missouri Baptist |
27-2 |
| 5 |
5 |
College of Idaho |
23-2 |
| 6 |
6 |
Corban (Ore.) |
21-6 |
| 7 |
8 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
22-6 |
| 8 |
9 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
19-5 |
| 9 |
11 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
27-5 |
| 10 |
10 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
25-2 |
| 11 |
7 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
34-2 |
| 12 |
13 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
22-8 |
| 13 |
12 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
22-4 |
| 14 |
18 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
20-7 |
| 15 |
16 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
18-4 |
| 16 |
14 |
Midland (Neb.) |
19-9 |
| 17 |
19 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
27-5 |
| 18 |
17 |
Nelson (Texas) |
24-4 |
| 19 |
20 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
17-7 |
| 20 |
15 |
Grace (Ind.) |
25-6 |
| 21 |
24 |
Southern Oregon |
20-8 |
| 22 |
21 |
Cornerstone (Mich.) |
23-5 |
| 23 |
23 |
IU Kokomo (Ind.) |
22-7 |
| 24 |
25 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
26-4 |
| 25 |
NR |
Bushnell (Ore.) |
17-8 |
