Men's Soccer moves up one spot to No. 14 in NSCAA, D3Soccer.com polls
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The Ohio Northern men's soccer team moved up one spot to No. 14 in both the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and D3Soccer.com polls.
The Polar Bears posted a 4-0 win at Wilmington last week, and followed up with a 2-0 win at John Carroll, to run their unbeaten streak to nine matches and take sole possession of first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
In the NSCAA ranking, St. Lawrence (N.Y.) remained at the top spot, with Messiah (Pa.) second and Christopher Newport (Va.) third.
In the D3Soccer.com poll, Messiah (Pa.) claims the top spot with Christopher Newport (Va.) second and Saint Lawrence third.
Northern is in action Tuesday when it hosts Heidelberg in a 4 pm match at the ONU Soccer Field.
D3Soccer.com 2011 Poll - Week #8
Oct. 25, 2011
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) |
Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | Messiah (Pa.) (18) | 15-0-1 | 615 | 1 |
| 2. | Christopher Newport (Va.) (4) | 13-0-1 | 593 | 2 |
| 3. | St. Lawrence (N.Y.) (3) | 14-0-0 | 582 | 3 |
| 4. | Ohio Wesleyan | 15-1-0 | 554 | 4 |
| 5. | Trinity (Tex.) | 12-0-2 | 531 | 5 |
| 6. | Washington (Mo.) | 13-1-1 | 464 | 8 |
| 7. | Amherst (Mass.) | 11-0-2 | 460 | 7 |
| 8. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 10-0-3 | 433 | 10 |
| 9. | Hobart (N.Y.) | 14-2-0 | 390 | 11 |
| 10. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 14-1-2 | 388 | 9 |
| 11. | North Park (Ill.) | 10-0-3 | 370 | 12 |
| 12. | Stevens (N.J.) | 13-2-0 | 334 | 13 |
| 13. | Loras (Iowa) | 13-2-3 | 317 | 6 |
| 14. | Ohio Northern | 14-2-2 | 301 |
15 |
| 15. | Dominican (Ill.) | 15-2-0 | 298 | 14 |
| 16. | Rutgers-Camden | 14-2-1 | 265 | 16 |
| 17. | DePauw (Ind.) | 13-2-0 | 209 | 18 |
| 18. | St. Olaf (Minn.) | 13-2-1 | 188 | 19 |
| 19. | Redlands (Calif.) | 15-3-0 | 156 | 21 |
| 20. | Salisbury (Md.) | 10-2-3 | 109 | 22 |
| 21. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 13-2-0 | 108 | 25 |
| 22. | Montclair State (N.J.) | 12-2-3 | 64 | 23 |
| 23. | Luther (Iowa) | 14-2-1 | 54 | NR |
| 24. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 12-1-1 | 49 | NR |
| 25. | Medialle (N.Y.) | 15-2-1 | 38 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Texas-Tyler 37, Union 34, Drew 32, Baldwin-Wallace 30, Calvin 27, Oneonta State 25, Babson 23, Case Western 11, Brockport State 8, Swarthmore 7, Oglethorpe 6, Chapman 5, William Paterson 2, Manhattanville 2, Western New England 1, Johns Hopkins 1, Texas-Dallas 1, Whitworth 1, Catholic 1, Centre 1.
NSCAA 2011 Poll - Week #8
Oct. 25, 2011
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) |
Record | Prev. |
| 1. | Saint Lawrence (N.Y.) | 14-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) | 15-0-1 | 2 |
| 3. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 13-0-1 | 3 |
| 4. | Trinity (Tex.) | 12-0-2 | 5 |
| 5. | Amherst (Mass.) | 11-0-2 | 4 |
| 6. | Ohio Wesleyan | 15-1-0 | 6 |
| 7. | Washington (Mo.) | 13-1-1 | 8 |
| 8. | Luther (Iowa) | 14-2-1 | 24 |
| 9. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 10-0-3 | 9 |
| 10. | Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) | 14-2-1 | 10 |
| 11. | Hobart (N.Y.) | 14-2-0 | 12 |
| 12. | Texas-Tyler | 13-2-0 | 13 |
| 13. | North Park (Ill.) | 10-0-3 | 14 |
| 14. | Ohio Northern | 14-2-2 | 15 |
| 15. | Saint Olaf (Minn.) | 13-2-1 | RV |
| 16. | Drew (N.J.) | 14-2-0 | NR |
| 17. | Salisbury (Md.) | 10-2-3 | 17 |
| 18. | Babson (Mass.) | 13-2-2 | 20 |
| 19. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 13-2-0 | 19 |
| 20. | Stevens (N.J.) | 13-2-0 | RV |
| 21. | Loras (Iowa) | 13-2-2 | 7 |
| 22 | DePauw (Ind.) | 13-2-0 | 22 |
| 23. | Calvin (Mich.) | 13-3-1 | 23 |
| 24. | Catholic (D.C.) | 12-3-0 | NR |
| 25. | Oglethorpe (Ga.) | 13-2-0 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.), University of Redlands (Calif.), Case Western Reserve (Ohio), SUNY Oneonta, Western New England (Mass.)