Men's Soccer ranked No. 3 nationally by NSCAA, No. 4 by D3soccer.com
By Caleb Scott
| D3soccer.com Poll | NSCAA Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team moved up to No. 3 nationally in the seventh weekly National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll.
The Polar Bears (15-0-3) are also ranked No. 4 in the eighth weekly D3soccer.com poll.
In the NSCAA poll, Chicago (Ill.) is ranked No. 1, Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) is No. 2 and Amherst (Mass.) is No. 4.
In the D3soccer.com poll, Chicago (Ill.) remained at the No. 1 spot with 998 points and 20 first place votes, Messiah (Pa.) is No. 2 with 941 points and the remaining first place vote, Amherst (Mass.) is third with 883 points and ONU is fourth with 879 points.
Northern has now been nationally-ranked for six consecutive years and 10 times in the last 11 seasons.
The Polar Bears return to action Tuesday evening as they host Baldwin Wallace at 7 pm on Senior Night. Fans are encouraged to stay after the match for a ceremony celebrating ONU's 14 seniors.
NSCAA Coaches Poll - Week 6
Oct. 18, 2016
| 2016 | Last | ||
| Rank | School | Record | Week |
| 1. | Chicago (Ill.) | 15-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) |
11-1-3 | 2 |
| 3. | Ohio Northern | 14-0-3 | 3 |
| 4. | Amherst (Mass.) | 12-1-1 | 4 |
| 5. | Trinity (Tx.) | 16-1-0 | 1 |
| 6. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 13-0-3 | 6 |
| 7. | Rutgers-Newark (N.J.) | 17-2-0 | 7 |
| 8. | SUNY Cortland (N.Y.) |
15-2-0 | 8 |
| 9. | Messiah (Pa.) | 13-0-3 | 9 |
| 10. | Rowan (N.J.) | 14-1-1 | 10 |
| 11. | Carthage (Wis.) | 14-3-0 | 14 |
| 12. | Massachusetts-Boston | 14-1-1 | 16 |
| 13. | Kenyon | 13-2-0 | 23 |
| 14. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13-4-3 | NR |
| 15. | Redlands (Cal.) | 13-4-0 | 11 |
| 16. | Rochester (N.Y.) | 8-2-3 | 12 |
| 17. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 11-1-3 | 17 |
| 18. | Colorado College | 13-2-1 | 20 |
| 19. | Tufts (Mass.) |
9-3-2 | NR |
| 20. | Calvin (Mich.) | 14-2-0 | 25 |
| 21. | Oneonta State (N.Y.) | 13-4-1 | 18 |
| 22. | Haverford (Pa.) | 9-3-3 | 13 |
| 23. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 10-2-2 | NR |
| 24. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 9-2-3 | 15 |
| 25. | Oberlin | 12-3-1 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Dubuque (Iowa) 7, Washington (Mo.) 2, Emory (Ga.) 2, Elizabethtown (Pa.) 1.
D3soccer.com Poll - Week 8
Oct. 25, 2016
| 2016 | Total | Last | ||
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) |
Record | Points | Week |
| 1. | Chicago (Ill.) (20) |
15-0-0 | 998 | 1 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) | 13-0-3 | 941 | 3 |
| 3. | Amherst (Mass.) | 12-1-1 | 883 | 2 |
| 4. | Ohio Northern | 15-0-3 | 879 | 5 |
| 5. | Rowan (N.J.) | 14-1-1 | 851 | 6 |
| 6. | Trinity (Tex.) | 16-1-0 | 765 | 2 |
| 7. | Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) | 11-1-3 | 749 | 7 |
| 8. | Kenyon |
13-2-0 | 724 | 8 |
| 9. | Calvin (Mich.) | 14-2-0 | 680 | 9 |
| 10. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 14-2-1 | 590 | 10 |
| 11. | Washington & Lee (Va.) | 12-3-0 | 572 | 11 |
| 12. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 13-0-3 | 549 | 13 |
| 13. | Massachusetts-Boston | 14-1-1 | 524 | 12 |
| 14. | Rutgers-Newark (N.J.) | 17-2-0 | 495 | 18 |
| 15. | Colorado College | 14-2-1 | 425 | 17 |
| 16. | Tufts (Mass.) | 9-3-2 | 372 | 24 |
| 17. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 11-1-3 | 363 | 16 |
| 18. | Elizabethtown (Pa.) | 11-2-2 | 355 | 14 |
| 19. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 10-2-2 | 318 | 21 |
| 20. | Cortland State (N.Y.) |
15-2-0 | 298 | NR |
| 21. | Haverford (Pa.) | 9-3-3 | 240 | 15 |
| 22. | Lebanon Valley (Pa.) |
12-2-0 | 150 | NR |
| 23. | Springfield (Mass.) |
14-1-1 | 107 | NR |
| 24. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 9-2-3 | 54 | 20 |
| 25. | DePauw (Ind.) |
10-3-2 | 71 | NR |
Others recieving votes: Oneonta State 55, Carthage 53, Ohio Wesleyan 42, St. Lawrence 36, Rochester 32, Maryville (Tenn.) 19, Capital 19, Scranton 13, Dominican 11, Oberlin 11, Emory 11, Penn State-Behrend 10, Texas-Dallas 8, Loras 8, Gordon 6, Vassar 6, Mary Washington 4, Johns Hopkins 4, Luther 4, Williams 2.