Men's Soccer ranked No. 9 final regular season D3soccer.com poll, No. 17 in final NSCAA poll
By Caleb Scott
| D3soccer.com Poll | NSCAA Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team is ranked No. 9 nationally in the 10th and final regular season D3Soccer.com poll, released Tuesday.
The Polar Bears (17-1-4) are also ranked No. 17 in the final regular season National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll.
In the D3soccer.com poll, Chicago (Ill.) remained at the No. 1 spot with 967 points and 14 first place votes, Messiah (Pa.) is No. 2 with966 points and eight first place votes, and Amherst (Mass.) is third with 933 points and the final two first place votes.
In the NSCAA poll, Chicago (Ill.) is ranked No. 1, Amherst (Mass.) is No. 2 and Trinity (Tex.) is No. 3.
Northern has now been nationally-ranked for six consecutive years and 10 times in the last 11 seasons.
The Polar Bears return to action on Friday at 1:30 pm against No. 6 Calvin (Mich.) in the First Round of the NCAA III Tournament at Pittsburgh, Pa.
D3soccer.com Poll - Week 10
Nov. 8, 2016
| 2016 | Total | Last | ||
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) |
Record | Points | Week |
| 1. | Chicago (Ill.) (14) |
16-0-2 | 967 | 1 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) (8) | 17-0-3 | 966 | 2 |
| 3. | Amherst (Mass.) (2) | 16-1-1 | 933 | 3 |
| 4. | Trinity (Tex.) | 20-1-0 | 875 | 5 |
| 5. | Kenyon | 17-2-0 | 845 | 6 |
| 6. | Calvin (Mich.) | 18-2-0 | 792 | 7 |
| 7. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 17-2-1 | 720 | 9 |
| 8. | Rowan (N.J.) | 16-2-1 | 715 | 4 |
| 9. | Ohio Northern | 17-1-4 | 650 | 8 |
| 10. | Massachusetts-Boston | 17-1-2 | 622 | 12 |
| 11. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 16-1-4 | 533 | 17 |
| 12. | Cortland State (N.Y.) | 17-2-0 | 516 | 18 |
| 13. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 16-1-3 | 515 | 16 |
| 14. | Rutgers-Newark (N.J.) | 18-3-0 | 455 | 10 |
| 15. | Haverford (Pa.) | 13-3-3 | 435 | 16 |
| 16. | Colorado College | 16-3-1 | 431 | 13 |
| 17. | Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) | 12-3-4 | 351 | 11 |
| 18. | Springfield (Mass.) | 18-1-1 | 323 | 20 |
| 19. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 12-3-2 | 298 | 21 |
| 20. | Washington & Lee (Va.) | 15-4-1 | 272 | 14 |
| 21. | Carthage (Wis.) | 18-3-0 | 264 | 22 |
| 22. | Elizabethtown (Pa.) | 13-3-2 | 248 | 15 |
| 23. | Maryville (Tenn.) |
18-2-0 | 198 | 23 |
| 24. | Monclair State (N.J.) |
16-5-1 | 105 | NR |
| 25. | Scranton (Pa.) |
14-3-1 | 58 | NR |
Others receiving votes:
Penn State-Behrend 45, Johns Hopkins 38, Luther 25, Oberlin 15, Centre 13, Lebanon Valley 12, Texas-Dallas 12, Hanover 12, Washington U. 8, Redlands 8, Geneva 7, DePauw 7, Vassar 7, Whitworth 3, Middlebury 2, Morrisville State 2, John Carroll 2.
NSCAA Coaches Poll - Week 9
Nov. 8, 2016
| 2016 | Last | ||
| Rank | School | Record | Week |
| 1. | Chicago (Ill.) | 1 | 16-0-2 |
| 2. | Amherst (Mass.) | 2 | 16-1-1 |
| 3. | Trinity (Tx.) | 3 | 20-1-0 |
| 4. | Messiah (Pa.) | 5 | 17-0-3 |
| 5. | Kenyon | 9 | 17-2-0 |
| 6. | SUNY Cortland (N.Y.) | 6 | 17-2-0 |
| 7. | Carthage (Wis.) | 10 | 16-3-0 |
| 8. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 12 | 16-1-3 |
| 9. | Rowan (N.J.) | 7 | 16-2-1 |
| 10. | Rutgers-Newark (N.J.) | 4 | 18-3-0 |
| 11. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 18 | 16-1-4 |
| 12. | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 13 | 13-4-3 |
| 13. | Haverford (Pa.) | 17 | 13-3-3 |
| 14. | Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) | 8 | 12-3-4 |
| 15. | Massachusetts-Boston | 15 | 17-1-2 |
| 16. | Calvin (Mich.) | 16 | 18-2-0 |
| 17. | Ohio Northern | 11 | 17-1-4 |
| 18. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 21 | 12-3-2 |
| 19. | Vassar (N.Y.) | 20 | 15-3-2 |
| 20. | Colorado College | 14 | 15-3-1 |
| 21. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 24 | 17-2-1 |
| 22. | Oneonta State (N.Y.) | 22 | 14-6-1 |
| 23. | Washington (Mo.) |
RV | 10-4-2 |
| 24. | Springfield (Mass.) | NR | 18-1-1 |
| 25. | Redlands (Calif.) |
RV | 16-5-0 |
Others receiving votes: Penn State-Behrend, Oberlin, Middlebury, Rochester.