Men's Soccer leaps eight spots to No. 15 in NSCAA poll, up to No. 15 in D3Soccer.com rankings
By: Monique Bowman
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team made a big jump in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's (NSCAA) national rankings, moving to No. 15 from the No. 23 spot. The team also moved up a spot in the D3Soccer.com poll to No. 15.
The Polar Bears posted a 4-0 win at Otterbein last week, and followed up with a 2-1 win over then No. 10-ranked Baldwin-Wallace. After his success last week, junior forward Nate Bascom was named OAC Player of the Week for Men's Soccer after notching nine points on four goals and an assist.
In the NSCAA ranking, St. Lawrence (N.Y.) remained at the top spot, with the next eight spots remaining unchanged since last week. In the D3Soccer.com poll, Messiah (Pa.) claims the top spot and the next five spots also remained unchanged since the previous poll.
Northern is in action Wednesday when it hosts Wilmington for a conference contest at 4 p.m.
D3Soccer.com 2011 Poll - Week #7
Oct. 18, 2011
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) |
Record | Pts. | Prev. |
| 1. | Messiah (Pa.) | 13-0-1 | 611 | 1 |
| 2. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 12-0-1 | 595 | 2 |
| 3. | St. Lawrence (N.Y.) | 13-0-0 | 550 | 3 |
| 4. | Ohio Wesleyan | 13-1-0 | 550 | 4 |
| 5. | Trinity (Tex.) | 10-0-2 | 524 | 5 |
| 6. | Loras (Iowa) | 13-1-1 | 481 | 6 |
| 7. | Amherst (Mass.) | 11-0-1 | 457 | 8 |
| 8. | Washington (Mo.) | 12-1-0 | 455 | 7 |
| 9. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 13-1-1 | 406 | 10 |
| 10. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 9-0-2 | 394 | 11 |
| 11. | Hobart (N.Y.) | 13-2-0 | 344 | 12 |
| 12. | North Park (Ill.) | 9-0-3 | 323 | 14 |
| 13. | Stevens (N.J.) | 11-2-0 | 301 | 15 |
| 14. | Dominican (Ill.) | 13-2-0 | 293 | 13 |
| 15. | Ohio Northern | 12-2-2 | 290 | 16 |
| 16. | Rutgers-Camden | 13-2-1 | 234 | 19 |
| 17. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 10-3-0 | 213 | 9 |
| 18. | DePauw (Ind.) | 11-2-0 | 193 | 17 |
| 19. | St. Olaf (Minn.) | 11-2-1 | 169 | 23 |
| 20. | Baldwin-Wallace | 13-2-0 | 140 | 18 |
| 21. | Redlands (Calif.) | 13-3-0 | 96 | 25 |
| 22. | Salisbury (Md.) | 8-2-3 | 68 | 21 |
| 23. | Montclair State (N.J.) | 11-2-2 | 52 | NR |
| 24. | Union (N.Y.) | 11-2-1 | 40 | 24 |
| 25. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 11-2-0 | 38 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Thomas More 34, Drew 29, Medaille 26, William Paterson 24, Muhlenberg 22, Texas-Tyler 19, Misericordia 19, Babson 18, DeSales 14, Oneonta State 14, Oglethorpe 11, Texas-Dallas 9, Calvin 8, Brockport State 8, Luther 7, Plattsburgh State 5, Case Western 3, Williams 3, Catholic 2, Manhattanville 2, Carleton 2, Western New England 1
NSCAA 2011 Poll - Week #7
Oct. 18, 2011
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) |
Record | Prev. |
| 1. | Saint Lawrence (N.Y.) | 13-0-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) | 13-0-1 | 2 |
| 3. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 12-0-1 | 3 |
| 4. | Amherst (Mass.) | 11-0-1 | 4 |
| 5. | Trinity (Tex.) | 10-0-2 | 5 |
| 6. | Ohio Wesleyan | 13-1-0 | 6 |
| 7. | Loras (Iowa) | 13-1-2 | 7 |
| 8. | Washington (Mo.) | 12-1-0 | 8 |
| 9. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 9-0-2 | 9 |
| 10. | Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) | 13-2-1 | 11 |
| 11. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 13-1-1 | 13 |
| 12. | Hobart (N.Y.) | 13-2-0 | 15 |
| 13. | Texas-Tyler | 11-2-0 | 12 |
| 14. | North Park (Ill.) | 9-0-3 | 16 |
| 15. | Ohio Northern | 12-2-2 | 23 |
| 16. | DeSales (Pa.) | 12-2-1 | NR |
| 17. | Salisbury (Md.) | 8-2-3 | 17 |
| 18. | Union (N.Y.) | 11-2-1 | 18 |
| 19. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 11-2-0 | 19 |
| 20. | Babson (Mass.) | 11-2-2 | 20 |
| 21. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 10-3-0 | 14 |
| 22 | DePauw (Ind.) | 11-2-0 | 25 |
| 23. | Calvin (Mich.) | 11-3-1 | 24 |
| 24. | Luther (Iowa) | 12-2-1 | NR |
| 25. | Oglethorpe (Ga.) | 12-2-0 | 25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Baldwin-Wallace (Ohio), St.Olaf (Minn.), University of Redlands (Calif.), Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.)