Men's Soccer ends 2011 season ranked No. 11 in NSCAA Poll, No. 8 in D3Soccer.com poll
The Ohio Northern men's soccer team wrapped up its 2011 season ranked No. 11 in the final NSCAA poll, released on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears (20-3-2) were ranked No. 8 in the tenth weekly D3Soccer.com rankings as of Nov. 8.
ONU won the Ohio Athletic Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA III Tournament beore falling to eventual NCAA Champion Ohio Wesleyan 3-2.
NSCAA 2011 Poll - Final
Dec. 6, 2011
| Rank | School (1st Place Votes) |
Record | Prev. |
| 1. | Ohio Wesleyan | 23-2-0 | 6 |
| 2. | Calvin (Mich.) | 19-6-2 | NR |
| 3. | Oneonta State (NY) | 18-3-2 | 21 |
| 4. | Montclair State (N.J.) | 19-4-3 | RV |
| 5. | Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) | 19-3-2 | 9 |
| 6. | Stevens (N.J.) | 17-3-1 | 14 |
| 7. | Texas-Tyler | 18-3-2 | 22 |
| 8. | Saint Lawrence (N.Y.) | 18-1-1 | 2 |
| 9. | Hope (Mich.) | 12-5-4 | NR |
| 10. | Amherst (Mass.) | 16-2-2 | 4 |
| 11. | Ohio Northern | 20-3-2 |
10 |
| 12. | Redlands (Calif.) | 20-3-2 | NR |
| 13. | Babson (Mass.) | 16-3-4 | 11 |
| 14. | Luther (Iowa) | 17-4-2 | 18 |
| 15. | Messiah (Pa.) | 18-1-1 | 1 |
| 16. | Neumann (N.Y.) | 14-5-1 | NR |
| 17. | Trinity (Tex.) | 14-2-2 | 5 |
| 18. | Randolph (Va.) | 19-6-0 | NR |
| 19. | Loras (Iowa) | 17-4-2 | 12 |
| 20. | St. Olaf (Minn.) | 17-4-1 | 7 |
| 21. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 17-1-1 | 3 |
| 22 | Dominican (Ill.) | 19-3-0 | 8 |
| 23. | Washington (Mo.) | 15-4-1 | 15 |
| 24. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 15-4-1 | RV |
| 25. | Salisbury (Md.)Western New England (Mass.) | 16-4-1 | 19 |
Others Receiving Votes: Trinity (Conn.), Salisbury (Md.), Dickinson (Pa.), Case Western Reserve (Ohio), DeSales (Pa.), SUNY Brockport, Eastern Connecticut State
D3Soccer.com 2011 Poll - Week #10
Nov. 8, 2011
| # | School (1st votes) | Rec | Pts | Prev. |
| 1. | Messiah (Pa.) (16) | 18-0-1 | 618 | 1 |
| 2. | Christopher Newport (Va.) (5) | 17-0-1 | 605 | 2 |
| 3. | St. Lawrence (N.Y.) (4) | 16-0-1 | 563 | 3 |
| 4. | Stevens (N.J.) | 16-2-0 | 518 | 7 |
| 5. | Loras (Iowa) | 16-2-3 | 501 | 8 |
| 6. | Ohio Wesleyan | 18-2-0 | 168 | 4 |
| 7. | Trinity (Tex.) | 14-1-2 | 461 | 5 |
| 8. | Ohio Northern | 18-2-2 | 458 | 9 |
| 9. | Dominican (Ill.) | 18-2-0 | 416 | 11 |
| 10. | Amherst (Mass.) | 14-1-2 | 406 | 12 |
| 11. | Rutgers-Camden (N.J.) | 16-2-2 | 365 | 13 |
| 12. | DePauw (Ind.) | 16-2-1 | 362 | 14 |
| 13. | Hobart (N.Y.) | 16-3-0 | 332 | 6 |
| 14. | Washington (Mo.) | 14-3-1 | 269 | 16 |
| 15. | Redlands (Calif.) | 18-3-1 | 265 | 15 |
| 16. | St. Olaf (Minn.) | 15-3-1 | 215 | 23 |
| 17. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 14-2-3 | 211 | 10 |
| 18. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 16-1-1 | 207 | 22 |
| 19. | Salisbury (Md.) | 13-3-3 | 96 | 17 |
| 20. | Oglethorpe (Ga.) | 17-3-0 | 91 | RV |
| 21. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 10-2-3 | 90 | 18 |
| 22. | Oneonta State (N.Y.) | 14-2-2 | 89 | RV |
| 23. | Montclair State (N.J.) | 15-3-3 | 85 | 21 |
| 24. | Texas-Tyler | 15-2-2 | 78 | RV |
| 25. | North Park (Ill.) | 11-3-3 | 77 | 20 |
Others Receiving Votes: Pacific Lutheran 54, Luther 54, Babson 51, Case Western 46, Western New England 35, Whitworth 18, Carthage 10, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5, Neumann 2, Carleton 1, Chapman 1, Dickinson 1.