KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Saginaw Valley State improved seven positions to No. 11 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Men's Soccer Rankings. The Cardinals improved to 14-2-0 on the year with a pair of road victories over Tiffin (2-0) and Findlay (3-2) to remain tied atop the conference standings with Northwood. The Timberwolves (13-1-1) started their week with a big 3-0 win at Findlay before stealing a point in a 2-2 tie at Tiffin on Sunday where Northwood scored with 17 seconds remaining to send the match into overtime. NU trailed 2-0 with five minutes to play before Keaton Levock (86') and Connor Cole (90') kept the Timberwolves' GLIAC title hopes alive.
No. 17 Northwood now sits two points behind No. 11 Saginaw Valley State in the league standings. The two rivals will meet on Friday at 2:30 pm at Braddock Field on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University with the winner earning the 2015 GLIAC Men's Soccer Championship and hosting duties for next week's conference tournament.
| NSCAA Men's Soccer Rankings - Oct. 27, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
| 1 | Pfeiffer University | 1 | 15-0-0 |
| 2 | Midwestern State University | 3 | 11-0-1 |
| 3 | University Of Charleston | 5 | 14-1-0 |
| 4 | Southern New Hampshire University | 2 | 13-1-0 |
| 5 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | 6 | 12-1-2 |
| 6 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 4 | 13-1-1 |
| 7 | Rockhurst University | 12 | 12-1-2 |
| 8 | Colorado School Of Mines | 7 | 13-0-3 |
| 9 | Seattle Pacific University | 9 | 11-1-3 |
| 10 | LIU Post | 10 | 11-1-2 |
| 11 | Saginaw Valley State University | 18 | 14-2-0 |
| 12 | Lee University | 11 | 11-2-1 |
| 13 | Lander University | RV | 11-2-0 |
| 14 | St. Edward's University | 16 | 11-2-2 |
| 15 | Millersville University | 14 | 12-2-1 |
| 16 | Fresno Pacific University | RV | 11-2-2 |
| 17 | Northwood University (Mich.) | 8 | 13-1-1 |
| 18 | Merrimack College | RV | 10-2-2 |
| 19 | Wingate University | 19 | 12-2-2 |
| 20 | Fort Hays State University | 24 | 10-3-1 |
| 21 | Carson-Newman University | 13 | 12-2-1 |
| 22 | Barry University | RV | 8-3-2 |
| 23 | Urbana University | 20 | 11-2-2 |
| 24 | Fort Lewis College | 25 | 11-3-2 |
| 25 | Upper Iowa University | NR | 11-3-1 |
Also receiving votes: Cal Poly Pomona (15), Notre Dame College (11), Saint Leo University (7), Young Harris College (6), Bloomsburg University (2), California State University Stanislaus (1), Northeastern State University (1)