KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Northwood made a big move into Top 25 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Men's Soccer Rankings. The Timberwolves went from unranked to No. 11 in this week's poll and are the lone GLIAC men's soccer squad in the poll. NU earned a pair of 3-0 shutout road victories over Ohio Dominican and Lake Erie. Mayowa Olufeko leads the squad and is third in the GLIAC with eight goals scored, while teammate J DeCosemo is close behind with six tallies. In next, Johannes Sterobo leads the GLIAC with a .813 save percentage, four shutouts and a .078 goals against average. Northwood is currently 6-1 in the conference tied with Saginaw Valley and 7-1 overall.
| NSCAA Men's Soccer Rankings - Oct. 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
| 1 | Midwestern State University | 2 | 7-0-0 |
| 2 | Pfeiffer University | 3 | 9-0-0 |
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire University | 4 | 9-0-0 |
| 4 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 5 | 9-0-1 |
| 5 | University Of Charleston | 1 | 8-1-0 |
| 6 | St. Edward's University | 8 | 7-0-2 |
| 7 | California State University-Dominguez Hills | 14 | 7-1-2 |
| 8 | Wingate University | 16 | 8-0-2 |
| 9 | Millersville University | 10 | 9-0-1 |
| 10 | Barry University | 20 | 5-0-2 |
| 11 | Northwood University (Mich.) | NR | 7-1-0 |
| 12 | Northwest Nazarene University | 19 | 8-1-1 |
| 13 | Colorado School Of Mines | 18 | 8-0-1 |
| 14 | Upper Iowa University | 12 | 7-1-1 |
| 15 | Merrimack College | 11 | 7-1-2 |
| 16 | Alderson-Broaddus University | NR | 8-1-1 |
| 17 | LIU Post | 17 | 7-1-1 |
| 18 | Seattle Pacific University | 7 | 6-1-2 |
| 19 | Young Harris College | 21 | 7-1-0 |
| 20 | Urbana University | 23 | 7-1-1 |
| 21 | Limestone College | 9 | 6-2-0 |
| 22 | Rockhurst University | 6 | 6-1-2 |
| 23 | Lee University | NR | 7-1-0 |
| 24 | Northeastern State University | RV | 6-4-0 |
| 25 | Lander University | NR | 7-0-0 |
Also receiving votes: Notre Dame College (11), Colorado Mesa University (11), Fresno Pacific University (11), Eckerd College (11), Saginaw Valley State University (8), Fort Hays State University (7), Bloomsburg University (6), Wilmington University (5), Lindenwood University (3), Lynn University (3), Lincoln Memorial University (2), Cal Poly Pomona (1)
