Kansas City, Kan. -- The second regular season men's National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) top 25 poll has been release, and while the top three spots remained the same, the rest of the poll saw major changes. Other than the top three, no team is ranked the same as last week's poll with seven teams moving into the rankings that were not ranked the previous week.
Ashland University's jumped five places to #18, and Tiffin University made its season debut at #23 to represent the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) in the Division II top 25.
The Midwest Region Poll has five GLIAC schools ranked in the top 10. Ashland is ranked #2, Tiffin #3, Northwood University #6, Saginaw Valley State University #7, and Ohio Dominican University #9. The top four teams from the Midwest Region advance to the NCAA Tournament.
NSCAA Men's Division II Top 25 |
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Rank |
School |
Previous |
W-L-T |
1 |
Northern Kentucky |
1 |
4-0-0 |
2 |
Rollins (Fla.) |
2 |
3-0-0 |
3 |
Midwestern State (Texas) |
3 |
3-0-0 |
4 |
Southern New Hampshire |
16 |
3-0-0 |
5 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
15 |
4-0-0 |
6 |
Fort Lewis (Colo.) |
18 |
4-0-0 |
7 |
Clayton State (Ga.) |
5 |
4-1-0 |
8 |
Barry (Fla.) |
10 |
4-0-0 |
9 |
Franklin Pierce (N.H.) |
7 |
3-0-0 |
10 |
Cal State Los Angeles |
NR |
3-0-1 |
11 |
Montevallo (Ala.) |
13 |
3-0-1 |
12 |
California (Pa.) |
21 |
5-0-1 |
13 |
Colorado Mines |
8 |
2-1-0 |
14 |
Northeastern State (Okla.) |
NR |
3-0-0 |
15 |
C.W. Post (N.Y.) |
NR |
4-0-0 |
16 |
Saint Leo (Fla.) |
NR |
4-0-0 |
17 |
Regis (Colo.) |
12 |
3-0-0 |
18 |
Ashland (Ohio) |
23 |
2-1-1 |
19 |
Nortre Dame de Namur (Calif.) |
NR |
3-1-0 |
20 |
West Virginia Wesleyan |
6 |
2-1-0 |
21 |
Mars Hill (N.C.) |
17 |
3-1-0 |
22 |
Texas A&M International |
NR |
3-0-0 |
23 |
Tiffin (Ohio) |
NR |
3-0-1 |
23 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
24 |
3-0-1 |
25 |
Dowling (N.Y.) |
4 |
3-1-0 |
NSCAA Midwest Region Rankings |
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Rank |
School |
W-L-T |
1 |
Northern Kentucky |
4-0-0 |
2 |
Ashland (Ohio) |
2-1-1 |
3 |
Tiffin (Ohio) |
3-0-1 |
4 |
Missouri Science & Technology |
3-1-0 |
5 |
Quincy (Ill.) |
2-1-1 |
6 |
Northwood (Mich.) |
2-0-0 |
7 |
Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) |
3-0-0 |
8 |
Bellarmine (Ky.) |
3-1-0 |
9 |
Ohio Dominican |
1-1-0 |
10 |
Missouri-St. Louis |
2-0-2 |