Men's Soccer ranked No. 21 in sixth United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll
By Wes Mayberry
| United Soccer Coaches Division III Top 25 Poll 6 | D3soccer.com Top 25 - Week 7 |
ADA — The Ohio Northern men's soccer team is ranked No. 21 in the sixth United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Top 25 Poll of the 2022 season, which was released on Tuesday.
The Polar Bears improved eight spots from the previous week when they were listed fourth among teams in the "Also receiving votes" category, putting them at No. 29 in the poll.
Chicago (Ill.) is the top-ranked team in the poll.
Messiah (Pa.), Kenyon, Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.) and Johns Hopkins (Md.) round out the top five.
Additionally, ONU is ranked No. 2 in the sixth United Soccer Coaches Region VII poll of the season, trailing only Kenyon.
Northern also received 56 voting points in the D3soccer.com Top 25 poll for Week 7, which was released on Tuesday, putting the team at No. 30 in that poll.
Currently riding an 11-game unbeaten streak that includes eight victories, the Polar Bears (9-2-3 overall, 4-0-1 OAC) return to action on Wednesday when they host Wilmington at 7 p.m.
United Soccer Coaches Top 25 - Poll 6
Oct. 18, 2022
| Rank | School | Last | Record |
| 1. | Chicago (Ill.) | 1 | 14-0-0 |
| 2. | Messiah (Pa.) | 2 | 13-0-1 |
| 3. | Kenyon | 3 | 12-0-1 |
| 4. | Stevens Inst. of Tech. (N.J.) | 4 | 12-0-2 |
| 5. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 5 | 11-0-3 |
| 6. | North Park (Ill.) | 6 | 11-1-1 |
| 7. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 12 | 9-1-2 |
| 8. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 8 | 10-0-4 |
| 9. | Calvin (Mich.) | 11 | 12-1-2 |
| 10. | Montclair State (N.J.) | 13 | 11-1-3 |
| 11. | Washington & Lee (Va.) | 10 | 9-1-4 |
| 12. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 16 | 9-0-5 |
| 13. | Willamette (Ore.) | 7 | 10-1-2 |
| 14. | Bowdoin (Maine) | 23 | 9-1-2 |
| 15. | SUNY Cortland | 17 | 11-3-2 |
| 16. | Amherst (Mass.) | 20 | 7-1-4 |
| Christopher Newport (Va.) | 19 | 9-2-1 | |
| 18. | Babson (Mass.) | 15 | 9-3-2 |
| 19. | Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) | 18 | 9-1-3 |
| 20. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 25 | 12-2-0 |
| 21. | Ohio Northern | NR | 9-2-3 |
| 22. | Western Connecticut State | NR | 14-0-1 |
| 23. | North Central (Ill.) | 24 | 11-0-4 |
| 24. | St. Lawrence (N.Y.) | NR | 8-1-5 |
| 25. | Hamilton (N.Y.) | NR | 8-1-3 |
| Wisconsin-Platteville | NR | 10-3-2 |
Also receiving votes: Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, United States Coast Guard Academy, SUNY Oneonta, Occidental College, University of Mary Washington, Misericordia University, Chapman University, Catholic University, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
