The Ohio Northern men's soccer team continued moving upward in the D3Soccer.com poll as it jumped two spots to No. 4 in the national poll.
Northern (11-0-1) is coming off of a 2-0-0 week in which it posted consecutive shutouts over Defiance and Ohio Athletic Conference-foe Mount Union.
Chicago (Ill.) took over the top spot with 980 points and 12 first place votes, Trinity (Tex.) moved to No. 2 with 950 points and four first place votes, and Rowan (N.J.) fell to No. 3 with 920 points and three first place votes.
Northern has now been nationally-ranked for six consecutive years and 10 times in the last 11 seasons.
The Polar Bears return to action Wednesday evening as they welcome the Otterbein Cardinals to Kerscher Stadium at 7 pm.
D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 5
1. Chicago (Ill.) (12) 11-0-0
2. Trinity (Tex.) (4) 11-0-0
3. Rowan (N.J) (3) 10-0-1
4. Ohio Northern 11-0-1
5. Washington & Lee (Va.) 8-1-0
6. Calvin (Mich.) 9-1-0
7. St. Lawrence (N.Y.) 9-1-0
8. Amherst (Mass.) 7-1-1
9. Mass.-Boston (1) 10-0-0
10. Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) 7-1-3
