The Ohio Northern men's soccer team fell one spot to No. 5 in the seventh weekly D3soccer.comnational poll. Northern (13-0-3) is coming off of a 1-0-1 week in which it defeated Heidelberg 3-0 and posted a 1-1 tie with John Carroll.

Chicago (Ill.) remained at the No. 1 spot with 991 points and 17 first place votes, while Trinity (Tex.) came in at No. 2 with 969 points and the remaining five first place votes, and Messiah (Pa.) moved into the top-3 with 873 points.

Northern has now been nationally-ranked for six consecutive years and 10 times in the last 11 seasons. Ohio Northern moved up one spot in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll to No. 4.

Trinity (Tex.) took the top spot, while Chicago (Ill.) ranked second, and Franklin & Marshall (Pa.) rounded out the top three. The Polar Bears return to action Wednesday evening as they travel to Wilmington to take on the Quakers at 7 pm.

D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 7

Oct. 18, 2016

 Top 10

1.Chicago (Ill.) (17)
2.Trinity (Tex.) (5)
3.Messiah (Pa.)
4.Amherst (Mass.)
5.Ohio Northern
6.Rowan (N.J.)
7.Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)
8.Kenyon
9.Calvin (Mich.)
10.Christopher Newport (Va.)