By Tim Glon

The Ohio Northern men's soccer team moved up two spots to No. 7 in the third weekly d3soccer.com poll on Tuesday.

The Polar Bears (7-0-1 overall) received 699 points in the poll, 61 more points that last week when they were ranked No. 9.

ONU was No. 16 in the first weekly poll.

Northern has now been nationally-ranked for six consecutive years and 10 times in the last 11 seasons.

Rowan (N.J.) took over the top spot in the rankings with 966 points and nine first place votes, Kenyon is second with 960 points and nine first place votes and Amherst (Mass.) in third with 883 points and the remaining three first place votes.

The Polar Bears return to action Wednesday when they host area-rival Defiance at 7 pm at Kerscher Stadium.

D3Soccer.com Poll - Week 3l

1.    Rowan (N.J.) (9)    7-0-0      
2.    Kenyon (9)    6-0-0       
3.    Amherst (Mass.) (3)    3-0-1      
4.    Trinity (Tex.)    6-0-0    
5.    Chicago (Ill.)    7-0-0      
6.    St. Lawrence (N.Y.)    6-0-0      
7.    Ohio Northern    7-0-1      
8.    Franklin & Marshall (Pa.)    5-0-2      
9.    Washington & Lee (Va.)    5-1-0       
10.    Ohio Wesleyan    5-1-1    547