KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The latest United Soccer Coaches Poll has been released and the Northwest Nazarene men's soccer team is receiving votes in the national rankings.
The Nighthawks were ranked No. 22 in last week's poll and are receiving votes this week with a 7-2-5 overall record and 2-1-2 mark in GNAC play.
NNU picked up a 3-1 victory over Saint Martin's on Thursday before battling Western Oregon to a scoreless draw on Saturday at the NNU Soccer Field.
The Nighthawks have been among the national rankings for the last three weeks, entering the poll at No. 19 on Sept. 29 before moving to No. 22 on Oct. 6.
Northwest Nazarene is also ranked fifth in the latest United Soccer Coaches West Region rankings. NNU is one of three GNAC teams in the regional top five, joining No. 3 Seattle Pacific and No. 5 Northwest Nazarene.
The Nighthawks will continue GNAC play this week with a pair of home matches against Western Washington and Simon Faser.
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| Rank |
School |
Prev. |
Record |
| 1 |
Cal State LA |
1 |
12-0-1 |
| 2 |
Midwestern State |
2 |
11-0-3 |
| 3 |
Charleston |
3 |
10-2-0 |
| 4 |
Southern New Hampshire |
5 |
10-0-3 |
| 5 |
Florida Southern |
9 |
10-1-1 |
| 6 |
CSU Pueblo |
7 |
10-0-2 |
| 7 |
Francis Marion |
10 |
11-2-1 |
| 8 |
Drury |
11 |
9-2-2 |
| 9 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
8 |
10-1-2 |
| 10 |
Auburn Montgomery |
4 |
9-1-2 |
| 11 |
Davis & Elkins |
12 |
9-1-1 |
| 12 |
Lees-McRae |
17 |
10-0-3 |
| 13 |
Seattle Pacific |
15 |
10-2-1 |
| 14 |
Fort Hays State |
13 |
8-2-3 |
| 15 |
Lincoln (Mo.) |
NR |
7-0-4 |
| 16 |
Colorado-Colorado Springs |
23 |
8-1-5 |
| 17 |
Mercy |
18 |
9-2-3 |
| 18 |
Concord |
19 |
9-1-2 |
| 19 |
Flagler |
NR |
7-1-4 |
| 20 |
Trevecca Nazarene |
RV |
9-1-2 |
| 21 |
Saginaw Valley State |
NR |
6-1-5 |
| 22 |
Franklin Pierce |
RV |
6-3-3 |
| 23 |
Alabama-Huntsville |
16 |
8-1-3 |
| 24 |
Anderson (S.C.) |
6 |
7-1-4 |
| 25 |
Rogers State |
RV |
8-3-2 |
| Also Receiving Votes |
| Regis, Cal State Monterey Bay, Menlo, Catawba, Northwest Nazarene, Millersville, North Georgia, Fort Lewis, Gannon, Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Southern Nazarene, Thomas More, Queens, Northern Michigan |
Records shown are through games of Oct. 11, 2026.
