LC Seventh in NCAA Reg. Rankings

LC Seventh in NCAA Reg. Rankings

Hornets sixth in NSCAA poll

FOREST, Va. --- The NCAA released its second set of regional rankings for the fall team sports (except football) on Wednesday and Lynchburg College men’s soccer sits seventh in the South Atlantic Region.

NCAA Division III men's soccer is comprised of eight regions across the nation. The South Atlantic Region attributes rankings to eight schools. Emory University currently owns the top spot in the region with York (Pennsylvania) holding the second position. William Patterson is third followed by North Carolina Wesleyan in fourth, Salisbury fifth, Christopher Newport University in sixth and Richard Stockton in eighth to round out the rankings when combined with Lynchburg.

New rankings will be determined each week through the end of conference tournament action. The rankings compiled through the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Committee aid in determining at-large bids into the NCAA postseason tournament.

Lynchburg (12-4-1 overall, 9-1 ODAC) is also recognized in the regional coaches' polls conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). The Hornets are sixth in that regional survey.

Two ODAC schools are also represented in the NCAA Division III national statistics rankings.  Lynchburg has a 0.855 save percentage, which ranks the Hornets 31st  as well as a 0.67 goals-against average, good enough for 41st in the national rankings.  LC goalkeeper Michael Releford is ranked 14th with a 0.898 save percentage and 25th with a 0.471 goals-against average.  Roanoke College is tied for ninth in shutout percentage (0.71) and is 29th in goals-against average (0.58). 

Use the links below to view each of the polls and rankings in their entirety. For more information on ODAC Men's Soccer, visit www.odaconline.com.

NCAA Division III Regional Rankings
NCAA Division III National Statistics Rankings
NSCAA Regional and National Rankings