Falcon Men Leap Eight More Spots to Land at No. 10 in National Soccer Poll
SPU climbs 14 spots in two weeks
September 28, 2004

SEATTLE (Sept. 28) ­Seattle Pacific University continued its rapid ascent in the men's soccer national rankings, jumping another eight spots to No. 10. The Falcons (7-1-1), unbeaten in their last eight games, have moved up 14 places over two weeks in the poll conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

SPU is off to its best start in 11 years, despite playing the last seven games on the road. They started the season unranked.

Incarnate Word of Texas is No. 1 again this week. Seattle University, which visits Oct. 8, is No. 4. Barry (Fl.), which lost at home to SPU a week ago, still managed to move up to a tie for No. 8 this week.

1          Incarnate Word (Tx.)            7-0-1
2          Lewis (Il.)                     9-0-1
3          Carson-Newman (Tn.)             8-0-0
4          Seattle University              9-0-1
5          Dowling College (NY)            7-1-2
6          Southern Connecticut            7-0-1
7          North Carolina-Pembroke         6-1-0
8 tie      Tusculum (Tn.)                  7-0-0
8          Barry (Fl.)                     4-2-0
10         Seattle Pacific                 7-1-1
11         Fort Lewis (Co.)                6-0-1
12         Southern Illinois Edwardsville  9-1-0
13         Clayton State (Ga.)             7-1-1
14         LeMoyne (NY)                    7-1-1
15         Lincoln Memorial (Tn.)          7-0-0
16         UC San Diego                    4-0-2
17         Bridgeport (Ct.)                5-2-0
18         Lander (SC)                     5-1-0
19         Catawba (NC)                    6-1-0
20         Wisconsin Parkside              7-1-1
21         UMass-Lowell                    5-1-1
22 tie     Metro State (Co.)               6-2-0
22         Montevallo (Al.)                3-2-0
24         Lynn (Fla.)                     3-2-0
25         South Carolina Upstate          5-1-0