SEATTLE (Nov. 1) ­ Seattle Pacific University starts the final week of the men's soccer regular season ranked No. 5 in the NSCAA/adidas national coaches poll and No. 2 in the Far West Region of NCAA Division II.

The Falcons (12-2-3) have won five of their last six going into Wednesday night's Great Northwest Athletic Conference game at Western Washington. The final regular season game is at home Saturday against Seattle University.

The regional ranking, which determines which three teams advance to the NCAA tournament, lists Cal State Dominguez Hills ahead of SPU. Playoff brackets will be announced Nov. 7. The top seed earns a first-round bye and the right to host the regional tournament Nov. 10 and 12.

Fort Lewis (Co.) replaced Southern Illinois-Edwardsville as the No. 1 team in the national coaches poll.

NSCAA National Rankings 
1. Fort Lewis (Co.)                16-0-1 
2. Southern Illinois Edwardsville  15-1-2 
3. Dowling (NY)                    13-0-3 
4. Saint Leo (Fl.)                 15-1-0 
5. Seattle Pacific                 12-2-3 
6. Carson-Newman (Tn.)             16-1-0 
7. Dominican (NY)                  16-1-0 
8. Lynn (Fl.)                      13-1-0 
9. Clayton State (Ga.)             11-3-4 
10. Cal State Dominguez Hills      15-3-2 
11. Truman State (Mo.)             15-3-1 
12. New York Tech                  13-3-2 
13. Shepherd (WV)                  16-2-1 
14. tie Incarnate Word (Tx.)       13-4-2 
14. tie Franklin Pierce (NH)       13-4-3 
16. Central Arkansas               13-3-1 
17. UNC Pembroke                   12-3-3 
18. South Carolina Upstate         11-2-2 
19. UC San Diego                   11-4-2 
20. Rockhurst (Mo.)                13-5-1 
21. Southern Connecticut           10-4-4 
22. Midwestern State (Tx.)         11-3-2 
23. Catawba (NC)                   12-4-1 
24. Lincoln Memorial (Tn.)         14-3-0 
25. California (Pa.)               13-7-0 

NCAA Far West Regional Rankings
1. Cal State Dominguez Hills
2. Seattle Pacific
3. UC San Diego
4. Seattle
5. Sonoma State