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SPU Drops to No. 8 in Men's National Soccer Poll, Yet Leads Far West Region
Falcons Host Rival WWU Friday Night After Match in Texas
October 17, 2006

SEATTLE (Oct. 17) Seattle Pacific University slid to No. 8 in the NSCAA/adidas rankings for NCAA Division II men's soccer this week.

However, the Falcons (11-4-0), who have dropped two of their last three games, remained the top team in the Far West Region, both according to the NSCAA and the NCAA, which released its first poll.

SPU is No. 1, followed by Cal State Dominguez Hills, Sonoma State and Cal State L.A. The top four teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the playoffs, with the No. 1 seed serving as host for the regional tournament.

Nationally, unblemished Dowling of New York replaced Franklin Pierce at No. 1 in the coaches poll.

Seattle Pacific hosts Western Washington in its final home game Friday night.

NCAA Far West Regional Rankings
1. Seattle Pacific
2. Cal State Dominguez Hills
3. Sonoma State
4. Cal State L.A.
5. Seattle University
6. Humboldt State

NSCAA/adidas National Poll

Rank	School	Prev.	W-L-T
1	Dowling (N.Y.)	2	15 - 0 - 0
2	Carson-Newman (Tenn.)	3	11 - 0 - 2
3	Fort Lewis (Colo.)	4	14 - 1 - 0
4	Franklin Pierce (N.H.)	1	13 - 1 - 1
5	West Florida	7	14 - 1 - 1
6	South Carolina-Upstate	5	10 - 1 - 2
7	SIU-Edwardsville	8	11 - 3 - 3
8	Seattle Pacific (Wash.)	6	11 - 3 - 0
9	Lynn (Fla.)	9	12 - 1 - 0
10	Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.)	10	11 - 0 - 2
11	Limestone (S.C.)	12	11 - 1 - 3
12	Southern Connecticut State	13	12 - 1 - 2
13	Midwestern State (Texas)	19	13 - 2 - 1
14	East Stroudsburg (Pa.)	14	13 - 1 - 3
15	Northern Kentucky	16	12 - 2 - 2
16	Sonoma State (Calif.)	RV	13 - 5 - 0
17	Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.)	17	13 - 1 - 0
18	Incarnate Word (Texas)	11	11 - 2 - 2
19	Wisconsin-Parkside	20	11 - 2 - 3
20	C. W. Post (N.Y.)	18	12 - 2 - 2
21	Rollins (Fla.)	RV	11 - 3 - 0
22	Merrimack (Mass.)	23	12 - 4 - 0
23	Cal State Dominguez Hills	22	11 - 6 - 1
24	Queens (N.C.)	RV	10 - 4 - 0
25	South Carolina-Aiken	NR	9 - 4 - 2