Sept. 24, 2001
Mission, KS -
The Johns Hopkins men's soccer team fell to a tie for No. 17 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Poll released Monday.
The Blue Jays, who are 6-1 this season, went 3-1 since the last poll was released. Due to the national tragedies, no poll was released last week. Hopkins, which was No. 9 in the last poll, lost to Arcadia, 3-2, before rebounding with shutouts over conference opponents Swarthmore, Western Maryland, and Ursinus.
Hopkins dropped to No. 3 in the Mid-Atlantic Region, behind Messiah and Drew. The Blue Jays host Drew in their next home game on October 6 at 7 p.m.
Rowan took over the top spot in the national rankings from Messiah, which fell to the second spot despite not losing a match. Williams, Trinity, and Christopher Newport rounded out the top five.
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NSCAA/adidas Division III National Rankings (Sept. 24):
1. Rowan University, 6-0-0, 2. Messiah College, 8-0-0, 3. Williams College, 4-0-0, 4. Trinity University, 7-0-0, 5. Christopher Newport University, 7-1-0, 6. Claremont Mudd-Scripps, 8-0-0, 7. Otterbein College, 6-0-0, 8. St. Lawrence University, 5-1-0, 9. Kean University, 7-0-0, 10. Wheaton University, 7-0-0, 11. Hamilton College, 3-0-0, 12. Drew College, 8-0-0, 13. Wilmington College, 7-0-1, 14. University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, 6-1-0, 15. Wilmington College, 5-2-0, 16. Nebraska Wesleyan University, 8-0-0, T.17 Johns Hopkins University, 6-1-0, T17. Richard Stockton College, 6-1-0, 19. Hope College, 7-0-1, 20. University of Chicago, 5-0-0, 21. SUNY-Fredonia, 7-1-0, 22. Gustavus Adolphus College, 4-1-0, T23. Bowdoin College, 6-0-0, T23. Roanoke College, 5-0-1, 25. The College of New Jersey, 5-0-1. Also receiving votes: Amherst, Mary Washington.
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