Men’s soccer finishes seventh in final poll

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After reaching the national quarterfinals for the fifth time in nine consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer finishes the year ranked No. 7 in the final United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll released on Tuesday (Dec. 14).

The No. 7 ranking marks the highest for the Tigers for the 2021 season. FHSU’s previous high in the rankings this season was No. 15 from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. However, the Tigers surge all the way from the receiving votes section in the poll to No. 7 thanks to another successful run in the NCAA Tournament. As the No. 6 seed in Super Region 3, the Tigers knocked off No. 3 seed Wisconsin-Parkside and No. 2 seed Lake Erie to reach the national quarterfinals where they fell to No. 1 seed Indianapolis. The Tigers finished their year at 15-6-2 overall, generating their second-most wins in a season in program’s still young 11-year history.

This is the second-highest ranking the Tigers have held in a final United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll. By making a run to the national semifinals in 2018, the Tigers finished at No. 4 in the final poll that season. They held a No. 3 preseason ranking going into the 2019 season, which is still the highest the Tigers have ever been in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

United Soccer Coaches Top 25 – 2021 Final Poll – December 14, 2021

Rank	School	Prev	W-L-T
1	California State University-Los Angeles	6	18-2-3
2	University Of Charleston	5	19-3-2
3	Nova Southeastern University	RV	16-3-2
4	University Of Indianapolis	7	18-1-3
5	Cal Poly Pomona	16	14-5-4
6	Millersville University	NR	15-6-2
7	Fort Hays State University	RV	15-6-2
8	Auburn University Montgomery	RV	11-4-4
9	Colorado Mesa University	11	16-4-2
10	Davis & Elkins College	3	17-1-3
11	Young Harris College	1	18-0-2
12	Franklin Pierce University	4	20-1-1
13	Palm Beach Atlantic University	2	13-3-0
14	Chowan University	RV	13-4-2
15	Lake Erie College	NR	16-4-1
16	University of Illinois-Springfield	RV	13-6-2
17	West Texas A&M University	17	14-4-1
18	Gannon University	NR	16-3-3
19	Azusa Pacific University	10	12-3-2
20	Colorado School Of Mines	25	14-4-2
21	University Of Tampa	9	13-4-0
22	Midwestern State University	8	16-3-1
23	Colorado State University-Pueblo	24	15-6-2
24	University Of West Florida	RV	11-3-4
25	Maryville University of St. Louis	12	13-4-3

Also receiving votes: Wilmington University, Post University, University Of Wisconsin-Parkside, American International College, Seattle Pacific University.