INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Hays State Men's Soccer is No. 9 in the first set of NCAA Super Region rankings, released on Wednesday. The Tigers are the only team from the GAC/MIAA within the top 12 of the Super Region 3 rankings.
University of Indianapolis tops the first set of Super Region 3 rankings, also as the No. 1 ranked team in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll. The Greyhounds defeated FHSU in the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament, which is the last time the NCAA held a soccer championship tournament for men's soccer. Fort Hays State is looking to make a ninth-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament and the Tigers own the longest active streak for consecutive years in the NCAA Division II National Tournament (8).
The Tigers played tough competition outside of GAC/MIAA play, which is helping boost their strength of schedule formula for the super region rankings. FHSU played to a tie with Maryville, which checks in at No. 2 in the first set of rankings. FHSU defeated Colorado Mesa, which ranks No. 3 in Super Region 4. FHSU fell to No. 11 ranked CSU-Pueblo of Super Region 4 earlier this season.
Ten teams will make the super region field, however the four conference tournament champions within the super region will receive automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament field.
Below are the Super Region 3 rankings for October 27, 2021.
1Univ. of Indianapolis12-0-112-0-12Maryville (Mo.)11-2-112-2-13Illinois-Springfield10-2-110-3-14Wisconsin-Parkside10-3-210-3-25Ohio Dominican8-3-38-3-36Cedarville10-2-110-2-17Lake Erie10-3-110-3-18Lewis9-3-39-3-39Fort Hays State8-3-28-4-210Davenport8-68-611Saginaw Valley7-4-37-4-312Upper Iowa8-5-18-5-1