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NSCAA Central Region Rankings

NSCAA Regional Rankings

Oct. 4, 2011-- The North Central College men's soccer team has climbed up one spot to ninth in the week five NCAA Division III Central Region rankings, released Tuesday by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

The Cardinals (9-2, 1-0 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) climb up one spot in the rankings after posting three shutout victories last week. North Central edged Lawrence University (Wis.), 1-0, on Sept. 27 before pummeling Millikin University, 6-0, on Saturday in the CCIW opener and Lakeland College (Wis.), 4-0, on Sunday.

Dominican University (Ill.) and Washington University in Saint Louis remain No. 1 and No. 2, respectively while Olivet College (Mich.) climbs up four spots to third. CCIW-rival North Park University is fourth with a 5-0-5 record while Calvin College (Mich.) rounds out the top five. Augustana College is the third CCIW institution in the rankings, maintaining the No. 8 position for the second consecutive week.

The Cardinals return to action on Saturday, hosting Illinois Wesleyan University at 2:30 p.m. inside Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in the team's CCIW home opener.