After putting together a strong win streak of seven matches that ended this past Sunday, Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer is in the mix for its sixth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers are No. 2 in the first set of NCAA Central Region Rankings, released on Wednesday (Oct. 18). The top two teams in the Central Region are chosen to compete in the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers started the year 0-4-2 with a tough non-conference schedule, but a seven-match win streak has FHSU right back in familiar territory with four regular season matches to play. The No. 1 team in the region, Northeastern State, snapped the streak this past Sunday, but FHSU split the regular season series with the RiverHawks. Northeastern State is 8-4 overall and has six matches to play yet in the regular season.

Checking in at No. 3 is Lindenwood, giving the MIAA the top three teams in the region, and Harding University is No. 4. FHSU defeated Lindenwood earlier this year in St. Charles and the teams meet again in Hays on October 29.

Fort Hays State is the three-time defending champion of the Central Region, making three consecutive appearances in the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.

Below are the NCAA Central Region Rankings for October 18, 2017.

Rank Team Division II Record In-Region Record
1 Northeastern St. 8-4 8-4
2 Fort Hays State 7-3-1 7-5-2
3 Lindenwood (Mo.) 7-5 8-5
4 Harding 6-4-1 6-4-1