KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Following consecutive victories against Northeastern State and previously ranked Rogers State, the Fort Hays State men’s soccer program is back in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, earning a national ranking at No. 22.
Against the RiverHawks, the black and gold earned a victory in an overtime thriller, put to bed just four minutes into the extra period by Santiago Agudelo. For the following match, the Hillcats were defeated 2-0, marking the second clean sheet of the 2019 campaign for Cullen Fisch and the Tigers. Agudelo and Rogelio Lopez found the back of the next en route to their third victory of the season.
In the third edition of the poll, Adelphi University remains at the helm of Division II men’s soccer while Young Harris, Azusa Pacific, West Texas A&M, and Lynn round out the top-five.
Now, back in the upper-tiers of Division II men’s soccer, FHSU will travel to Arkansas this week to take on Ouachita Baptist on Thursday (Sept. 26) and Harding University on Saturday (Sept. 28) slated for 4 p.m. and 1 p.m. kickoffs, respectively. Harding is among the teams receiving votes in this week’s poll.
Below is the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll for September 24, 2019:
| Rank | School | Prev | W-L-T |
| 1 | Adelphi University | 1 | 5-0-0 |
| 2 | Young Harris College | 3 | 4-0-0 |
| 3 | Azusa Pacific University | 4 | 5-0-0 |
| 4 | West Texas A&M University | 5 | 3-0-0 |
| 5 | Lynn University | 10 | 4-0-0 |
| 6 | Maryville University of St. Louis | 9 | 6-0-0 |
| 7 | California State University-Los Angeles | 7 | 5-0-0 |
| 8 | Gannon University | 11 | 4-0-0 |
| 9 | Eastern New Mexico University | 13 | 6-0-0 |
| 9 | Mercy College | 12 | 5-0-1 |
| 11 | University Of West Florida | 18 | 4-0-0 |
| 12 | Francis Marion University | NR | 4-0-0 |
| 13 | Lake Erie College | 16 | 5-0-0 |
| 14 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | 6 | 3-0-1 |
| 15 | California State University-San Bernardino | 14 | 3-0-1 |
| 16 | Lander University | 2 | 4-0-1 |
| 17 | West Chester University | RV | 4-1-0 |
| 18 | Wilmington University | 17 | 6-0-0 |
| 19 | Midwestern State University | 8 | 4-1-0 |
| 20 | Simon Fraser University | 22 | 3-1-0 |
| 21 | Tiffin University | NR | 4-0-2 |
| 22 | Fort Hays State University | NR | 3-3-0 |
| 23 | Mercyhurst University | 20 | 2-0-1 |
| 24 | University Of Charleston | NR | 4-2-0 |
| 25 | Florida Tech | RV | 4-0-0 |
Also receiving votes: Bellarmine University, Wingate University, Texas A&M International University, Northeastern State University, Nova Southeastern University, Newman University, Le Moyne College, Harding University.